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KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C. THURSDAY, DEC. 31, 1936
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Christmas 1936 Is
Merry One Here
Scania Claus Has Loyal Cooperation
From Everyone.
’I"he Christmas of 1936 was a mer
rier Christmas for more people in
Kings Mountain and the surrounding
county than Christmases of several
years of the recent past. According
to reports available, Santa Claus had
loyai cooperation from individuals,
churches and civic organizations and
was busy distributing Christmas
cheer until the wee, small hours of
Christmas eve.
A Christmas program was held at
St. Matthew’s Lutheran church on
Christmas with a service appropri
ate to the season, under the direc
tion of Mesdames W. K. and Aubrey
Mauney.
Members of the Fire Department
distributed baskets of fruits and
toys to families of Kings Mountain.
Yes, everyone had a very merry
Christmas.
MARGRACE DAIRY
FARM OUTSTANDING
The Margrace Dairy Farm, under
the direction of Mr. H. P, Dixon,
Overseer, is one of the most out
standing farms in this part of the
state. Roughage is raised on the
farm to feed their fine herd of 45
tows. Part of the grain is also raised
on the farm. A most modern dairy
is aintained, with concrete floors
and sanitary drinking fountains for
the cows.
This herd is kept free from T. B.
and Bangs Disease by yearly tests
un<ier government supervision.
To give some idea of the quality
of the cattle raised and kept at the
Margrace Farm, a list of prize win
ners at three 19936 Fairs follows:
At the Cleveland Countf Fair, 12
entries were made with all winning
prizes, as follows: 10 firsts, 1 second
and 1 third. Cattle from the Mar
grace Farm also won at the Cleve
land Fair, Senior, Junior, and Grand
Champion Bull. The Grand Champion
was Neisler’s Daisy's Lad, which was
bred at the Margrace Farm, also
Junior, Senior, and Grand Champion
Cow. Every champion of the Guern
sey Breed at the Cleveland County
Fair was a Margrace entry.
At North Carolina State Fair
eight cows were entered and eight
prizes were won, including 2 firsts,
4 seconds, 1 third and 1 fourth.
At the South Carolina State Fair,
which was Open for world wide com
petition, out of nine entries eight
winners were declared, including 2
firsts, 4 seconds, 2 thirds.
Quail Roost Prince Raider, herd
sire, at the M.argrace Farm took
first place at at all three fairs en
tered.
Some colts are being raised at
the iarm, having recently purchased
a thoroughbred Breeding Jack.
Quality dairy products are produc
ed at the Margrace Dairy Farm
which is located just outside the
Southern part of Towrn.
By practicing diversified farming
and using the compost from all the
stock the farm land is being greatly
improved.
Kings Mountain, as well as the
fanners near here, are very fortun
ate in having this fine, up-to-date
farm in their midst.
BANK TO CLOSE
TOMORROW
The First National Bank will be
closed all day tomorrow, January 1st
in observance of the New Year.
Will Rogers*
Humorous Story
♦.. — • ...
By WILL ROGERS
•pHERE was a guy come to a life
saving station on Long Island,
New York, during a big storm. He
was wet through and terrible cold.
He knocked at the door of the place
kinda timid-like, and when they let
him in he says, “It’s very inclement
without, is it not?”
"Sure, it’s rough," says one of
the men. “Won’t you set down and
rest?"
“Thanks, I will if you don’t mind.
And I want to ask a favor of you
boys, if it’s not to bold of me.”
“Shoot.”
“Well, when the storm has quite
abated and the rain has stopped, I
wonder if you'd go out and try to
save my mother-in-law. She fell out
of a boat a half mile off shore an
hour ago, and I’m vetting awfully
worried about her.",
(American News Feature*, Inc.).
TOWN HALL SOLD
/ - >
/Kings Mountain’s Town Hal1
/was sold at Auction, Tuesday morn
/ing for $78.00 to George Allen. Mr.
I Allen in turn sold the building to
I J. R. Davis, who conducttd the
(sale, Mr. Davis sold the building
within a few hours to E. L. Camp-/
Vll for $100.00. /
''The building will have to tte
torn down immediately to make
room for he new Town Hall to be
started right away.
FATHER OF MRS.
JAMES WARE DIES
IN SHELBY
J. Mack Greene, an aged citizen of
Shelby, died of a heart attack, Dec.
