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VOL. 34 NO. 33
KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C.
THURSDAY, AUG. 13, 1936
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Kings Mountain H.
S. Receives High
Local school authorities have just
received a new rating tor the Kings
Mountain High School. For the past
several ytars, the High School has
had an "A 2 rating. The new rating
now is 1 A and in a letter addressed
to the Principal of the High School,
the State Department of Public Edu
cation sends congratulations and
especially congratulates the Kings
Mountain High School on having
been able to remain a member of
the Southern Association, which was
made possible by the extending of
the school term fifteen days during
last school session.
The citizens of Kings Mountain
should be commended for their suc
cess in securing a nine months term
last year, as this was the chief
■cause for the advanced rating. Nopv
that the High School has a very high
rating, both in North Carolina and
in the states belonging to the South
ern Association, it is to be hopad
that the people of Kings Mountain
■will provide financial means of re
taining this high rating. Now that
■wt are on the top it seems to be of
greatest importance that we ar
range to stay on the toip. This all
sounds very good, yet EIGHT NOW
there ts no provision whatsoever
made for operating an extended
High School term this next school
year, and unless our people realize
this fact and make immediate pro
visions, we will all see the High
School lose its high standing a)
mong the schools of the State and
the Nation. It cannot remain a school
of First Rate with the financial sup
port of a second rate school.
For
Legionaires Hear
Report Read
The chief topic of interest at the
recent meeting of the ltcal Post of
the American Region was a report
and discussion of the State Legion
Convention held in Asheville. Re
ports were made showing-the pro
gress of the Legion's efforts in eiti->
zenship, rehabilitation, education
and other lines of enteavor. 'fffJToug
those who had recently attended the
convention and made talks at the lo
cal feeting were: J. B. Keeter, W. W.
Souther, Luther McSwain, L. C. Dett
mar, B. M. Hays and C. L. Black.
Refreshments were served by a
committee in charge of M. C. Falls.
The entertainment committee ap
pointed to serve for the September
meeting is composed of: J. R. Davis,
Chairman; F. R. Summers, Dewey
Moss, W. L. Plonk and J. O. Ware.
ANOTHER AUCTION
SALE
Auction Sales seem to be very
popular in and near Kings Mountain
The fourth auction sale will be held
on August 29th when the L H. Ham
bright property on the Grover High
way is to be sold. The Penny Broth
ers, famous auctioneers of Charlotte
will have charge of the sale, as the.v
liave the last three sales held here.
Some say auction sales are a sure
sign of good business. If this is true
business must be booming around
Kings Mountain.
-—..
By WILL ROGERS
TfF a guy don’t know anything
*'• about fixing a car, he ain't got
cnuch business driving one. But
Humorous Story
1
i'ome fellows have to drive and vet
ain’t got time to learn what makes
the car go. Well, there was a case
of this kind where a fellow named
Monty was driving an inexpensive
kind of a car. It got so the engine
Knocked, and his wife says, “Monty,
the noise of that engine knocking
drives me wild. Can’t you do any
thing about it ?”
I "I’ll see” he says.
So while she was eating lunch
he went out and hammered and
tinkered, and when they was going
down the road again a few miles,
he says, "Say Ethel, you don't catch
that knock so distinctly now as you
did, do youT"
| “No," she says, “I can’t say I ex
actly notice it so much. You’re get
ting to be quite a mechanic. How
did you fix It T”
"Fix it? Well, I didn’t exactly fix
ft, but I loosened the two fenders
iMd the right front door a little."
■ IlMSm Urn* Mint liU
MARGRACE SPINNERS
VISIT MYRTLE
BEACH
About twenty employed on the
second shift of the spinning Room
at the Mat-grace Mill spent last week
end at Myrtle Beach. The party left
Kings Mountain Friday night at mid
night and returned Sunday night.
The entire party made the trip on
one truck, dnd everyone reported an
enjoyable time.
Those making the trip were: Beck
Page, Dick Sanders, Charlie Conner
Fred Conner, Clyde Sanders, How
ard Mitcheru, Bill Black, Ernest
"Peanut Smith," Charlie Black Char
lie Henderson, Owen White, and
Thelmer White, Misses Jannie Bo
heler, Nolie McIntosh, Bertha Mor
ris, Flossie Smith, Viola Dettmar
Estelle Thelmer.
