•4mM>*******+*****4**+4
Watch label on your Paper and
don't let your subscription
Expire!
**********************
Kings Mountain Herald
4**>****-H'******>M .•***#
The date on the label is th*
date your paper will Expire
❖ ❖ •> * * * * * * *.•.*
VOL. 34 NO. 42
KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C.
THURSDAY, OCT. 15, 1936
FIVE CENTS PER COPY1
State And National News
Condensed In Brief Form
—State News—
Beaufort, Oct. 13.—Rep. Graham A
Barden announced at New Bern he
had been notified that, Morehead
<'ity will will be designated as a port
of entry because of recent develop
ment of a $500,000 terminal and $1,
500,000 channel from the terminal to
the sea.
The action, observers here said,
would give Carteret county two
ports of entry, since Beaufort lias
been one since 1722.
Franklin, Oct. 15.— The waters of
Cullasaja river, treacherous with
rapids, whirpools and log jams, were
dragged yesterday for the body of
Bob Cunningham, 26 year old filling
station operator.
Cunningham was believed to have
been drowned yesterday when the
tar in which he and three qompaji
ions were returning from a dance
plunged down a 100 foot embank
ment and landed upside down in the
stream.
The ijured were taken to a hospi
tal. They were Charles Penland and
Misses Bernice and Agnes seay sis
ters. None, however, was believed to
be seriously hurt.
Rockingham. Oct. 13.—Lawrence
Spradley, 29 year old taxi driver, to
day faced an 18 to 23 year sentence
after a jury convicted him of second
•degree murder in the killing of John
R. Moore.
Moore, a World war veteran of
Lancaster, S. C., was found murder
ed near here, his body floating in
an old pond. Spradley was arrested
after he was found in possession of
the victim’s new car he had bought
with bonus money.
Elkin, Oct. 13.—An automobile
taking a male quartet to sing at the
funeral of a friend bounded down an
embankment here yesterday. Clentt
Swain, 37, was killed and Guy Myers
24, was seriously injured.
Myers, with a fractured skull, was
put1 in a hospital room adjoining
that of Sam Brown, a former mem
ber of the quartet, who was serious
ly burned in a gasoline explosion a
few days ago.
Raleigh, Oct. 13.—Organization
work among the democratic women
of the state is proceeding rapidly
and by the time of the election on
November 3, strong women's organi
zations will be formed and function
ing in almost every one of the 100
counties, Mrs. J. B. Spillman, vice
■chairman of the state democratic
committee, in charge of women's or
ganization work in democratic head
quarters here, said today.
Raleigh, Oct. 13.—'Much interest is
being shown here in the forthcoming
hdar(ng to be held in Asheville Oc
tober 30, by the special commission
studying the liquor control question
in North Carolina, of which Victor
S. Bryant, of Durham, is chairman.
For this hearing, at which all
those interested in the liquor prob
lem are invited to be present, is ex
pected to reveal for the first time
the sentiment of the western North
Carolina counties with regard to
liquor control and county liquor
stores.
—National News—
Greenwood, S. C\, Oct. 1;?.—A cor
oner's jury decided that Ernest Burk
ett, 23, former WPA worker who
died at his homo here Friday night,
came to his death "by taking pois
on.”
Chicago, Oct. 13.—A widespread
urge to travel tripled the number of
coach trailers on United States high
ways this year and put more than
three quarters of a million people
into rolling homes, reliable estimates
of the mushroom growth of an in
fant industry indicated today.
Next year this flowering business
is expected to triple again the num
ber of trailers and occupants living
and vacationing in them—the so
called “tin can tourists” — it was
disclosed in a survey by Karl Hale
Dixon, publisher of a journal devot
ed to the field.
Oregon, 111 , Oct. 13.—The attrac
tive red haired widow for whose love
the prosecution charged Einbalmer
Guy Tallmadge slew his aging wife
faced the bespectacled undertaker's
assistant today as a state-summoned
witness in his trial on a murder
charge.
She was Mrs. Frances Birch, 30,
of Moline, 111.—24 years younger
than the wife whom State's Attor
ney S. Donald Crowell asserted the
58 year old Tallmadge killed so he
could marry the widow and retire
with her to a chicken farm.
Buffalo. N. Y„ Oct. 13—Roofs
throughout much of western New
York were white with snow this
morning, the coldest since 1870.
