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VOL. 34 NO. 52
KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C.
THURSC»\Y, DEC. 24, 1936
FIVE CENTS PER COPY!
State And National News
Condensed In Brief Form
—National News—
Washington, Dec. 23—Thirty sev
«n thousand grand stand seats for
the inaugural parade Jandary 20,
have been put on sale at prices rang
ing from $3.50 to $10.
The inaugural committee in let
ters sent to democratic clubs throug
hout the nation explained that cou
struction costs had pushed ihe price
up 40 per cent from 1933 levels.
The first taker was Senator Guf
fey of Pennsylvania, who ordered 1,
000 top price tickets,.
Berlin, Dec. 23.—Mounting food
prices harassed German housewives
today as officials pushed a campaign
to regiment purchasers and shop
keeper.
First returns in the government
supervised plebiscite of fats pur
chasers developed a new difficulty
in the German drive to insure econo
mic self-sufficiency.
Hot Springs, Ark, Dec. 23.—Two
companies of the Arkansas national
guard mobelized early today to aid
100 other men in searching dense
woods ten miles south of here for
two year old Charles Warren who
toddled into the forest behind his
father yesterday and became lost.
Havana, Dec. 23.—Political friends
of Cuban President Miguel Hariano
Gomez frankly expressed the belief
today nothing could be done to avert
his impeachment for fighting the
army sponsored sugar bill.
Clarksburg, W. Va., Dec. 23.—An
argument about a dollar to buy
Christmas gifts for two of their five
children led to the deaths of Anthr
ny McNear, 45, of nearby Terra Alta,
and his wife, Mrs. Pearl McNear 35.
Buenos Aires Dec. 23.—Inter
|\merican peace conference dele
gates met in their final plenary ses
sion today to approve 37 measures
to strengthen bonds among the A
merican republics and liberalize
trade policies.
They stood silent for one minute
1n memory of the victims of the
earthquake at San Vicente, El Sal
vador.
San Salvador, El Salvador, Dec.,
23.—Officials expressed fears today
of a mounting death toll in the de
vastating earthquake which razed a
most all San Vicente and killed at
least 200 persons over the week-end.
Persons arriving in San Salvador
from the stricken provincial capitot
told stories of wholesale ruin, of
shattered buildings and homes, and
of rescuers digging out some 200
holies in the first few hours after
the quake.
Laurens, S. C., Dec. 23.—Clerk of
Court Thomas W. Bennett said to
day $1,000 bond had been posted for
Henry Rhodes, 14, charged with the
fatal stabbing of Joseph Beeks, 15,
in what was escribed as a boyish ar
gument between the two pupils at
the Thomwell orphanage school at
Clinton.
Jacksonville Fla., Dec. 23.—Flori
da’s transient director estimated to
day one third of the penniuess per
sons who roamed the country two
years ago looking for work have
found it.
—State News—
Wilmington, Dec. 23.—Kdgar Lee
Smoak waived a preliminary hearing
in recorder’s court here today and
was held without bail on a charge
of murdering his 15 year old daugh
ter, Annie hTelma, by poison.
A murder charge against his
housekeeper, Mrs. Genette Harker,
was dropped but she was placed un
der $1,000 bond as a material wit
ness.
—
Pinehurst, Dec. 23.—Hundreds of
bridge players in the two Carolinas
have been invited to participate in
the Pinehurst contract bridge tourn
ament here January 22 and 23. Mrs.
Anna Baker Fenner of Tarboro will
be in charge, with R. P. Tingley, of
Charlotte, to serve as official scorer.
Raleigh, Dec. 23.—Conditions with
regard to the illegal sale and use of
alcoholic liquors in "dry” counties
where the state prohibition laws are
still in effect are undoubtedly bad
and "large amounts of illicit liquor
are both manufactured and sold in
many of these counties" the report
of the state liquor commission just
submitted to Governor Ehringhaus
who in turn will submit it to the
1937 general assembly.
Raleigh, Dec. 23.—The U. S. weafh
er bureau forecast today the Neuse
river would go five feet above flood
stage at Kinston by tomorrw morn
ing.
The stream, already three feet
out of its banks, is rising slowly,
the weather bureau said. Only low
lying sections near the city were ex
pected to be affected.
