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VOL. 34 NO. 41
KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C.
THURSDAY, OCT. 8, 1936
FIVE CENTS PER COPY1
State And National News
Condensed In Brief Form
—State News—
Rutberfordton, Oct. 7.—Fred JT,
Thorpe, cafe operator of Chimney
Rock, was almost instantly killed
shortly before midnight last night
when the automobile which he was
■driving left the highway near here
and turned over.
Mr. Thorjte was alone at the time
of the accident. J. C. Harris of Spin
dale, passing the spot iinine,(Ha;tpky
after the wreck, saw the over turn
ed car and heard moans. By the
time he could summon aid and ex
tricate the body, Mr. Thorpe wps
dead.
Greensboro, Oct. 7.—Marion Lloyd,
found unconscious on a street here
Monday afternoon, remained in a cri
tical condition at a hospital here
today.
He was suffering from a slfti^l
fracture. Police said they did not
know the cause of the man's injury
but expressed the belief he had been
attacked.
Greensboro, Oct. 7.—The Guilford
county commissioners are going to
try hair-clipping as a deterrent to
petty crime.
The board approved a policy of
closely clipping the hair of county
prisoners who are second offenders
and to those who are sentenced to
more than six months for a first of
fense. The croppings are to be ad
ministered once a month, the com
missioners said, in a effort to shame
the offenders into good conduct.
The treatment will be given to
both men and women, it was said.
Newton, Oct. 7.—A real estate deal
involving property at one time valu
ed at almost one halt' million dallars
was consummated here last week
when J. W. Abernethy purchased
219 shares of the old Catawba cot
ton mill from the John P. Yount
estate through the First Security
Trust company, administrator.
The property included the building
f and machinery of the former cotton
« mill, valued at $350,000 in 1928; also
the property now occupied by the
North Newton drug company, the
dye plant of the Clyde Fabrics com
pany, and between 15 and 20 mill
houses together with much valuable
real estate.
Salisburg, Oct. 7— Carl Trexler
city chemist, and Fred Jackson, ne
gro, were recovering today from ill
effects they suffered yesterday when
rendered unconscious by gas in a
sewer.
Trexler was attempting to obtain
samples of sewer water when he
slipped and fell in a 15 foot manhole
Jackson was sent in to help him and
H. C. Beaver of the city sanitary j
force went for aid.
When Beaver returned both men
were unconscious. Both responded
to oxygen treatment at a hospital.
Newton, Oct. 6.—Work on the $24,
000 Newton sidewalk project wa*
started here yesterday, according to
W. R. Abernethy, Supt. of Public
works. I
The Newton project which was re
eently approved by the state office
in Raleigh will cost $24,023, of which
$13,559 will be a federal grant.
Chapel Hill, Oct. 7.—'Thurman P.
Partin, of Chapel Hill, was under
$2,000 bond today for his appearance
in superior court in December in
connection with the highway death
of Boh Wilson, Orange county man.
Wilson was killed instantly when
his mowing machine was struck by
an automobile operated by Partin.
—National News—
Paris, Oct, 6.—Speedy suppression
ot French Fascist groups by the
Socialist Government was predicted
today after belligerent political foes
battled through the city's streets.
“Organized combat" by Fascists :
attempting to break up a Communist
meeting, informed sources declared,
had shown the new social party to
be a military league rather than po
litical organization.
Street rioting — characterized ns
"the worst in many years”— trail',f
formed the area near the Parc des
Princes into a shambles yesterday !
and brought 12,000 policemen and
mobile guards into action as the po
litical battlers surged in attacks and
counter attacks.
Chicago, Oct. 6.—Restaurateurs of t
the nation, in convention here today,
solemnly pondered a theory that
diners better appreciate the flavor
of good roast beef when an attrac
tive girl serves it.
The subject of neat, well-styled,
yet practical, uniforms to enhance
the charms of waitresses was se
lected for discussion by delegates to
the 18th convention of the National
Restaurant Association. Fifty six per
cent of those who answered ques
tionnaires on convention topics indi
cated an interest, Secretary Frank
J. Wiffler said, in what the well
dressed tray-bearer should wear.