The temperature fell 21 degr- - s to
31 in less than six hours during the
night, and a 5(1 mile wind 1. ined
make the uncomfortable. Cou'-'-'--r*
able damage was done to trees by
the wind and in Buffalo sonu- win
dows were blown in.
Aleppo, Syria, Oct. 1 -Three
Christians were fatally stab' 1 to
day in a clash between young Mo
hammedans and members of the
“White Sign.” a Christian organiza
tion,
. Several policemen were injured be
fore troops, rushed to the scene,
quelled the disturbance in the crowd
which numbered many thousands.
Richmond, Va„ Oct. 13.—Virginia
recorded an automobile accident
death roll of 17 for the week end to
day, the largest number within the
memory of state police officials here
Tweleve fatalities were reported
yesterday and five were listed Sat
urday to bring the total number of
highway victims for the mouth to 3S
and the Old Dominion casualty list
for the year of 521.
Nice, France, Oet. 13.—Samuel
Goldemberg, 73, of New York, who
survived the sinking of the liner
Titanic, died Sunday. He had been a
resident of France for 14 years.
Hollywood, Oct. 13. — Thelma
Todd's wardrobe — 40 dresses, 57
pairs of gloves, 36 pairs of shoes,
and 35 bags—were bought by a local
shop for $229 from her estate, pro
bate court records showed today.
The blonde comedienne's death
last winter resulted in a long grand
jury investigation.
Laughing Around the World
With IRVIN S. COBB
No Place for an Outsider
By IRVIN S. COBB
J USED to know a New York business man who delighted to tell a yarn
of his boyhood. He said that when he was about sixteen years old
his father, who was a presiding elder of the M. E. Church took him
Ql'M
from his home in Pennsylvania to a town out in Ohio where the son
was to be entered in a small college.
“When we got off the train,” said my friend, “the whole town
fl66mcd to be in & battle. It was a coal-mining1 district, and two groups
of husky miners with fists and clubs were doing their level best to
destroy each other. There were twenty fights going on at once! The
town marshal was in a doorway looking on calmly.
“I rather enjoyed the sight; but my father as a minister of the
fospel was naturally very much shocked. Holding me by the hand,
e made for the place where the town marshal stood.
‘“What does this outrage mean?’ the old gentleman demanded^
“ ‘This is payday by the mines,’ explained the marshal in a strong
Teutonic accent: ‘und every payday this happens—the Irish miners
they fights mit the Welsh miners'.”
“ ‘But why don’t you stop it?’ asked my father.
“‘For why should I interfere?’ said the marshal simply. ’I’m
Orman!’ ”
Uwsrims Men Ikalawa Inal
LIBRARY DRIVE NOW ON
Town Tax Rate
: Is Set At $1.57
CENTER SERVICE
OPENS SATURDAY
The Center Service, one of the
nost bealtiful service stations in
this part of the country will open
for business here Saturday, accord
ing to announcements made by E. E.
Marlowe and .1. C. Arnette, proprie
tors and operators. Everything has
been put in tip-top shape for the
opening and the motoring public of
Kings Mountain and surrounding
community are invited to drive in
and inspect this modern station.
Messrs Marlowe and Arnette, popu
lar young men of Kings Mountain
will carry a complete line of the well
known General Tires, as well as
Gulf products and auto accessories.
They will also specialize in washing
and greasing cars of all makes.
Center Service is located at the
intersection of the heart of Kings
Mountain’s business section. The
station is constructed of tile in two
colors.
Workmen have been busy for the
past several weeks getting the
station ready for its formal opening
Saturday.
The plumbing was installed by
Welch Plumbing Co.
Lumber was furnished by the El
mir Lumber Co. I.. A. Hoke. 1 •Vc'
trical Contractor, did the electrical
work. Bridges and Hamrick, Hard
ware dealers, furnished the hard
ware and cement. Campbell Lime
stone Co. ol' Gaffney, S. C., furnished
■he crushed rock for the foundation
and concrete work.
The Herald wishes for the propri
etors of the Center Service, the best
of luck in the Best Town In The
State.
BODY EXPERT AT
c L.EVEl.AMl MOTOR
COMPANY
Mr. O. O. Jackson, manager of tha
Cleveland Motor Co. announced this
week that Mr. G. E. Henderson, who
has had 16 years experience in body
and fender work has been added to
the force as manager of the Body
and Paint Department. Mr. Hender
son has already moved his family
here.
