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THURSDAY, FEB.. 25, 1937
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State And National News
Condensed In Brief Form
—National News—
Natchez, Mips., Feb. 24.—Tbe Min
.sii-stppi river rolled its flood crest
past Natchez toward the gulf at di
minished speed today while an esti
mated 10,000 refugees, driven from
their lowland dwellings in Louisana
and Mississippi, sought relief at
highland stations.
Hundreds of workers remained on
duty along the big river's dikes but
I here wore no developments to indi
cate the man-made barriers would
fail.
Washington, Feb. 24.—For the sec
ond time, March 9 will make the
start of congressional action on ma
jor legislation proposed by President
Roosevelt.
Four years ago, he called congress
into session March 9 for the "hund
red days” session which launched
many new deal laws. He had been
Inaugurated less than a week, before.
The senate judiciary committee
has chosen he same date this year
to open hearings on the President’s
proposal for reorganizing the courts.
Oxford, Miss., Feb. 23.—Miss Mary
Eleanor McGuire, the nation’s “old
est woman,” fretted and fretted to
day because a broken leg kept her
from attending to the job she has
held for 71 years.
Almost every day since the war
between the states "Miss Ella” has
been a her job at the J. E. Neilson
Dry Goods store. She has become al
most a town fixture and there are
many customers who wouldn't think
of buying except from Miss Ella.
Lewes, Del., Feb 24.—Copper coins
issued under the reign of George III
of England and bearing dates from
1774 to 1782, were picked up along
the ocean front today near Indian
river inlet, just south of Lewes.
Youths from the Lewes CCC camp
discovered several hundred coins ly
ing on the beach yesterday and a
holiday treasure hunt revealed more.
Washington. Feb. 24.—Representa
‘live Hobbs (democrat, Alabama) pr >
posed today employment of the mo
vie art to guarantee what he called
“simon-pure” justice in the courts.
■Hobbs, a lawyer for 80 years, ask
od congress to authorize sound pic
ture recording of proceedings in fed
■eral district curts. It would be used
in presenting appeals.
The present stenographic tran
scripts fail, lie said, to give a pic
ture of witnesses' emotions as shown
by actions and word accents.
Paris, Feb. 24.—Ambassador Wil
liam C. Buillitt was considered! in
informed circles today to have plac
ed the United States, with President
Roosevelt's approval, beside France
and Great Britain in demanding 8
halt to the world armament race.
Rome, Feb. 24.—The Italian con
querors of Ethipoia announced in a
terse official communique today
that firing squads had “liquidated’
all Ethiopians found with arms in
their homes—a grim sequel to an at
tempt to assassinate Viceroy Rodol
fo Graziani in Addis Ababa.
—State News—
Goldsboro, Feb. ‘_’4.—Injuries re
ceived when he was struck by a
train proved fatal to W. A. Waters.
39, who was said to have been sitting
on the Atlantic and North t arolin'a
tracks.
Asheville, Feb. 2-1-.—Coroner Geo.
F. Bair, Jr, said Jack !i Wilson, lieu
derson county filling station operator
killed himself on a street here witi
a shotgun he had purchased only two
hours before. The man was said
have been in ill health and grieved
over tlihe recent deaths of two rela
lives.
Raleigh, Feb. 24.—Charges that
state rural electrification officials
have been unable to obtain coopera
tion of federal officials till be aired
here todaj at a conference with uov.
Hoey, who said- two representatives
of the Washington administration
would be present.
Raleigh, Feb. 24.—A. W. Petit and
Clork Yorke, long-term convicts who
escaped from Caledonia prison farm
eight days ago, were back in prison
today.
Prison authorities said any ac
tion against the two in connection
with their flight, during whicti two
guards and a passing automobile
were abducted, would await recap
ture of their confederatis.
Raleigh, Feb. 24.—The highway ,
commission has announced plans for I
an immediate survey of a proposer. |
new road from Wilmington to Caro- !
lina Beach, 12 miles.
Raleigh, Feb. 24.—Commissioner
of Agriculture W. Kerr Scott has ap
pointed L. W. Purdy of Oriental as
a veterinary division technician.
Raleigh. Feb. 23.—Plans for the
building of an escape-proof prison
camp in North Carolina which will
be os difficult to break out of as
is the federal prison on Alcatraz is- j
land in San Francisco bay, are being j
pushed here as a result of the escape
of seven of the state's most danger- j
ous convicts from Caledonia prison j
farm last week.
Governor Clyde R. Hoey today re- j
vealed that plans for the building '
of such a prison camp are under con ;
sideration and gave his approval to j
the proposal. He pointed out that !
there are a number of very danger- I
ous and vicious criminals in ths
state prison system w-up m
kept confined, preferably at hard la
bor, and that the present facilities m
the prison system are not adequate.