Goldsboro, Dec. 23.—Police listed
as suicide the death of Jesse Lassi
ter, 23, killed by a shotgun blast at
his home near Lagrange yesterday, i
Fifteen minutes before he was j
shot, officers said Lassiter stopped j
at a country store near his home, j
shook hands solemnly with his
friends, saying, “You may never see
me again and I want you to serve as
pallbearers.”
Beaufort, Dec. 23—Thieves enter
ed a chain grocery store here, ap
parently rolled the 600-pound safe
containing $500 to a nearby wharf,
loaled it into a boat and escaped in
the night, 4
Pinehurst, Dec. 23.—The 34th an
nual mid winter tournament for mes
will start here Dec. 28, with an 18
hole qualifying round. Three days of
match play will follow.
Avden. Dec. 23.—Fire destroyed
the Ayden Manufacturing company
plant here, throwing 100 employees
out °f work. It was said to be the
largest furniture plant in the eastern
part of the state.
Raleigh, Dec. 23.—Comment was
lacking in capitol circles today on
the state liquor study commission's
report recommending a state-super
vised system of county-operated
stores under a county option plan.
The commission submitted a mod
el bill approved by four of the seven
members under which the state
would get 20 per cent of the net
profits and each county 80 per cent
: )nlv the package sale of liquor
would be allowd
Laughing Around the World
With IRVIN S. COBB
The Ways of the Army
By IRVIN S. COBB
A GREEN recruit was having his first experience at doing sentry duty
at one of the Southern cantonments in 1917. Toward him through
the darkness came a captain.
“Halt!” Who goes there?” demanded the greenhorn.
VOEh^T T°
QoUECiE
EtTHEf?
“Officer of the day,” came the answer.
“Beat it bo, before I run you in,” said the sentry. “What the hell
would the officer of the day be doin’ hangin’ ’round at night?”.
This story is matched by one that I had from a retired chaplain
who vouched for its authenticity:
The officer of the day was inspecting the guard.
“What are your orders?” he inquired of a drafted man.
“Sir,” said the sentry, in his newly-acquired military, manner, “my
orders are to be vigilant.” ;
"What does vigilant mean?” said the officer. ,
“I don’t know,” said the sentry. „ ., _ ..
“Call the corporal of the guard and We’ll find out,” said the officer.
The corporal of the guard came, and saluted.
“Corporal,” said the officer, “this man here doesn’t know' the mean
ing of the word .vigilant. Suppose you,'tell him.”
“Is means, sir, to be alert,” answered the corporal promptly.
“And what does alert mean?” said the commander, anxious that the
lesson should be driven home to the pupil.
“I don’t know,” said the corporal. • v.
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MAYOR ISSUES WARNING
Mayor J. E. Herndon has asked
the Herald to announce to those
desiring to shoot firecrackers to
please refrain from doing so in the
business section or on the streets.
If firecrackers have to be shot, to
please shoot them on your own
property.
Every year people are seriously
injured with firecrackers and extra
precaution should be taken in fir
ing them.
AGED WOMAN
BURIED TUESDAY
Funeral services for Mrs. Caroline
Biddix, age 75, were held at the Sec
ond Baptist church, Tuesday and in
ferment made in Patterson Grove
cemetery. Rev. C. C. Parker, pastor,
of the church, was in charge of the
funeral and burial rites.
Mrs. Biddix died Monday at her
home at the Sadie Mill and was only
ill for a day.
She is survived by the following
children: Roscoe, who lived with his
mother at the Sadie Mill; Charlie
Biddix, Greenville, S. C.; Lester Bid
dix, Grover; Mrs. Lizzie Leigh, Sa.
die Mill, Gary Biddix, Cora Mill.
LEGION AUXILIARY
SPONSORS COMMUNITY
TREE AND CAROL
SINGING
A large community Christmas tree
bedecked with colored lights, stands
on the vacant lot in front of the
First National Bank.
The tree was furnished by the
members of the Legion Auxiliary as
sisted by Legionaires. )
Carols will be sung at the tree
early Christmas eve and later the
party will sing in other sections of
the city. One group will visit the
County Home and sing for the in
mates.