Mr. Jackson said he hoped no one
w'ould wreck their car or bend up
their fenders but if they did Mr.
Henderson could make the damaged
car look like new. A cordial invita
tion is extended to all car owners to
visit the Cleveland Motor Co. and
see the kind of work that Mr. Hen
derson turns out.
REV. W. A. PARSON TO
CONTINUE PASTOR
ATE HERE
Rev. W. A. Parson will continue
his work as pastor of Grace Metho
dist Episcopal church, Kings Moun
tain, as a result of appointments
made at the Blue Ridge Atlantic Con
ference, at Asheville during the past
week. Rev. and Mrs. Parsons ha\e
endeared themselves to the entlrj
church membership and under their
leadership the ti.urch has made pro
gress along various lines.
Work of painting the church and
parsonage is now under way and
ihe interior of the church was re
cently repainted. Pastor's salary
and all other obligations were met
in full before Conference.
ATTEND CONFERENCE
IN ASHEVILLE
Among those attending the Blue
Ridge Atlantic Conference at Ashe
ville during the past week and Sun
day were, Rev. and Mrs. W. A. Par
ions; Mr. and Mrs. Mac Gantt; Mr.
and Mrs. George Kennedy; Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Kennedy; Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Wilson; Mr. and Mrs. J E. Man
ney; Mesdames Florence Jenkins,
Carrie Gantt, L. B. Turner, and Ed
ith Hoover; Miss Evelyn Mauney:
Messrs Luco Jenkins, Otto Guiton,
Tom Ellison, Frank Ballard, C. M.
Brackett and Bert Queen.
CHICKEN SUPPER
AT GRACE CHURCH
The Woman’s Missionary Society
of Grace Methodist church are plau
ning a chicken supper to be given
in the church basement, Saturday
evening. The public is cordially in
vited to attend.
Important business was transact
ed tv the Town Council which met
’ Monday night with all members pres
| ent. The T own Tax rate was set at
I $1.57 per $100.00 valuation which is
the same as last year.
Ector Harrill appeared before the
Beam as a committee appointed by
the Men’s Club to see what could be
done about raising $800 to finance
15' more days of school, so that Kings
Mountain High School would remain
on- the accredited • list of schools.
The Board voted to collect poll tax
es for this purpose, the same as was
done last year.
The Board voted not to take any
action a. this time on the project of
widening and opening Cherokee
street.
Neither he Overhead Bridge nor
tile \VPA , eject which included the
new Town Hail and other work was
discussed.
Tie budget of $121,299.41 for the.
coming year was adopted as follows:
Administiative
Fire Denartment
Sewer Department
Cemetery .
Street Department
Police Departin' nt
Bight Department
Water Department
Ectui; ment for all
Departments
School .
Debl Service
$8,445.00
2.423.00
1.424.00
. 750.00
7.030.00
6 080.0,1
18.272.00
10.710.00
2.826.20
2.000,00
60,430.21
Total
$121,299.41
Democratic
Meeting Held
Democrats from both precincts of
Kings Mountain met at the Town
Hall Monday night with about 35
present. Every voter was urged to
register so that they could vote on
Election Day.
Mr. J. B. Thomasson presided as
chairman. Several impromptu talks
were made, and it was decided by all
present to see that every votor’s
name will be on the book and that
every person who is entitled to vote
to do so.
it was also suggester and urged
that the women voters of the two
precincts take an active part in the
election.
KOREAN MISSIONARY
TO SPEAK AT
PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
Rev. D. A. Swieord of Chunyu,
Korea, is to speak at the First Pres
byterian church, both morning and
evening, next Sunday.
Mr. Swieord is a beloved mission
ary and has been laboring with re
markable success in Korea. He
brings a message that makes the
Christians rejoice in the progress of
the Lord’s work in the Orient.
Will Rogers’
Humorous Story
By WILL ROGERS
^TJIRLS that go to summer camps
ought to learn how to swim. And
matrons at summer camps ought to
know how to swim, too. There was
a terrible sad case of a Mrs. Thomp
son that was a matron of a camp
up north somewheres. She fell in
to the lake, and she was almost
alone at the time. But there was a
girl saw her, a real good swimmer.
She went in and pulled her out
When she come to, Mrs. Thomp
son says, “Say Rachael you’re a
hero. That was awful good of you
to poll me out and save my Ufa
What can I do to repay you?"