Raleigh, Feb. 24.—It may seem a
far cry, but t» man' uu. i -.u , to- j
baeco compacts legislation and to- |
banco control in general now appears
to be all bound up with President
Roosevelt's proposal to increose the
supreme court membership from 9
to 15.
This comes about from the fact
that there now seems to be no earth
ly chance for cooperation between
legislation and from the further fact
that the supreme court as presently
constituted has already ruled that
the federal government has no prop
er sphere of action in the premises.
Laughing Around the World
With IRVIN s. COBB
The Lady Made Good At Last
By IRVIN S. COBB
'T'HERE was a down-East housewife who, for years, was troubled with
heart seizures. At the most inopportune times she would drop
unconscious and after appearing for awhile to be at her last gasp would
rally, and after an hour or so, seemingly would be as well as she had
■ever been.
The frequency of these attacks naturally interfered no little with
her husband’s labors and also was highly disturbing to his peace of
mind. As he worked in his wood-lot, or his hay meadow or about his
barn as the case might be, he never knew when the hired girl would be
coming at full speed breathlessly to tell him his wife had suffered
another stroke and surely now was on the point of death. If* his
patience frayed under repeated alarms of this sort the worthy man
gave no outward sign. Whenever the summons came—and it came
very often—he would drop whatever he was doing and hasten to the
house, invariably to And the sufferer on the way to consciousness.
One hot day he was hoeing his potato patch when word arrived
by messenger that the invalid had just had an especially violent attack.
He lumbered to the cottage.
The form of his wife was stretched upon the kitchen floor where
she had fallen. A glance told him that this time she had made a go
of it. Beyond question, life was extinct.
“Well,” he said, “this is more like it!”
(American News Features, Inc.)
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BUSY DAY IN
RECORDER’S COURT
The docket was cleared here in
Recorder's Court yesterday after
noon with Judge Weathers presiding
and Frank Hoyle, Jr., prosecuting.
William Osborne served in his offi
cial capacity as Clerk.
The following cases were dispos
ed of:
Thomas Eskridge charged with
public drunkness was sentenced to
one month, suspended upon the pay
ncr.t of the cost.
Ou. li Owens charged with an af
■ was sentenced to one month
• Jed upon the. payment of the
031.
Cornell Owens charged with as
sault with a deadly weapon was
sentenced to one month suspended
upon the payment of the cost.
Sonny Wilson was lound not guil
ty of an affray.
Pressley Meeks charged with as
sault with a deadly weapon had his
case nol prossed.
Wilbur Briggs charged with pub
lic drunkenness was let off with the
cost.
Pete Adams charged with larceny
ami public drunkenness was sentenc
ed to three months suspended upon
the payment of $15.00 fine and cost
Thomas McDaniel charged with
abandonment and non-support was
sentenced to four months suspended
upon the payment of the cost and
$2.50 per week for the support of the
child.
Emanuel Burroughs charged with
public drunkenness was sentenced to
one month suspended upon the pay- j
ment of the cost.
George Wilson charged with being
drunk and disorderly had prayer for
judgement continued.
Dacia Moses Kennedy charged
with assault had her case continued.
The same action was taken in a
similar case against Woodrow Mc
Entire.
Pied Jackson charged with assault
with deadly weapon had his case
continued.
Scouts Have Enthusiastic
Court Of Honor
The regular monthly meeting Of
Jie Hoy Scout Court of Honor was
held in the High School Thursday
night, Feb, 16, at 7:30 o’clock.
Meeting opened with prayer by
Rev. W. M. Boyce followed with the
repeating of the Scout Ooth.
Announcements were made, then
the work of Court proceeded:
TENDERFOOT RANK
Robert Dettmar 2; Leon Wolfe 3;
Hal Olive 3; Bobby Allran 3; Meek
Carpenter 3; Ben Goforth 6.
MERIT BADGES
Camping — George Mauney 2;
Chas. Thomasson 1.
Chemistry—Paul Patrick 1.
Civics — Paul Patrick 1.
Firemanship — Miles Mauney 2:
Ernest Mauney 2; Marion E White,
2.
First Aid To Animals—Paul Cole,
A. S. M„ 5; D. F. Hord, Jr, 6; Paul
Patrick 1. j
Handicraft — George Thomasson,
1; Dwight Ballinger 2; Herbert Mit
cham 2.
Pathfinding — Geo. Thomasson 1.
Personal Health — Paul A. S. M.,
5; Geo. Thomasson 1; Eugene Math
is 6; Jimmy Willis 6; Eugene Gault
3; Tony Lee Wright 6; Dean Payne
5.
Public Health — Lawrence Pat
rick 1.
Safety—Alvard Metcalf 1.
Star Scout Ronk — Paul Cale 5.
Eagle Scout Rank—Chas. Thom
asson 1.
