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VOL. 35 NO. 2
KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C.
THURSDAY, JAN. 21, 1937
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State And National News
Condensed In Brief Form
—national iNews—
Washington, Jan. 19.—Seven sena
tors joined a small bloc of represen
tatives today In a demand for in
creased relief funds, in the face of a
Works Progress administration re
port of further curtailment of its
jobs.
Most congressional activities slow
ed down for the inauguration but the
-relief -bloc — mostly from tht mid
west — sought immediate action to
boost the $790,000,000 proposed by
President Roosevelt for the WPA un
til July 1.
Chicago, Jan. 19.—Turbulent rivers
overburdened by winter rains cut
deeply into levees today to revive
fears of widespread floods in parts
of the middle •west.
Hundreds of men patched weaken
ed sea walls in Missouri and Arkan
sas where-flood ■ conditions were a
cute. Many streams which broke
their banks and inundated thous
ands of acres in Ohio, Indiana , and
Illinois last week renewed a climb
toward flood stages.
Washington, Jan. 19.—George a IB.
King, the federal game warden who
found Justice Van Devanter of the
.supreme court hunting without a II
■duck: stamp, said today the experien
ce was embarrassing to both.
King said he filed “an affidavit”
-on which the biological survey has
asked that a federal hunting viola
tion charge be pressed against the
77 year old jurist.
Nanking, China, Jan. 19.—Moral up
lift is costing Nwangtung province
16,000,000 a year in the loss of “pro
tection” taxes formely collected on
gambling, lotteries and sing-song girl
houses.
Oberkappel, Australia, Jan. 19.—
Johann Bruckner died without know
ing how old he was. He thought he
was 96, but records proved him to be
105.
Rome, Jan. 19.—Orsola Buvoli,
pretty blonde daughter of a poor
Milan family, will he introduced to
Roman society at a reception after
•she becomes the bride of Vittorio,
eldest son of Premier Benito Mussolt
ni, February 6.
McComb, Miss., Jan. 19.—Four chil
dren were orphanaed swiftly yester
day when Ed Felder, 42 year old
-county farm guard, shot his wife and
her young niece and then killed him
self In an automobile near here.
The youngest of the children, three
months old Dixie Margaret, was an
uncomprehending witness of the
roadside slaughter. She was found
unharmed in the death car beside the
three bullet-marked bodies.
Los Angeles, cadf., Jan. is.—vast
deposits of radio-active ore on the
airline route over Newhall Pass, a
mining engineer suggested today,
may have been responsible for two
plane crashes and the loss of 15 lives
within a month.
Wireless communication aboard
both doomed transports possibly was
affected by millions of tons of ura
nium, or adium-filled mineral lying
just below the surface of the New
liall Hilte, said Charles Stanley.
—state iNews—
Raleigh, Jan 19.—I-iegisiation touch
ing taxation, spending, child labor
and liquor control will be threshed
out in committees of the North Caro
lina general assembly this week.
The joint finance and appropria
tions committees will continue their
work on the revenue and appropria
tions bills, with several hearings
scheduled during the week.
High Point, Jan. 19.—The annual
mid winter southern furniture and
rug market opened here today with
many buyers on hand.
Greensboro, Jan. 19.—Ten year old
' Charles Edward Burnie was fatally
wounded when a gun in the hands
of his brother, William, 14, acciden
tally exploded.
Greensboro, Jan. 19.—The annual
winter meeting of the Carollnas-Vir
ginia Purchasing Agents association
will he held here Friday and Satur
day.
Roxboro, Jan. 18:—Mrs. Alice Wat
son, 70, missing since December 20
was found dead in a field near her
borne. Dr. A. V. Nichols, coroner,
said death apparently was caused by
exposure.
Raleigh, Jan. 19.—The state de
partment of conservation and devel
opinent said today persons caught
raiding a huge robin roost in the sou
theaster part of Orange count?
would be prosecuted.