Washington, Oct. 6.—President
Roosevelt has proclaimed the reci
procal trade agreement between the
United States and Finland. which
was approved by the President of
Finland Oct. 2, to take effect N’ovem
her 2.
New York, Oct. G -Fred D.r-■>. °2
died today, the fourth victim of "ti
airplane collision that suit two
wrecked ships plunging into p *r> a
dow 50 feet from a Long Is! nri high
way crowded with Sunday t aft'ic
Investigators began a t’
inquiry into the midair cr h. with
only the stories of eyewit s®cs on.
on which to reconstruct the tragedy.
Chicago, 111., Oct. 6.—Martha Wil
son, eighteen, who ran away from
her Lima, Ohio, home and turned to
banditry because “I thoght I ought
to take care of myself because my
family is so poor, was' held by po
lice today. She walked into a police
station, and, police said, confessed
holding up a dress shop here.
Waco, Texas, Oct. 6.—Four city
firemen and a negro janitor were
recovering today from injuries suf
fered yesterday when an explosion
in the eight story Liberty Building
rocked the business district and
caused nearly $200,000 damage.
Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 6.—Fifty
years ago, George W. Trout, then
nineteen years old, fell in love with
a ten year old girl, The romance con
tinued, but somehow they were sep
arated The girl married, became i
Mrs. Helen Monk. Trout married, be
came dean of Kansas State Teacfhf
ers’ College. A few weeks ago they
met again. Both were single. Yester
day they were married.
Sacramento, Calif., Oct. G,—Jerry !
Baker, 31, dived to his death in a
stunting airplane at a Sacramento
air show yesterday before 25,000
spectators. The flier apparently be
came unconscious while making an
outside loop.
Laughing Around the World
With IRVIN S. COBB
"Warranted to Keep in a Cold Climate
By IRVIN S. COBB
DRAM STOKER, the friend and biographer of Sir Henry Irving, used
to tell a story illustrative of his distinguished patron's well-known
aversion to having any counter-attraction sharing the attention at a
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theatre during one of Sir Henry’s performances.
Sir Henry was playing his annual Ixmdon engagement once when
Nansen, in the height of his fame as an Arctic explorer, returned from
an expedition from the Polar Regions. The curtain was just about to
rise one evening when Stoker came behind the scenes with news that
Nansen was sitting in the royal box. Irving received the news in silence.
A few minutes later one of the members of the company bustled
up to the star to tell him the same thing. Irving merely grunted. And
light on the heels of this up came n fluttering woman ‘super’ and said:
“ ’Ow, Sir ’Enery, did you know Nansen was in the ’ouseT”
"Nansen? Nansen?5’ ?Md Inrire as though he were trying to re
member who this person Nanstn might be. “Oh, yes,—the chap who
■>and» the cold so well!”
(American News Feature*. ImJ
Long Time Since
Town Has Had Fire
As ihis is National Fire Fr1 ven
'ion week, ii is appropriate to an
nounce that it has been almost six
months since there has been any
fire loss here, it has been over nine
ly days since the Fire D,\».irtment
has been called out according to
Fire Chief Grady King. The last fire
that did any damage here was on
April 17th when Byron Keeter’s
home on Gold street caught fire.
C'-icf King is proud of Kings
Mountain's record and says that he
.topes it will continue.
The local Volunteer Department
holds lire drill and practice every
Tuesday night.
President Roosevelt and Governor
Ehringhaus have issued proclama
tions in connection with National
Fire Prevention week.
Chief King held tire drills at the
Schools Wednesday morning. He
reported that Central school was
emptied of the 800 children in two
minutes flat.
Supt. B. N. Barnes made a talk
on Fire Prevention during t'ne
Chapel exercises.
Boy Is Killed
By Train Here
North bound Southern freight
train which passed K^ngs Mjji» * ■ :a
about 1- o'clock Saturday nigh \ is
believed to have killed Paul Martin,
’A. of Lawndale, who was t'nour|.[r.
to have tried to swing it 200 yards
south of depot. Policeman Aatsteil i
found the body between the tracks I
at 1 a. m. It was badly mangled. The [
body was carried to Par.on funeral j
home where friends from Urwjndale !
identified it.