"Why, if you will, Mrs. Thomp
son,” says Rachael, "I’d rather you
didn't mention it to any of the girls
at all.”
“Well of all things! Why not?”
"Well, you see, they’d never for*
I!
(l■so^saBl^^u^^atfSsu^na.^
$244.30 ALREADY
SUBSCRIBED
A Minimum Of $500.00 Scl
As Goal.
The drive to secure funds for the
beginning of a Public Library in
Kings Mountain sot underway this
week. All that is needed for Kings
.Mountain to have a Public Library
is money. The committees interest
led in starting a library here has
been at work for the past several
■ months, and some of the most im- |
portent factors have been accom- :
plished
A temporary location has been se- i
cured in Dr. J. E. Anthony's building
on Railroad Avenue.
Plans are underway to have a per
manent room reserved in the new
Town Hall when it is built.
The Town Board has appropriated
$21.00 per month for the mainte
nance of the Public Library after it
is started.
Sanction of the North Carolina Li- '
brary Commission has been received. 1
Miss Marjorie Beal, Secretary and
Director of the Commission with I
headquarters in Raleigh has made a |
trip to Kings Mohntain in the inf-r
est of tHe Library. Her office will
set up tiie system and help with tin;
selection of the books.
The canvassers wiil try to con
tinue their work until everyone has 1
rad an opi ortunity to help in this
worthy undertaking. However, do
not wait to be called on, if you want
to donate, you may give your dona- I
tion to any member canvassing o
bring it to the Herald office. Lots of
'trap, - on are away front home when
the canvasser calls. It is very iin• j
portent that all donations are made
us quickly as possible so if the can
vasser failed to see you, please get •
In touch with one of the following
who vvt" he glad to receive your j
contribute ..: Mesdamcs Aubrey j
Maunc-y, A. H. *terson, Paul Neis
kv, I.. 1’. Rak.-r. i. inter N'eisler, H. !
H. Houston. 11 ml E. Lynch, or j
Messrs Byron K -ter, \V. \V. South- j
rr. Pride Ratterree, \V. M. Boyce, A.
ft. Sargeant, L. Boyd Hamm, Hay
wood K. Lynch, or the Kings Moun
tain Herald.
i
It is also hoped by those in ,
charge after the Library is estab-1
iished that funds may be secured
from the county to help defray the
operating cost.
The following is a list of those
who have contributed:
Junior Woman's Club . $10.00
Men’s Club . $00.00
A. H. Patterson . $5.00
Hord Furniture Co. . $5.00
D. F. Hold . *2.50
Haywood E. Lynch and family $25.00
Relk's Dept. Store . $5.00
Employees of Belks . $5.00
Kings Mountain B. and L.$5.00
! S. Mauney . $0.00
Mrs. Lawrence Mauney .... .50
Dr. O. P. Lewis . $5.00
Rev. W. M. Boyce . *5.00
F. M. Biggerstaff . *2.00
Supt. B. N. Barnes . $3.00
D. C. Mauney . $2.00
Donated . $2 0.)
Mrs. Henry McGinnis . $1.00
C. J. Gault . *2.00
F. C. Barrett . $1.00
John Lackey . $1.00
Citizen . $10.0)
Citizen . *5.00
Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Mauney $10.00
West Mountain
Service Station . $1.00
Mr. Ed Patterson . $1.00
Mrs. H. M. Biser.25
Mrs. F. Tidwell.20
Mrs. Meek Ormand . $1.00
Mrs. Charles Campbell.50
Mrs. Mark Patterson .50
Mrs. E. W. Griffin . $1.00
Mr Percy Billing . $2 00
Mr. W. B. Smith . $100
Mr. Paul Mauney . *5.00
Mrs. Pat Croker.25
Mrs. Bessie Dickey.50
Miss Pearl Kerr . -50
Mrs. Eugene H. Mathis.50
Mrs. Edith Goforth . $1.00
Mrs. Gilbert Hord . .50
Miss Louise McDaniel . -50
Mr. Red Falls . $1.00
Mr. W. L. Watterson . .50
Mrs. Hilda Goforth .25
Mrs. Emma Sellers . $1.00
Mrs. Otto Ware . -50
Miss Nina Roberts .50 j
Mrs. L. L. Ware . -50
Mrs Arthur Hamrick.50
Mrs. Carl Herndon . -50
Mrs. Edward Abbott . .50
Mrs. J. T. Davidson . -50
Mr. Paul Neisler . *5.00
Mr. Charlie Moss . $1.00
Mr. Thamer Gamble . -50
Mr. Hilliard Black . *100
Mr. Howard Jackson .50
Mr. Jake Hord.50
Mr. Joe Lee Woodward . *1.00
Mrs. Hunter Neisler . *5.00
Mr. Joe Thomson .$3.00
Mr. Frank Roberts . $1.00
Mr. J. A. Neisler . $5.00
(Cont'd on back page)
Harrill Presides As
Judge Wednesday
hi tor Harrill, local attorney, pre
sided as «udge ot Recoruei s Court
lii-ie Wednesday afternoon in the
ab.-i-nce of Judge Bynum Weathers.