22, 1936. He suffered a severe heart
attack in November, but had improv
ed and was able to be up. He spent
the morning in town talking with
friends Christmas shopping. He ate
a hearty dinner and fell in the yard
at his home on North Washington ;
street about 2:00 p. m.
Mr. Greene was 78 years of age
last June 28th, 1936. He had spent |
his whole life except one or t"’° ;
years within Cleveland county.
Funeral services were conducted ;
by his pastor, Dr. Zeno Wall of the j
First Baptist church in Shelby, assist '[
ed by Rev. J. W. Suttle, a former pas
tor. The music was in charge of the
assistant pastor, Rev. Horace Ea
som.
Since early boyhood he had been
a member of the Baptist church. He j
served for a number of years as ;
clerk and deacon of the Double j
Shoals Baptist church where he was
buried beside the companion who
preceded him to the grave 31 years
ago.
He is survived by seven children:
Two boys, Anderson and Slyvannus I
Greene of Shelby; Mrs. E. C. Mc
Kinney of Shelby; Mrs. James Ware
and Mrs. John Seism of Kings Moun
tain; Mrs. Robert Mitchell, Sharon, ;
S. C„ Mrs. Bonnie Elliott, Lawndale,
Route 2; two sisters survive, Mrs,
Thomas Spangler and Mrs. O. G.
Glaseo, both of Shelby. Twenty ninr
grandchildren and three great grand i
children, besides a host of relatives. ;
The grand children were active
pallbearers and number of his
friends including his Sunday school
class, were honorary pallbearers.
Grand daughters carried the many
beautiful flowers. Mrs. Mai Spangler
and Miss Clara Greene had charge
of the arrangement of the flowers.
Believe It Or Not
Here is an item for Believe It or
Not, Rippley: J. Bun Patterson and
others went rabbit hunting on Christ
mas Day. They passed a tree with an
o'possum's nest in it. One of the
hunters, John Williams, remarked.
"I believe I will climb that tree and
see if there is a possum in it” Can
you imagine his surprise when he
looked into the nest and saw seven
possums, all full grown. The seven
weighed I8V2 pounds.
Several old hunters stated this
was the first time they had ever
heard of more than two possums to
be found in one nest.
BEGINS NEW WORK
Mr. P. G. Ratterree will take up
his duties as traveling salesman in
North Carolina, for the Ross Shoe
Co., of Nashville, Tenn., soon.
WILLIAM G. BIRD DIES
IN COLUMBIA
The following excerpt from the Co
lumbia State will be of interest to
friends of the deceased and his fam
ily in Kings Mountain:
Funeral services for William G.
Bird, 52, of 1320 Washington street,
who died at the Baptist hospital late
Sunday night after an illness of two
months were held at 3 o'clock this
afternoon from McCormick's Mortu
ary, conducted by the Rev. John H.
Webb, pastor of First Baptist church
and the Rev. P. D. Brown, pastor of
Ebenezer Lutheran church. Inter
ment was in Elmwood cemetery.
Mr. Bird was an engineer with the
Southern Railway company, having
served in that capacity for 34 years.
He was a member of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers, Col
umbia divisin, No. 85. He had many
friends who mourn his death.
He is survived by his widow, one
daughter, Mrs. Harold Crawford of
Kings Mountain, N. C., and the fol
lowing sisters: Mrs. H. F. Wheeler,
Mrs. R. A. Treutel and Mrs. Eliza
beth Tallon, all of Columbia and Mrs
Harry Falls of Asheville, N. C.
Active pallbears were six nep
hews: James Bird, Marion Bird,
Miles Falls. H. F. Wheeler, Legare
McIntosh and D. K. Sandifer. Hon
orary pallbearers were members of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive En
gineers.
State And National News
Condensed In Brief Form
—National News—
Berlin, Dec. HU.—General Hans von
Seeekt, 70, reorganizer ot' the Ger
man army after the world war, died
unexpectedly at his home yester aft
er a short illness.
The general, who completed 50
years of army service August 4, 1935,
spent Christmas with military
friends in apparent good health.
Washington, Dec. 30.—Senator
Henry Fountain Ashurst — long a
student of the English language —
advocated today that the nation for
get some of the words cluttering up
the dictionaries.
“We have a wonderful language,” ,
he said, ‘but it is becoming unwieldy
It will be a good thing to call a con
ference of authorities and abolish
some of our verbal corpses.”
