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The date on the label is the ♦4++++++++*++*++**++++ Watch label on your Paper and don’t let your subscription Expire! date your paper will Expire J* *J* *!• v «J* *J» *J« »*• »J* «$» *J*y*5,( VOL. 35 NO. 15. KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C. FIVE CENTS PER COPYI State And National News Condensed In Brief Form —National News— Columbia, S. C-. April 13.—Police Chief W. H. Rawlinsoji said today he liad notified New York officers that two Columbia automobile salesmen were convinced Robert Irvin one time insane asylum inmate being sought in New York’s Gedeon mur der case, had bought a car here Aipril 1. The salesmen, J. J. Hollis and K Li. Dickerson, saw a news picture of Irvin April 6, and reported that he resembled the man to whom they had sold a used car five days pre viously. Washington, April 13.—Campaigns to enact wage and hour standards and to outlaw sit-down strikes ap peared imminent today in the tur ' bulent congressional aftermath to to Supreme Court’s validation of the Wagner labor relations act. Conflicting predictions about th« effect of the historic decisions on the Judiciary reorganization bill al so sustained suspense at the capi tol. Brunswick. Ga., April 13.—Twentv two persons were injured by the plunge of a Miami-New York motor bus into White Oak creek 20 mile* south of Brunswick during a fog early today. Rescued by ’White Oak boatmen, passengers said a woman they be lieved to be aMrs. Stewart of Char lotte, N. C., wife of a bus driver op erating between Charlotte and Ra leigh. was missing. She boarded the vehicle at Jacksonville, Fla. The bus left the highway at 3:30 a. m„ near a small bridge and turn ed upon its side in five feet of water Cleveland, April 13.—Tris Speaker, baseball immortal and former man ager of the Cleveland Indians who suffered a fractured skull in a fall Sunday, remained in a critical con dition today at Lakehurst hospital. Dondon, April 13.—Forty-seven Lei cester Square, for more than 30 years the residence and studio of Sir Joshua Reynolds, first president of the Royal Academy of Arts, is doomed to the house-breaker’s axe. j It has not been materially altered since 1760. Coffeeville, Miss.. April 13.—John Ward, negro, was aceaime d a hero here today for saving t he ife of Mrs James Coleman, invalid inmate of theYalobusha county pauper's home ] in a fire which destroyed the insti tution Saturday night. John Ross, an inmate died in the j fire and several others were injured. East Hartford, Conn.. April 13.— Frank Hawks called upon his new speed plane today to carry him on a 2.600 mile round trip which will in clude a stop this afternoon at Miami Fla., and supper this evening in New | ark, N. J., on his way back to the j home field here. Hawks said he ought to complete the trip, 1,304 miles each way, in 12 hours. Columbus. Kns.. April 13.—•Mine union rivalry In the tristate lead and zinc mining district which resulted In the shooting of nine persons Sun day was Investigated today as both factions stood their ground. Members of the unaffiliated tri state metal, mine and smelter work j ers union returned to their jobs but their leader F. W. (Mikel Evans, J predicted more strife. —State News— Wilmington, April 13.—For five days a live mulberry tree in the yard at 107 Grace street has been emitting puffs of smoke. Occupants of the premises first noticed the phenomenon Friday but ; attributed it to sun rays. Saturday, i however, the smoke was visible when the sun was behind the house and has continued since. The puffs came at about the same intervals that a person smokes a cigaretee. The same tree, which is flanked by an umbrella china and a flower shrub, gained notoriety las t year when it developed three different forms of leaves. Durham, April 13.—One man was killed and two Durhamites were se-1 riously injured in two accidents! near here Sunday. Charles Touchstone, 24 year old Hillsboro man, was fatally injured on the Durham-Hillsboro highway yes terday afternoon when a borrowed motorcycle he was riding got out of his control on a curve and crashed into an automobile driven by D. C. Williams, of Burlington. Mrs. Wil limas sustained minor cuts and bruises. Burlington, April 13.