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VOL. 32 NO. 34
KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C.
THURSDAY, AUG. 23, 1937
FIVE CENTS PER COPY1
State And National News
Condensed In Brief Form!
—State News—
Asheville, Aug. 24.—Laurence E.
Brown, Buncombe county’s mild
mannered sheriff, said today he had
instructed his deputies to him up a
pair of escaped convicts in seeking
to run down the killers of George ('.
Penn, 25, state highway patrolman
who was shot down Sunday night by
the unidentified men in an automo
bile.
Brown, a former Presbyterian foot
ball player, declined to name the
suspects he said he beiievtu fired
three pistol bullets into Penn, form
er University of North Carolina stu
dent, and then ran over him with a
blue sedan.
Morganton, Aug. 24.—An autopsy
was hold today on the body of James
Burton Aldridge, rated one of the
best bear hunters in Western North
Carolina.
The body of “Burch,” as he was
known to almost everyone, was
found late yesterday afternoon in
the underbrush eight feet below a
mountain trail near Linville Gorgo,
about a half mile from his home. The
63 year old tramper of the trails,
who came to Linville township last
March from his native Avery county
was last seen Saturday.
Charlotte, Aug. 24.—Agents of the'
federal bureau of investigation here
sail today that Floyd C. Paterson
former Infield, bank cashier, was be
ing held at Charleston, S. C., under
$2,500 bail on a charge of embezzling
$2000 from the estate of a negro girl
for whom he acted as guardian.
Cliff&ide, Aug. 24.—Highway No
207 from the South Carolina state
line through Cliffside is being resui
faced with a coating of tar and grav
el. One half of the main street thru
town has already been surfaced anu
traffic is confined to one hall' of the
street.
Goldsboro, Aug. 24.—A special v«
nire of 75 men reported today as the
state called the case of Earl Sassei
and Milford Exum, charged with mm
der in the slaying of Jim Williams,
60 year old negro basketmaker.
Superior Judge Henry Grady de.
nied yesterday a defense request for
postponement.
Charlotte, Aug. 24.—Officers of
three agencies said today they Un
completed a dose search of a wide
area of the western part of the city
without success in a hunt for a ne
gro man reported by Mrs. Jerry Bell
occupant of an automobile trailer, to
have attempted an assault upon her.
Concord, A'lg. 24.—Injuries lie re
ceived several hours previously
when struck by a car proved fatal
yesterday to Charles Easley, ”8 year
old mill village resident.
Joe Littles, negro driver, Is being
held’ for an inquest.
Goldsboro, Aug 25.—Arnold Sasser
24, farmer, died at a hospital here
today from injuries received Monday
when his mules became frightened
and ran, crushing him beneath a load
of wood. Funeral services will be
beld tomorrow' afternoon.
Reidsville, Aug. 25.—An automo
bile turned over near Ruffin yester
day and killed Elizabeth, two year
<ld daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George
Myers, of Richmond, Va.
—National News—
Barrow, Alaska, Aug. 24.—Reports
radio signals iiad been heard on the
wave length of Sigismund Lavaneff
sky's missing transpolar plane spur
red rescue fliers to new effrots to
day in their search for the six lost
adventurers.
London, Aug. 24.—Two English
men who befriended the Duchess of
Bedford, Britain's "flying peeress,
when she was forced down in an
Iraq Held nine years ago. today re
ceived of bequests of .jin.00 each in
her will.
Washington, Aug. 23.—Democra
tic leaders, worried by the strife
within their party, predicted today
that before congress reconvenes
President Roosevlt must choose one
of these far-reaching courses of
strategy:
1. Reconciliation, at the cost of a
bandoning some of his most cherish
ed objectives, with the party fac
tions which have refused to support
all of his program.
2. ' new campaign to rally public
suppoi and hammer through his
controversial issues, risking disrup
tion of the party beyond all repair.
Manili, P. I., Aug. 24.—Child refu
gees screamed today as welcoming
airplanes swooped low over the liner j
President Hoover, bearing 871 per
sons fleeing from the Shanghai war
zone.
The vessel was held several hours'
at the breakwater while the passen- 1
gers were inoculated against cholera!
smallpox and typhoid.
Two planes flew overhead and a,
group of children bolted below, mem
ory-ridden by terrifying experiences
in Shanghai when similar roaring
birds cast death about them.
Cairo. Aug. 24—The engagement
of Egypt's young King Farouk to
Mille. Sasi Naaz, 16 year old daugh
ter of Youssef Bey Zulfikar. conn
oilier of the Alexandria mixed court
of appeals, was officially announced
| today.
