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^Aa-tch label on your Paper and don’t let your subscription Expire! Kings Mountain erald VOL. 34 NO. 50 4+t+*t+444++MtW /+++♦ The date on the label Is ths date your paper will Expire KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C. THURS: i Y, DEC. 10, 1936 FIVE CENTS PER COPY1 State And National News Condensed In Brief Form —National News— Washington, Dec. 8.—Rulers of the nation's largest transportation net woik — the 23,000 mile Van Swerin fctn system — were summoned today as t^e first witness in the senate’s investigation of railroad financing. Chairman Wheeler, Democrat, Montana, of the senate interstate commerce committee said he would < pen the inquiry with a study of the Missouri Pacific system one of (he score of railray properties as +< inHod by the late Van Sweringen hroiheis ci' Cleveland. Tuscaloosa, Ala., Dec. 8.—A dozen communities charged heavy daniagt 4.,....^ to c ^ L-S 0..SC .i Oil., u.. .. ...i. .■ marched across four southern state* yesterday Freakish weather brought the twisters — ordinarily tornadoes do . not visit the south in winter —and more than two score persons were | b ifosdr kits, bin.a J..T' p hurt and thousands of dollars worth of property destroyed in their Texas to Alabama path." — - ■ Charleston. S. C., Dec. 8.—A 300 pound sunfish, extremely rare in wa tors htreabouts, was found awash o’l the beach at the is'e of Palms. Asderson, S. C.. Dec. 8.—Sheriff Sam Hunnicutt investigated today reports that Charles McDonald, 2h son of the late Rep R. D. McDonald of Oconee county, was killed while motcring to the West. Washington, Dec. 8.—Secretasy lekes called today for spetding up of an inventory of the country’s miner al. land and water resources. “Since we must know what and where our rtsources are before a comprehensive plan for their utiliza tion can be made, and since intelli gent planning must preetde wise de velopmet and prudent use in the in forest of conservation.” lie said in his annual report, “there should be a speedisg up of stock taking so that 11 will be completed within a short span of years.” CanTielton, Ind., Dec. 8.—Mrs. Dor thea Lehman, 36, asd her son, Wil liam, 14, were burned to death and three other members of the family were burned badly when their log cabin summer residence was destroy cl by fire early today. Mexico City, Dee. 8.—'Mexico’s gov ersment. opened its doors today to Leon Trotzky, the modern man with out a country. ' Clianting of asylum to the oft eril od former bolsnevist leader was 'lib Use with Mexico’s traditional policy of giving refuge without qu:esJ!oinp, to all political refugees,” Eduardo Hay, Mexican foreign minister, de clared. Washington Courthouse, O., Dee. 8.—-Authorities were puzzleed today is the slaying of 79 year old Rufus W. Hutson, found battered to death In his locked residence, but hopefullv predicted developments within 24 hours. Charleston, S. C„ Dec. P.—Nine fishermen appeared little the worse today after an uncomfortable two <lays’ bobbing about off shore in their disabled 33 foot motorboat. —State Mews— Koanoke Rapids, Dec. y.—A coro ners jury last night exonerated VVil ..am i>aughtry, driver of a car that struck a bicycle, causing tie death „t' two children. The children, Raymond Williams, 13. and his brother, Walter, 8, were killed as they rode a bicycle on a highway near here baturlay night. Gcston'a, Dec. 9.—Two negro jur ors were drawn for service by the Gaston' county Commissioners vest* r day — the first negroes ever named for jury service in the history ot Gaston county. They are Professor Walter E. RMcs, fom-er ty ad r r I. . n acnd eniy, r.egro preparatory school and . - at here, and A. A. Well man, Gastonia negro p’asterer. Gastc:,.v, lmc. —Ktv. E. F. Stab ler an; it-.1 O Erwi.t, M thodls; • C;. ; ’ :>t ssemer City, appear ed before the Gaston county commis ‘ lay and asked that some thing be done about the condition-o: the liquor anti beer traffic in Besse mer City. Xu action was recoiled by the commissioners, other than to point out the s;ai.e law makes it manda tory that they grant beer licenses to ail applicants wl,o have the $25 license fee and have not been con victed ot moral turpitude or viola ■Joii of the prohibition law. R-'leigt- D , . 9.