Awards of previous Courts were
made, after which Mr. Schiele show
ed the colored motion picture he
made on his recent trip to Mexico.
Meeting closed with the repeating
of the Scout Benediction.
MEETING OF P. T. A.
AT WEST SCHOOL
The regular meeting of the Parent
Teacher Association of West School
was held last Wednesday afternoon.
Music was furished by the first,
second and third grades under th
direction of Miss Mary Roddev Ed
wards. Mrs. Troy Carpenter discuss
ed the subject: “Is Your Child A
Success in School?" and Miss Car
lyle Ware, “How Discipline Build3
Character. Miss Nancy Nichols play
ed a piano solo, Birds In th® Woods.
Mrs. N. F. McGIlli presided during
the business session.
B. & L. Stockholders
To Meet
The annual meeting of stock hold
ers of t'ae Home Building and Loan
Association will be held Thursday,
Feb. 25, 1937, 7:45 P. M„ in the Wo
man’s Club Building. East Moun
tain street.
Dr. J. E. Anthony is president and
A. H Patterson is secretary and
treasurer.
HITTING BOTH WAYS
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L' tARMINfi*
Essay Prizes For
U. D. C. Members
The following essay prizes are
offered to nienbers of the U. D. ('.
only, according to official announce
ment:
The Mildred Lewis Rutherford
cup. For the host criticism of a his
tory or biography dealing with the
periods of the War Between the
States or Reconstruction. Given by
the U. D. C. in memorp of a past
historian-general, Miss Mildred Ruth
ertord ot Athens, Ga.
The John A. Perdue Loving cup.
For copy of most interesting and
original diary of a Confederate sol
dier r woman of the 60's. Must be
accompanied by affidavit from con
testant, stating it to be a true copy
and never published.
The Thomas B. Osborne cup. For
best collection of Incidents of her’
ism of southern men and women
during the war between the states
Submit to historian-general. Given
annually by Mrs. John L. Woodbury
of Kentucky in memory of her fath
er. a soldier of the Confederacy.
l'he Adelia Dunovant cup. For es
say on John C. Calhoun, Apostle ot
State Rights. Given annually by
Mrs. W, E. Calhoun, in memory of
her sister, a former chairman of the
history committee, U. D. C.
Ten dollars for the best essay on
.Matthew Fontaine Maury, given by
the General James H. Lane chapter,
Charlotte.
Ten dollars for the best essay on
The South After Appomattox,, given
by Mrs. James Henry Parker, lionoi
ary president general, U. D. C.
Ten dollars offered by Mrs. Frank
T. Mason of Atlanta for best essay
on Southern Literature of the Six
ties.
Ten dollars for the best essay on
L. Q. C. Umar, given by Mrs. J. A
Yarbrough.
Will Rogers’
Humorous Story
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By WILL ROGERS
A LOT of cooks Is out of work
^“■since the slump in the stock
market, and it wasn’t their fault
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either. Their bosses bet t-oo high on
some stocks that went to low, and
that was too bad for the cooks and
for the wives that had to start do
ing without cooks.
But still, they say, cooks are
kinds independent in their jobs.
There was a woman in Hollywood
that was bawling out her cook.
“When we had company yester
day, who was doing all the loud
laughing out in the kitchen that
sounded like a menagerie gone
cuckoo?” she says.
“Oh, you mean the laffin?” says
the cook. “Why, that was mostly
Margie, the maid. But don’t blame
her, Mrs. Samson. She seen that pie
you made yesterday morning, and
that’s enough to make anybody
. bust out lafl’in.”
TOWN COUNCIL MEETS
I The Town Council, in a special
meeting Monday night voted to
turn over to J. R. Davis, Attorney,
for immediate collection all delin
quent taxes, including street as
sessments. Mr. Davis was instruct
ed to reduce the past due accounts
to judgements, if they could not
be collected.
The Board instructed City Clerk
Charles Dilling. to see that all
water and light bills are paid by
the 15th or to discontinue service.
Mr. Dilling was also instructed t°
collect one month of the back due
accounts for every ten monts due.
LIBRARY PROVING
VERY POPULAR
Kings Mountain’s Public Library
even though less than two weeks old
is serving a real need in The Best
Town In The State. During the first
six days the Library was open 300
adults and 114 children visited ths
Library making a total of 414. Dur
ing this same period 233 books wert
loaned to adults and 43 to children,
making a total of 26ti volumes that
have arleady been circulated. One
' :t;i readily see that about 45 books
have been loaned out each day since
the Library opened. The largest
number of books that have been let
out in any one day was 60 which
j went out Tuesday of this week.
To those who have not visited
their Library a cordial welcome a
waits them. The Library is open ev
ery afternoon from 2 to 6 and on Sat j
i urday morning from a to 11. The Li- !
brarv is located in the Town Hall i
Office.
| Mrs. Jesse O’Shield, County Su
pervisor of Library work for WPA
has been assisting Miss Ida Davis,
Librarian in getting the books cata
logued. and the system of keeping
the records lined up.
