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VOL. 35 NO. 19
KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C.
THURSDAY. MAY 13, 1937
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Spring Flower Show
Held Here Tuesday
The Spring Flower Show sponsor
annuallv by the Woman's Club waj
held Tuesday at the club hous*7 with
lncli served by i club group at noon.
Many varieties of iris, roses, snap
dragons, painted daisies, columbine,
lovely bowls of mixed flowers, dish
gardens etc., were on display.
The judges v. ere Mrs. Norman
Morrow, Mrs. L eon Adams and Mr*
J. H. Matthews of Gastonia and rib
bons were awarded as follows:
Iris collection, blue ribbon, Mrs. J
E. Herndon, red ribbon, Mrs. C. E
Neisler; yase iris, one variety, blue
ribbon, Mrs. J. E. Herndon, ted rib
bon, Mrs. C. E. Neisler; sinble bloom
blue ribbon, Mrs. J. E. Herndt n, red
ribbon, Mrs. E. W. F^x.
Rosefe,. red roses, blue ribbon, B.
M. Ormand, red ribbon, B. M. Or
tnand; pink roses, blue ribbon, Mrs.
Otis Flails, red ribbon, Mrs. C. E.
Neisler; yellow rose, blue ribbon, B.
M. Ormand; red ribbon B. M. Or
mand; blue ribbon other color than
Above mentioned, Mrs. Bryan Hord;;
single bloom, blue ribbon, Mrs. Hun
ter Neisler, red ribbon, Mrs. F. R.
Summers; climbing rose, blue ribbon
Mrs. H. N. Moss; best arrangement
climbing rose, Mrs. F. R. Summers.
Poppies, blue ribbon, Mrs. F. R.
Summers, Columbine — blue ribbon,
Mrs. F. R. Summers, Gerbera —blue
ribbon, Mrs. R. R. Summers, Peonies
—blue ribbon, Mrs. H. S. Blackmer,
Snap dragons, blue ribbon, Mr-. Tom
Hudspeth. Pansies — blue r bboti.
Mrs. W. K. Mauney, Painted I:aisv—
blue ribbon. Mrs ,1. E. Herndon, Vet
bena — blue nbbon, Mrs. Grad.,
King, Pitcher arrangement — blue
ribbon, Mrs. E. W. Griffin.
Study in Pink — blue ribbon. Mrs
W. K. Mauney. Study in Yellow —
blue ribbon Mrs C. E. N £ ler. Studj
in Blue — blue ribbon, Mrs. M. L
Plonk.
Mixed flowers, blue ribbon, Mr:
M. A. Ware.
Miniature Arrangement, blue ri>
bon, Mrs. G rady King, red ribbon,
Mrs. H. T. Fulton, Sr.
Japanese Arrangement, blue ri •
bon, Mrs. Grady King, red ribbon
Mrs. Grady King.
Wild Flowers, blue ribbon, Mrs. J
E. Herndon.
Dish garden, blue ribbon, Mrs. E.
W. Griffin.
Vegetable arrangement, blue rib
bon, Mrs. E. W. Griffin.
PLANS FOR HIGH
SCHOOL FINALS
COMPLETE
Forty graduates of the e'a <s of
1937 are scheduled to receive tneir
diplomas Monday evening, M.iy 31ot.
Rev. C. E. Rozzelle, Pastor Main
Street Methodist Church, of Gastonia
will preach the Com/mercemsnt Ser
mon, Sunday Evening, May 30, 8:00
o'clock in the High School auditori
um.
The Commencement Address will
be delivered Monday evening, May
31st, at 8:00 o’clock in tho High
School auditorium, by Dr. K. J.
Foresman of Davidson College.
Dr. Baker Re elected
Chairman School Board
I)r. L. F. Baker who was re elected
uncontested as a member of the
Kings Mountain School Board was
also re-elected chairman, at a recent i
meeting of the Board. W. Conley '
Charlotte Architect, who drew tho
plans for the present Central Sehoo.
the new Town Hall, and the home
of Mr. and Mr3. Joe Neisler, was
employed to draw the plans for the
additions to the school buildings j
and the new gymnasium. It nas also
been announced that the High
School will operate the full nine
months this year. The teachers have
volunteered to the extra month for
whatever pay can be raised. Nearly
$400 has already been raised by
donations. The Junior and Senior
classes have contributed to the fund
About $900 will be needed if ‘.he full
amount is secured.
All members of the school board
were present for the meeting, being
Dr. L. P. Baker. Chairman, A. H.
Patterson, Charles Thomasson, Paul
Neisler and J. L. Mauney.