—J. F. Griswell of N. C State College predicted today that approximately 120,000 applica tions for payments under the 1930 coil conservation piogirani would be filed by North Carolina farmers. He sa;d nearly 15,000 applications had been received and that they were coming in at the rate of about 1,500 a day. Laurinburg, Dec. 9.—A deer broke both hind legs when it ran in front of an automobile near her? 'as night. The animal hobbled off into a woods but the auto occupants, W. E. Thompson and S. M. Gattis, fol lowed it by match light and made the kill. Morven, Dec. 9.—An early morn ing fire leveled seven buildings and did damage estimated at $$50,000 to Morven’s business district. Th» buildings destroyed housed the Bank of Morven, the telephone exchange. WPA headquarters and four stores. Greensboro, Dec. 9.—Rita Cain, wl dow of Colin Cain, and Elizabeth Stegall, of Raleigh, today were und er federal court sentences on charg es of harboring Cain while he was a fugitive from justice. Raleigh, Dec. 8.—Resettlement ad ministration officials here report that North Carolina farmers have repaid $649,57081 in RA debts at the close of business November 20. T total of $249,883.00 had bee paid by Octobtr 8 and $389,999 Oct. 24. Los Angeles, Dec. 8.—Veterass of tre Confederacy mourned today the death of Francis G. Downey, 101, southern general in the Civil War. Downey, a Los Angeles suburh, was named after him during his res idence here of 60 years. A brother, John G. Downel, was governor of California in 1860. ♦■■■■—• - ■■■■■■■■■■ ■■■ ■■ . - - - Laughing Around the World With IRVIN S. COBB The Colonel’s Checking System By IRVIN S. COBB /^VNE of the most widely known and most popular railroad men on ^ the Western hemisphere hns for many years handled the pub licity for a Canadian system. He is as popular in the States as he is in the Dominion. Wherever he goes people pay him tribute for his abilities as a story teller, and for his genial and kindly habits gen erally. Those who know him are always g.ad to see him when he comes and always sorry to tell him gooubye when he leaves. Having so many friends and being of so social a disposition, it is almost inevitable that he must do his share of drinking. A few years ago he suffered an attack of illness and the physician who at tended him put him on a diet. One of the regulations was that, until further notice he must take no more than one high-ball every twenty four hours. A few months later he ran down to New York. He called upon a friend and the friend opened a bottle of prime Scotch. As the Canadian refilled his glass for the third time the friend said: “look here, Colonel, I thought by the doctor’s orders you were allowed to take only one drink for each day.” “Yes, that’s right,” said the Colonel, “and I’m following instruc tions. This drink here, for example,”—and he raised the tumbler and ga«ed upon its delectable amber contents—“this is my drink for August the twenty-first of next year.” (Americas News Features, Ine.) Duke banquet Friday Night The Cleveland-itutherford counties Duke University Alumni Asso'daUon of whicr Dr. J. W. Harbison, of Shel by, is pres.utnt win cc. xia.^ Univeisity Day with a u.n.i, i a, u. Kings Mountain Woman’s Club, Kr. day evening. A turkey dinner will be served by members ci the Missionary Society 1 of Central Methtdist cliuich. i .10 principal speaker of the even ins i 11 be Dr. It. S. Criapell, I*rofes I .;or of Psyehoneurosis, who will have tor bis subject, “Looking to the j Cert nnial i>, lidiS.” The program will consist of othei . j !.etrresting features and those ip charge are hoping to have ami ag oth • r distil’-S : sh d gu sis, overnot’ : Cleet, Clyde It. Hoey, if ether on vj;. mciits do not prevent sis attend an ■Parents of students now at Duke University arc unit d to at.end a aa friends of the Institution. and friends in attendance are expect |, .