J. D. Chalk, commissioner of game
and inland fisheries, said he had
been advised truck loads of men had
been visiting the area at night, kil
ing thousands of birds and seiliug
them for tw’O cents each.
Raleigh, Jan. 19.—The commission
of adjustment of county highway
claims was asked by the state high
way and public works commission to
day not to make any cash reimburse
ments to counties.
Such a policy, the highway com
mission said, -would “lead you into a
morass of uncertainty and doubt.” It
urged the claims commission to “let
the dead past bury its dead.”
Raleigh, Jan. 19.—Growth of gangs
and tbe gangster spirit is responsible
for the alarming increase in mur
ders in North Carolina within the
past few years, it is shown in a re
port by Edwin Gill, commissioner of
paroles, entitled "Executive Clemen
cy in Relation to Capital Punish
ment.”
The report shows that forty one
out of 88 persons convicted of capi
tal crimes during the Ehringhaus
administration were sentenced for
participation in but 15 crimes.
“This tendency toward the commis
sion of capital felonies by groups Is
largely responsible for the amazing
increase in tbe number of capital fel
onies _ they are undoubtedly at
tributable to the ‘gaug’ spirit so prev
alent in rect years,” says the report.
It
Laughing Around the World
With IRVIN S. COBB
Openings in the Higher Branches
By IRVIN S. COBB
COURTH OF JULY was supposed to be a holiday in a certain garrison
* of the regular army out West, but a grizzled old sergeant named
Kelly, in charge of the guard house, had his own ideas about this holi
day notion. After breakfast he ordered all his prisoners to line up out
J
side their prison quarters. When they fell in he stationed himself facing
them and made a short speech: . .. ... . .. . ,
“There is no doubt in me own nundt he s&id, but that a good
many of you men should not be prisoners at all. You’ve neglected your
opportunities, that’s all. Some here has had educations and should make
food company clerks. Maybe there’s some others amongst you who d
like to be company barbers and earn a little money on the side.
A murmur of assent ran through the lines.
“Now thin,” went on Sergeant Kelly, “all you men who are educated
er who think ye cud learn to do paper work, step two paces to the front.
About half of the prisoners came forward.
"Now thin, all who’d like to learn the barberin’ business advance
two paces.”
All save two moved toward him with alacrity.
The sergeant addressed the remaining pair:
“What did the two of you do before you jomed the army? he
a8ltC“We was laborin’ men,” answered one, speaking for both.
“Very well, thin, all you educated guys take these here gunnysacks
and pick up every scrap of paper around the parade grounds. And the
rest of you, who want to learn barberin’, you grab these here lawn
mowers and cut grass until I tell you to leave off. You two labonn men
lrin go inside the tent and take a nap.’’
(ABMrieaa Mew. Itotun, Inc.).
V
Heads President’s Party
Mr*. Paul: M aunty. general chairman
of thd-Praaidantf* Birthday Party to. i
be hold Saturday evening, January !
30th, at the Woman’s Club- Building.
‘’Merchant Of Venice”
To Be Presented
Joseph Selman again plays in town.
The Eleventh Grade English Class is
sponsoring the appearance of Joseph
Selman, experienced and talented
Shakespearean actor, and his Avon
Players in Shakespeare’s “Mer
chant of Venice’’ at Central School,
Monday evening, Jan. 23 at 8 o’clock.
Mr. Selman’s four former appear
ances in Shakespearean drama with
the Avon Players in thiB town before
arge and delighted audiences reveal
ad his fine feeling for the lives of
he great Sard and his outstanding
ability to present a play of the high
est type with appropriate setting
and costumes and rue dramatic abil
ity. Those who have seen him on the
stage agree that Joseph Selman is a
great actor himself and that he al
ways has ’ a strong cast to support
him. Kings Mountain is indeed for
tunate to secure again such an ex
cellent performance for her students
and lovers of the legitimate drama.
During the summer of 1936 a tal
ented local dramatic art student,
Miss Jean Ware, was a member of
his cast in presenting “The Mer
chant of Venice’’ and ‘Othello.”
