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THURSDAY, NOV. 26, 1936
VOL. 34 NO. 48.
KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C.
FIVE CENTS PER COPY*
State And National News
Condensed In Brief Form
—National News—
Douisviile, Kv„ Nov. 24.—Briga
dier-General Henry Denhardt round
ed < ut hos third day of incareeralion
today in tin; Jefferson county jail
while a daughter of the woman he
is accused of killing—and planned
lo marry — began her third days as
a bride.
Meanwhile, attorneys for both
Denhardt and the commonwealth ex
pected to confer in separate meet
ings today. Beckham Overstreet, on
defense counsel, said lie spentt Sun
day at Da Grange investigating the
ease and reported “finding new wit
nesses.”
No word came from the deffense
whether It would take immediate
steps to attempt to free the general
on bail.
Palmer, Alaska, Nov. 24.—The
first violent death in the Federal set
tlenient colonv at Matanuska -— a
bride shot through the heart —still
stood as “suicide” today in the U. S.
commissioner’s records after a mys
terious investigation.
Assistant U. S. District Attorney
Warren A, Taylor and IT, s. marsh
al’s deputies left, the valley last
night apparently without finding evi
dence to refute the verdict of a cor
oner’s jury that Mrs. Alva Pilkenton
fired a rifle bulltt through her heart
in her home November 11.
Taylor, who reopened at case,
said the suicide verdict wornd stand
until additional evidence was produc
ed. “Such evidence may he forthcom
ing” he added.
Berne, Switzerland, Nov. 23.—The
Swiss federal council announced to
day adherence to tHe international
monetary agreement.
Notes were dispatched to Wash
ington, London and Paris.
Y e council informed those capi
tals it “takes recogition of their
declaration concerning their inten
tions on monetary policies and ap
proves the general principles con
tained in the convention of Septem
ber 23 among the three powers.”
The communique said that “by
this formal communication the coun
cil pursues negotiations formerly an
nounced which have for their goal
collaboration of other states and for
adhesion of Switzerland to the con
vention for the remittance of gold."
London, Nov. 24.—Emperor Haile
Selassie of Ethopia protested to the
league of nations today against Aus
tro-Hungarian recognition of Italian
occupation of his kingdom.
The protest was made in a letter
to Joseph A. C. Avenol, secretary
general of the league of nations.
“It is the will of God that dom
ination by force shall perish by the
.same force that imposed it, the'
negus wrote.
Washington, Nov. 24.—Celebrants
of the 100 anniversary of the Ameri
tan patent system heard today a
warning that regimentation and po
litical domination threaten inven
tion throughout much of the world.
Tampa, Fla.., Nov. 24.—Outspoken
threat of a rival organization faced1
American Federation of Labor lead
ers today while they neared a show
down on future relations with John
1U. Lewis' rebel unions.
—State News—
Robersonviile, Nov. 24. -Authoriti
es throughout eastern North Caroli
na were on the watch today for
clues to the hammer-slaying of Thom
as Holiday, 24, found dying at his
filling station a few hours before he
was to have attended his little dau
ghter's fourth birthday celebration.
Highway patrolmen and county
officers who investigated after the
crime was reported by Leslie Rid
dick, who said he stepped en route
to Aberndeen to get s soft drink at
Holiday's station, sain robbery ap
parently was the motive.
Holiday died a few minutes after
reaching a doctor's office, where he
was taken by Riddick about 4:110 A
M.
Roanoke Rapids, Nov. 24.— H. E.
Dobbins, police chief here, said in
vestigation indicated James Robin
son, negro, beat Nat Bariowe with
a shotgun in an altercation over au
tomobile right-ofway here, and that
Robinson was shot and seriously
wounded later when lip threatened
Policeman Sam Jones in resisting
arrest.
Greensboro, Nov. 24.—Only a hand
till of the 500 students at North
Carolina Agricultural and Technical
college for negroes had broken away
today from a steadfast refusal by
the student body to attend classes or
eat at the college dining hall until
tboir demands for diet improvement
are met.
Winston-Salem, Nov. 24.—The con
gregation of the First Institutona’.
negro church here was in an uproar
today, but not as loud a one as ac
companied disruption of services Sun
day when officers took away their
pastor for “disturbing religious wor
ship."