YOUNG WOMAN DIES
Mrs. Rufus Wood, nee Miss Alary
Geneva King, age 26, died at her
home at the Cora Mill, AVedhesd'av
morning. Mrs. Wood who died of tu
bercular trouble, had been beed bed
fast for the past four weeks.
Funeral services will be held to*
day at 2:30 at the Second Baptist
church with the pastor, Rev. C. C
Parker, in charge, assisted by Rev. ;
R. L. Chaney. Burial will be made
in Mountain Rest cemetery.
Mrs. Wood is survived by her hus
band and the following children:
Quentin, age ten, Richard, eight, i
Martha Sue, six; Jack, four; and
Hubert, one.
She is also survived by her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J C King and the
following brothers and sisters: Mrs.
John Hullender, Mrs. Charles Bur
ton, Mrs. Ivey Roper, Miss Reba
King, Ulevs, Ellis and Willis King
all of the Cora Mill village and Airs.
Melton Kiser, of. High Point.
MAKE FLYING TRIP
Four young men of Kings Moun
tain made a flying trip this week to
Copper Hill. Tenn., a distance of a
bout 250 miles from Kings Alountain.
Leaving here Monday morning, they
went by air with the pilot of the air
plane who had been doing flying
near Kings Mountain for the last
several days. They made the trip
over snow covered mountains in a
bout two and one half hours. The
return trip was made by automobile.
Those making the trip were: E. E
Marlowe, Charles Campbell, Jimmy
Burns and Dr. A. L. Hill.
STORES TO BE
OPEN SATURDAY
The stores of Kings Mountain are
going to remain open. all day Satur
day following Christmas, taking on
ly Christmas for a holiday. The
Bank and Building and Loans will
also be open for business Saturday.
D. A. BEAM CO., SHELBY,
ERECTING NEW BUILDING
D. A. Beam Company is 'erecting -a
$33,000 building on South Lafayette
street in Shelby. This building con
sists of several store rooms and a
base'men?. They planning to move
into this new building after the first
of tbe year.
PREPARATIONS ARE
MADE FOR HAPPY
CHRISTMAS
Buying At High Peak As Shopping
Season Nears End.
Kings Mountain folks are prepar
ing to celebrate the happiest Christ
mas in several years. Christmas buy
ing is at a high peak, and with fair
weather promised until Christmas
day; merchants are hoping to sell
outt all Christmas merchandise by
that time. In fact, a number of mer
chants reported yesterday that many
popular items have been sold, and
that there will be no chance of re
plenishing the supply before Christ
mas.
Special services will be held at
the Lutheran Church Christmas Dav ;
at 8:00 in the morning, and 5:00 in
the afternoon.
The American Legion Auxiliary
will sponsor Carol singing at the
Community Christmas Tree in the
morning and afternoon Christmas
Eve.
With more money in circulation
this year, response to calls for mon
ey and supplies to make Christmas
cheer possible in many under-privi
leged homes has been unusually
fine.
FORMER CITIZEN
PROMOTED
Word has been received in Kings
Mountain that Mr. J. E. Garvin, who
formerly lived • here has just been
promoted by his company to the
managership of the Blue Ridge Ray
on Mill of Alta Vista, Va. This mill
is the largest unit of the Burlington
Mills with whom Mr. Garvin is now
employed.
Mr. Garvin was Superintendent of
the Billing Mill when he made his
home here. The many friends of Mr.
Garvin here will rejoice in his pro
motion
ROBBERY REPORTED
According to news received from
Mr. and Mrs. W M. Ford, tlie latter
before marriage, Miss Dorothy Kiser
robbers entered their home Monday,
escaping with a Gladstone bag, cloth
ing and jewelry. imong the articles
stolen was a dark suit of clothes,
two college rings and a white gold
dinner ring set with diamond chips.
The thieves gained entrance at the
back of the Ford residence, which
is on Wilkonson Boulevard, near
Cramerton, and evidently escape in
an automobile.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Ford were ab
sent from home at the time.
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By WILL ROGERS
’T’HEY say the dude ranch busi
ness is getting to be a right
profitable business, and lots of bus
iness men are going into it. They
take good care of the folks that go
out to these ranches, and if a fellow
Will Rogers’
Humorous
*■
don’t know about ranch life, they
ease it to him right gently.