Tickets may be secured from mem
bers of the eleventh grade.
FORMER NATIVE
DIES IN SALISBURY
Grier Falls, native of this section,
died at his home in Salisbury Wed
nesday morning.
Funeral services and burial will
take place Friday morning at 10:30
in Salisbury.
Mr. Falls is survived by a son,
Frank, member of the faculty of the
University of Maryland ana a dau
ghter, Mrs. Ralph Lentz, of Salis
bury. He is also survived by one
grandson, Frank Falls, Jr.
His wife who was before her mar
riage, Miss Lillie Weir, of Kings
Mountain, died several years ago.
Attend Meeting And
Luncheon In Charlotte
Central Methodist church was rep
resented by the following members
at the Bishops Crusade at First
Methodic church, Charlotte, Tues
day: Rev. E. W. Fox, Mr. and Mrs.
B. S. Neill, Mrs. I B Goforth, Mrs
J. R. Davis, Mrs. B. S. Peeler, Mrs
Charles Fulton, Mrs. H. T Fulton.
Mrs Charles Goforth, Mrs. Lester
tloke and M. H. Biser.
The entire party accepted an in
vitation to a lovely luncheon at the
dome of Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Kiser,
MRS. M. C. ROOKOUT
DIES
The body of Mrs. M. C. Bookaut
who lived in the Grover section, w'-.s
-eturned herd Wednesday, 20th, for
burial at Bethlehem church Thurs
day at 2:00 o’clock. Mrs. Bookout
died while on a recent visit to her
son at Burlington. Her husband pre
ceded her about two years ago.
Oddities In Fruit
Miami, Fla., Jan. 19.—Rose-perfum
ed apples, plums that grow on hedg
es, grapes that ripen on trees and
cherrits that look like tomatoes, are
among the curiosities to which nor
thern guests in Miami are geing in
troduced this winter. All these sub
tropical oddities are edible; and jel
lies and preserves can be made from
the rose-apple, the sea grape, and
the red Carissa plum that comes
from Africa.
i Kings Mountain will celebrate
President Roosevelt’s fifty-fifth birth
day with a Bingo party on Saturday
January 30th. at the Woman's Club
building. Plans were formulated at a
meeting held at the home of Mrs.
Paul Mauney, general chairman,
Tuesday evening.
This is the fourth year that such
celebrations have been made in a
nation-wide effort to help stamp out
infantile paralysis. Of all the profits
from the Birthday Balls, 30 per cent
is used nationally for research work
against the disease; 70 per cent la
used locally whenever need arises
Yes, sir, folks, a winner each and
every time will be declared at the
Biiigo tables, and the prizes will be
valuable and useful, too. Arrange
ments are being made to accommo
date one of the largest crowds ever
assembled at the Club House.
.Those, attending the meeting at
Mi». Mauney's Tuesday evening
were; ... , * • _
Mrs. Pete Gamble, from tre Amer
lean Legion Auxiliary.
Mrs. Hobert Webb, from the Wo
man’s Club.
Mrs. Robert Miller, from the Jun
ior Woman's Club.
Dr. O. P. Lewis from the Ameri
can Legion.
Haywood E. Lynch, from the
Men's Club.
The Committees appointed to
make arrangements for on© of the
most enjoyable affairs ever staged
in Kings Mountain are:
Refreshments, Mrs. Robert Miller.
Tickets. Mesdames George Lattl
more and Hayne Blackmer.
Prizes, Mrs. Holbert Webb.
Decorations, Mrs. Fred Finger.
Publicity, Haywood E. Lynch.
The price of admission will be
only 50 cents. Refreshments will be
served. The party will get under way
at 8:00 o’clock and lots of fun is in
store for all who plan to attend this
party in celebration of the President.
CAROLINA
RESTAURANT
OPENS HERE
The Carolina Restaurant is now
open for business in the location for
merly occupied by the Coffee Shop
on East Mountain street. The build
ing has been completely remodeled
and painted in a most attractive
manner.
