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State And National News
Condensed In Brief Form
—National News—
Rome, June 2.—Italian warships
have been ordered to prevent Rus
sian vessels from supplying war ma
terials to the Spanish government,
authoritative sources disclosed to
night.
Italian ships in Spanish waters al
ready have been withdrawn by Pre
mier Mussolini from the internation
al neutrality fleet, following Span
ish government aerial attacks on I
talian and German warships. Ger
many has shelled Almeria in reprisal
II Duce and Marshal Werner von
Blomberg, German war minister,
meanwhile flew here for conferences
over the grave Spanish situation.
San Juan, Puerto Rico, June 2.—
Amelia Earhart landed at San Juan
at 1:30 P. M. eastern standard time,
today on the first ocean hop of her
proposed 'Just for fun" flight around
the world.
Mias Earhart, flying at a pace she
called leisurely, completed the 1,03-3
miles from Miami in 7 hours and 33
minutes.
At Miami the slim aviatrix had
waved a bare arm In farewell and
gunned the ship along the runway
before she lifted it easily into the
brilliant tropical dawn.
Just before the take-off. her hus
band, George Palmer Putnam leaned
into the cockpit to kiss her good
bye and Bhake bands with her navi
gator, Captain Fred Noonan, wwo is
to accompany her on the 28,000 mile
journey.
New York, June 2.—Mrs. Rose Ma
rie Bann, 40, was held without bail
by Magistrate H. Stanley Renaud in
homicide court today for a hearing
next Tuesday on a charge she shot
and killed Hans Bann. 56, captain
of the steamship Ohio of the Savvan
nah line.
Washington, June 2.—The house
voted today to override President
Roosevelt's veto of a bill to extend
the time In which World war veter
ans may renew their war risk term
insurance policies.
Chairman Rankin, democrat, Miss,
of the World war veterans' commit
tee, declared failure to pass th»
measure would force more than 20,
000 veterans to drop their insurance.
"These men are financially unable
to convert these short term policies
into more permanent forms of in
srrr.nc.e," he said.
Washington, June 2.—The supreme
court wound up an eight month his
toric term today by agreeing to pass
upon constitutionality of federal
loans and grants to aid in fiuanclg
municipal power plants.
It tihen adjourned, not to meet a
gain until October, before that tim»
congress may act on President Roose
velt's controverted court reorganiza
tion proposal to put "new blood" on
the highest bench.
Valdosta, Ga., June 2.—Valdosta’s
newest law firm is that of Pindar
and Pindar, and no one seems to
know just who Is the senior partner.
One Pindar is George A. and the
other is Mary Rogers (Mrs. George
A.) He Is a graduate of Mercer uni
versity at Macon while his wife earn
ed her degree at the University of
Georgia. i •
—State News—
Raleigh, June 2.—Raleigh had only
0.94 of an inch of rain last month,
making it the dryest May on record
except in 1926 when only 0.35 of an
inch of rainfall was measured here.
The continued dry weather, thou
gh aome parts of the state had 3how
era while Raleigh was dry, made ag
ricultural experts increasingly pessi
mistic.
Frank Parker. Federal-State crop
reporter, said he was receiving coi
flicting reports. Some farmers re
ported grain crops showed drought
damage and others saying they had
the best prospects they had ever
had. Similar conditions were report
ed for other crops.
Winston-Salem, June 2j—George K
Walston, vice president of the Fed
eral Home Goan bank of Winston
Salem said today..business activities
of the bank during May exceeded
those of any month since the bank
opened in 1929. He- said net gains on
outstanding loans totaled 0888,768
for May.
Manteo, N. C., June 2.—Coast
guardsmen saved the lives today of
three men who were caught under
their fishing boat when the craft
overturned after striking a sand bar
in the 3urf near Nags’ Head.
The rescued were William E.
Adams and John H. Wilson. Jr., of
the OOC camp at Franklinton and
Joe Tillett, a Manteo negro.
Mooresville. June 2.—Residents of
the Mooresville graded school dis
trict favored by a 46 vote majority
a 12Vfe cents extra tax levy to sup
port a nine-month school tearm it*
an election yesterday.