Attempt Made To Blow
Ware And Sons Safe
Safe crackers made an unsuccess
ful attempt to dynamite the safe in
the office of Ware and Sons here
Tuesday night. The explosion too*
place about 10. bO P. M. Several wh(
lived nearby heard the terrific blast
The attempted robbery was uot dis
covered until employees of Ware and
Sons came in for work Wednesday
morning.
Very little damage was done to
the safe as th • explosion took an
upward course, atul blew tin- ceil
ing of the office up about two inches
The stock of merchandise in the ol
f.ce was damaged about $75. It was
thought the would-be robbers enter
ed through a downstairs window. In
vestigating officer Charlie Sheppart
stated that tracks of three met
were near the rear of the building.
A sum of money in a another safe
which was not locked in an adjoin
ing office was not bothered.
Four suspects have been ar-es'ed
and lodged in jail for invest'gat-on.
Revival Meeting At
Penleys Chapel
A series of revival services will
begin at Penleys Chapel Methodist
church, Sunday night, May 23. The
Rev. Moody L. Chappell, of Lansing,
N. C., will be present on Honda-'
night. May 24, and will preach each
evening for two weeks or more. Th»
song service will begin prommptly at
7:45 each evening. There will be
plenty of congregational singing and
special music provided for each ser
vice.
Penleys Chapel is located a short
distance from Kings Mountain on
the Kings-Mountain-Cherryville
highway. The pastor. Rev. C. J.
Winslow extends a cordial invitation
to the public to attend the services.
Laughing Around the World
With IRVIN s, COBB
Carrying It To Extremes
By IRVIN S. COBB
TTO BE orthodox, in every story in which a policeman figures, the
said policeman should be an Irishman. Any departure from this
is a violation of the traditions.
Nevertheless, and all the conventions to the contrary, notwith
standing, the hero of this story is a policeman and not an Irishman.
He is Scotch.
In my own defense let me state that there are such things in New
York as policemen who are Scotch. For instance, I know a lieutenant
at an uptown station-house who has an accent which suggests hot oat
meal gruel running out of a narrow-mouthed jug.
But our hero here was not a lieutenant, but a partolman walking
post in a Bronx precinct. However, before we introduce him it is
necessary first to present the other principal character of tho little
tragedy.
That other character was Irish, but he was not on the force. He
was an elderly civilian who had stopped on a stroll to watch a job of
street repairing.
Three stories up above his head a housekeeper placed a large
platter of corned beef and cabbage—a combination affectionately known
in New York as “Red Mike’’—on a front window ledge of her tenement.
The ledge had a slant to it. The platter slid off and descending, struck
the Hibernian bystander squarely on the head, bruising his scalp and
covering him with the contents of the heavy dish.
He gave a loud cry of pain and astonishment and sank to the
sidewalk. He was not badly hurt but he had suffered a severe shock.
As sympathetic onlookers lifted him to a sitting posture the Scotch
patrolman ranged up alongside and took in the sight.
"Well,” he said, “I kenned that all Irishmen were fond of corned
beef and cabbage, but, laddy, you’re the first one I ever knew to decorate
iimself with it.”
Uamdma Nm IMm, leak
rKESB 1T EKIANS
HAVE BARBECUE
SUPPER
About 300 members of the First
Presbyterian church enjoyed them
selves at a barbel ue supper last
Thursday evening in the new Chur
ch Building now under construction
Rev. \V. M. Currie of the First
Presbyterian Church of Belmont
spoke on the value of having a fine
church building in which to worship
Rev. Currie stated that Kings Moun
tain was getting some line a lvertis
ing from the erection of the new
Presbyterian Church as National Re
ligious publications as well as Na
tional Building publications had fes
tured the ned church in their mag
azines.
Rev. P. D. Patrick preside 1 in
formally. Mr. Charles Thomasson
made the report for the flnani e com
mittee. Mr. E. L. Campbell and Hay
wood E. Lynch were called o.i fo;
short remarks.
Members present expressed an en
thusiastic desire “goahea J” an i
finish the Church as quickly as pos
sible.
DANIEL FULTON
HIT BY CAR
Daniel F'ulton, 84, Kings Mountain
citizen, was painfully injured about
10 o'clock Saturday moring on an
uptown street when struck bv an au
tomobile driven by J. Dan Mangem,
Charlotte traveling salesman who
was enroute from Shelby to Char
lotte when the accident happened.
Onlookers said the Mangun: car
struck Mr. Fulton with only slight
force, but due to his advanced age
he was taken to City Hospital in Gas
tonia by the Charlotte man for m< d
ical attention.
No police charges were filed a
gainst Mangum..
City Hospital attendants said Mr.