Union Service At
Lutheran Church
The final Union Service of the
year will he held Sunday night at the
Lutheran church with Rev. W. M. I
Boyce, pastor of the A. R. P. church, j
in charge. Large numbers have been]
attending the Union Services and j
fine interest has been shown, and it
is hoped the Lutheran Church will
tip filled to an overflowing capacity
for the inal Union message.
Thomasson Reunion
Today
The 14th annunal reunion of the
Thomasson family will be held at
Union church near York, S. C.. to
day, (Thursday, Aug. 26) at 10:00
o’clock. All relatives and friends of
the family are invited.
Chas. Thomasson is president and
Miss Lula Smith is secretary.
Play To Be Given
At Beth-Ware
There will be a play, “Fool's Holi
day” given at Beth-Ware High
school Saturday. August 28, at 8:00
P. M. Tlie public is invited, a small
admission will be charged.
j Laughing Around the World j
With IRVIN S. COBB !
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The Amount in Small Change
By IRVIN S. COBB
''ANE NIGHT in the wintertime an old-time city editor of the Now
York Sun, called a now reporter up to his desk.
“The man who handed in the weather story forgot to get the figures
f ft tSoUAR
~T>|l^TY FcOR,
V CH'EF
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on the snowfall,” he said. "Go find out just how deep it is.”
What he wanted the beginner to do was to call up the Weather
Bureau on the telephone; but the cub, being green, asked the office joker
how to proceed. The humorist handed him the space-measuring rule
which, instead of being marked with inches and feet was spaced off into
dollars and cents. , , , ,, ,
“Go over to City Hall Park where the snow is deep and smooth and
measure it,” he said. , , ,
The cub put on his overshoes and went. Presently he returned and
marched to the chief’s desk. ,,,
“Well,” said the Editor, “what does the snowfall come to?
“A dollar and thirty-four cents!” said the youngster.
(American News Features, Inc.)
THE INDUSTRIAL DOUGHNUT
Large Number Making
Use Of Public Library
The Kings Mountain Public Li
brary wuich was opened to the citi
zens ol Kings Mountain on February
Jalli has circulated a total of 9,629
books lrcin the opening day ihrougii
Tuesday. August 24th, which is just
a_ little over six month. This makes
an average of about l.t>04 books each
month or about 62 each day. As the
Library is only open four hours each
afternoon and ti hours on Saturday,
this makes an average ot 15 books
being let out each hour that the Li
brary is open.
A loial of 1,350 books are now in
the Library, and any citizen of Kings
Mountain is invited to avail them
selves of the services offered by tnt
Public Library.
A total of 1,068 membership cards
hate been signed, which goes to
prove tile need for a Library m
Kings Mountain, The Best Town in
l he State.
During the week beginning Au
gust 9th a total of 741 hooks were
let out.
"Gone with the Wind” still is the
most popular book ill the Library,
i he waiting list on Margaret Mit
chell's best seller now stands at 40
even though the Library has three
copies. 69 have read this book from
the Libray since the opening.
About 250 children's boys' and
girls' books have recently been add
ed to the others already on the shel
ves for circulation. Other books arc
being donated almost daily. The Li
brary is always glad to receive
books and citizens are asked t o
bring their books soothers may en
joy reading them.
Miss Ida Mae Davis, Librarian
says that most books are returned
promptly, but a few have received
books and failed to bring them back,
and that she will appreciate it very
much if those who have books tilat
belong to the Library will return
them at once.
Those who were Instrumental in
starting the Public Library in Kings
Mountain are rejoicing over the re
ception that has been given it.
Below is listed the number of
books circulated each month since
the Library was opened:
Month Adults Juve. Total
Feb. 15 . 344 65 409
March . 1389 365 1754
April . 1272 252 1524
May .1121 222 1343
June . 111S 258 1376
July . 930 435 1365
August . 885 964 1849
Total book circulation . 9629
Bible School At
•largrace
_ i
A spendid Vacation Bible School is
n session at the Margrace Com van
ty House. Mrs. J. C. Nickels is su
erintendent of the school. She is a -
listed by Mr. Jack Vinson of the '
union Seminary, Richmond, Va.,
Miss Catherine Keiger of the Assem
bly’s Training School. Richmond. Va.
md Miss Bllerber, sister of Mrs. W.
T. Weir. and Mrs. H. A. Goforth,
others who have assisted or are as
sisting in the school, are Miss Vir
gin Parsons. Mrs. Paul Mauney,
Misses Barbara Summitt, Frances
iofoith, Sarah Henry Summitt and
Jildred Moss.
f lie school comes to a close Fri
lay. A program will be given at the
’ommunity Building Friday evening
t 7:30 to which the public is cordi
illy In vited.