Mr. Paul M. Long of Bessemer
City, who has had considerable ex
perience in the cate business, is
proprietor of the new establishment,
and he extends a cordial invitation
to all to visit him. He will strive at
all times to serve the people the best
of foods deliciously prepared, served
by congenial waitresses. Reasonable
prices will prevail according to Mr
Long.
ATTEND FUNERAL
IN GASTONIA
Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Garrison were
called to Gastonia last Thursday on
account of the death of the former’s
brother. Dr. D. A. Garrison, promt
nent physician of that place.
Among the large number from
Kings Mountain who attended thi
funeral services Friday afternoon
were, Rev. W. M. Boyce, Mrs. Grady
Patterson, Mrs. Campbell Phifer.
Mrs. Tom Hudspeth, Mrs. J. H. Hord
Mrs. Lona McGill and Miss Lela
Jackson.
... . .—.—• >
Will Rogers’
Humorous Story
,.— .—>—...*
By WILL ROGERS
'THERE was a farmer in Texas
come into town with a badly in
jured man and took him to a hos
pital. When the nurse come to get
a history of the case the farmer
aays, “Well, you see, this fellow
was my hired man. He just went to
work for me Monday, and I never
knew that he hadn’t any farm ex
perience. I sent him out nlowing
before ever I knew that he had
never worked anywheres only in a
garage, mending cars. Well, one of
them mules balked, and the boob
didn’t know that a stalled mule
ain’t of the same temper as a stall
ed engine, and the first thing I
knew here was this first-class gar
age mechanic out on his back under
that balky mule!"
-1— N*W* FMtoiM, In&l
President Franklin D. Roosevelt, whose birthday January JO will
be the occasion for a series of 5.000 celebrations to be held through*
out the country to raise funds for the nation’s war against infantile
paralysis. Right, Colonel Henry F. Doherty, for the fourth time na
tional chairman of the world's biggest birthday party.
Three Injured In
Car Wreck Here
Three were hurt here Sunday aft
ernoon when two cars ran together
at the intersections of the G-astonia
and York Highways. J. C. Ballard, of
Asheville, driving a 1935 Ford coupe
and J. J. MlcNupp of Central, S. C.,
driving a 1936 Chevrolet coach ran
together near Oates Filling Station.
Mrs. Ballard was sJightly hurt, and
the wife and daughter of Mr. Mc
h'upp were injured. They were rush
ed to the Shelby hospital for treat
ment. Mrs. McNupp suffered severe
head cuts while her daughter suffer
ed injuries to her legs.
The two drivers settled the dama
ges out of court.
MOODY TESTED
SINCEREITY OF JOB
SEEKERS
Chicago, Jan. 13.—While D L.
Moody was secretary of he Y. M. C
l in Chicago, one of his ever-pres
ent problems was the shiftless unem
ployed. He liked to tell of his Chica
go experience:
"They would tell me of their suf
ferings and how they had no work
and wanted help. At last 1 got a num
ber of cords of firewood and put it
in a vacant lot, and got some saws
and a sawbuck, but kept them out of
sight. A man would come aud ask for
help.
"Why don’t you work?’ I would
ask.
“ ’I can’t get any work.’
“Would you do anything if you
could get any?’
” Oh yes, anything.’
“Would you really work in . the
street?’
"Yes.’
“Would you saw' wood?'
“Yes.
"All right.’ And then we would
bring out a saw and sawbuck and
start them out, but we would have
,t boy watch them to see that they
did not steal the saw. Sometimes the
’ellow would say, Twill go home and
’ell my wife I have got some work’;
:nd that would be the last we
would see of him. During the whole
winter I never got more than three
ords of wood sawed.