Fulton was suffering from bruises
and shock, and would probably be in
the hospital several days, but that
his injuries are not regarded as se
rious.
Prominent Citizen
Visits Here
Col. Hatcher Webb, prominent cit
izen of Cleveland County, who
makes his home in the City of Gov
ernors, has been visiting Kings
Mountain, The Best Town in the
State, for the past ten days, and has
found his stay here so pleasant he
has decided to extend his visit to
thirty days. To hear him talk, one
would positively come to the conclu
sion that he is fond of the Mauneys,
the Keeters, the Plonks, the Bakers,
the Pattersons. and many other
prominent citizens too numerous to I
mention. Col. Webb has been in love
with Kigs Mountain for more than
50 years, since the Captain Bell
days. His father, a pioneer mer
chant and farmer of Shelby, famil
iarly known as "Old Honest Dave
Webb” was a warm personal friend
of “Old Honest Dave Mauney" of |
the Muddy Fork Section.
Col. Webb’s reproductions of the
late Governor Aycock, Sam Jones
BUI Fife, the drummer Evangelist,
Thomas Dixon, William Jennings
Bryan, are very good indeed.
Kings Mountain is very fortunate
in having such a popular character
as Col. Webb for a visitor and he;
will be glad to greet any citizens
and reminiscent with them of the
early days of Cleveland County.
INJURED IN FALL
Mrs. Martha Cornwell, of Florence |
S. C.. who has been on an extended
visit to her son. Arthur Ctrnwe’1,
and family sustained a broken hip
in a fall at the Cornwell home Sun
day morning. Mrs. Cornwell was rr
ried to the City Hospital, Gastonia,
where although she has suffered in
tensely at times, her condition is
thought to be as good as could be
expected. Although advanced it
years, she had been in splendid
health.
Flower Shop Moves
Mr. and Mrs. Walers have niov 1
their flower she j from uptown, o ‘
to their residence on the new GaJ
tonia highway. They are go'ng to
devote more time to the growing at
plants and flowers, and expect to
give Kings Mountain even bet “r
cheaper flower service than beforj
N. Y. A. BUSY HERE
Boys and Girls of the Nations'
Youth Administration under ‘he di
rection of Mrs. Pansy B. Fet.sor of
Shelby, are very busy here making
attractive mail boxes for use on the
K. F. D. routes out of Kings Moun
tain. About 100 boxes have been
made by the boys and painted by
the girls. This sc part of a national
movement to beautfy rural sections.
Cooking School Begins Today
$2 Graduates From
Grammar School
Visits Classes In Shelby
Rev. E W. Fox, W. K. Mauney
atut Mrs. A. H. Patterson, of King,
Mountain. Mrs Renn Drum of Shel
b>'. accompanied by Mrs. E. B. Olive
County Supervisor of Adult Schools
in Cleveland county, made a visit
to literacy classes in Shelby last
Wednesday afternoon. The visit was
Hjade in keeping with the program
P^nn~d for the observance of Adult
Education Week in the State
The first class visited was a small
gfoup taught by Miss Susan White
sides in the Lily Mill village. Miss
Whitesides has a school of 43 wo
men and 17. men. these divided into
small groups, meeting for class work
twice a week in the homes of pu
piis in South and West Shelby.
These pupils most of whom had
jpnly attended school, a very short
,lime in early life, were making rap
id progress. A number have done
outstanding work.
A visit to a meeting of the Home
Jflakers Club at the Esther Mill club
house revealed the fact pupils of
these schools were adept in the art
of entertaining visitors. The pro
gram of the afternoon included a
talk by a visiting nurse on "The Re
lation of live Parent and the Child '
and was the first of a series of talks
on "Health" to be given at meetings
of the club. Mrs. Jarvis Hamrick,
teacher of the Adult School at the
Esther Mill, assisted in entertaining
the visitors. Refreshments were serv
td during the social hour and the vis
it.ors were shown over the rooms
where the hand work of pupils was
ou display.
Monarch Takes Throne
Aa Guns Boom
London, May 12.—Exultant Britain
crowned and consecrated its sover
eign, George VI, and his radiant Eliz
abeth today and hailed them with
thunder of a million cheers and the
glory of a valiant past.
Torrents of rain, threatened all
day long, beat down on their triuiu
phal, dazzling cavalcade at the end
of the greatest day of splendor that
England ever saw.
Pair Injuried In
Train-Car Crash
Mr. and Mrs. Will Burnett of Black
Mountain narrowly escaped death
whena a southbound Southern frei
ght train struck their car at the up
town Southern crossing here Friday
afternoon about four o’clock.