RAYMOND LEWIS
of Van Wert, Ohio, who will be in
charge of the singing at a revival to
begin at the Wesleyan Methodist
church, Wednesday, Sept. 1, at 7:30
o'clock.
The local Wesleyan Methodist
church will begin a revival Wednes
day, September 1. at 7:30 o’clock.
Services will be held Monday and
Tuesday nights by the pastor, Rev.
A. F. Connor. Rev. C. L. Wireman of
Ashburn, Ga., will be the Evangelist
for this meeting. Rev. Wireman
bears the reputation of being one of
the most fearless evangelists of the
denomination. He is in a class of his
own. Heat' him once and you will
want to hear him again.
The singing will be in charge o!
Mr. Raymond Lewis of Van Wert
Ohio. Mr. Lewis is a General Song
Evangelist, and is well known and
much loved throughout the churcn
The pastor and church are ex tend Mc
a cordial invitation to one and all
both church and non-church people.
15y WILL ROGERS
THIS one about the colored
brother isn’t as new as some
others, but you can never tell about
Revival At Wesleyan
Methodist Church
Will Rogers’
Humorous
85b
these new ones. They may wear
and then again they may wear
out. This here one has been used
in my own circle of acquaintances
for twenty years, and it ain’t show
ing any signs of breaking down in
the arches yet.
A colored fellow was about to
walk into a somewhat well known
blind tiger in a small town when he
felt a tap on his shoulder.
Glancing around he beheld the
preacher of his church.
“Brother,” said the parson, “don"
you know that when you all enter
dat place of sin de devil is walkin’
right behind you?”
“Well, parson,” said the brother,”
it ain’t gonna do him a mite of
pood, ’cause I only got two bit3
wid me."
YV. M. U. Meets With First
Baptist Here Today
The Woman’s Missionary L’nion of
tlie Kings Mountain Association
meets today with the First iiaptisi
T11'»5
i hut eh
program
J. V.
A G. Sar
chut eh of Kings Mounta-.
meeting includes 43 Baptist
es of Cleveland county. Ttvi
follows;
10:30: Devotional — ?.i;s
Frederick.
Organization.
Words of Welcome—Mrs.
geaut.
Km.pone: Mrs. M. W. Martin.
licil Call, with otic halt rr.'.nuU
ports from societies.
in cognition of Visitors, Pastors.
Reports.
Superintendents Address: "Lights’I
Song. Appointment of C aimittees j
Address: Rev. A. S. Gillespie.
Anoun cements.
LUNCH.
re.
Song.
Devotional: Mrs. Coleman Elliott.
Our College: Dr George J Butnep.
Special Music: Boiling Springs.
Mission Study Reports.
A Mission Study Book Parade —
Shelby First.
Address: State Missions — Rev. I
Horace Easorn.
Playlet on Stewardship — South
Shelby.
Reports. Closing Service.
The night session will begin at bj
o’clock. The principal speaker of the
evening will be Miss Tar.;, a Kara, I
pune of Russia. She and her family 1
escaped from her country during the!
Bolshevik regime and is studying
America to be a missionary to hei
people.
Attend Wedding In
Charlotte
A large number of Kings Mountain 1
people, other than members of the
family and \vi tiding party attended j
rhe Jackson-Ashcraft wedding and
reception which took place in Char
lotte last Friday evening
Among them were Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Mauney and guests, Mr. and
Mrs. Oliver Ramseur, of Allentown, i
Pa.. Mr. and Mrs. Joe L. Woodward,
Mr. Wade Short, Mr. R C Baker,
.Mrs Nina Wolfe, Miss Ethel Roberts
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Neisler, Mr. C. E.
Neisler, Mrs. Joe Neisler, Miss Pau
line Neisler. Mrs. A. H. Patterson.
Misses Dorothy and Fairy Grace Pat
terson, Mrs. F. E. Finger, Miss Sara
Finger, Dan Finger, Mr. and Mrs
Bill Thomson, Mr. and Mrs Robert
Miller. Miss Ella Hat’mcn an! a num
ber of others.
Fooibail Practice Starts
Sept. 1st.
Coach Paul E. (Big Pete) Moss
asks that all High School hoys inter
ested in foo.ball be out for practice
September first. Coach Moss wants
to get his team organized and well
trained before the first game which
is around October first.
Prospects for this year's team are
much brighter than years. Several
boys have announced that they are
coming back to play football ana
some have moved into town during
vacation. Coach Moss says that he
is prepared to get the necessary c
quipment for 25 boys if he has that
many out. All boys will be given u
chance to "show their stuff" and a
chance to play if they are good e
nough.
Park Grace School
Opens Next Week
The Park-Grace school will open
text week on September 1st.