It all came about, the variou in
terested parties agreed, w! on Ed
ward Gholson, founder of th • • kurch
claimed his recent resignation to
pastor had not been accepted anti
sought to oust a supply pastor from
the pulpit.
Concord. Nov. 24.—The stately
steeple of the First Presbyterian
church, located on Union street near
the heart of the city, can again be
seen reaching into the sky.
A large part of the steeple was
toppled to the ground by the cy
clone which hit Concord last spring,
causing much damage to residences,
and business houses.
Winston-Salem, Nov. 24.—Ernest
Monroe Gough, 17, who, companions
said, climber a pole to “do some
stunts," touched a high voltage wire
and was electrocuted.
Dillon, S. C., Nov. 24.—Dillon wiv
es apparently don't go through their
husbands pockets vtry thoroughly,
Workers in a dry cleaning plant
here found two $500 cashiers checks
in the pockets of a man's suit. A
day later they found $100 incurrency
in another suit. Money and checks
were returned.
Laughing Around the World
With IRVIN S. COBB
Taking In A Partner
By IRVIN S. COBB
A MOUNTAINEERING gentleman had come down into the lowlands
of northern Alabama on court business. On his way down out of the
hills as was plain to see, he had looked upon his native moonshine when
it was white. Now he was seeking trouble and he didn’t care how soon
he found it either.
In a gait that was a happy compromise between a swagger and a
stagger he projected himself into groggery. The place was fairly well
filled. Lurching up to the bar he slammed his fist down upon it and
in a loud voice introduced himself to the assembled company after this
fashion:
“I’m a tall sycamore frum the mounting. I measure thirty foot
to the first limb and I’m hard to climb. I’m free from cat-faces, snakes,
knots or woodpecker holes. I don’t] bend before the roarin’ storm and
I ain’t never been afeard of the jagged lightnin’. Hear me and tremble.
I can lick any six men in this county!”
There was a sudden flurry, a thud of opposing bodies coming into
violent collision. When the dust cleared away, the tall sycamore of the
mountains was flat opon the barroom floor with the local champion
Beated astride him. .... . „
“Do you still think you can lick any six men in this county"
inquired the champion softly. , . . „
“Well, you and me both can lick any six men in this county,
stated the fallen monarch of the forest
(American Mam Feature#. Inc.1
SCOUTS ADVANCE
AT COURT OF HONOR
The regular monthly meeting of
the Hoy Scout Court of Honor was
■ held in the High School building
Thursday night at 7:30 o'clock. 107
Hoy Scouts were present for the
Court.
Meeting opened with prayer by
Rev. W. M. Boyce follow'd with the
repeating of the Boy Scout Oath led
by R. M. Schiele, Scout Executive.
Anncuncementswere made and
then the work of the Court proceed
ed as follows:
Tenderfoot.
Eugene Mathis 6; Jimmy Willis fi
Marion White 2; R L. Hensley 2;
Dean Payne 5; Ernest Huft’stetler 5;
Stonewall Walker 5.
Second Class.
Miles Mauney 2; Ernest Mauney
2; Dwight Bollinger 2; Gordon Lad
shaw 6.
MERIT BADGES—Cooking.
Ladd Hamrick Jr., S,
First Aid
Ladd Hamrick 0,
Firry Aid tc Animals
Eugene Eskew 6.
Safety
Ben Long 1.
Swimming.
,T. T Phoagtn 6; Ladd Hamrick 6;
J, O’ Bridges f),
Woodwork
Ben Long 1.
1 Life Scou+ Rank.
Ladd Hamrick 6.
j Fade Bronze Palm
Paul Stewart 2.
After the Court motion pictures
made at the Piedmont Scout Camp
. were shown.
Meeting closed with the repeat
( ing of the Scout Benediction
More than a hundred boys attend
ed the meeting and a good number
of men attended.
Phenix Mill
Dilling
Co. Buys
ill For ^ 125,000
DR. FRAZER SPEAKS
AT MEN'S CLUB
Dr. W. H. Frazer, President of
Queens College, at Cliarlotte, was
lie guts' speaker at tile Men's Club
supper here last Tuesday evening at
the Woman’s Club building. A de
licious turkey supper was strved by
the local chapter of the Eastern
Star.