Evidently failing to see the train,
Mr. Burnett drove his car partially
on the track and the train struck
the front end of the car, it was re
ported. The train dragged the car
several yards along the track and
smashed it against a telephone post.
Mrs. Burnett received painful, but
not serious injuries, and was taken
to City Hospital in Gastonia, from
which she was discharged after re
ceiving first aid treatment. Mr. Burn
ett wa9 slightly injured.
“
Will Rogers’
Humorous Story
--
By WILL ROGERS
A IN’T it remarkable, how quick
** big families went out of style?
Why it happened a lot faster than
the long: skirt style did. There was
two years spent in getting the girls
to add some streamers to their
skirts, while the small family fad
seemed to hit the country like straw
hat day, all in a lump.
But they tell a story of the old
times, when a lady took her baby
to be baptized, and the old minister
was making out a certificate. When
he come to the dateline at the top,
he says, "Lemme see, ain't this the
seventh?”
The lady says, "I should say not.
Pastor; how bad your memory is
getting! Henry was the seventh,
and this here one is the twelfth I"
(Aatrltu News Vkatam. Inc.}
Supt. B. N. Baines presented a. |
plomas to eight; two graduates of
the three Grammar Schools of Kings
Mountain at the closing exercises
Tuesday night at Central Auditor
ium. The program follows:
Invocation — Rev. I’ .1). Patrick.
“American. The Beautiful" — Au
dience.
Address—Rev. L. B. Hamm
“Voices of Woods’, “Kentucky
Babe' — Grammar Grade Glee Club
Presentation of Diplomas—B. X
Barnes.
Presentation og Medals — J. ft
Davis.
Benediction — Rev. W. R. tox.
Rev. Hamm’s address was ver,
inspiring to the young graduate t.
Mr. Hamm told tile students that
Truth. Happiness and Success, are .
the three primary characters that j
go to make up r well balanced life.
Mr. Hamm's definition of success
was a conscientious partnership
with God.
MEDALS PRESENTED
The following medals were pr :
sented at Grammar School Commen
cement Tuesday night by J. R. Dr.
vis:
1. NEISLER MEDAL.—Ed Henri
Smith, West School.
The Neisler Declamation Medal . •
offered by the family of the late C.
E. Neisler, in memory of Mr. Neisler
It goes to the grammar school boy
giving the best declamation among
all the grammar school contestants
2. BAKER MEDAL — Helen Ram
sey. East School.
The Baker Reading Medal .? given
by Dr. L. P. Baker, Chairman cf tin*
School Board, to the Grammar school
girl winning in competition from all
the grammar schools in Kings Moun
tain.
3. SIXTH GRADE CITIZENSHIP
PRIZES — Martha Walker. A G.
Sargeant, Jr.. Janette Mabry.
The Sixth Gride Citizenship prizes
are given this year by Miss Helen
Logan teacher of the sixth grade at
Central School. These prizes are gic
en to three pupils selected by tlie
students of Central sixth grade, as
deserving first place in citizenship.
The following points form a par
tial basis for the selection: Honesty
courtesy, helpfulness, honor, scho
arship, neatness, punctuality, rever
ence, and friendliness.
4. EAST SCHOOL P T. A. OECLA
MATION MEDaI. — James Lo brand
The East School Declamation med
al is given by the Parent-Teacher
Association of East School, to the
winner of the annual East School
Declamation Contest.
5. EAST SCHOOL P. T. A. READ
ING MEDAL—Helen Ramsey.
The East School Reading Medal
Is given by the Parent-Teacher Asso
elation of Blast School, to the winner
of the annual East School Reading
Contest.
The following pupils received
Grammar School diplomas Tuesdav
night:
East School: Charles Ballard, WJ,
liam Brown. Harold Falls, John
George, Lero, Hammett, Bartrol
Harmon, Johnny Henson, .mnior
Kennedy, Oscar Owens, Howard
Smith, Roy Smith. Eugene Tignor
Louise Bennett, Ruth Bracket, Ivt
cile Burton, Odell Chaney, Clara
Mae Gantt Dorothy Greene, Louise I
Hampton, Virginia Hill, Louise !
Lowe, Nell Mauney, Virginia Parki r i
Marie Pearson, Helen Ramsey, Mar
jorie Rippy, Kathryn Talber'. Doris
White.
Central School: James Alexander
Frances Crouse, Howard Edens. Mi
dred Ervin, Eugene Gault, Roy
Green, Sara Herndon, John Houston,
Paul Huffsticklei. Jennie Huileuder
Harold Jackson. Stokes Keller. Mal
tha Kennedy, Ernest Mauney, Miles
Mauney, Alvoyd Metcalf, Manly
Morehead, Helen Navy. Betty Neiv
ler, Evelyn Owens. Betty Patrick,
Herbert Pumphrey, Rachael Smith
Bruce Styers, Gene White, Emelyn
Wilson, Hoppy Houston, Ernest
Payne, J. D. Summitt.