But a few years ago, before they
got so much business efficiency into
it, there used to be rough guys
working on some of these ranches
that used to like to see a city guy
Set throwed off a horse. Course,
lat wasn’t good for business, and
it ain’t done any more.
There was one city guy with a
lot of dough went out to a dude
ranch, and one of the cowboys
brought around a horse for him.
The guy was all dressed up in swell
riding togs, and he had a swell pair
of spurs on, but he said to the cow
boy, Just when it was time fo* him
to get into the saddle, “Say. I feel
ldnda funny. Do you know, bo, I’ve
never been on-a horse before 7”
"OH, that’s all right, mister,” says
the cowpuncher. “You ain'tgot no
thing on this here pony. He feels
lpnda. funny too. He ain’t never
been rode before.' So thfe two of you
kin learn together.”
(AaMrieaa News Platan*, ImI
Contracts For Town
Projects Let Yesterday
ANOTHER LIBRARY
DONATION RECEIVED
Even though the drive to secure
funds for the Kings Mountain Rublic
Library has been over for several
weeks another donation was receiv
ed this week. Miss Helen Hay re
ceived $1.00 from a person who want
ed to have a part in the Library.
The person asked that her name not
be used.
With this dollar the total now col
lected stands at $543.27. If there is
anyone else who would like to make
a donation, they may do so at the
Herald Office.
Miss Margaret Gilbert, Field Work
er of the North Carolina Library
Commission, was in Kings Mountain
thi week, and conferred with Mr.
Haywood E Lynch, about plans for
the opening, which will be as soon
after Christmas as possible.
BOY SCOUT COURT
OF HONOR
A session of the Court of Honor
for the Kings Mountain District,
Piedmont Council, Boy Scouts of
America was held at the High
School Building Thursday night.
December 17, at 7:30 p. m. Regular
members of the Court of Honor pres
ent were: J. R. Davis, Chairman; |
I ubrev Mauney, B. S. Neill, I. B.
Goforth, P. D. Patrick. W. H. Me
Giniis, and G. A. Bridges
Thirty two awards were made at
the court and are as follows: For
Tenderfott Rank, William F Medlin
Troop 2, and Chas. A. Goforth, TroOp
6; Second Class Rank: Donald Mc
Ginnis, 2, Marion E. White 2, Pride
G. Ratterre 6, Jimmy Willis 6, Geor
Allen 6, and E«gene Mathis 6;
First Class Rank: George Thoma3
son 1. and Clarence Carpenter 6:
Star Rank: J. C. Bridges 6; Lif;
Rank: J. T. Pheagin 6, anl Claude
Gantt 5. Scouts receiving Merit
Badge Awards as follows: James
Nickels 1, Carpentry’ and Wood
Work, Lawrence Patrick 1, First Aid
to Animals, George Mauney 2; Fire
manshtp, Herbert Pumphrev 2, Her
bert Mitcham 2, Ernest J. Mauney2;
Personal Health: Miles H. Mauney 2
Dwight B | inger 2: Firemanship:
Bedford Ramsey 5; First Aid. Char
les Ba-ntt 5, James E. Amos 5; Safe
ty, James Ware, Jr., 5; Farm Me
chanics and First Aid. Claude Gantt
5; Athletics, J. T. Pheagin 6: Cook
ing, First |' id to Animals, and Per
sonal Health, Thomas Ladshaw 6.
The next Court of Honor ir, Kings
Mountain will be held on Thursday
night, Jan 21, 1937, at the High
School Building and the Parents of
Scouts and public are invited to at
tend.
To Attend Golden
Wedding Celebration
Mrs. F. E. Finger. Miss Sara Fin
ger, Dan Finger, Mr. and Mrs. Rob
ert Miller. Mrs. Joe Neisler and chit
dren leave this week for Chester,
Va., where they are to be guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Preston Miller, par
ents of Mrs. Finger, Mrs. Neisler
and Mr. Robert MJiller. The • pi'ty
are going especially to be present at
the celebration of the fiftieth wed
ding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs.
Miller.
All the children of the couple,, a
number of grandchildren and other
relatives from various sections ex
pect to be present for the festivities,
which will take place during the
week end.
CHRISTMAS SERVICE
AT LUTHERAN
CHURCH
Christmas Service at the Lutheran
Church will begin at 8:00 Christmas
Morning, The Matins y111 he used
and the Pastor will give a brief med
itation on “The Incarnate Christ.”