Glee Bridges, new vice president,
presided in the absence of newly
elected President Paul Mauney.
Dr. Frazer was introduced by Rev.
P. D. Patrick, who was on the pro
gram committee with F. E. Bigger
staff
Dr. Frazer In a very eloquent
manic r offered a five-point program
for the remedy of the condition of
the world. His program as outlined
is as follows;
1. Necessities for all befort luxu
ries for any.
2. He that will not work shall not
eat.
3. Each n n sha'l be enumerated
according to his contribution to so
cier-.
4. After. Capital, management, and
labor, the three necessities tor busi
ness hr been paid, the profit shall
be divided.
■3. Weaker nations shall be pro
tected by the stronger ones.
He stated that if the above plan
could be put into practice much of
tin' trouble of the world today would
be ended.
Citizen Brings Up
Bridge Issue Again
The projected State Highway
uiicige over liie railroad ai King
sneer ana Luo propuseu Hew street
improvements join3 the project and
extending King street tinoudh the
iowu «cit 10 aie oiieiby aign'.va,,
bus belli a rather hotly contested is
sue. No news nas come from either
side in the controversy tor several
months. Witn the expressed pur
pose ot arousing the community a
Baiu to this project Aubrey Aiauney
throws the issue at us again. In his
writing as an "Aroused Citizen” and
as "Town Booster” he is credited by
some as keeping tins matter before
the community. Some might like to
see the nitter die a quite death but it
seems that be wants to keep it alive
to the last breath. The Herald does
not take sides in this matter. it
would welcome the argument from
the other side. The Herald wants
tlie news. A detailed drawing of the
bridge and blue prints of the whole
project are ou fiie at the City Hall.
Those interested may study the
plans for themselves. We give you
his statement as it came to us:
“I have been interested in just
one filing as to projected public im
provements for the town and that
is that we get all that we can have
given us while it is being handed to
us and that the citizenship get the
whole truth and that these things
be decided for ilie good of the whole
community and not for any stilish
interest of a few. This goes for the
King street bridge and development
as well as any oilier.
“Final plans have been presented
for this project by the State High
way Department. The Town Council
is on record as having approved of
the plan and as having agreed to as
sume cost of property damages in
case of such. Yet for some reason
unknown to the community the pro
ject is being held up. Humors say
for one thing that certain property
owners have changed their position
becanse as they see the project now
it will increase the vajue of some
one's propertf more than their own.
"The owners property adjoining
the projected bridge were interview
ed and they put a price on their own
property of around $55,000. Some
properties were very fairly priced
others were as could be expected
unreasonable. Taking this as fail
the damage to the property at the
very worst could not be over out
SHOP EARLY
Only 24
Shopping Days
Until
Christmas
if -
I nourth
$15,000.
of this amount — less than
Ami as the writer sees it
■ ibis would be but a temporary dam
; age. Within a few years the property
would because of the project b. in
creased in value.
"A report is being made of a sur
vey being made just now to take
this big:.way completely around the
town. In that case the would-be ad
! joining property will be damaged in
| a real and permanent way. And the
! whole community would suffer a
i loss. Streets that the State Highway
j would build and maintain through
| the town would have to be built if
I at all with our o n money and main
, tained if maintained with out own
1 money.
j “The bridge project according to
final plans is much better for com
munity than originally indicated in
preliminary surveys. The State
would build a mile of improved
streets extending West King street
to join the Shelby highway outside
of the city limits. This mile if built
with our own money would cost us
probably more than $25,000. We are
offered an improved street on the
West side of Railroad Avenue to the
Cleveland Motor Company. We are
offered a widened improved street
(Coat'd on back page)
Will Rogers’
Humorous Story
+-+
By WILL KULEKS
TTIERE was a cop in Chicago
that hoard an awful loud yell
ing on his beat at about three
o’clock in the morning. He thought
I
J
it was just another guy that was
being taken for a ride, making a
little objection, so he didnt’ inter
fere. But the guy that was holler
ing so loud gradually came around
the comer towards where the cop
was standing, and then the cop seen
that it wasn’t no ride the fellow
was taking at all. He’d just come
out of a speakeasy, and his face
was purple from yelling, “Oh, John
and Jerry! Come on here, John and
Jerry 1”
The cop says, “See here, you
can’t yell that way in this street
at this time in the night Some
strangers are In town, and they
want to sleep.”