West School: Clyde Black, Eddi'
Campbell, Meek Carpenter, Jackie
Gamble, Ben Goforth, Jr.. Wilson
Griffin, Dorothy Harmon, Mary Ruf1
Hicks, Jo Keetcr, Fanny Littlejohn
Rachael McClean. Robert M< Daniel.
Juanita Mc&wain. Ira Melton, Carol
Mae Morrow, It. G. Plonk. Cnalmer
Pruitt, W. H. lutnam. Billy Rhodes.
Audrey Suddu'b, Bill Thronebure.
Aileen Welch. Eugene Wright:
Thelma Yelton Mildred Mitcham.
Pupils receiving reading certifi
cates will be In the next issue of thr
Herald, as well as the Yearly Honor
Roll and the eighth month hono;
roll.
Lsst Minute Preparations Soeed
Eagerly Awaited Cooking School
Convention of Neighborly Homema
kers Will Be Welcomed by The
Herald Today, Tomorrow And
Saturday In I ne Dixie Theatre.
“The best things in life are free!"
And ko is the Herald's fascinating
and different Cooking School that
will open this morning at 9:40 A. M.
in the Dixie Theatre.
No opening bells will be needed
for the eargerlv-awaited, three-day
school, brimming with novelty, ro
malice and practical appeal, for ad
vance indications point to a capaci
ty convention 01 Homemakers.
True, it was cast, directed and
tilmed in a famed Hollywood studio,
but it was assembled thoughtfully
and patiently to bring moie than
passing amusement, livery-day hap
penings were dramatized in the
sound plot. Behind the sparkling hu
mor and suspense that are so neces
sary to screen stories, was a deliber
ate plan — an ambitious determina
tlon to carry instruction, inspiration
and worthwhile home news to wo
men in every community.
The camera and the home special
ists got together on their vigorous
investigation, and The Herald was
quick to snap up the chance to offer
the interesting result.
Troubled by left-overs? Haunted
by never-ending jobs? Tired of house
work that seems like drudgery?
The cure: New wrinkles will
smooth the brow of the weary house
keeper; that is. new housekeeping
wrinkles leading to economy in time
effort and dollars.
Not only does this picture school
show new dishes, styles and interest
ing ways to serve everyday meals
and party feasts, but i t demonstra
tes how to make intelligent use of
the ingenius mechanical servants
that take the guess work out ot
house work.
To the fun of watching an expert
cook at work in a model kitchen is
added the real joy of studying the
practical possibilities of such full
time servants as an electric refrieer
ator, a smartly-styled range, and
other cooking accessories and con
venient laundry equipment, design
ed to take the gloom out of Monday
Guests at the school will want
to meet and remember the liiendl
local firms and nationally-known
products that are helping the Herall
in this community undertaking. Fre :
Prizes will be given eacu day of the
school.
LEGION BALL TEAM
SHAPING UP
The sound of the bat striking the
ball can be heard every afternoon it
the baseball park where the Junior
Legion baseball squad works out.
roach C. C. Edens and Athletic Offl
cer W. L. Ramseur are well pleased
with the way the team is shaping up
Baseball fans are invited to come
out and watch the boys go through
their practice. Kings Mountain fans
will have the opportunity of seeing
their team pla- two games with
each team in this district th,3 year.
Winning teams will be decided o"
percentage basis this season instea 1
of by elimination as heretofore.
Approve $3,750 Fund
For Kings Mountain
Washington. May 12.—The houso
appropriations committee recomen
drd a 1928 expenditure of $3 750 for
administration of the Kings Moun
tain National Military Park.
C0nihmqtvn
f^napshcU
by James Preston
.Opinions Expressed in This Column
Are Not Necessarily the Views of
This Newspaoer.)
Congress is right on the verge of
making some of the most beautiful
economy gestures that could be
thought of by mice or men.
The unfortunate part of it is that
there are many members who would
really like to economize. There is
always a chance that their views
will prevail. But they, like others,
have made such a habit of spending
that it's awfully hard to stop.
Take, for example, relief appropri
ations. Congress was asked to set
aside $1,500,000,000 for relief next
fiscal year. Now some of the leaders
are talking about cutting that to
$1,000,000,000. In the newspapers
that would look like real economy.
But the fiscal year runs from June
to June. Any appropriations made by
the present sessiou are to be spent
iCont'd on back page Section One)