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Watch label on your Paper and don’t lot your aubocriptien Expirol ******+*++*++****++**+ Kings Herald The date on the label la tha date your paper will Expire VOL 35 NO. 21 KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C. THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1937. FIVE CENTS PER COPY* State And National News Condensed In Brief Form —rvauonai r\ews— Coronado, Calif. May 26.—Rear AO tniral Jehu V. Chase, 68, former com mander of the U. S. fleet, died yes terday. He retired in 1933. He was a native of Pattersonville, La. Chicago, May 26.—Police Chief Percy McLaughlin of suburban Deer field walked into a home to tele phone headquarters about the thefit of George Oliver’s automobile. "Be sure to broadcast an alarm.” the chief said. He went out the front door, but soon returned and called again. “Somebody just stole my car in front of the house,” he shouted. Broadcast that too! Arkansas City, Kaa., May 26. — Fritzle, a cat owned by Miss Lucille Rucker, has learned how to get what he wants: He' simply-rings a bell near the door whenever he’s hungry wants to go out of the house, or demands attention in general. StepbenviUe, Tex., May 26.—Gee logy students from John Tarleton college recently dug up fish teeth which they estimated were 50,000,000 years old. —mate i\ews— Kannapolis, May 26.—Roy Phifer of Mooresville was docketed in Ro wan county recorder’s court for a preliminary hearing today on charg s growing out of a highway death six years ago. Police Chief I. T. Chapman said last night Phifer had admitted being the driver of an automobile thai struck and killed Will Boat, Kan nap >lis barber, May 2, 1931. Raleigh, May 26.—Fred Newnham professional golfer here, says John D. Rockefeller was his 'most studi ous golf pupil.” Newnham said the oil magnate who died Sunday, was the first person he taught after coining to the United States from England in 1907 and ta king a Job as pro at Augusta, Ga. So anxious was Rockefeller to de termine the faults of his game, Netvn' ham. related, that he carefully chalk-’ ed his club head to see exactly what' part of the cub struck the ball. Hickory, S^ay 26.—Carl V. Cline has purchased the Hickory Hosiery Mills company from the Joseph A. Sacks interests of New York, a deed filed today revealed. Scouts Visit COC Camp The Boys Scout of Troop 2 Mon day afternoon visited the local CCC Camp located at the Kings Moun tain Battleground, as guests of the Commanding Officer. The Scouts were shown over the siite of the lake now being constructed by the gov ernment and the dam which is near ing completion. There are to be a bount 20 cabins on either side of the lake similar to those at the Scout Camp near*' Tryon. After having gone over all the grounds and work under construct ion the Scouts cooked their supper at a neart>y.»g|(i£ipg. The return trip was made by'Tanother route going over some of the roads that have been recently completed. Those who made the trip were: I,ante Dettmar, Scoutmaster; Rhette Chalk, Asst. Scoutmaster; L. Boyd Hamm, Troop Chaplain; Scouts, Ed gar Cooper, George Mauney, Camp bell Stewart, Bobby Suber, Cowboy Stewart, Bobby Dettmar, Miles and Ernest Mauney, Floyd Queen, Tom my Harper, Eugene White, and Dan Finger. New Service Station Running Name Contest The new service station recently erected on King street is today an nouncing a contest to obtain a name for the station. Until a certain clos ing date the manager, "Bus” Oates, win aocept suggestions from any one in an effort to find a suitable name, and will give a prize to the person who selects the winning name. The attractive station was built by C. T. Bennett, general contractor, and plumbing was installed by L O. Welch. Wood material used in the building was furnished by El mer Dumber Company. Baptist Association Meets The spring session of the Kings Mountain Association will be held with tht Boiling Spring Baptist chur ch Sunday, May 30. The program will open at 10:00 A. M., and con tinue through the day, with dinner on the ground at noon. The main ad dress of the day will be a mission ary sermon at 11:20 by Rev. Angus G. Sargeant, pastor of the Kings Mountain First Baptist church. Al! the churches are expected to send the delegates which were elected for the fall meeting of the association Visitors will be welcome. Mauney Twins To Play In Washington Miles - and Ernest Mauney better known as the “Mauney twins” left Wednesday morning with their par ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Mauney. for Washington, D. G, where they are to appear on a program to be given at Chevy Chase, Md., Thurs day evening. Their cousin, Mis3 Elizabeth Mauney, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. John Mauney, of Hickory, is studying music in Washington and will also take part In the program. The program is a Salem Musicale sponsored by the executive commit tee of the National Opera and