Many leaders On Year’s
Death List
Death struck swiftly in 1936 a
ainst national leaders in politics,
usiness and industry — with heart
Ksease the chief weapon. Succumb
ng unexpectedly to this ailment
ere Joseph W. Bvrns, speaker of
he national house of representatives
’harles Curtis, former vice-president
Jeorge H Dern, secretary of war;
Senator Duncan H. Fletcher of Flor
la; Albert C. Ritchie, ex-governor
f Maryland; George W. Wicker
ham, ex-attorney general.
In industry and business the same
nalady felled Arthur W. Cutten
rain king; Oris P. Van Sweringen
ail magnate; John Hays Hammond,
engineer, and Cyrus L. McCormick,
inventor of the reaper.
Among rulers the passing o’
George V of England was the fore
■.■uniter of the constitutional questio
>f the right of his son to marry Mn
Wallis Farfield Simpson. Fuad I o
’■Sgypt.and, Mohamad Jamalu’l K
man, sultan of Sulu, also died, whil
\lexander Zaimis, deposed presider
af Greece, and his mentor, Eluthe>
’’os Venizelos, fore of Hellenic roya’
ty, died in exile.
Literature lost Kipling, Chester
ton and Gerky.
Red Cross
Worker Here
Miss Imena Allison, from National
Headquarters of the American Red
Cross at Washington, D. C., arrived
in Kings Mountain last week to as
sist Mrs. Pete Gamble who is in
charge of the local office. Miss Alil
son will be here for ten days.
A meeting was held this week, and
it was decided to install an emerg
ency loan closet and repair depart
ment for clothing.
! The meeting was presided over by
Glee Bridges, chairman of this de
partment of the local chapter of the
Ked Cross. Miss Allison told of th'
need of this work.
Mrs. C. E. Neisler is general chair
t man of the local chapter.
An office is maintained in the Ful
ton Building at the corner of Moun
tain and Cherokee streets.
Alcohol Textbooks Ready
For Schools
___
Chapel Hili, Jan. 18, —Fulfilling an
act of the 1935 legislature, 50,000 co
pies of a textbook on the effect of
alcohol and habit forming drugs have
just been published and will be used
as six grade textbooks in North Caro
lina’s public schools.
A neat 218 pagt volume, the book
is the work of Dr. Grant L. Donnely
of the School of Medicine of the
University of North Carolina. It was
published by Alfred Williams and
Company, of Raleigh.
The manuscript was chasen from a
number considered by the State
board of education after it had been
approved by the State textbook com
1 mission, the State board of health,
land faculty of the University Medi
cal School.
The 1935 law requires the public
schools “to furnish adequate and
scientific instruction on the subject
of alcoholism and narcotism.”
Entitled "Alcohol and Habit-Form
.ng Drugs,” the book is written in
simple language and is baaed on sci
entific findings according to its
author. It aims “to give to adoles
cents information of a simple, scien
tific nature that will help them to
guard health in later life,” claiming
that failure to do this in the past
has produced adults now who ’have
no intelligent understanding" of the
effert of alcohol and drugs.
The first part of the book discuss
es alcohol, its uses, its history, its
value in hospitals, chemistry and
industry, its actions on various sys
tems of human body, the changing
conceptions of the use of alcohol as
a medicinal agent, the immediate
an<l final results of the use of alco
hol in the human body, and the in
fluence of alcohol on the health and
heritage of society. The latter part
discusses the effects of habit forming
drugs and pain relieving remedies.
One of the most effective features
of the work is its illustration, which
were prepared by Mary de li. Graves
.veil known Chapel Hill artist.
Author Donnelly has an A. B. in
education with his M. D. and has
iualified as a textbook writer throo
;h years of teaching experience. Dr
Villiams de B, MacNider, Kenan
tesearch Professor of Pharmacolo
-y in the Medical School of the Uni
ersity, has written the preface to
e volume and collaborated with Dr
'onneUy in its completion.
Discussing the purpose of the
ork, Dr, Clyde A. TT vin, State su
rintendent of puhlu instruction,
aid "The dangers of alcohoi and
arcotics can be taught more effec
vely in this way—in an objective,
jientific manner -- than by propa
ganda".