Tennis Tourney
In Full Swing
Yesterday at noon Kings Moun
tain’s first tennis tournament start
ed off with a -bang. 19 eager young
lads who had duly registered and
signed on the dotted line were anxi
ously waiting their turn to dash out
on the white marked rectangulai
court and do their stuff.
The following boys are the ones
participating in the tournament:
Tommie Reynolds. John Styers, Jim
Littlejohn, Bill Blanton, J. W. Smith
orew Jackson, Martin Harmon, 1
M. Logan, Jr., Billie Mauney, Har
old Plonk, James Everhart, Fred
Dixon, Bus Oates, Thornton Harrill*
Luther Cansler, Slim Rhyne, Scooty
Etheridge, Bill Fortune, Jack For->
tune.
The tournament bracket was
drawn up and is now posted in the
window of the Soda Shop next to the
City post office. This poster will
show the winners from day to day
and also just when the dit 'erent
matchers will be played, a; J by
whom.
Several of the local merchants j
with a mind towards civic improve ’
ment very graciously donated some
nice prizes.
Yesterday afternoon four matches
were played. Two in the first rounJ
and two in the second round. Tbi^
afternoon weather permitting there
will Be five second round matches
played.
In the first match Tommie Rey
nolds defeated John Styers 6-—1.
6—4. Tommie had very little troufJie
in the first set but in the second set
John tightened up and after a hard
fought rally found himself leading*
by 4—1 but then Tommie put on the
steam and sailed over the finishing'
line 6—4 without giving John anoth
er game.
In the second match Billie Mauney
put up a stiff fight in the first set
and gave Fred Dixon plenty of trou
ble to win at 6—3 but slowed up in
the last set and lost 6—1.
The third match of the evening
was plenty good but Hal Plonk's ter
rific forehand drives was the decid
ing factor and he won over Martin
Harmon by 6—3, 6—3. /
The fourth match and last one for.
the day between LuThe-i f’ctlisier
and Bill Fortune was won by Cans-)
ler 6—3, 6—1. This match was byl
far the best match of the day and
was not as one-sided as the score
indicates. Fortune having Canslei
cy of f*ansler's drives told in the
long run. 1
WARE AND FALLS
MOTOR CO. OPENS
Dodge and Plymouth cars can still
be purchased in Kings Mountain aci
cording to an announcement ill
this issue of the Herald. Ware and
Falls Motor Co. has secured the
dealership of these popular cars.
Messrs Hunter Ware, who is already
well known to the automobile trade
of this section, and Butler Falls,
prominent farmer and business man,
are owners of the new concern.
Temporary location of the busi*
ness will be at the King's Garage on
Hiast Mountain street. King's Garage
will also handle the service end oi
the business. It is hoped by the own
ers that by next week and announo.
went will be made as to the perma
nent location.
The Ware and Falls Motor Com-'
pany will strive at all times to ren*
der a service that will not onV
please the public but also merit
their continuous patronage Messrs
Ware and Falls extend a cordiaL
invitation to all to see and I rive
their cars before they buy. Both the
Dodge and Plymouth Cars are well
known to the car users of Kings
Mountain and vicinity and the Her
ald wishes for the new concern
much success in their undertaking.
BORDERS REUNION
The Borders Familv Reunion will
convene at Antioch Baptist church
near Grover just over line in South
Carolina on Thursday, Aug. 20, be
ginning at ten o’clock, A. M. All rel
atives and friends are invited to at
tend with well filled baskets.
State And National News
Condensed In Brief Form
—State News—
Wilmington, Aug. 12.—New Hano
ver County Farm Agent C. H. Dil
lard has announced plans for import
ing 10,000 pigs into 14 North Caro
lina counties from drought-stricken
areas of Iowa.
Raleigh, Aug. 11.—The annual con
vention of the State Firemen's asso
elation opened here today. It will
continue through Thursday.
Raleigh, Aug. 12.—There will be
more prizes for exhibitors at the
state fair this year.
Norman \. Chambliss general mart
ager, said the prizes would total'.
$io,000. This is a 15 per cent in
crease over the amount offered la
1935.