The faculty personnel will be tn>
same as the past year with the fol
lowing teachers: Mrs. J. C. Nickel,,
principal; Miss Elizabeth Cooksey of
Blacksburg. S. C., Miss Catherine
Rudisill if Charlotte, N. (' . Miss Mil
dred Moss, Miss Sara Kate Ormand
and Miss Helen Ilidenhour. all oT
Kings Mountain.
Change Residences
Mr. and Mrs. W J. McGill have
a nted their home on West Moun
ain street and are now occupying
be former Hughes home on Railroad
Vvenue. The change was made in
odor that they might have room for
Mr. McGill's father, Mr. Leroy Mc
'Jill. who is making his home with
them.
Leave For College
The following left Kings Moun
ain this week for Roone where they
lave entered college at Appalachian
Rate Teachers College: Billy White,
antes Littlejohn, John Elam and
Campbell Stewart.
SEEKS EXTRADITION
Raleigh. Aug. 25.—Governor Hoev
sought today the return from Dan
ville, Va.. of Eddie Chappell, wanted
in Durham county oil embezzlemeir
charges.
Funeral Services
For I. A. McGill
Held Saturday
Funeral servici .< tor Isaac Alexan
der McGill, age 79, were held at his
lute residence north of Kings .Moun
tain, Saturday morning at 10:00 c
clock and interment made at Bethel
church coneterx where other mem
bers of tit' family are buried. Rev.
A. Cl Sara ant. pastor of the First
Baptist i nut ib. Kings Mountain, of
which Mt McGill had long been a
member, was in charge of the ser
viee. He was assisted by Rev. I,.
Boyd He.mm, pastor of St. Mat
thews and St. Lukes Lutheran chur
ches, and D F. Herd, layman and co
worker of the deceased, in tin First
Lap.1st church.
Mr. McGill had been in failing
health for some time and for seveta!
weeks had been a patient in a Char
lotte Hospital, undergoing an opera
lion a few days before his death.
He has lived his entire life at the
eld McGill home place, where he
was born. He was known for his up
rightiu ss ur.d strength cf character
throughout this section. He was a
member of Patterson Grove Baptist
church for several years later mov
ing his membership, with Hat of
other members of his family, to the
First Baptist church, Kings Moun
tain. of which he was a faithful
member until death. He was a son of
the late William and Main .Stroupe
McGill, a prominent Cleveland coun
ty family.
He is survived by his widow, who
was before marriage, Miss Mary
Fulton, and the following children.
Mrs. Rufus Plonk, Mrs. Lee Wolti
Wil 1, Raymond, Leland and Isaac,
Jr . all of Kings Mountain; Mrs.
Lonnie Spake of Shelby; James.
George and Mrs. P. P. Rumple, all
ul Easter North Carolina. Mrs. Rum
Pie underwent an operation in a
Charlotte Hospital a few days be
fore her father's death and was un
i hie to attend the funeral services.
Other members of the family and a
large number of relatives and friends
a number from a distance, attendee
the funeral services.
He is also survived by several
grand children.
Clubs Picnic
Together
Tli.‘ Communitj Club of El-Bethel,
Bethlehem and Patterson Grove niet
in a joint picnic at the heme of Mr.
end Mrs. Richard Elam last Satui
day.
A bountiful picnic dinner was ser
ved Stunts and songs provided
amus« incmt ard entertainment.
Miss Elizabeth Randle of the 4-H
club gave a talk on Fall Styles and
other young people tod of value of
community clubs.
In the afternoon a flower show wa3
held with Mrs. E. W. Griffin. Mrs.
P. It Herndon and Mrs. J. E Antho
ny acting as judges.
Accepts Position Here
Miss Ruth Moore of Marshville, N.
C., has accepted a position with the
Ansell Beauty Shop and will arrive
in Kings Mountain during the week
end.
ky James Preston
(Opinions Expressed in This Column
Are Not Necessarily the Views of
This Newspaper.)
As Congress drew near the end of
its prolonged but almost useless ses
sion, its acts testified to the ending
ol' the depression and the return of
better times without benefit of quack
remedies. For quack legislation cas
es have always gone hand in hand
with hard times. The fact that Con
gress had lost its taste for hasty
pudding toward tlie end of the ses
sion and that thosewho had a speak
ing acquaintance with sound econo
mic doctrine were in the ascendency
showed even better than industrial
charts that employment had over
come unemployment and reason had
triumphed over hysteria.
This trend was exemplified in ma
ny ways. Congress turned a cold
shoulder toward proposed legisla
tion from the pen of Secretary Wal
lace's agricultural thinkers which
wculd have securely fastened the
grip of government control upon far
ruing throughout the country. But
Con .ess acts only upon impulses re
ceived front hack home and farmers
themselves had cooled toward con
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