Class Of 1937 Receive
Their Diplomas
The graduating class of the K:ng3
Mountain High School received their
diplomas in very fitting exercises
Monday night. The main speaker
1 scheduled for the address contracted
a case of Measles, and Dr. Fred K.
Fleagle, Professor of Spanish at
Davidson College, substituted for
him. Dr. Fieagle gave a very inspir
ing speech to the graduates.
John Hicks, President of the Class,
presented to Dr. L. P. Baker, Cha'>
man of the School Board a check tor
8200.89 as the Senior Clarg gift to
be used to defray part of the expen
ses of the ninth month of the school
term.
Members of the Kings Mountain
School Board were on the platform
with the graduates along with the
others who took part in the pro
gram.
Must Vaccinate Dogs
All dogs must be vaccinated ac
cording to the State Law. The time
has expired but for a short time only
dogs will be vaccinated at the rear
of Griffin Drug Co. The fee that Is
paid for this service will be refund
ed from your County tax payment.
Mr. Keeter Improving
The many friends of Mr. D. J.
Keeter will be glad to learn that
the plaster cast that has been on his
hip for the past two months will be
removed this week in the City Hos
pital at Gastonia. It is thought. Mr.
Keeter will be able to be taken home
in about one more week.
Laughing Around the World
- With IRVIN S. COBB
The Higher Education
By IRVIN S. COBB
'■'HE seance was in full swing. The master of ceremonies — Mrs.
Medium’s husband — announced if anyone present wished to
establish liaison with the shade of some departed dear one, Madam
-would do her beat to oblige. From the body of the house spoke up
Hr. Rofalsky of the East Side.
“I should like it,” he stated, “to speak a few words with my Uncle
Meyer vot died in Warsaw last year.”
». Madam went off again into a trance. There was a breathless
pause. Then the black calico draperies of the cabinet were agitated by
a mysterious wind and from its interior a muffled voice issued, saying:
"Thia is Uncle Meyer.”
“Hullo, 'Unde Meyer/’ said Mr. Rofalsky. “How is it by you 7”
"Fine. How are things with you, nephew?”
“I couldn’t complain.”
Another pause ensued. Mr. Rofalsky was thinking deeply.
"Uncle Meyer,” he said at length, “von more question I should
like it to ask you?”
“Proceed, my dear nephew.”
“Where did you learn to speak English?”
(Anaricaa N«wt FetUH, lac.)
FIRST MEN’S SUPPER
AT P1SGAH
\
, The first outdoor supper of the
season of the Men’s Club will be
held next Thursday evening, Jui»e
10th, at Pisgah, according to Messrs
W. E. Blakely and Glee Bridges, cohi
mittee in charge of arranging the
outdoor su,;per».
The outdoor suppers are looked
forward to by both club members
and their wives and sweethearts.
Food is served in boutiful quantities
picnic style.
LIBRARY RECEIVES
NEW BOOKS
- t
Ths Kings Mountain Public
bra.ry his received approximately
500 new books during the past weeft.
Most of these new books are for chji
, dren and boys and girls. The boolfcs
have been received Just in time for
I the summer school vacations. Mo$t
I of the books were bought for the li
brary while part of the ones receiv
ed are loned by the North Carolina
[ Library Commission.
All kinds of books for the younger
tots as well as for larger boys amt
! gtrls will be found in this big selec
tion.
The Library is looking forward
moving into its permanent home in
the New Town Hall, which will tis
very soon.
The Library is still very popular,
and is serving real need in Kings
Mountain, as from 50 to 100 book|;
are loaned out each afternoon thf
Library is open.
The Library will still be very hatf
py to receive any books anyone
would like to donate, so if you hav^
! inv hooks bring them down to
Libary.
the
Funeral For Mrs. Frye
Funeral services for Mrs. Ruth
Frye, age 30, were held at her late
residence in the Bonnie Mill village,
last Thursday afternoon and inter
ment made in the Bethlehem church
cemetery.
Rev. E. W. Fox was in charge of
the funeral and burial rites.
Mrs. Frye died Wednesday follow
ing an illness of tuberculosis
asthma.