—A lineman identified by Duke Power Company; officials here as Edward King was i almost instantly electrocuted this morning when he came in contact with a live wire while working with | an electrical contracting crew out of Charlotte on a rural electrification i project in the White Cross section of Orange county. Fellow workers rushed King to a Burlington hospital but doctors re ported that he must have died the; instant the current passed through his body. Wilmington, April 13.—Josephus ! Daniels, writing to accept an invita- > tion to speak at the dedication of Wilmington’s new- post office May 2!>, revealed today he will visit the State on leave during the latter part of next month. Southern Pines. April 13— Dam age caused by a fire which destroy ed the Green Pines Casino, a night club near here, yesterday, was esti mated today at $8,0000. The night club was owned by Ha rold Green of Bethlehem, N. H. Winston-Salem. April 13.—Thomas Gray Livengood, 25. was killed, and two companions, Johnson Wall and Irvin Blakely, were seriously injur ed on a highway near here last night Thev were walking along a road to a filling station to get some gaso line for their stalled care and anoth er automobile came along and hit them. Raymond Smith, who officers said was the driver of the car, was held pending an investigation. Roanoke Rapids, April 13.—W. S. Taylor and Allen Joyner, negroes, died at a hospital here last night of injuries they received when struck bv an automobile as they walked a long a highway near Conway. Patrolman .1. O. Long of Roanoke Rapids said Leroy Chandler of Ral eigh was driving the automobile. He stopped at the scene of the accident and rendered assistance. Long said. Chandler was quoted as saying the negroes stepped in front of his car. Laughing Around the World With IRVIN S. COBB _ Howto Beat t'xeSystem ^ By IRVIN S. COBB rt'T'INY MAXWELL is a sporting writer in Philadelphia. He is ealled A “Tiny" because he is about the size of a two-ton tractor. One afternoon he was officiating at a match between Georgetown, which, as ■everybody knows, ia a Catholic institution, and a team representing a Southern university. In an interval one of the Southern players limped up to Maxwell. “Mr. Referee,” he said, "I want to make a protest. There’s one of those Georgetown men that seems to have a private grudge against me. Every time we two get in a scrimmage together he bites me. Yea sir, he just hauls off and bites me. I don’t want to start any rough house stuff, but I’m getting good and tired of having that big Irishman biting jne. What had I better do?” ... , _ ., “I should advise,” said Tiny, “that you play him only on Fridays.” {/•nerican New* Feature*, Inc.ii P. T. A. Discusses School Elections At a meeting of the Central Par ent-Teacher Association Tuesday evening, the hading topic of discus siuu was tile turning school elections of Satui day, April 24th. The first spi aker, Mrs. O. W. My ers, expressed for the parents a de sire that the high rating of tue schools be maintained, insisting that we could not afford to lose our mem bership in the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools or In the National Honor Scie'.y. which is such an incentive to pupils to do better work. Mr. W K. Mauney then presented the taxpayers’ view point on the school proposals. Among the start ling figures he revealed was the fact that North Carolina is third from the bottom of tlie forty eight states in the amount spent annually for schools, per child, but fifth fro-n the top In the amount spent per per son for automobiles. He concluded by pointing out that taxpayers cod'! not afford to defeat the school issue considering the value to be received by voting the improvements. Nelline Gault of the Senior class gave the student’s point of view on the proposals. One thing she said was that a boy or girl cannot crowd nine months of mental growth into eight months any more than he could accomplish nine months of physical growth In eight months time by eating a little more each day. She concluded by showing that while the future of this generation depends upon what the town does for her boys and girls, in turn the future of the town depends upon the boys and girls themselves. A great deal of interest in the com ing elections was manifested by those present. MEN’S CLUB TO ENTERTAIN LADIES TONIGHT Everything is in readiness for the annual Men’s Club Ladies' Night to be held this evening at 7:30 at the Woman's Club