Asheville, Aug. 12.— -W. N. Ains
worth, of Macon, Ga., bishop of the1
Methodist Episcopal church, South,
visited Martin Moore, 22, confessed
slayer of Helen Clevenger, at th*
county jail here and asked him tfl
whiskey had anything to do with th«
killing.
Jail attendants quoted Moore as
replying liquor had nothing to do
with it.
Concord, Aug. 12.—Finger-print
ing often exonerates as well as con
vict.
Officers said fingerprinting of two
men they arrested here cleared the
pair of all suspicion of connection
with a robbery.
Shelby, Aug. 11.—Yeggs entered a
soda shop here yesterday and took
$650 from the safe.
Asheville. Aug. 11.—Authorities
differed today over the motive in
the Helen Cevenger murder case
while preparations went forward for
the trial of Martin Moore, negro hall
boy, charged with killing the 18 year
c.u coiiege girl.
Sheriff Laurence K. Brown, the
chief investigator of the murder,
said he was convinced the gangling
six-foot-three prisoner went to the
girl's room in the fashionable Bat
tery Park hotel to ravish her and
killed her when she screamed.
The sheriff added, how er, ne did
not believe an assault was actually
attempted. Physicians early in the
case, could not agree on this phase.
Disputing the sheiff's theory, So
licitor Zeb Z. Nettles, who will pros
ecute the case, said "the sex angle
is out altogether."
He asserted he believed Moore en
tered the room solely to loot it and
shot tlie girl in a moment of panic
when he was frightened by her out
cry.
Raleigh, Aug. 12.—J. M. Grainger
engineer for the state rural electri
fication authority, will make a 900
mile survey next week of areas in
eastern North Carolina, where ex
tensions of rural power lines have
been requested.
Morganton, Aug. 11.—Two men.
and a woman will go on trial here to
morrow on a charge of killing Bud
McKinney, mountaineer who was
mysteriously slain a year ago.
The defendants are Bo Franklin,
Charlie Franklin and Pansy Towns
end.
Raleigh, Aug. 12.—The North Car
olina Society of Engineers will hold
its annual convention at Wrights
ville Beach Friday and Satuiuay.
—National News—
Washington, Aug. 10.—Returning
to the capital a month to the day
since he had departed in a vacation
trip. President Roosevelt today im
mediately summoned federal flood
control advisers to his White House
desk.
Presidential aides said they hoped
to announce after the conference an
itinerary for a trip later in the week
through areas in western and north
ern Pennsylvania, southern New
York, and possibly Ohio, swept by
floods Iasi March.
Washington, Aug. 11.—Labor's non
partisan league, organized three mon
tbs ago with the announced intent
ion of putting "the American Federa
tion of Labor on the record for
Roosevelt," held its first convention
to day to make plans for the presi
dential campaign.
Spartanburg. S. C„ Aug. 12.— Or
ebardists estimated today the cur
rent peach season, which will close
this week, would net growers nearly
$400,000 for their crop.
jLos Angeles, Aug. 10.—Howard
Hughes, millionarles sportsman-flier
took off early today from Union ter
minal in his transport "Flying Labo
ratory” plane loaded with 1250 gal
lons of fuel. His destination was un
announced.
Juneau, Alaska, Aug. 11.—Charles
W. Hawkesworth. assistant director
of the bureau of Indian affairs, left
today aboard the North Star for the
arctic to investigate conditions of
Eskimos and Indians reported starv
ing.
Particular apprehension was felt
for 50o Kskimos along the artic rim.
About one third are children.
Tom Gordon's yareliouse on Barter
island was empty of supplies.
Natives living near there depend
ed on him for a large part of their
food .The situation at Halkett, also,
was known to be serious
Seattle, Wash., Aug. 10.— The
yung widow of Representative Maii
on A. Zioncheek, waited sorrowfully
today for a delegation of congress
men coming to pay their respects to
a colleague.
Atlanta, Aug, 12.—Georgia's 1900
democratic primary campaign cen
ters around the senatorial contest be
teen Governor Eugene Talmadge and
Senator Richard B. Russell, Jr., but
offers the added attraction of two
men running for an office that does
not exist.
The post is that of lieutenant gov
ernor.