Mrs. Frye is survived by her hus
band. Andrew F. Frye, one daughter
Edith Frye. She is also survived by
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. H.
Cloninger of Gastonia, and the fol
lowing brothers and sisters: Mrs.
Philip Hullit, Victory Mill, Gastonia,
Mrs. Ira Whitesides, Gastonia. Law
! son Cloniger. Gastonia, Howard, Ad
| die, Bert, Crown, Lowery, Clifford
and Hope, who live at the home of
their parents In Gastonia.
PATROLMEN ARREST
FOUR DRIVERS
State Highway Patrolmen W. L.
Hatcher, and D. A. Houston, of Shel
by, arrested four drivers of cars and
trucks here in the past three days.
Hugo Holzman of Newark, N. J., dri
ver of a ten ton van was arrested for
drunken driving. He was arrested at
3:45 Wednesday morning, tried at
ten A. M., and sentenced to the
roads the same morning.
Jeb Means and George Thombs
both colored were arrested, one for
drunken driving and one for driving
without a driver's license.
Another driver of a big truck from
Georgia was arrested for having im
proper state license.
Legion Team Loses
First Game
To Play Again Today
Kings Mountain Junior Legion
ball team in a practice game Tues
day afternoon lost to a much more
experienced team to the tune of 3
to 1, by the Trenton Mills of Gas
tonia. The visiting team was made
up of men, and local supporters of
the Legion Team was well pleased
with the way the boys stocked up
against men.
The local team will have another
practice game here today, at 4 P. M
with the fst club of the Phenix Mil!.
The game will b e played at the Ball
Park and fans are invited to coni'
out and see two good local teams
play.
Play To Be Presented
At Oak Grove
On Saturday evening at eight
o’clock the Woman's Missionary So
ciety of Oak Grove Baptist church
will present a comedy in five acts
This playlet, "How the Story Crew'
always creates a house full ot
laughs when presented. A cordial in
rltation is extended the public to
come and have their share of the fun
A small admission fee will be
charged.
Ice cream will bo sold after the
play. : • .
F. M. Biggerstaff Goes
To Burlington School
i Goes To Burlington High
_
i r,
F. M. Biggerstaff, who has resigned
as Principal of the Kings Mountain
High School, to accept a similar po
sition with the Burlington High
School.
I Town Board Meets
: Monday Night
! The Town Board of Kings Moun- ]
tain will meet Moudaj night at 7:30
this being the first meeting of the
new fiscal year, and the meeting for
the installation of the board mem
eibers who were elected at the Ma.i
I election. The only new member of
the board who will be attending for
the first time will be Mr. W. W. i
Parrish, who succeeded Mr. R. C. :
Gold.
It is understood Town officers will j
be named for the coming year. Mr.
| B. A. Smith, local merchant, will ap
j pear before the board and request
: on behalf of himself and other cit
i izens that the light and water rates
! of Kings Mountain be reduced. Mr. !
.Smith had a petition with about 200
names signed to it asking that the
rates be reduced, but this was lost
from Mr. Smith’s car this week. Mr.
Smith asks if anyone should find
this petition to please return it to
him immediately.
PATIENT IMPROVES
Mr. C. Q. Rhyne who has been se
riously ill in the Charlotte Sanator
| iuin for the past ten days is improv
I ing. Mrs. Rhyne has been at his bed
1 side and Miss Mary Louise Rhyne
who returned early in the week from
Leaoir-Rhyne college, has joined her
mother, in Charlotte.
I Attend Commencement
At Wake Forest [
i -
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Olive and son,
Hal, went to Wake Forest last Fri
day to be present at the graduating •
1 exercises of Donald Olive. While a-1
way the Olive family visited rela
tives in that section of the state, re
turning home with their twx> sons
this week.
Home Coming At
El Bethel Church
| Home-Coming will be observed at
Rl-Bethel Church, Sunday, June 6tn.
Morning and evening services will be
held. The public is cordially Invited
to attend.