Building. The pro gram committee composed Messrs J. H. Thomson, P. D. Herndon and j ,1. B. Keeter have been hard at ! work and have a very interesting' and entertaining program lined up for the gala event. Mr. Carl Goerch, Raleigh, Publish- j er. will be the main speaker. He j will be introduced by Mr. W. H. Me- j Ginnis. Prizes and favors will be given to the ladies and a most enjoyable time j is looked forward to by all those ' planning to attend. Elimination Contest Held At West School The elimination reading contest was held for West School pupils Wed nesday morning in the school audi- j torium. Twenty nine contestants were , heard and the following three were | selected by the judges to represent the school in the final contest for | the medal. Florence Rhea, "Brother Takes A Bow.” Mary Ruth Hicas. “Buying A Railroad Ticket," Louise Wright, ‘By the Sweat of Her Brow. “SAFETY SABBATH” Mayor's Proclamation “The appalling number of preven table accidents and deaths upon the highways of our community, State and Nation has become a menace of major concern to all the people. Our I beautiful threads of travel, designed for pleasure and trade have been con | \ l ted by the reckless driver and the careless, incompetent operator into lanes of horror. Daily the newspap ers carry gory accounts of lost limbs and lives and of maimed and injur ed bodies. On Sunday, April 18th, the Caroli lina Motor Club is sponsoring a Car olina-wide observance of SAFETY SABBATH. This date being selected upon the eve of Summer travel sea son in an effort to make the general public safety-conscious, to as to de i teas e. if not eliminate, the terrible road tragedies incident to the sea sonal increase in the use of automo biles. I, therefore, proclaim April 18th, I Safety Sabbath In this community, i and do hereby urge the leaders of religious and civil life to fittingly ob serve with wel-planned programs this date, and by precept and ex ample to foster the ideal of consid eration for the rights of others, to the end that the ir reducible mini mum in accidents and death may be accomplished. The Ministers, the Sunday School Superintendents and the laymen can by a strong sermon, a prayer offer ed or a word spoken, join the pro gram in encouraging a concentration of thought upon this problem. Dated at Kings Mountain. N. C., this 12th day of April, 1937.” Signed: J. E. Herndon, Mayor. 10 More Candicltes Announce This Week TOWN COUNC1I MEETS The Town Council in a special meeting Tuesday t:ight took uniler advi.-tni-i the question of remuner ation allowed for the collection of back taxes and assessments. Mayor J. E. Herndon has been in communi cation with the Attorney General of North Carolina about the fees al lowed b> law. This letter from the Attorney was discussed. Mayor Hern don stated the citizens can rest as sured that the matter will be handl ed in a legal way, according to law. Mayor Herndon was to check with other authorities about this matter and report his findings to the Board at a later meeting. Social Security Brings Boom To Tattoo Artists Chicago, April 13.—Sailors, steve dores and sideshow freaks no long er have a corner on the tattoo mar ket. Social security numbers have chan ged all that, the needle and ink en trepreneurs agreed today. Persons in all walks of life, they said, have taken to the social seuri ty numerals — indelibly inked on i their epidermis — as a handy means of identification. Women as well as men are going in for the fancy spread eagle toss ing social security number from its beak, they said. “Why, said Texas Jack, one mem ber of the Chicago tattooing frater- I nity, as he shifted his celluloid de- [ sign mack about a customer's chest, “I have plenty of business now. A couple of years ago things looked bad for the tattooing profession. To day its in a boom, yep, 1 said a boom." One day last week, declared Tex as Jack, who claims no cognomen— 40 men from a large industrial plant come to his curtained booth in a South State street arcade to have the "eagle In three colors and social security numbers tattooed on their forearms. “That made 45 for the day,” he added, swirling his electric needle j around the outline of a shield. 