Dtytona Beach, Fla., Dec. 30.—Re
calling through thrill-and-spill pro
duction turn of tne century events
in Which pioneer aces of the United
States, Great Britain, France, Italy
and Germany began establishing au
tomobile speed records on the city’s
world-famed beach, the firrst of a se
ries of annual 200 mile championship
motor cycle races will be held on the
tide-packed stretch and a paralel
highway here, Sunday, January 24.
Chicago, Dec. 30.—Chairman Hugh
\V. Siddall of the Westein Passenger
association says improvements in
service boomed passenger revenue
of western railroads 21 per cent in
1936 compared with 1935.
New York, Dec. 30.—For 32 years
Herbert Boyeson kept lonely vigil
on Fire Island — that thin strip of
sand and wind-blown dirt which
stretches for some 40 miles off the
southern coast of Long Island — to
flash the identity of incoming ships
to the line's offices in New York.
Saranac Lake, N. Y.t Dec. 30.—
North Country farmers protested to
day complete clearing of snow from
state highways because they said it
interferes with sleighing. They hdu
that most of their fuel supply is cut
in places where sleighs can go but
motor trucks cannot.
Tacoma, Wash., Dec. 30.—A dask
ed. shabbily dressed man — the first
major kidnaper of 1936 — hid from
i swiftly massed army of searchers
today after abducting the 10 year
aid son of a wealthy physician from
liis home and leaving a crude ran.
3om note.
Berlin, Dec. 30.—Germany will a
i’oid war measlres against socialist
Spain but probably will permit vol
rnterr fighters to continue to sail
['or the batttefront, and may convoy
3ernian yessels with warships, per
sons in authority said today.
Chicago, Dec. 30.—'More titan 750
persons died violent deaths in the
nation during the Christmas holiday
and week end.
Traffic accidents brought death
lo at least 555 persons. A variety of
other causes swelled the total to 761.
Marion, S. C., Dec. 30.—.1. Quince
Berry, of Florence, was held here
today on a charge oof setting fire to
the home of his brother, T. M. Berry
who with his family was visiting rel
atives over the holidays.
—state .News—
Hertford, Dec. 30.—A holiday
hunting party ended in tragedy Sat
urday afternoon when Harod Chap
pell, 16, of near Chappell Hill, died
in the Albemarle hospital a few
hours after an aix'-deAtal shotgun
discharge shattered his right leg at
the knee.
Raleigh, Dec. 30.—One of the
greatest needs here now is a new
state office building to provide space
tor both existing state agencies and
new ones which have been recent
ly created.
The belief in most circles here is
that when the general assembly gets
here neyt week and sees the lack of
space for legislative committees as
well as for state agencies, it wil not
be long before it takes some action
to provide additional facilities.
Raleigh, Dec. 30.—Officers investi
gated today the dynamiting of a fill
ing station owned by Hoc Williams,
one of four persons arrested recent
ly.-in connection with the death ot
Preston Cobb, 26.
Deputy C. A. Rrown said he was
seeking to determine if there were a
connection between Cobb’s death
and the dynamiting. Williams was in
the building at the time, but was
not injured. *The structure burned to
the ground.
Concord, Dec. 30.—Fred Kest
ler, Jr., 13 year old son of Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Kestler. of this city, diedl
at 3:30 o’clock this morning in aj
local hospital front a bullet wound j
which he suffered Sunday nighn
when a pistol with which he was*
playing was fired accidentally.
The boy was attempting to cock
his father's revolver as he handled
the weapon in the home of his par
ents last night about 10 o’clock
when the gun fired. The bullet
struck young Kestler in the head
just above the ear. He was brought
to a hospital here where he died
early this morning. He was the only
child of Mr. and Mrs. Kestler.
Raleigh, Dec. 28.—The principal
reason no “Christmas paroles" have
been issued to prisoners in a num
ber of years is that under the pa
role system in effect in North Caro
lina clemency is basel soley upon
merit or upon discovery of wrongful
conviction. Commissioner of Paroles
Edwin Gill pointed out today.
Winston-Salem, Dec. 30.—Sheriff
John Taylor reported toc*ay the dea
th of Harvey Clifton Edwards, 22
year old farmer found fatally shot in
in a wood, was a self-inflicted wound.