• ft. , 1.1. . ■ i and thost desiring reservations are , s.vod to gei in touch with those in i tKargb... Bank To Pay Dividend The First National Bank for the second consecutive year has declar ed a divident. By their sound busi ness judgment and willingness to serve the public they are able to' make this pleasant announcement. Kings Mountain has a right to b“ proud of her financial institution. The dividend will amount to a bout $2,000 being the second pay ment of a similar amount paid in .July. The total dividend for 193'i represents 4 per cent. SALE OF RED CROSS SEALS Red Cross Christmas Seals are now on sale in Kings Mountain and may be found at Plonk Bros., Keet er s Department Store and Belk’s. Mrs. P. G. Ratterree and Mrs. Grady Patterson are in charge of the sale. Those interested in ridding the country of Tuberculosis, which is not only preventable but curable are asked to buy these seals for use on letters and packages du-ing the Yuletide season. SPECIAL SERVICES HELD AT LUTHERAN CHURCH LAST SUNDAY Church Loyalty day at St. Mat thews Lutheran Church last Sunday was enjoyed by large congregations. The Morning Service attendance packed the Church. Dr. P. D. Brown, Pastor of Ebenezer Lutheran Chur ch, in Columbia, S. C., was tbe guest speaker for both morning and even ing hours. A special feature of the Morning program was the presentation of special gifts to the Church. Two brass Altar vases were presented by Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Mauney, one to the honor of Mrs. W A Hidenhour who has served faithfully as the or ganist for fifty years, the other was given in honor of Mr J. C. Lackey, who has served for 25 years as treas urer of the congregation. A hano rrnely hound new Puppit Bible was presented by Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Mauney in memory of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Mauney. These tiffs were dedicated by the Pastor, L Boyd Hamm. Tne Pastor announced another ift to be received and dedicated la ter. Mrs. W. A. Mauney and her two .ausuters, Mrs. Frank H Summers and Mrs. J. E. Herndon, are present ing a Silver Individual Communion Sci vice in memory of husband and father, Mr. W. A. Mauney. This gift will be dedicated as soon as it ar rives. The Altar and Chancel were beau ifully decorated with cut flowers in memory of all the departed mem bers of St. Matthews. Mrs. Summers and Mrs. Herndon furnished these .lowers. In connection with the Memorial .»■!•'> held at the Morning hour the Pastor announced the facts con crr.ing gifts to the Church that were promised in 1925 by the then ■’our living Charter members, the oth er six having departed this life. Those gifts consist of $37,000.00 in stocks pledged by those four, name !y: Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Mauney, Mr. W. A. Mauney and Mr. Marcus M. Carpenter. These gifts were to be turned over to the Church at their death. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Mauney $17,000, Mr. W A. Mauney, $15,000. and Mr. M. M. .Carpenter $5,000. All of this amount has*been turned over -o the Church except the -amount pledged by Mr. Carpenter. Mrs. M. M. Carpenter, his widow, has the use of this her life time and has provid (Cont’d on back page) Withdraw Bids On Bridge Local Stores Heady f or Christinas Shoppers Only 13 Days In Wuicn To Shop Be i»-r Xii.ls — Stores Are Filled vV:th Gifts For All. -iJy r: mere shopping days r< min before Christmas day, and with usual tv. .tvity auriUe,' Decembt. these two weeks will pass in a hur A visitor to Kings Mountain stores i.i. . aiely impressed with the t'>rr the stocks of Christmas merchandise this year are larger •;.ie. nave be .a in several ..-ui.s 1 ants have been giving a great deal cf time and thought to C) .. ‘.iitta s.oi.ks, atm a re-I ? alt they are offering not only a wi- j r:" »r' of gift s' ’tons hut lilt’ wise mtrh more attractive li:“'s Natural y considerable emphasis .; being put t q p:. o.i .■•>• 'if_t Hi'* .,ear, but i • tilt SftiiH time those is uch ivsu.y meichfiidise. on dispiav indicating that there will be a de . mild for it in these more prosper- j :.;s times. Gifts of this tyre aiwa s ; please. However, no one ever turns down a practical gift, or one that is | ■badly needed, and so this Crristmas I one may eypect to find net only prac I lical gifts but likewise those which night be considered by some as ^ axuries. The stores in Kings Mountain are • rettier and more ah'rat 'in th.'s Christmas, and the windows are of ufScient it • rest to prov de man ours of w indow shopping for those who like to look before they buy. While no ohlcia! ;c n .m.