'That make s my sixth today, and its only , 11 a. m. The design, “social security spe- ! cials," the electrice needel artists call them, offer the prospective cus tomer a wide selection. You can have the eagle, witli the ribbon for the number floating from its beak and an American flag in each claw. ! own to u simple trame of start, for your 400-10-4180 — or whatver it may be. "More women being tattooed now . than I ever saw,” another tattooist. ; located in a loop barber shop, said j Even if short sleeves at'e the style ■ and short skirts are coming back | "It better than fingerprints, said j Texas Jack. Anybody can read a number.” Time To Vaccinate Dogs It is again time to have all dogs vaccinated. All owners of dogs are reminded that dogs are being vacci nated against rabies at the rear of Griffin Drug Co. A receipt is issued which is refunded when taxes are paid. It is required by State Law to have every dog vaccinated every year. Mr. E. W. Griffin will be in charge of vaccinating the dogs. f-—«> Will Rogers’ Humorous Story --. . —— --- By WILL ROGERS TT’S hard to tell these modem daughters where to get off. They) got ideas. As to what time in thij night they ought to come In from parties, that's a question that ain’t ever been settled. An old-fashioned dad met his daughter at the front door, so he could tell her what he thought right before her young man. ‘‘See here, Ann,” he says, "HI not have this guy bringing you home at three o’clock in the morn ^All right, Daddy-o,” she says. “I’ll Are nim right now. There’s plenty more nice fellows waiting around for a chance.” (American Naw* features, Iaa.1 j Grady Rankin Lists 55306 Expenses Collected As Duke Power Lobbyist Raleigh, April 13.—S. E. Hender son, registered as a legislative lo’b hyst for the Variety Stores during the 1937 general assembly, reported today to Secretary of State 'I liad Eure that he received a fee of $1000 and $607.47 as expense money for his work. Liggett and Myers Tobacco Com pany reported it paid a $1,300 fee and $31.30 expenses to its legislative counsel, Fuller, Reade and Fuller of Durham, Harriss Newman of Wil mington reported receipt of $1,250 for "actual expenses” for his work for the North Carolina Terminal Transportation Company. R. D. Coleman, representing the Champion Fiber Company of Canton said his expenses of $637.84 included "meals for self and friends" and al so cigars, refreshments, etc. Hunter Marshall, jr„ reported $215.25 expenses working for the North Carolina Cotton Manufactur ers Association of Charlotte and R. Grady Rankin listed $306.75 work ing for the Duke Power Company of Charlotte, F. L. Johnson of States ville, said he spent $170 working for the State Bottlers Association. The committee of manufacturers of Alamance county reported pay ing $409 expense money to T. D. Cooper of Burlington, and C. W. Til lett. jr.. of Charlotte said he got $513.93 for expenses working for tile Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. Several other reports listing small expense amounts or non - at all were filed. Strikers Fined In Civil Case Court Awards Judgment Against Sit Down Strike Leaders. ; Anderson. Ind., April 14.—(IPS).— The wave of unlawful plant seizures by sit-down strikers has received a severe setback by a ruling of Judge Charles E. Smith here. In awarding a judgment of $9,850 against labor leaders, union organ izers and emplo yees who participa ted in a sit-down strike at the Alex andria plant of the Aladdin Indus tries, Inc., Judge Smith found the strikers guilty of civil contempt. Payment of damages was suspended however, unless the strikers again violate a court order against occu paucy of the factory. Judge Smith assessed damages of $5,000 against the strikers collec tively and damages of $1,000 each against three strike leaders. Other judgments ranging from $25 to $100 were assessed against sixty-one oth ers. Forensic Contests Here Tomorrow The public is invited to attend the annual forensic contests of the Wes tern North Carolina Activity Asso ciation at Central High School audi torium Friday evening, April 16tli, at 8:00 o’clock. Th e various schools of the district will assemble at the local high school in the afternoon for prelim! nary contests. The speakers will then he eliminated down to two in each of the four events; so that there will be only eight speakers in the final contest Friday evning. The four contests are dramatic reading, reading of poetry, oratory, and dec lamation. The school feels honored in being selected to hold these contests, and it