A brother-in-law, Bill Richards ot |
Lawnda’e, had brought Martin to
Kings Mountain by auto Saturday
evening so he couild catch a train
for Washington, D. C„ where he had
a job.
STAG DINNER
Mr. Harold Crawford and Mr. Wi!
son Crawford were honorees at a
stag dinner given by Mrs. Wl J.
Crawford and Mrs. Harold Crawford
at the home of the former on West
Mountain street, last Tuesday even
ing, the affair planned in celebration
of their birthday anniversary, the
dates coming close together. The
table was covered with snowy linen
and centered with a bowl of mixed
flowers.
An elegant dinner in four courses
was served.
Covers were laid for Rev. A. G.
Sargeant, Eugene Roberts, Joe L.
Woodward, Lawrence Lovell, At
wood McDaniel, A. E. Yarboro, David
Hamrick, Elmo Bridges, Otto Wil
liams, Bill Logan, George WoitiCv,
W. .1. Crawford, Harold Crawford
and Wilson Crawford.
MEETING NOT HELD
The regular meeting of the Town
Council planned for Monday night
was not held on account of some
members being out of town. Impor
tant business was to be discussed
and it is thought that the meeting
will be held soon.
The Overhead Bridge, Budget, Tax
rate, and other business was to come
up.
ERSKINE ALUMNAE
TO MEET
The Erslqine College Alumnae As
sociation will meet Monday evening
7:30. October 12th. at the home of
Mrs. .1. E. Anthony on Piedmontj
Avenue. Every member is urged to
make an effort to be present.
Mr. Joseph Whisnant, of Shelby,
law partner of Clyde R. Hoey, is to
be the guest speaker. His subject
will be "The November Election,”
PJARN burns
A barn located just inside the
South Carolina line, belonging to
Bud l.ockridge, was burned com
pletely up. Three mules, cow, fodder
and over 2,000 pounds of cotton were
destroyed, together with farm im
plements and store fixtures.
The cause of the has not been de
termined yet.
CURT WEIR ON
VISIT HERE
After an absence of fifteen years
spent chiefly in California, Mr. Cur
tis Weir, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. S.
Weir, his wife and four children are
visiting relatives in Kings Mountain
and nearby vicinity.
Local PWA Project Approved
Library For Kings
Mountain On The Way
MEN’S CLUB MEETS
THIS EVENING
Tim Business Men’s Club will
have their first indoor supper of the
Fall season this evening at 6 o’clock
at the Woman’s Club building. The
supper will be held immediately aft
er the High School football game,
announced the Secretary, W. K.
Mauney.
JUNIOR CLASS
APOLOGY
The Junior Class wishe? to explain
an unf; rtunate circumst tnce con
nected with a program sponsored by
them Of ‘ober 2. They are very sor
ry that f ne of their number misun
derstood his obligations in ctyinect
ion with . aising moner to be used
for a Junior-Senior Banquet, to the
extent that he made the getting of
money more important than the pro
gram which was to be presented.
The class understood it was getting
Mr. Claire Shadwell, popular Chat
ham Blanket Radio Advertiser, to
appear in connection with their am
ateur program Instead of the Mins
trel and slight of hand tricks. Mr.
Shadwell did not appear, and it was
found, after the program, that the
communications from him were not
authentic
The Junior Class regrets this oc
curr e and hopes the public will
continue to give its hearty support
as it has in the past.
Junior Class of Kings Mountain
High School.
Former Resident
Of Town Passes
News has been received in Kings
Mountain of the death and burial
last week of Arthur McAlister, for- ,
merly of Kings Mountain. Mr. Mo j
Alister, who with his family has
been living in Barnwell, S. C., for
some time, died in the South Caro
lina State Hospital, in Columbia, and
had been in failing health for a year
or mere. f
Mr. McAlister is survived by his
widow, who was before marriage, j
Miss Eunice Hunter, member of a |
prominent family of Sardis, Mecklen
burg county, and who lived in Kings ;
Mountain for sometime. He is also
survived by a daughter, two babies
having died in early life. Two broth- j
ers, Will McAlister of Lincolnton :
and Tom McAlister of Laurens, S..