--
Will Rogers’
Humorous Story
,,—. i i »
By WILL ROGERS
VOU don’t hear much about wo
men being afraid of a burglar
Under the bed anymore. ' omen
I-M-—-1
have got other things to think >
about, 1 reckon. j
But lately it got so bad in Detroit
that a lot of folks thought Chicago I
maybe moved up there, and there
was one woman who got terribly
nervous, after reading about all the
Gng killings. She says to her hue*
no one night, “Say, Steve, I got
a terrible strong hunch that there’s
one of the administration gunmen
under the bed. I Just can’t sleep.”
“Well, Kate,” he says, “1 got just
as strong a hunch that there’s one
of the anti-administration gunmen
under the bed. Let's let ’em light
It out, and well sleep.”
1 r-lTnn f’|~| Futuna 1st 1
Mr. F. M. Biggerstaff. v,ho lias
served as Principal of th>* Kings
Mountain High School for the past
three years has resigned to accept a
similar position as Principal of the
Burlington, N. C\. High School. Be
ing offered this position is a decide!
advancement for Mr. Big gerstaff.
The Burlington High School has over
1.000 pupils, and is rated as one of
the best Schools in North Carolina.
Burlington recently voted a supple
mentary tax similar to Kings Moun
tain.
The Kings Mountain High School,
under Mr. Biggerstaff's leadership
has made wonderful progress. The
local school was granted a chapter
in the National Honor Society, be
cause of its high rating The Kings
Mountain High School now has the
highest rating it can receive from
both the State Department and the
Southern Association. Mr. Bigger
staff has seen two teachers added to
the faculty due to the growth In the
student body.
During Mr. Biggerstaff’s term th«
School Band of which all Kings
Mountain is justly proud was lnaugu
rated. For the past two years stu
dents from the King3 Mountain
School won practically all county
and District Honors. The three ma
jor sports have continued while oth
er schools were eliminating sports
for lack of finances.
Mr. Biggerstaff has (tone about bis
work here in a quiet uuassuming
way doing everything h“ l:n**w for
the upbuilding of the school.
Mr. Riggers'aft leaves King-*
Mountain with the best wishes of
both students and citizens, who are
extremely happy to see him climb
the ladder of Educational Success.
Mr. Biggerstaff said be had enjoy
ed his stay here and it was a real
pleasure to work with Supt. Barnes,
the pupils and the citizens of Kings
Mountain.
Mr. Biggerstaff plans to leave in a
few days for Duke University to com
plete his course of study for a Mas
ter's Degree.
Supt. B. N. Barnes stated that an
other Principal to fill Mr. Bigger
staff’s place had not been selected,
but several applications have been
received and are under considera
tion. Supt. Barnes stated he hated to
lose Mr. Biggerstaff as it would be
very hard to replace him, but he was
alwaqs glad to see a man get a
chance for more service and advnce
ment, as in Mr. Biggerstaff's case.
Move To Rock Hill
Mrs. Joe Barron and two dnugh- i
ters left this week for Rock Hill. S.
C\, where they will make their home |
in the future.
Mr. Barron, who has been the pop
ular pharmacist for the Griffin Drug
Company for several years left re
cently for Rock Hill where he has
accepted a position, Mrs. Barron
and daughters remaining in Kings
Mountain, until the close of school.
The Barron family have made
many friends in Kings Mountain dur
ing they stay here., and there were
many expressions of genuine regret
over their departure. Ms. Barron was
the recipient of a number of social
courtesies recently.
Belk’s Employees
Have Picnic
Employees of Belk's Department
Store were entertained at a picnic
at Hamrick's I^ake, near Shelby,
Tuesday evening. Mr. O. W. Mvers,
manager was host to his sales force
from both the department store and
the Ladies Shoppe.
Swimming was enjoyed as well as
the picnic supper. This is an annual
affair with the Belk Stores.
Vacation Bible School
Opens Monday
The annual Vacation Bible School
of the A. R. Presbyterian Church o
pens Monday morning at 8:30. Child
ren between the ages of 4 and 14 are
Invited. There will be classes for
each age group led by competent
teachers. A very special invitation is
extended to those who are not at
tending Bible School elsewhere.