is giv en in commemoration of the sailing of the first English colony to Amer ica and will depict the story of the Lost Colony. The invitation to take part on this program is a signal honor not only to the twins but to their homo town as well. Men’s Club To Meet The Men’s Club meets this even ing at 6:30 in the Woman’s Club building. Laughing Around the World With IRVIN S. COBB The Perils of Pranking By IRVIN S. COBB HPHERE wc homicide trial going on at a remote county seat in t the moumains of West Virginia and a lanky native took the stand to testify to the good character and peaceful disposition of the prisoner LXi at the bar. When he had given the accused a glowing testimonial the lirosccuting attorney took him in hand for cross-examination. “Look here,” he demanded: “isn’t that the mark of an old knife <ut you’ve got across the lobe of your left ear.. "Yas, suh; it is. Bill there, he done it one time. “By ‘Bill’ do you mean the defendant here: “Y see you also have the Bear of a bullet wound in your right cheek. Who made that!" 44 Rill99 “On still another occasion didn’t Bill, as yo all him, gouge one of your eyes almost out?” a ^Skct tOO “Now then, in view of the injuries you yourself admit having sus tained at his hands, how do you reconcile your sworn Tin!aw a minute ago that the defendant is an individual of peacable and law abiding nature and a good neighbor?” __ “Well, suh,” said the witness, "Bill is one of the nicest fellers ever you seen in your life; but I must say this—he s a powerful onlikely pusson to prank with!” ^ w REVIVALIST Rev. W. L. Chappell Penley’s Chapel Holds Revival Well Known Minister In Charge; Special Music And Singing Featured. Revival services are now being held each evening at Penley’s Chapel Methodist church, located about twa miles out of town on the Cherryville road. The meeting is in charge of the Rev. Moody L. Chappell, prominent minister of Lansing, ... C.t whose messages are welcomed for their great inspiration and uplifting. Vhe services which begin each evening at 8:00 o’clock, will con tinue through Sunday, June 6th Singing and special music are being arranged on each program. Penley’s Chapel, of which Rev. C. I. Winslow is pastor, invites the general public to attend these servi ces. Local American Legion Jr. Team , Shaping Up Well New Elimination Method This Year; LocalsPractice Daily. ‘It'i baseball time again, and if the warm weather and major league ac tivities haven't yet convinced you of the fact, stop by the high school jfcstseball park any afternoon except Saturday and watch the youngsters doing their daily dozen in prepara tion for the American Legion junior baseball go-round. About forty young fellow* are to be seen practicing, all irttent on earning a place on Kings Mountain’s Legion team. According to Dr. W. L. Ramseur, athletic officer, the squad must be picked aud registered in Legion headquarters by June 15th. Competi tive play begins on June 22. As yet. tils schedule for the locals has not bejen announced. Most of the candidates out now art local boys, yet there are a few follows from various sections of the colmty aspiring and perspiring to ward a berth- oh the Kings Mountain outfit. Some good material Is appar ent in the group of candidates; those who have seen the youngsters work ing out feel that Kings Mountain wtU have more than a fighting chan ce to go places this year. This year a new method of elimi nation will be used, groups of six or eight teams being classified as a “district." Each team will play mem bers of its particular group twice. The leader and the runner-up, figu red from a percentage basis at the end of district play, will advance In to an upper bracket. Under the old system one team played a particulai [ opponent a three or five game seri es,Ithe winner advancing and the losfer being out of competition coin pletely. Any boy born since June 30, 1920 is Jfligible for Legion play. Mftorts are being made to obtain a practice game for this week by the" local aggregation. Blanton And McGill Buy Summers Drug Stock Former Managers of Store Now Are Owners; Transaction Made This Week; Name of Store Changed. A business transaction of more than unusual interest to Kings Moun | tain was made on Monday of this week, when Messrs Johnny McGill and C. D. Blanton purchased from Mr. F. R. Summers the store hereto fore known as the Summers Drug Company. The store will in the future be known as “Kings Mountain Drug Company.’ For forty years the building now occupied by the Kings Mountain Drug Company has been the location of some drug store. In the following order, different firms have done bus lness here: Wilkins Drug Co., Car penter Drug Co., Mauney Drug Co., E. W. Barnes Co., Finger Drug Co., Summers Drug Co. Mr. Summers bought the store in 1928 from Mr. Fred Finger and since enjoyed and appreciated the patron age received from Kings Mountain citizens and citizens of the trade area. Mr. Summers will in the future devote his time and attention to oth er business interests. The new owners, Mr. Blanton and Mr. McGill, have been connected with the store for approximately two years. Mr. McGill is a native of Kings Mountain. Mr. Blanton came here from Forest City, N. C. Mr. Blanton and Mr. McGill each extendi thanks to the public in their own words: Mr. McGill: “I wish to thank all of our customers for expressions of good will and assure every one that our purpose will be to co-operate and assist in the progress of Kings Mountain in every way.” Mr. Blanton: “I wish to thank every one for the courtesy extended to me in the past, and to say that I am most happy to call Kings Moun tain my permanent home.’’ The Herald congratulates the new owners. Poppy Day To Be Observed Saturday Extensive preparations are beins made by members of the American Legion Auxiliary for the observance of Poppy Day here Saturday. Memorial poppies, to be worn in honor of the World War dead, will be distributed throughout the city by a corps of volunteer workers. These “poppy girls will offer every one a flower, and receive whatever amount the receiver wishes to con tribute to the cause of Legion and Auxiliary welfare work, which con sists of aiding those former soldiers who lost health and strength in the World War and helping the children of dead or disabled war participants. It is expected that local folk will contribute generously to the cause, as most of the money received will be used for the benefit of Kings Mountain's own deserving needy. New Ice Cream Shop Is Located Here The Catawba Ice Cream Company of Hickory, N. C., has opened a bran ch retail store in Kings Mountain. The new store is located next door to the Dixie Theatre one Railroad Avenue. Miss Oree Randall, well known voung lady of Kings Mountain, Is In charge of the cream shop. 1 * 1 11 ■ 1 ■ ' " ” " Will Rogers* Humorous Story .. ■ . -«> By WILL ROGERS JACK was ashore, and he had been imitating the passengers he seen on the ship, so he had got a pretty good jag on, but he hadn’t spent all his money yet. He happened into a little shop where the proprietor was doing his best to be helpful. The sailor had bought all the trinkets he could find in the shop, and still he had some money. He looked aw ful sore about it. “Well, cant I sell you a suit case?” says the storekeeper. “One of them big things?" “Yes, it's a line suitcase, too, for the rest of your money.” _ “What’d I do with it?" “Why, put your clothes in it, of course.” _ . „ “Thafd be fine. Hot dar, an’all But, I guar* T won’t Even If I could by the cope, the cmptaia would be sore." Forty Graduates To Receive Diplomas Here EDITOR LYNCH ON VACATION Haywood E. Lynch, editor of the Herald, and Aubrey Mauney, are ex pected to return today from the North Carolina coast, where they have been vacationing for a few days. This is the first issue of the Her ald since Mr. Lynch came to Kings Mountain over two years ago that the paper has been published with out his supervision. The lie-raid had hoped to receive a telegram from its editor concern ing fish, but as we go to press no fish story has as yet arrived. Baptist Bible School Begins The Dally Vacation Bible School-of the First Baptist church will have its registration and opening parade Friday afternoon, May 28th. Regis tration will begin at the church at 2:30. The intermediatse who are in high school^ are asked to come and register at quickly as possible after they get out of school. About twenty cars full of children will leave the church at 3:30 for » parade over the city. Each child will please bring a whistle, a horn, or some other noise^making apparatus to add to the fun of the afternoon. After the parade all will return to the church for a treat. If you are be tween the ages of four and seventeen get in your gayest mood and meet your friends at the church Friday af ternoou. The school proper will begin its regular session Monday morning at 8:30 and will continue through four weeks of June. The faculty will be made up 'argely of those who have worked in the vacation school for the past two years with a few unus ually good additions. The following W01 compose- the faculty: Angus ft, Sargeant, Mrs. Marie Carroll, Mrs. Lila W. Head, Miss Sara Mae Falls, Mrs. Harold Crawford, Miss Louiso Bell. Mrs. Ray Kirby, Mrs. B. T. Wright, Mrs. E C McClain, Miss Ne: line Gault, Miss Annie Ledford, Miss Naomi Edens and Miss Madge Mc Daniel. Formerly there has been no inter mediate department, but provisions have been made to take care of the intermediates this year. It is hoped that every boy and girl who comple ted the junior course last year will enroll In the Intermediate depart ment this time. The regular course of study laid down by the Baptist Sunday School Board will be followed throughout the school. The closing period of each day from Monday through Thursday will be given over to in teresting handfwork projects, and on Friday the entire