-ein-nf* have been made as yet, it is likefv that the stores will stay open later in tile even' ig, beginning test week-, - r.u nt of this • hours will he made It -r. tiiis issue if ike I’erald will lv fend r-dvur.is i ients of n any Kings res You will find it very interesting to read every on° 'li adv. rtisements, and use 'hero as gv'u< in ; '• .1 g yeirr ■' hristmas fiurchases, Po many peo ple worry nbe- . finding pro- r gift selections for each member of the fawiih as well -1 f f,s. a d yet they con solve such problems in a few minutes by studying the ad < ills in this issue. Billing Mill To Start Operation SHOPLIFTER CAUGHT HERE In less than 24 hours Graham Camby, brother of I.on Oamby, who is now in Federal Prison on a liquor charge, was caught, arrested, tried convicted, and sentenced to six months on the roads for shopliftin'; Judge Ector Harrill, who presid'd in the absence «f Bynum Weath rs, 3t Recorder's Court here Wednes day afternoon passed sentence. Camby was caught Tuesday night shoplifting several items from Sum mer Drug Co. Mr. John McGill noth; ed Camby put a clock in a bag. Mr. McGill held Camby until officers ar rived. The officers upon investigat ing found other items alleged collec ted by Camby to steal. One merchant remarked that ail the merchants had been warned to be on the look o’U for shoplifter dur ing the Christmas rush. Clerks have been instructed t° keep their eyes , open and watch any suspicious per sons very carefully. MUSIC CONCERT FRIDAY There will be a music festival at the Central High School Auditorium ; Friday evening Dec. 11, at 7:30. The High School Band, the High j School Boys’ and Girls’ Glee clubs, and the grammar school Glee f i ub I will participate in the program. The public is cordially invited. There will be a small admission charge. ■* Will Rogers’ Humorous Story By WILL ROGERS 'T'HERE was once a woman that couldn’t get along with her cooks, and she couldn’t cook her self either. That was one reason why she had so much trouble with her cooks, I reckon. She didn’t know what she was bawling them out for. Well, one day she said to her husbar.^ “Say, I fired Molly, But I got wo... from the Cookey Employ ment Agency that they’ve got a convention of cooks on down in their place this afternoon. I wish you’d drop in there and pick me out a likely one.” So that night hubby came back without a cook, and his wife says, “Say didn’t I tell you to go around to that cook’s convention and bring me somebodyT’’ "Yeah, and I went” "But couldn’t ybu find a suitable cook In a whole national convention of 'em?" “Well, they looked suitablt enough, but we’d already had all of ’em.” (Amtricaa Maws Fsaturw*, lae.1 _ For the first time in four or fivo years yarn will soon be produced at the Dilling Mill according to Ladd Ham.tck who will be in active charge of the Mill recently acquired at an Auitmn Sale by the stockhold ers. Ten bales of cotton will be started through the machinery that has been overhauled, this week. And just as fast as other machinery can be put in shape more cotton will be used. The capacity of the yarn de pai tment of the Dilling is 75 bales per week. Part of the yarn produced at the Dilling plant will be used by the Phenix Mill, the rest will be sold. 2 ply yarn will be manufactured. The Dilling will be operated as Plant No. 2 cf the Phenix Mill. All bookkeeping and office work will be handled at the Phenix ottice. An em ployment office will be set up at the Dilling Plant. Mr. Earle Hamrick, of Shelby, president of the Phenix Mill, will also serve as President of the or ganization. Mr. Ladd Hamrick will serve as assistant secretary and treasurer. Mr. Glenn White, Super intendent of the Phenix will also be superintendent of the Dilling Plant. It is understood that as soon as the yarn department has been put into complete operation that the rayon weaving will be started. Kings Mountain is very fortunate in having this mill back in the hands of those who want to see the mill in full operation, as the pay roll of this mill will mean a great boom to local business. Senior Class Entertained By Grade Mother The members of the Senior class of Kings Mountain High School war. entertained by their grade mother, Mrs. W. C. Caveny, at Mountain View Hotel last Frilay evening. The guests were seated at a long ban riuet table, attractively decorated. The menu consisted of grape fruit cocktail, oysters, celery, pickles and chocolate popsicles. Mrs, Caveny was assisted in en tertaining by Miss Mary Hoddey Ed yards, director of Music in the city schools and an evening of music and ■Mnes was enjoyed. A special fea ture of the evening's entertainment .as several solo numbers by Wm. Cray, colored, grade at'- of Lincoln Academy. The guests induled (lass mem bers, their home room teacher. Mrs. W. T. Weir and Miss Mary Koddey Edwards. SHOP EARLY Only 13 Shopping Days Until Christmas Below is a dispatch from Raleigh pertaining to the much discussed Overhead Bridge. This project has been under consideration for several months. At one time the To'vn Coun. cil, and Mayor approved the plan but for some reason it later developed the project was not approved. The article follows: RALEIGH.