If anyone has books they would
like to donate the Librarj a.11 tie
glad to receive them.
CENTRAL P. T. A.
MEETS TUESDAY
The second meeting of Central
School of reorganization of the Par
ent Teachers Association will be
held Tuesday night March 2nd at
7:30. A report of the nominating com
mittee, composed of Mrs. Paul
Mauney, Miss Marie Lineberger, and
Rev. \V. M. Boyce will be made. The
officers nominated will be elected
and installed at the meeting.
Refreshments will ue served, and
bupt. B. N. Barnes extends a cordial
invitation to all parents who ha vs
children in Cenral School to be pres
ent. .
MEN’S CLUB MEETS
TONIGHT
The Men's Club will hold their
egular meeting this evening at 6:30
it the Woman's Club Building. This
will be the first regular meeting of
he month as the last one was held
n conjunction with the Boy Scout
Supper at the High School Cafeteria.
! The City School Hoard in a speci
al meeting Tuesday night voted to
ask the County Commissioners, who
will meet Monday to call for an elec
tion to determine if the voters of
| Kings Mountain desire t° sell $25,
000 bonds to meet a PWA grant of
$20,000 Building Program. The elec
tion will be held just 8:1 soon as
possible which will be some time
during the month ot April. The vot
ing place will be a» the Cleveland
Motor Co Mrs. C. K. Carpenter has
been recommended as Registrar, and
: 1, B Goforth and 11 S. Peeler have
been recommended as Judges.
Under the proposed $45,000 PWA
program, the Kings Mountain school
system will be materially benefited
by receiving necessary rooms, in
structional equipment, etc. At Cen
tral School the plan calls for com
pletion of the unfinnsbed rooms of
the building, renovation of Central
auditorium, in order t° improve the
acoustics, and the erection of a
school gymnasium.
City School Superintendent, B. N.
Barnes, has beeu very active for ths
past several weeks, to make It possl
ble for Kings Mountain to have tbs
opportunity of voting on this project.
Many difficulties were encountered
by both Shelby and Kings Mountain,
first the PWA grant had to be ap
proved. After this was received,
some discussion arose as to legality
of the bonds being sold. Trips wers
made to Raleigh by Supt. Barnes
and A. H. Patterson of the School
Board, and Interested citizens of
Shelby. The Attorney General and
a New York Bond Attorney ruled tbs
bonds would be legal.
The next B,ep was to get the PWA
officials to give Kings Mountain suf
ficient time to hold an election. The
dead line having been set at March
3 5, which made It Impossible for
; Kings Mountain to qualify that ear
! ly. Supt. Grigg made t11'* move by
! contacting, in Cbaped Hill, last week
| the PWA officials and getting proper
. arrangements made whereby Kings
Mountain will be given time to
qualify.
The cnly hold-up that can arise
now 1b for Shelby to delay starting
construction of their building until
after March 15th ah work must be
1 started before that time to qualify
j for PWA funds. There has been
some discussion in Shelby as to the
site for their building but it >*
thought by those who have talked
with Shelby officials that everything
will be setlled in time to qualify,
thus giving citizens or Kings Moun
tain a chance to vote on the bond
iso no.
Attend Funeral Of
Brother In Atlanta
Mr. and Mrs. .1. M. Patterson,
Miss Bessie Simonton and Mrs. K.
A. Harrill were called to Atlanta
Monday on account of the death and
subsequent funeral of their brother,
! Mr. John Simonton who passed away \
at his home there early Monday
morning;, following an illness of sev
eral weeks. His death had been ex
pected for several days.
Funeral services were held in At
lanta Tuesday afternoon and inter
ment made in the cemetery at that
place. . f
Mrs. W. S. Dilling, another sister,
who has been with her daughter in
Allentown, Pa., for some time has
been with her brother and family in
Atlanta, for the past week.
Are Not Necessarily the Views of
This Newspaper.)
SNAPSHOTS .
In Washington, like everywheio
else, folks are glad the automobile
strike is over. And they have begun
to take stock of the aftermath, with
at leost a couple of startling results.
The first finding of the calculators
is based upon actual dollars and
cents ost by General motors em
ployees. That amounted to a million
dollars a day—a total of $44,000,000
—or $170 in direct wages gone out
of each GMC employee’s poeketbook
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At the conclusion of the strike.
General Motors, purely as a gesture
of good will and not because the
I strike forced it—even most union
leaders admit tha — voluntarily
| gave a wage increase of 5 cents on
hour. That means $2 more a week,
! on the basis of the 40 hour we&iegen
oral in the automobile Industry, for
' every General Motors employee.
Now, the calculations show it will
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