“Yeah, officer," the guy says.
1 real friendly-like, "but them bums
in the speakeasy was gettin’ rough
with me, and I was just calling my
two brothers to come an’ help me
mop up the joint”
‘‘All right, but don't holler so
“But officer, I got to holler loud.
My brothers are Doth in London.
New* Teeter** lne.1
Seniors Entertain
At Central School
On Wednesday, ;miv. IS the elev
' enlh guide gave a very interesting
assembly program to celebrate Book
Week. John Hicks gave a short talk
about Hook Week and the importan
ce ol having boow friends. After
John's having mentioned the best
known book as having several kinds
of literature and short stories in it,
Naomi Edens told a short story
which she had memorized from tlie
best known book. When she finished
tile children were allowed to guess
n m what book it was taken. They
ail responded, The Bible.
A ont-act play, Cross My Palm
With Silver, was presented by mem
bers of the eleventh grade, Dick Ba
Kir played Die pair of BiacvOI Mary
■ ioyi e McGill, Deana, the fortune
teller; Ben Long, Carlos, the gypsy
fiddler; Carolyn I lord, the gypsy
singer. A gypsy dance was given bv
Martha Lou Mauney, Pauline Gofor
th. and Saiena Barton with Mrs. Au
brey Mauney as the accompanist.
Nelllue Gault,, representing Cinder
ella; Virginia Plonk, Plorenct Night
in gale; Ruth Caveny, Alice in Won
derland; Clyde Putnam, loin Sawyer
Paul Patrick, Long John Silver; and
Bay Black, Robin Hood, entend the
stage one by one to have their for
tunes told. The audience delighted
•he eleventh grade very much by
guessing every one of tile book char
acters that they had portrayed.
Another Car Coes Over
King Street Embankment
A 19251 model Chevrolet eoaeh is
the latest ear to go over the King
street embankment, the location of
ttie proposed overhead bridge, at the
■orner of Kb .. .-treet and Railroad
avenue.
i i,. car was driven by Frank Bry
ant, colored man who lives two mil
es. scum of Grover. The car almost
a total wreck, being crushed and
smashed as if it had been made of
pasteboard.
One other colored man was in the
car besides ihe driver. After the car
reached the boltom of the drop, both
men snook themselves and was lit
lie tile worst for the ace-id; lit. One
had a bumped head and the other
iiad a small cut above the eye.
A bystander remarked to the driv
er that he should get on his knees
and thank the Lord for saving his
life. He replied lie had already pray
ed, and now he wanted to get his
car fixed.
The accident occurred Tuesday
night about 11:15, the driver stating
he was blinded by an approaching
car.
This is one of a number of acci
dents that has taken place at this
location.
LIBRARY COMMITTEE
MEETING
Members of the Library Commit
ttt held a meeting Monday evening,
at which time plans were formulated
for the opening of Kings Mountain
Public Library. A report of the drive
to secure the necessary fund was
j made by Haywood K. Lynch, general
j chairman.
Complete details will be announc
ed later as to the opening.
Contributions received since last
I week are:
I Woman's Club . $2.",.no
I Mrs. I. Boyce Falls . $3.00
D. H. Kincaid . $5.00
The Study Club donation should
have been $3.75 instead of $2.75 as
reported last week . $1.00
Total . $34.00
Previously reported . $508.27
Grand Total . $544.27
FIREMEN WANT
TOYS
The Firemen of Kings Mountain
are very much in the need of toys,
not to play with, but to put in shape,
so they may be given to the needy
children, and make their little
hearts happy on Christmas day. Re
gardless of the condition, all toys
are solicited. Every one is asked to
bring their toys to the Town Hall
The Firemen will repair, paint, and
put them in first class shape. The
toys will be distributed Christmas.