C., survive.
Mr. McAlister, a son of the late
Lee McAlister and his late wife
spent the greater part of his life in
Kings Mountain, moving away soon
after after his marriage.
MAIL MESSENGER
WANTED
Bids will be received until Octo
ber 13-th for the carrying of mail
to and from the Post Office and the
Southern Railroad Station. Bids
must be made for the yearly rate,
but the pay will be monthly. Full
information and the necessary
blanks may be obtained from Post
master W. E. Blakely.
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Will Rogers’
Humorous Story
-—
By WILL ROGERS
T RECKON it’s no good for me to
tell you to quit saying things be
fore the kids that you don’t want
repeated. Nobody does It on pur
pose to get the news scattered
around, and still people ain’t halt
careful enough.
There was a visitor at the home
of the Leonards, and he was trying
to be nice and sociable, so when he
seen little George he says, "Well,
George, you’re growing up! I be
lieve yourre going to be Just exactly
like your dad!"
And George says, “Well, Ma says
that's Just what she’s afraid of,
(,
Yes, sir, they have heard uijia
Raleigh about the movement to start
a Public l ibrary in Kings Mountain.
And better still they are ready and
anxious to help.
Marjorie Beal, Secretary and Di
rector of the North Carolina library
Commission, of Raleigh, made a trip
to Kiugs Mountain last week to con
fer with those interested in having
a Public Library here. She offered
the services of her office in selecting
the books, setting up the proper sys
tem. She also said that a Librarian
could be secured from W. P. A. or
N. Y. A. and that shelves, desk and
other equipment could be secured
through Federal agencies.
As a location has already been se
lected, and the Town Council has
appropriated $25.00 per month for
maintenance, all that is needed now
is Cash to purchase books.
The committee who lias been work
ing towards a Public Library here
plan to meet Friday night to formu
late plans for the drive to secure the
necessary fuuds to put Kings Moun
tain on the selected list of better
towns that have a Public Library.
The Herald pleads with everyone,
when they are called on to make
i donation to such a worthy cause
to give and give freely. And, by the
way, it is not necessary to wait to
lie called on, as the Herald wt J* be
glad to receive any donation. Every
donation will be publicly acknowl
edged in *iie columns of the Herald.
IDA WHITE WEIR
DIEl
Funeral v\ for Mrs. Ida
White Weir. ; : ■ were held Tues
day' at Lon reek Presbyteniaff
church, with i. v. C'oyt Hunter, the
pastor in charge and was attended
by a large concourse jif sorrowing
friends and relatives.
Mrs. Weir, who had apparently
been enjoying her ustta '.good health
was stricken with appoplexy while at
tending church services at Long
Creek Sunday night. She soon suf
fered another stroke and never ral
lied nor regained consciousness,
death coming Monday.
News of her death was a great
shock to her many friends and rela
tives.
Mrs. Weir, was the wife of James
Weir, who before his marriage lived
in Kings Mountain and is a brother
of a former postmaster S. S. Weir,
of this place.
She reared from childhood, two
nieces and two nephews left moth
erless through the death of her sis
ter, Mrs. Will Robinson.
She was a daughter of the late It.
A. White, who was at one time sher
iff of Gaston county. Both her late
father and mother were members of
prominent families. She died at her
ancestral home where she had lived
throughout her entire life.
She was one of the most influen
tial women in the religious life of
her community and was at all times
faithful in the performance of duty
in her church, home and community.
Surviving are her husband. two
nieces. Miss Amy Robinson, v/h-o
was sent out by her church to teach
in a mission school in Japan and
Miss Mary Robinson who lives at
home; two nephews, Robert and
John Robinson, at home, the latter
principal of Sunnyside school, near
Long Creek. One brother, John
White, of Belmont, prominent in
textile circles also survives.