Rev. Hamfn To Preach
Commencement Sermon
Rev. L. Boyd Hamm, of the Luth
eran Church will leave Kings Moun
tain Friday morning for Plains. Oa .
where he will preach the commence
ment sermon at the Plains High
School Sunday night. Rv. Hamm will
spend a few days in Macon visiting
friends before he return to Kings
Mountain next Tuesday. Rev. Hamm
was formerly pastor of the Lutheran
Church at Macon.
COL. HATCHER WEBB
TO STAY LONGER
—
Col. Hatcher Webb, of Shelby, who
has been visiting in Kings Mountain
lor the past month, when asked by
the Heratd reporter if his time in the
llest Town In The State was not a
bout over, replied "1 like Kings
Mountain so much, and your citizeaa
are so friendly 1 have decided to
stay another month with you."
Col. Webb laughingly stated to tha
Herald man that he had already
been elected as honorary President
of the First National Bank, Keefer’s
Department Store, Plonk Bros, and
Company, and both Building and
Loan Associations, and that he is eg’
pectiug momentarily his notification
as Honorary President of the South
ern Railroad.
Casting his joking nature aside
rlie Shelby native, made the remark
i hat. Kings Mountain was very for
tunate in having such outstanding
men as Dr. L. Boyd Hamm, B. S.
I Neill, Wiley McGinnis, Joe Neisler,
i E. W. Griffin, Dr. W. L. Ram3eur,
and Fletcher Hord, as citizens.
Col. Webb when asked how ha
made a living said: "By spending
half my time tending to my own bus
iness, and the other half by keeping
my nose out of other people's busi
ness. The easiest thing I ever tried
to do was make a living. I haven’t
had a Job In about 40 years, and
haven't been on relief yet.”
“Before this interview is over, I
want to pay my respects to two out
standing men of this State, namely,
Joslash William Bailey, U.S. Sena
tor, and Clyde Roark Hoey, Gover
nor of North Carolina, both personal
friends of mine, who are two of the
most prominent men the State of
North Carolina has ever produced."
Commenting further Col. Webb,
made the statement, "Senator Bailey
is perhaps the ablest man in the
State, and Governor Hoey, is not
only able, but fearless, courageous
and true. I think he will leave the
Governor’s Mansion the most popu
lar Governor since Charles B. Ay
cock.”
Attend Lees McRae
Commencement
; 3 ■: 1
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Davidson accotn
panied by Mrs. Kicuara C. Witsou
and Miss Jane Wilson, of Rome, Ga..
went to Banner Blk Saturday w'here
they attended eotnniencement exer
cises of Lees-McRae College of
which Hank Wilson was anting the
graduates. Mr. Wilson completed his
work with high honors. Mr. and Mrs
Davidson were accompanied home
by Mr. Wilson Monday night. Hs
returned to Lees-McRae where he
will assist in the office during the
summer months. Mrs. Wilson ant
Miss Jane Wilson returned home via
Asheville.
(Opinions Expressed in This Column
Are Not Necessarily the Views of
This Newspaper.)
Jules Verne is credited with be
ing quite a seer because he wrote
books about airplanes and subma
rines generations before they were
perfected. But Robert Burns, the
Scotch poet, was no slouch at this
prophet business.
Burns, in fact, might have been
thinking of modern Washington,
which had just been founded, when
he wrote: "The best-laid schemes o’
mice an' men gang aft-agley.’ Some
of Washington's plans are getting
the props knocked out from under
them almost every day now.
****
The biggest, of course, was the
plan to enlarge the Supreme Court.
If that isn't dead now. it is certainly
in a pretty decrepit condition. The
next biggest had to do with wag*
and hour control. The intention had
been to let this wait until the Su
preme Court was enlarged. But a
bunch of Congressmen got tired of
doing nothing but waiting. They be
gan pushing a bill to eliminte inter
state transportation of goods made
by children of state laws.
Immediately it became necessary
to submit the wage and hour plan.
Because the planners had been hold
ing the dhild labor ban in reserve a*
an appealing feature in what might
turn out to be an otherwise unpopu
lar bill. So before its terms bad been
agreed upon, the new bill was sent
to congress.
****
Even before hearings started on
the Back-Connery bill, Capitol cor
ridors echoed with discussions of It.
The hour-limitation ideas drew par
ticular attention because they cre
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