'(:i'al cases wi re continued. Solic
itor Prank Hoyle, Jr., prosecuted.
The following cases were disposed
of:
Bud M.-Clinton, colored, was
found guilty of assault with a dead
ly weapon. He was sentenced to
Ian-:* months. He tooa an appeal to
higher court.
Ham Craig was found guilty of
gambling, lie was sentenced to 30
days suspended upon the payment of
the County Cost.
fv. ; -r I-ane was also found guilly
of Gambling. Her sentence was 30
days or pay the County cost.
Mrs. Charles Graham was found
guilty of using profane language
and assault. She was sentenced to
30 days suspended upon the pay
ment of 15.00 fine and cost.
Jackson To Display His
Handicraft Work
Mr. O. O. Jackson, who is quite
an artist at handicraft work is go
ing to make a display of his work at
c e Cleveland Motor Co. all next
week. A cordial invitation is extend
ed to everyone to visit the Cleve
land Motor Co. and see the attrac
tive and useful articles Mr. Jackson
has made.
Mr. Jackson js especially anxious
to have the school hoys of Kings
Mountain lo inspect his display. Tc
has also consented to show the boys
how this work is done and help
them in every way he. can. He stated
hits of people thought it took ex
pensive machinery and tools to do
this work of art. which is not true.
Mr. Jackson also expressed a de
sire of giving a prize next year to
the school boy who made the best
article in wood-craft. The display
will he in the show rooms of the
Cleveland Motor Co. which is now
vacant, waiting for the new 1937
Chevrolets to come in.
Stolen Car Recovered
The new 19i j Chevrolet car of
Bud Falls which was stolen from in
fiout of 1 is home on City Street.
Monday night was found abandoned
near Belmont Wednesday morning.
The car had been driven only 27
miles after it was stolen. Chief Har
vey Harrilson carried Mr. Falls to
Gastonia to identify his car and get
it hack. The car was brand new
having been driven only 600 miles
before it was stolen.
Carl Davidson had his car stolen
about two weeks ago, hut he was
not as fortunate as Mr. Falls. His
:ur has not been recovered.
COTTON REPORT
Census report shows that there
were 1,590 bales of cotton ginned in
Cleveland county from the crop of
1936 prior to October 1. as compared
with 11,970 bales ginned to October
1, crop of 1935.
Postpone Meeting Of
Garden Club
The regular meeting of the Gar
den Club will not be held on Friday
of this week as scheduled but will
be postponed until Friday afternoon
of next week, at 3:30. Members will
please remember change of date.
(&a\hmqton
wQnaftehoU
by James Preston
(Opinions Expressed in This Column
Are Not Necessarily the Views of
This Newspaper.)
As maneuvering continues be
tween the American Federation of
Labor and its left-wing offspring,
the Committee for 1 iustrial Organ
ization, headed by John L. Lewis of
the Mine Workers Union, national
observers are watching develop
ments closely. Much of the picture
has developed already in the back
ground, and there is reason to be
lieve that recent peace overtures by
a leader of the C. I. O. are more
portentous than appear on the sur
face.
* * * *
The C, O. O., with Lewis'n, pavid
Dubinsky, head of the Ladies' Gar
ment Workers Union, and Sidney
Hillman, head of the Amalgamated
Clothing "Workers, was organized
last spring with a pronounced lft
ward swing away from the Federa
tion, It has received consistent sup
port by the Daily Workers, organ
of the Communist Party, Both Du
(Cont'd on back page)