Raleigh. Dec. 30.—Patrick Heal',
Jr., executive secretary of the North ^
Carolina league of municipalities lias#
begun the state-wide distribution oil
a model municipal traffoc ordinance!
designed to aid towns in the solution)
of their traffic problems. >
Winston Salem, Dec. 30.—A final
audit showed Forsyth county tax
receipts $49,049.63 more than ex
penditures during the 1935-36 fiscal
year.
Burlington, Dec.. 30.—Leading Ala
mance huntsmen, reporting many a
day’s tramp produced only one covey
of birds, have largely transfer) ed
their activities from home fields to
eastern North Carolina.
Laughing Around the World
With IRVIN S. COBB
Just Before the Shooting Started
By IRVIN S. COBB
JUST before hostilities eniled in 1918, a young lieutenant of my ac
quaintance was detailed to duty as a drill officer at camp of colored
draft troops in Mississippi. When he got back home after the armistice
he told this story:
I ' i l .. TT If t ' mnr-ri r m-,
He said that late one night he was returning from a nearby town
to his quarters. As he neared the sentry lines, out of the darkness came
a voice calling “Halt!”
He halted, gave the countersign and started on. Immediately, in
the gloom, there was a rattle as of a rifle being shifted in the sentry’s
hands and again the same voice cried: “Halt!”
“You’ve halted me once already,” he said sharply, rightly figuring
that the unseen one must be a green trooper, “and I’ve given you the
password. What more do you want?”
“But, boss,” said the sentry, drawing nearer, “I don’t know you.
“Very probable,” said the captain “What has that got to do
with it?”
“It’s got a whole heap to do with it. W’en de Sergeant put me yere
tonight he p’intedly sez to me dat if somebody comes by which is a
stranger to me I is to cry ‘Halt!’ th’ee times and den shoot ’im.”
(American News Features. Inc.)
TEMPORARY LOCATION TOWN
HALL ANNOUNCED
The Town Hall will be tempor
arily located in the Webb Building
on Cherokee Street, next door to
Fulton’s Mortuary, Charlie Dilling,
Town Clerk, stated that moving
will start immediately to make
|room for the carpenters to tear,
lown the old building, so that con
struction on the new brick To\
I a 11 can be started right awaj
fork has to bt started on the ru
>wn Hall by January 11th to oonv
piy with PWA regulations.
GROOM IN SECRET
MARRIAGE DIES OF
HEART ATTACK
Jop Guyton, 29, Lowell shop shop
proprietor, dropped dead Christmas
day on the front porrh of Vann t
Groves on the Phenix Mill village, his
secret bride of eight months, as he
and his wife prepared to announce
their marriage to her family. A
heart attack was blamed.
Funeral services were held Sun
day afternoon at Second Baptist
church, Kings Mountain, of which
he was a member, lie operated a
shoe tepatr business Hi Lowell but
commuted to Kings Mountain, where
he had lived for '20 years. Surviving
are the widowed secret bride, his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Guyton,
and several brothers and sisters, all
of Kings Mountain.
CASH BROTHERS TO
OPERATE DIXIE ONLY
'Beginning next Monday, January
4th, Messrs C. E. and D. E. Cast
will devote their full time to the
uptration of the Dixie Theatre, re
linquishing their lease on the Im
perial Theatre. The Dixie Theatre
modern throughout, being built about
one year ago. The Cash Brothers
will endeavor to show the latest and
biggest pictures first.
Tlw^ program at the Dixie will be
[■hanged four times each week, the
[hanging days being each Monday,
Wednesday, Thursday and Saturdav.
\ double feature picture will be
shown every Wednesday and Satur
day, two pictures for the price of
ane.
By the new arrangement the Cash
Brothers plan to serve the theatre
goers of Kings Mountain and vicini
ty even better than they have in the
past.
Late shows are given every Mon
day, Wednesday and Friday nights
after 11:00 p. m. to accomodate
those unable to see the earlier
shows.
WHO WILL BE
LITTLE MR. OR MISS
1937?
' The stork will have to decide in
the next few days who will he de
clared little Mr. or Miss 1937 of
Kings Mountain, and the winner of
the host of prizes to be given by the
progressive merchants of Kingy
The first white baby born in
Kings Mountain, The Best Town in
the State, will be showered with
gifts from the following merchants.
Vera’s Beauty Shoppe, Griffin Drug
Co., Belle's Department Store, Shim
mers Drug Co,, Keefer’s Department
Store, Plonk Motor Co.. Hold Furni
ture Co., Kings Mountain Building ^
Goan Association, and the Kings
Mountain Herald. Some of the prizes
are for the mother and father.