school will go on a picnic at the close of the study period. I^ocal Youth In Accident Parton Boy, Friend* Escape Injury; Car Damaged Badly. Lynwood Parton of Kings Moun tain, Claude Wilson and Bill Elmore of Spindale escape serious injury Saturday morning when the car iu which they fere rising slewed into a bank and turned over. The acci dent happened about 15 miles from Kutherfordton, on the Rutherfordtor. Asheville highway. The young men were returning from Bills Creek cemetery, where they had delivered cemetery equip ment. when the accident occurred at about 9:30. The driver, Lynwood Parton, met a lumber truck traveling | in the opposite direction and in an I attempt to give It plenty of clear ance accidentally drive his vehicle onto the soft shoulder. The ear skid ded into a bank, fell back on its top and came to rest on its side. The car, a new model, was insur ed. he truck belonged to a Ruther fordton lumber company. Crowders Mtn. Church Adds New S. S. Ro oms An effort is being made now b.. the members of the Crowder's Mour tain Baptist church to finance th< addition of four rooms to the pres ent structure. These classrooms which are expected to be used fo Sunday School and B. Y. P. U- serv ces, are definitely needed to accom modate members and visitors of th( church. Building of the rooms Is ex pected to get underway shortly. Rev W. C. Weaver Is pastor of thi church. Last Year’s Class Close Runt>er-up; Rev| Rozzelle To Deliver Gradua tion Message; Program of Exer cises Given; Class Members Nam ed. A total of forty boys and Kiris will receive their diplomas from the Kings Mountain High School Mon day night. This year's graduating class, according to Supt. B. N. Barn es. is the largest graduating class in the history of the local high school, although last year’s class was a close runner-up for the size honor, 'here being thirty nine graduates in 1926. Commencement exercises begin Sunday, when the commencement sermon will be delivered at eight o’clock on that evening by Kev. C. Excelle Kozelle. Following is the complete com mencement exercises program: J Commencement Sermon, May 30, 1937, 8:00 o’clock. Processional. Invocation by Rev. A. G. Sargeant. Hymn: "Gome, Thous Almighty King.” Scripture Reading; Rev. W. M. Boyce. "Lullaby and Goodnight, Brahms, I —Carolyn Hord, Martha Lou Mauney Colleen Campbell, Eva Baldwin, Nel line Gault, Ruby Lee Jones. Introduction of Speaker: Rev. E. W. Fox. Sermon: Rev. C. Excelle Roselle. Anthem. 'Glorious Forever" —Rack manioff — Girls Glee Club. Benediction: Rev. W. M. Boyce. Recessional. Graduating Exercises, May 31, at 8:00 o’clock. Processional. Invocation: Rev. L. Boyd Hamm. "America, The Beautiful”: Audi ence. Introduction of Speaker: Rev. P. O Ihitrick. Address: Dr. K. J. Foreman. ''Blue Danube”: Girls Glee Club. Presentation of Diplomas: Princi pal F. M. Biggerstaff. Presentation of Class Gift: John Hicks. j Presentation of Medals: J. H. Grigg. ! The following young men and wo men will receive diplomas this year: Richard Gilbert Baker, Rutr Cav eny, Rhette Simpson Chalk, Doro thy Cornwell, Mary Norma Crook, La Faye Wynona Davis. Dare Ann Dettmar, Naomi Edens, Christine Fulton, Mary Frances Gantt, Wilma N'elline Gault, Annie Pauline Go forth. Cora Herndon. Lois Virginia Hicks, John Grason Hicks, Carolyn Rebecca Hord, Harriett Geneva Hudspeth. Ruby Lee Jones, Lillie Fae Kennedy, Margaret Livinia Kimbrell, Ben Edgar Long, Jr., Wil ma Frances McDaniel, Mary Boyce McGill, Alice Jeanette McSwain, Spurgeon Eugene McSwain, Martha Lou Mauney, Rosanell Millen, Helen Jeanette Parrish, Jesse Grier Par rish, Jr., Mary Salena Parton, Paul Dickson Patrick, Jr., Drace Miller Peeler, Margaret Jeanette Phifer, Virginia Catherine Plonk. Clyde Melvin Putnam, Jack Tracy Randall Campbell Ji^estep Stewart. Claudia Virginia Ware, Llddie Ghenette Ware, Martha Jeanette Wilson. i 6'$uihutqtcn &QnapshoU j ^ James Preston (Opinions Expressed in This Column Are Not Necessarily the Views of This Newspaper.) Political strategists have figured out a way by which they can claim a victory in the Supreme Court fight even though the’ bill actually is de feated. le makes no difference what the Senate and House do when voting time comeB. They will point to re cent Supreme Court decisions uphold ing the Wagner act, the Frazier Lemke law, minimum wage control and the like, and say: •'If there had not been a proposal to increase the size of the court, of this reptile’sshivj |3( been handed down. In fact, it was never really intended that six jus tices should be added to the Su preme Court. All we wanted was a club to hold over the Court.” And to a lot of folks who don’t ■ know the facts, that little fairy i story will sound very plausible. ♦ #** . Nazi Germany now ct mes forward . w.ith a new plan for taking care of its hungry. The weekly Das Schwar , zekorpe is the official publication of (Cont’d on back page)
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