Copenhagen, Aug. 10.—Colonel
Charles A Lindbergh, angered by
the presence of photographers, near
ly bolted the opening session of a
scientific congress today at which
he later was to demonstrate his me
chanical heart.
Richmond. Va„ Aug. 10.—Veterans
of the 18th division were en route
to their homes today after a happy<
seventeenth annual reunion in the
city where they spent many gay
week-end leaves during world war
training at Camp Lee.
Laughing Around the World
With IRVIN S. COBB
Bumpy Times for the Late Lamented
By IRVIN S. COBB
'J’HE late Mr. Donovan had had a very close call from being a dwarf.
Indeed, there are dwarfs in. circuses not many inches shorter than
he was. Despite his diminutive bulk and the handicap of lack of height
he nevertheless had succeeded in the contracting business and when
he died he left a tidy estate and his widow mourned him properly.
On the day before the funeral, having finished the preparations
for the wake, she sat in the parlor of her home when Mr. McKenna,
an old friend of the family, was announced. He asked, if he might be
permitted to take a last look at the countenance of the deceased.
“Help yourself,” said the widow. “He's laid out upstairs in the
front room. Just you walk up, Mr. McKenna.”
So Mr. McKenna walked up. After the lapse of a few minutes he
tip-toed down again, wiping away his tears.
The widow removed the handkerchief from her eyers.
“Did you think to close the hall door as you came down, Mr. Mc
Kenna?” she asked.
I think so, Madam,” he said. “I was so overcome wit’ me grief
I didn’t take much note. I think so, but I won’t be sure.”
“Would you make sure, then,” she said. “It’s twice today already
the cat’s had him downstairs.”
(American Nm fntUN, lac.)'
AVENSY’S LEASE
OTEL
! I Mr. and Mrs. W. C Caveny have
leased the Mountain View Hotel
yaich was recently sold at auction.
fUtey will take charge and operate
tt\ hotel as soon as it is vacated by
theVformer owners, The Morris sijr
ters. Tr i« thought that the change
will be made right away. /
The hotel will be repaired / and
painted, but will not close her work
but will be operated while/the re
pairing is going on,
Mr. and Mrs. Caveny also operate
j the Coffee Shop which they w ill con
i tinue to do.
Rotarians Hear
Mauney Twins
Kings Mountain's Musical Prodigies
Entertain Local Club.
An address by Dr C. K. Drown of
the chair of economics at Davidson
College, and piano selections by Er
nest and Miles Mauney, Kings Moun
tain’s twin musical prodigies, were
the features of the weekly luncheon
meeting of the Gastonia Kot-lry Club
last Thursday at the Armlngton ho
tel. Charles 1. Ixrftln was lu charge
of the program.
Each of ** e Mauney tw ins played
a piano solo, and then they p':Uytd
a duet. The Itotariaus were amazed
at the skill of these 12 year old sons
of Mr. and Mrs. W K. Ma'.infey,
whose piano performances have at
tracted wide attention. Recently
they returned from a six-weeks trip
with their parents to the Pacific
coast On that trip they received
many ovations for their marvelous
playing.—Gastonia Gazette.
PLONK MOTOR CO.
NEW FORD DEALER
The Plonk Motor Co., authorized
Ford Dealer for Kings Mountain and
vicinity are now open for business
on Railroad Avenue, in the building
formerly occupied by Sealy Motor
Co, Mr Fred Plonk, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence Plonk, who is already
well known to the people of Kings ■
Mountain and community will have ]
active charge of the business.
The Plonk Motor Company will
not only sell cars and trucks but
will maintain at all times a modern
' repair service.
Mr. Plonk comes back to Kings
Mountain from Louisville, Ky.,
where he was associated with a large
tobacco concern. He has also had
considerable experience in the au
tomobile business. Mr. Plonk was
educated at N. C. State Colle;(. at
Raleigh, and is married and has one
son.
Mr. and Mrs. Plonk have rented
the Dr. Stokes home on Gold street
and plan to move in shortly.
Tht*" Herald wishes for the new
coneeTn the best of luck in the Rest
Town In The State.
Chief Bryant
Runs For Sheriff I
Chief R. 13 Rryant who has been
in charge of the local jiolice depart
ment for the past two years has
been granted a leave of absence so
that he may run for sheriff of Cher
okee county in South Carolina. This
county adjoins Cleveland county and
is just across the South Carolina
line. It is the home county of Chief
I Bryant.