Doctors are asked to report to
the Herald the first baby, and an
nouncement will be made next week
at to the winner.
RED CROSS IN DRIVE
FOR OLD CLOTHING
The Kings Mountain Bed Cross
Chapter wishes to thank Plonk's
Store for a donation of clothing that
was given before Christmas. The
clothing was distributed and lieartt
were made lighter with appreciation
and gladness for these useful and
necessary gifts. '
i ny donations from the mer
chants or citizens will lie apprecia
ted. There is a drive on now for used
clothing. Those who wish to contri
bute please call Mrs. .1. N. Gamble,
Secretary, at the City Hall, from 9 to
11 a. m.
VESPER SERVICES
AT A. R. P.
Beginning witli the New Year,
the evening services at Boyce Me
morial Church will be moved up to
5:00 for the months of January and
February. These Vesper Services
will not last over 50 minutes. The
public will be warmly welcomed.
The service will allow anyone to at
tend a 6:00 meeting at any other
church.
\
Recorder’s Court
Here Wednesday
The following cases were tried at
Recorder's Court here Wednesday
afternoon:
Robert Anderson, charged with as
sauit upon a female was sentenced
to two months suspended upon the
payment of the cost.
The Court directed a verdict of
not guilty in the case against Corn
elus Mays charged with reckless
driving.
Mack Castle, charged with violat
ing the Prohibition Laws had his
case continued.
Jasper Gordon charged with being
drunk and disorderly and resisting
an officer, was sentenced to three
months suspended upon the pay
ment of $15 fine and cost.
The cases against N W. Williams
and Ren Raity charged with assault
were continued.
Will Raney was found not guilty of
drunk and disorderly conduct, but
was held on another charge of forg
ery.
The case against Walker Hunt
charged with stealing a day was con
tinued.
Fred Taylor’s case was called,
and when he did not appear a capias
was issued for his arrest.
SCHOOL GRANT
APPROVED
r According to tlie Shelby Star word
uas been received from Congress
man A. L. Bulwinkle that a grant of
$95,727 has been approved for Shel
by and Kings Mountain schools.
Shelby is to get a new high school
building with Kings Mountain get
ing a gymnasium and repairs to the
(resent high school. ,
'The Star states further: ^
Voters of Shelby school district
No. 33, including Shelby and a por
tion of outlying territory approved a
bond issue in an election held over
a year ago for a new high school
building under a federal grant and
county bond issue.
In the November election, an a
mendment to the state constitution
limits the indebtedness of a county,
city or town without a vote of the
people and some question has arisen
as to whether the county can issue
bonds to match the federal grant
without a county-wide election.
Officials in Raleigh hold different
opinions as to the problem which
faces Shelby and Kings Mountain on
this matter.
STUDENT NIGHT
OBSERVED
he\
/^Student night was featured at the'
Sunday evening service at Central \
Methodist church and special recog- I
^ition made of high school and col*/
l^e students in attendance.
Music was furnished by the young
people unle-r the direction of Miss
llary Foust Hunk who is at home
lor the holidays from Boston Conser
Aatorv of Music. Miss Plonk was
assisted by Mrs. Aubrey Mauney, or
ganist.
Carradine Miss, student at Bre
vard College, made a talk on "What
My College Means To Me.” and Miss
Mary Sue McGinnis also a student at
Brevard told of the "Value of the
Church to the College Student.”
A short talk by the pastor, Rev
E. W. Fox, and a prayer by Rev. E.
A. Shenk, pastor of the Lutheran
church, in Greensboro anl visitor at
the service, concluded the program.
(Opinions Expressed in This Column
Are Not Necessarily the Views of
This Newspaper.)
Washington’s labor union leaders
to their .surprise, find themselves
out on the end of a limb—and they
don’t know how to get off.
The steamship and glass strikes
are responsible. They may force la
bor organizations to accept legisla
tion which they have been ducking
for years but which great Britain has
had for 10 years and which even the
present Labor British Government
won’t repeal.
* * * *
The story is this: Labor organiza
tions for several decades have de
feated every attempt to make them
responsible, collectively, for their
actions. They denied that if, during
a strike, property was destroyed by
strikers, the labor organization to
j which they belonged should be sub
ject to a suit for damages.
Some state laws tending in that
direction have been enacted, but
nothing really tangible has resulted
The only recourse of a man whoso
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