One Fireman remarked if the peo
pie of Kings Mountain could have
made the trip last year to give the
toys out. and see how many little
boys and girls were made happj
they would ramble around the house
and collect all the toys availabli
and bring them at once to the Fire
men.
Stockholders ot the Billing Mill in
a meeting here Tuesday accepted
tlie oiler of $125,000 by the Pheuir
Mill Co., for the ruiil property. At
ihe auction .ah conducted here Mon
day at noon. Mr. Earle Hamrick, of
Shelby, pn sklent of the i’henix Mill
Co., made the highest and last bid
on the property.
The bid was opened by Mr. A. O.
Myers, Gastonia mill executive, with
an offer of $100,000. This bid was
| laised by Mr. Hamrick to $105,000,
j no bidding continued between Mr.
Myers and Mr. Hamrick, in $5,000
■Limps until ii was knocked off on
Mr. Hamrick at $125,000. Mr. George
Mason, Gastonia Attorney, conducted
the sale.
Mr. Ladd Hamrick, general mans
i "pv of the Phi-nix - it, d o tlie Her
ald that the mill will be put in oper*
anon jusi as soon a.s pOi? nuit, with
the yarn department starting up
first. Tlie opet alien of this mill u,.i
mean a great deal to the prosperity
oi Kings .vluunu, n, and the business
| interest of Kings Mountain is look
The Billing Mills company, whose
liquidation was voluntary, was head
ed by A. G. Myers of Gastonia. Its
property consists of S3 a- r s of land,
<> mill buildings, two warehouses,
103 tenement houses, ami an in,
cuincry in tin- mill buildings. One of
I the units manufacturing rayon dress
. goods, while the other made cotton
yarn. The two together employed a
i bout G00 - workers under normal con
ditions. The mill had been idle for
several months.
RED CROSS DRIVE NOW ON
The Combined Red Cross and
Social Welfare Drive is now on,
and it has been unofficially esti
mated that over $800 has been
raised in the first two days. A
ci w of about 5j enthusiastic work
ers are now busy canvassing the
i own for donations. Everyone is
urged to make their contribution
as soon as possible.
This ,s _he first; time in the
h story of K;ngs Mountain that a
systematic way of handling wel
1 it 1 oi,. hr.s been started, and it
is hoped that every cit zen will be
glad to give their part.
SHIRLEY TEMPLE
DOLL TO EE GIVEN
AWAY
\ beautiful 27 in h Shirley Tem
ple doll will be given away at the
Dixie Theatre during the showing of
Shirley Temple's latest picture,
"Dimples" Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday.
You dr not have to be present to
win. and there is no cost Attached
to this olfcr. The Doll will be given
away Wednesday, Dec. 2nd.
Another feature attraction to the
theatre goers of Kings Mountain to
bo offered next week is the personal
appearance of Evelyn Frechette,
sweetheart of John Dillinger, on thj
imperial stage next Monday. Miss
Frechette is a beautiful French
Indian girl who Dillinger loved, and
who was sentenced to two years in
the Michigan Penitentiary for har
boring Dillinger. This attraction is
for one day oni, Monday, Nov. 30th.
RUSH ON HUNTING
LICENSE
120 Hunting License have already
boon sold so far this season accord
ing to Charlie Dilling who has char
ge of the sale. Mr. Dilling was kept
busy most all day yesterday getting
; the hunter fixed up with licenses for
Thanksgiving. Most of the hunters
were going out for birds while some
were going deer hunting, others said
they were going to try their luck at
I bagging Brer Rabbitt.
All hunters were cautioned to be
very careful as so many hunters wili
he in the fields and woods.
GASTON MORROW
DIES
' Gaston Morrow, 12 year old son of
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Morrow, died
last Wednesday night at the CTy
Hospital In Gastonia. The young
man was operated In for appendiei I
tis and complications set in, causing /
death. Interment was in Mountain /
est cemetery.
THANKSGIVING
SERVICE
St. Matthews' congregation will
hold their Thanksgiving Service
Thanksgiving Morning at 9:30 in tin
' A. R. P. church. The heating plan
at the Lutheran church Is being re
- paired and will be ready before Sun
' day.