At 5:00 in the afternoon on Christ
mas Day the Junior Choir, under the
direction of Mrs. \V. K. Mauney and
Mrs. Aubrey Mauney, will present
a candle light song service of
Christmas Music.
cordial invitation is extended to
all to these services.
IT PAYS TO
ADVERTISE
When Cinderella lost her golden
slipper it was found by a prince and
returned to her. Mrs. Haywood E.
Lynch lost her slipper last week, her
slipper was not gold, but a green
suede one. I^ot having any princes
around to find her slipper for her
she advertised in the Herald, and
sure enough it was found by Mr
Jerome Harmon, who saw the ad in
the paper and immediatell returned
it to the owner.
Moral: It pays to advertise.
About 50 contractors were pres
ent in Kings Mountain Wednesday
for the opening of bids on the im
provement project soon to be start
ed. The Town Council, with all
members and the Mayor present,
met in a special session for the o
pening of the bids.
The meeting lasted about 5 hours
and the foil companies were oward
ed the contracts:
Town Hall: J. A. Jones Contract
ing Co., Charlotte, $31,000.
Plumbing and heating: Waldrop
Plumbing Heating Co., of Rock Hill,
$3,306.
Sewer Extension: John M. Por
ter Co. Charlotte, $9,500.
Water Extensions: Elliott Building
Co., Hickory, $19,000.
Streets: R. B. Taylor Co. of Bir
mingham, Ala., $23,000.
The bids let amounted to about
$96,000. with part of this amount to
be a grant from the Federal Govern
ment. The Town of Kings Mountain
recently sold $60,000 worth of Bonds
to make up the difference.
Work is to be started at once.
The town office will be moved next
week to temporary location, and
tearing down of the old Town Hal*
building will begin immediately.
RED CROSS OFFICE
NOW OPEN
The local Chapter of the Red
Cross have opened an office in the
Town Hall for the administering o?
relief to needy people of Kings
Mountain. Mrs. Pete Cambio is in
charge of the office which is open
every day from 9 to 11 in the morn
ing.
Miss Helen Colwell, assistant di
rector of Civic Relief, from the Na
tional Headquarters at Washington,
1). C.. recently spent four days in
Kings Mountain instructing Mrs.
Gamble in the work.
Around $1,500 was subscribed for
Red Cross work in Kings Mountain
in a recent drive.
All persons who are called on by
people saying they are in need are
requested to send them to the Red
Cross Office at the Town Hall.
If the people are deserving and in
need they will be helped by the Red
Cross, if not they will not be.
INJURED IN WRECK
Mrs. W. K. Crook suffered pain
ful cuts and bruises last Thursday
morning when her car collided with
one driven by a colored man, the
accident happening as Mrs. Crook
was on her way to Patterson Grove
School, ol which she is principal.
The dense fog was thought to hav ?
prevented the colored man from see
ing the approaching car driven by
Mrs. Crook. Mrs Bill Souther, also
a teacher at Patterson Grove School
and a passenger in Mrs. Crook's car
suffered slight injuries. Mrs. Crook
was brought back to Kings Moun
tain where she was given medical
attention and later carrier to her
home. Mrs. Crook's car was badly
damaged.
READ THE ADS
People advertising in the Herald
take this method as the simplest way
of letting you know that they are
offering you extra qualities at speci
al prices.
Read the ads and save time and
money.
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by James Preston
(Opinions Expressed in This Column
Are Not Necessarily the Views of
This Newspaoer.)
Events of the next few weeks,
Washington believes, should go far
toward determining whether the na
tion is heading toward real, lasting
prosperity, or whether the current
boomlet will fizzle into another de
pression.
Much of the answer, most folks a
gree, depends upon the attitide of
the vacation-rested President and
the coming Congress. Despite what
might have been said in the cam
paign, no student who really under
stands the American system thinks
that sound prosperity can be?achiev
ed and maintained by government a
lone. It's the old story: “Unlied we
stand, divided we fall.”
* * * * i
There are many signs that indus
try — which after all produces much
of the food we eat, the clothes wc
wear, and the luxuries' we enjoy —
is willing and anxious to do its
share. The National Association of
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