Chief Bryant has run for this of
fice once or twice before and come
within 400 votes of bt-Tng elected.
With Chief Bryant being absent
from the force leaves only three men
on duty, and it is thought the Town
Council will appoint someone to
serve while the Chief is away.
School To Open
September 9th
Kings Mountain City Schools are
scheduled to begin the 1936-1937
term Wednesday A. M. September 9.
The doors will be opened at 8:30
and it is hoped that there will be a
record breaking enrollment the first
i day.
General Teachers meeting for all
white teachers will be held at Cen
tral School Tusday morning, Sep
tember 8, 10:00 A. M., and for the
colored teachers at the same hour
at the Davidson High School.
TO HOLD ANNUAL
REUNION
The "McGills of Gaston" will hold
their annual reunion at Bethel A, R. I
P, church, six miles north of Kings
Mountain on Wednesday, Aug. 19, at
11 o’clock. All relatives of the Mo*
Gill clan are expected to attend.
Friends are most cordially Invited.
A picnic dinner will be served.
Reunion Is H.Id
For Descendants Of
fcapt. Wm. McGill
Two hundred of the nine branches
of the family of the late Captain Wil
liam McGill, pioneer York County,
S. C., citizen, met in the Associate
Reformed Presbyterian church, Beth
any, ri. C„ August 6. for the 1936 con
vention of the McGill Clan
Rev. E. B. McGill of BrbokviJla,
Fla, president of the organization,
presided. The main feature of the
morning's program was an address
by Dr. K. C Grier, president of Ers
kine College, Due West, S. C. “Home
and the Family" was his topic. Pray
er by Rev. C. 0. Williams of Green
ville, S. C.
Dr. j. li Kennedy, Presbyterian
College, Clinton, S C„ made a report
on the marriages, births and deaths
of the clan that have occurred dur
ing the past year. There are 763
members, 570 living and 197 deceas
ed. Rev. E. B. McGill made a report
on the family history. Miss Emma
McGill of Kings Creek, S C., read*
last year's minutes and treasurer’s
report Collection was taken and com
mittee's report made, stating that
Dr. W. M. Kennedy of York, S. C
is president for the year 1937. MfaA
Emma McGill, secretary and treas
urer. Benediction by Dr. W. P. Grier
of Clover, S. C.
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy A. McGill (85
and 84 years old respectively) ara
the oldest living members of tha
clan. Mr. McGill attended the reun
ion, but Mrs. McGill was not able
to attend.
A bountiful dinner was served in
the grove near the church. The Mc
Gill Reunion for 1937 will be held at
Smyrna, S. C., A, R. P. church tha
first Thursday in August,
Recorder’s Court
Several cases were disposed ot
here in Recorder's Court yesterday
afternoon with Judge Bynum Weath
ers on the bench and Frank Hoyle
Jr., prosecuting.
Luther McSwain, colored. was
found guilty of being disorderly and
using profane language. He was giv
en the choice of paying the cost or
serving 30 days on the road
*W. S. Biggerstaff charge with giv
ing a worthless check was called
arid failed. His bond was forfeited
(Contd on editorial page)
by James Preston
(Opinions Expressed in This Column
Are Not Necessarily the Views of
This Newspaper.)
There’s a lot of “up-the-sl^'eve*
laughing being done in Washington
these hot days. It's all because of
humorous angles of the bitter feud
between President William Green
of the American Federation of Labor
and John L. Lewis, president of the
United Mine Workers.
One of the biggest laughs was gi
ven to newspapermen at a Nation
al Press Club luncheon at which
Ireen promised to resign if that
would ease labor's troubles any.
Working himself up to a heated
oratorical climax, Green said that
the men who wanted all employees
in the Lewis type of industrial in
stead of the Green type of craft un
ions were only a minority of the A.
F. of L. Then he added:
“The A. F. of L has, by majority
rule, rf-jected the proposal of t'his
opposting organization within tits
ranks.
"Shall the A. F. or L. continue its
democratic policy of majority rule?
The only alternative is rule by
force, the law of the jungle, the sur
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