is hoped that a large audience of our patrons will witness these con tests. TULIP GARDEN OPEN TO VISITORS Mr. and Mrs. Henry Huffstetler who live on the Cherryville-Kings Mountain highway, a short distance from Kings Mountain, are extending an invitation to flower lovers to vis it their tulip garden during the blooming season. Visitors to the Huffstetler garden last year were highly pleased over the wonderful display of blooms which is far sur passed this year, both in number and variety. The tulips are grown in neat, rock-borderel beds and are followed by gladioli and other later blooming flowers and in the fall, chrysanthemums and dahlias. * ____ One For Mayor, Nine For Council Political business took a decided spurt upward litis week .with ten candidates throwing their hats into | the tins for the Election to be held May 4th, to decide on a Mayor and live council men, and one member of the Kings Mountain School Board. To date no one has filed for the School Board. Dr. E. P. Baker is the member of tile board up for re-elec tion at this time. Mayor .1. E. Herndon announced his candidacy for re-election. Mr. Herndon has served as Mayor of Kings Mountain for the past two terms, of two years each. Three members of the present ; Council made their announcements I this week This makes four of the present Board running for re-elec I non as R. C. Gold, present member, ■ made his announcement several weeks ago. The present members who announced this week are, Jim Willis, John Mauuey and C. E. Neis ter, Jr. It is understood the other member of the present board. W. K. Mauney, will also run for re-elec tion. Others who are seeking places on the Council are: W. F. Rhodes. Neis ler Mill Employee; Charles Camp bell, Operator of the Bowling Alley, W. W. Parrish, Pauline Mill em ployee. Bright Ratterree, local busi ness man; O. T. Hayes, employee of the Neisler Mill, and R. 1). Goforth, Automobile Salesman. With the ten candidates announc ed this week the total is now 14. H. Tom Fulton, Charles S. Williams, and George Allen had already an nounced for Mayor, and R. C. Gold for the Council. The voting on election day will bo from 7:00 A. M. to 7:00 P. M. as the result of a new law passed by the 19117 legislature. It is understood the election will be held at the Town Hall office. School Election Registration Books Closed Registration books closed Satur day with a total of 557 registered, ti take part in the two elections to be voted Saturday, April 24tli. Sat urday 17th will be challenge day. Two important questions are to he decided by voters at the polls April 24th. Only about 225 had registered last week. A last minute rush saw about 330 names added to the list of eligible voters. Washington Snapshots by James Preston (Opinions Expressed in This Column Are Not Necessarily the Views of This Newspaper.) Sit-down strikes may have proved an effective, if illegal, weapon, but many observers in Washi ngton now see that they are proving a boomer ang on John L. Lewis. When the sit-down epidemic start ed. persons close to Lewis spread the word that he had not authorized they. They thought that would take the blame off him. But the cumulative effect of re peated denials of responsibility for the sit-down strikes has been to show that Lewis has no control over his unions. Thus, when the new wave of sit downs broke out in General Motors plants, Lewis again sought to deny responsibility. And then General Mo tors pointed out 30 unauthorized in terruptions of work after General Motors and the Automobile Workers Union signed their contract some weeks back. Even some of Lewis' best friends in Congress are asking: “How can you expect an employer to hind him self to enforce a contract when the other signer won't?” FLASH — As Walter Winchell would say. The Department of Agri culture has now embarked on a new project for the benefit of the apart ment house dweller — the develop ment of streamline watermelon which will go into the average aprt ment refrigerator. The Department's experiment ' station at Charleston, S. C.. is trying to develop a new, smaller, succulent melon as a substitute for those which have to be sliced in two before they can be chilled in the refrigerator. A year ago, the Department an 1 nounced it was going to breed small ! (Cont'd on back page Section One)
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