—All bids for building a $100,000 overpass to eliminate the ■ grade crossing at Kings Mountain on ! highway No. T4, will be withdrawn i by the state righwav commission to dav and the federal funds allocated for this project will be placed to J some other project, it is learned from Oapus Waynick. chairman of the highway commission. All necessary engineering was done on this grade crossing elimina ! tion and bids were received from con tractors, but the town of Kings Mountain did not provide the neces | sary right of way and agree t° take '■are of right cf way damages, inci dent to the changing of the road. Hence contractors who placed bids on the grade crossing elimination project are being notified today that all bids are refused. This will mean the abandonment of the K ngs Monn tain job which was to have been done with federal grade crossing, elimination funds, provided the town had furnished the right of way paid for any property damages incident to changing the route slightly. "We regard this crossing as im portant and would like to build this bridge,” says Chairman Waynick. ‘We have no funds we can use for right °f way and damages and the town of Kings Mountain has signi fied its unwillingness to carry throu gh on the lines of plan which w - necessarily have adopted. We should like very much to go ahead with the contract except for the hitch with the Kings Mountain authorities.’’ MRS. ROBT. E. KERR FUNERAL SUNDAY Funeral services for Mrs. Robert E. Kerr, age 70, were held at Eliza beth Bapt.st church, Sunday after noon and were attendel by a large irowd of friends and relatives. Rev. J. W. Suttle was in charge of the service. Mrs. Kerr died at her home or West Mountain street Saturday aft ernoon, her death coming as a grtal shock to many of htr friends who did not know of tne seriousness of her illness. Her children and other mem bers of the family wert at rer bed side when the tnd came. She was before marriage. Miss Sarah Emiline Hold, daughter of the late Jesse and Elizabeth Hord, prom inent tamily of near Shelby, Cleve land county. During her residence in Kings Mountain, she was a member of the First Baptist church and fo many years, in earlier ilfe, was a member of Elizabeth church. Her love for family and friends was demonstrated by tendes minis trations and service and she will be greatly missed not only by her im mediate family and in her home but by her neighbors and other ac quaintances. Surviving her are her aged hus band, sir children, Miss Pearl Kerr and Mrs. Eugene Mathis, both of v.-bom lived in the home with their parents, Mrs. Leroy Johnson, of Swansea, S. C., Joe E. Kerr, of Greenville, S. C., Jake G Kerr of Rork Hill, S C„ Dr. R M Kerr of Columbia, S ,C„ and four stepchild ren, Mrs. C. H. Robbins, Frank Kerr Miss Jessie Kerr, all of Gaffney, S. C., and Mrs. C. D. Gladden of Kings Mountain. She is also survived by the following sisters and brothers: Mrs. J. C. Keller, Mrs. Ed Hord, W. M Hord, all of Kings Mountain. Adam Hord of Gastonia; Ed Hord and Mrs. Tom Alien of Shelby, and Mrs, Joe Kendricks of Waco. (WubkUujton by James Preston (Opinions Expressed in This Column Are Not Necessarily the Views of This Newspaper.) Washington political students ar<> \ still discussing the apparent para dox of the recent elections. Belated election returns on purely local ques tions have only added emphasis to the point they are making. Many Congressional districts, for instance, elected men to the Nation al House of Representatives whc openly boasted that they were "radi cals," that they trought the gov ernment should control everything a man does and says. But — and here's the rub— dis trrist after district voted for self styled “conservatives” on purely lo (Cont'd on back page)