Red Cross Conferences
To Be Held
Climaxing one of the busiest Red
Cross years in the state's 'history,
representatives from North Caroli
na's 119 Red Cross Chapters will
meet in a series of three Regional
Conferences during the next two
weeks, officials of the National Or
ganization announced here today.
1 The Conferences will take theljr
keynote from this year's Red f j.oss
Roll call slogan — “The People’s
Red Cross." This theme will be de
veloped by prominent State leaders
and officials of the National Organ
ization.
It is expected every Chapter in
the State will be represented in at
least one of the Conferences, during
which accofplishments of the past
year, including the widespread flood
and tornado disaster last spring wll
be discussed.
Conferences will be held In Golds
boro in the Woman's Club buildinc
on October 6; Greensboro in th<
King Cotton Hotel, October 7; anc
Morganton in the Community Housi
on October 9.
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Town Hall Included
Mayor J. E. Herndon has beetf
noiitied by telegram from the
oftico of the Works Project Admin
istration that tile project filed some
months ago has been approved. The
project included the new Town Hail
PuiMing, new stivets, sewer and
; water extensions. The total projeciU
amounts to about $i>2,000, wi>h' 45
per cent of this amoount to Up
granted by the yjederal Government
and the balante to he paid by tha
Town of Kings Mountain.
town officials have not taken any
action on the telegram, but are a
waiting further instructions whichi
1 are o follow.
A copy of the telegram to Mayor
Herndon follows:
Chapel Hill, N. C„ Oct. 6, 1936.
Mayor J E. Herndon,
Kings Mountain, X. Car.
Our Washington office advises your
application docket X’. C, Ten hund
red fifty nine. Kings Mountain Mut
nicipal improvements approved in
amount of forty three thousand,
three hundred, sixty three for grant
only. Have your engineer start work
immediately on plans and specifica
tions. Further instructions will fol.
low.
Stanley H. Wright.
Acting State Director PWA
For the Administrator.
D. A. R. Meets
With York Chapter
The Col. Frederick Hambifght
chapter of the Daughters of the A
rnerienn Revolution were invited to
meet with the York Chapter at the
Kings Mountain Battleground yester
day in Celebration exercises. An in
teresting program had been arrang
'd in observance of The Battel of
Kings Mountain, “The Turning
Point of the American *P|•.v«)»n’t'.on’'
which was fought on October Fth,
17S0. Severe | -tubers of the local
chapter attenued the meeting.
TO ATTEND
CONVENTION IN
DURHAM
Mrs. D. C. Mauney expects to at
tend a conventiion of Daugters of
American Colonists, in Durham, next
Wednesday, and plans to reman in
Durham for the State Convention,
United Daughters of the Confeder
acy, in session there following the
other convention.
REPRESENT CLUB AT
LINCOLN TON MEET
Mesdames D, C. Mauney. president
Kings Mountain Woman's Club, E.
W. Griffin, F. E. Finger and Manly
Morehead attended the District meet
ing of the Federation of Women's
Clubs in session at the First Met hep
i dist church, Hincolnton, Wednesday.
CONTEST
POSTPONED
The Circulation contest announc
ed recently by the Herald has been
ind“fini*ely postponed on account of
unforseen difficulties. The manage
> meat of the Herald regrets this very
| much but it hopes that a contest
can be arranged later.
\QnapAhcti
by James Precton
(Opinions Expressed in This Column
Are Not Necessarily the Views of
This Newspaper.)
Although the convening of Con
i gross is still several months off,
I with an important national election
yet to be decided by probably an
i exremely close vote, there is one
■ forecast that seems certain to be
j borne out — that something must be
I done by the next administration to
supplant the spoils system in gov
j eminent with the merit system. Ai
| ready Washington correspondents
| are beginning to feel a wave of irri
| tation from over the country dc
j manding that campaign promises on
this question be carried through.
The people are awakening to the
fact that increasing government
costs and taxation go hand in hand
with spoils; that the average citizen
pays the bill every time in an incom
petent is appointed to office in pay
ment of a political debt,
* * * *
i Both political parties this year
are committed to reviving and ex
i tending Civil Service, to making gov
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