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BUY AT HOME Kings Mountain Herald READ THE HERALD VOL. 32 NO. 39 KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C. THURSDAY, SEPT. 30, 1937 FIVE CENTS PER COPY State And National News Condensed In Brief Form —State News— Wilton, Sept. 28.—Three unmask ed white men locked night watchman Solomon Williams in a room here last night, he reported, and took be tween $.100 and" $400 from the safe of the Acme Candy company. The safe® of the Barnes Harrel company and the Little Farmer's store at Elm City were also cracked duiing the night and officers believe all three establishments were broket' into by the men. No money was oh tained from the last two places. Lumberton, Sept. 28.—The fatal shooting of Mrs. Martha Loone Bar ker at her home here yesterday was listed by Coroner D. VV. Biggs as a suicide today. The coroner said the woman killed herself by pulling a string tied to the trigger of a shotgun after leav ing a note saying "had health is driv i iug me crazy.” Beaufort, eSpt. 28.—A storm which developed off Florida whipped along, the middel Atlantic Seaboard today bringing winds of gale proportions. Winds which at their highest ve locity lashed this section of the coast at 28 miles an hour continued here throughout the early part of the! day. I Small craft, amply warned of the storm's approach, sought shelter !n advance, and little damage was re ported. Mountainous waves pounded' the shoreline, but residents along urn protected areas were not caught by the high tides. Raleigh, Sept. 28.—North Carolina a survey made public by the state department of public instruction to day showed ranks far below the na tional average in public school en penditures. The survey revealed the state's annual income, divided by the num ber of pupils enrolled was $857.22 compared with a national average of $1,898.07. Asheville, Sept. 27.—Robert La th an, 56, editor of the Asheville Citizen and long promient civic leader, died last night from a cerebral hemor rhage. SCHOOL days CALL Fof THE HERALD SPECIAL RATE OF <$1.00 rf for nine months by mail to stu dents and teachers away in col lege. Cheaper than a “letter from home.” This rate is for cash in ad vance for the full school term. —National News— Chicago. Sept. 28.—The family of PatiCcia Maguire expressed fear for the 31 year old sleeping beauty's life today as site awaited an abdominal operation in Presbyterian hospital. Batavia, Java, Sept. 28.—Eastern Java rocked with a severe earn shock this morning. There was considerable property damage at Jokjokarta, on the soutri-i ern coast, but no loss of life was re ported. | San Francisco. Sept. 28.—A hund red rebellious Alcatraz island con-1 victs started the second week of aj sit-down strike today as Warden' James A. Johustou remained abed, recovering freen a beating adminis tered Friday by Burton Philllips, 25, kidnaper, serving a life term. The strikers remained locked in; their cells. Prison authorities were I non-committal cn specific reasons | for the strike, but the convicts are; known to desire more privileges aud i paroles. Pontiac, Mich., Sept. 27.—A middle aged police captive who had dodged arrest for three weeks today faced murder indictments in the gun fight killings of two Ohio peace officers with a philosophical ‘Tm glad its all over.’ Otherwise. 54-year-old Harry B. Bingledine was boldly confident that they can't convict us- of the fatal shootings for which his son, Henry, 25, also is accused of murder. Hongkong. Sept. 2S.—Ten surviv-j ors declared, today 300 men, womeen and children were killed when a Ja panese submarine sank a fleet of Chinese fishing junks of Cheeioug kau Point, on the South China coast. Some of the junks were under stood to be sailing under British reg istry and authorities of this British naval base started an immediate in vestigation. Spartanburg, S. C.. Sept. 28.—It was 'work or go to jail" here today as policemen had orders from Chief Geddes West to arrest vagrants who refused to work. West pointed to the need for cotton pickers in Spartan burg county. Andover, N'. J., Sept. 28.—The Gei man-American Bund’s camp Nord land was closed today but Bundsfue'.i rer Fritz Kuhn said the organization was determined “to continue its fight for Americanism until America is controlled by Americans^ and not by a group of Russian-controlleJ Jews.” Geneva. Sept. 28— Julio Alvarez del Vayo, Spanish government dele gate to the League of Nations, de manded today that the league 'co.ll the bluff" cf Germany and Italy, “this two-headed monster which ap pears to want to declare war on all Europe.’ The young former minister of foreign affairs created a tense at mosphere with his impassioned ap peal and condemnation of German and Italian intervention in the Span ish civil war on the side of the in surgents. Laughing Around the World With IRVIN S. COBB -i' The P ^v7 Blow By IRVIN 0. COBB BARNUM & BAILEY’S CIRCUS once was touring the South. A day or two earlier, an acrobat who just had closed with a traveling burlesque troupe applied for a job with the circus and was given one. His act did not give full satisfaction and 1'- T. sent for the new per former and told him that his work fell short. “You recommended yourself pretty highly when you came around the other day,” said Mr. Barnutn. “In fact, as I recall, you told me you were the best man in your line anywhere. Now I hear that you haven t made^good.^n artiste^ the young man naturally had his share of tem perament^ut ^ anawere(j with heavy sarcasm. “Well, lemme tell you somethin’. There ain’t nobody can reflect on my abilities without answerin’ to me. Why, I’m the guy that’s makin’ the show what it is. If I hear any more of this sort of talk, I’ll quit!” “All right, then, quit,” said the famous showman. “You said it,” answered the indignant trouper. I m out. I ve re signed. Do you know what that means, Mr. Bamum?” “I think so,” said the older man. “It means you’ve quit. “Think again. Do you happen to know what town this is ? “Certainly I do—Pine Bluff.” “Now you’ve got it. Here, right in the middle of the season, I m leavin’ Bamum and Bailey’s circus flat on its back in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. (American New* Feature*. Ine.) VICTORY GIN GIVES RUGS TO FIRE DEPT Fire Chief Grady Kins is all smiles lately because the Fire De partment is gradually getting their quarters' in the new City Mall fixed up and furni.-ued in first class shape. Mr. P. I). Herndon, manager of the Victory Gin Co., recently donated to the Fire Department six beautiful rugs, of which each member of the Department is deeply grateful. G. P. FERGUSON HAS OLD WALKING STICK Mr G. P. Gerguson of Bessemer City brought one of his most prized possessions to the Herald office this week. It was a home-made walking stick which his father. Simon Fergn son. made fiorn a small dogwood tree which was pulled up at Bat Cave Kings Mountain Gold Mine in 1886— 71 years ago. The mine was located about six miles from the Battleground and a bout two and one-iiaif miles from the Town of Kings Mountain. Mr. Ferguson’s father was work ing in the mine when he enlisted In the Confederate Army. A peculiar feature of Mr. Fergu son’s stick is that the handle re sembles a horse’s head. So striking is the resemblance a first glance of the stick seems to have been carved, but a close inspection shows that the wood is in its natural state. Mr. Ferguson said he would not take $1,000 for his walking stick. PAYS IN PENNIES AGAIN i • rturtia nuvis, u'i mu rauciBun Grove Baptist church ran true to form again this year by paying his pri; : ’.g bill at the Herald Office in pennies. Each year for the past eight or ten years, Mr. Hovis has placed orders for the printing of collection envelopes, and each year for the same number of years he pays the bill in pennies. Last year he brought them to the Herald Office in a box but this year he brought them in a pa]ter bag, and about one thousand pennies is a good size bag of money. The Herald is looking forward to seeing Mr. Hovis and his pennies next year. PRESBYTERIANS ELECT THREE ADDITIONAL DEACONS At the close of the morning service Sunday the congregation of the First Presbj terian Church elected the fol lowing to serve as deacons: Luthe: Oansler. Hunter Neisler and Paul Mauney. The three newly elected deacons will serve with the follow ing who have been deacons for sontr time: Paul Neisler, Charles Thomas son, Arthur Hay. C. P. Goforth, Jon Neisler and Carl Davidson. FORMER CITIZEN ILL The numerous friends of the Rev W. F. Long, formerly of Kings Moun tain but more recently of Murray ville, Ga., will be sorry to learn oi his serious illness at the Georgia Baptist Hospital In Atlanta. For the past three years Mr. Long has been in declining health, but he was able to attend to his business until three moniths ago. Last week he under went a very serious operation. Mr. Long and his family moved Ic Georgia about six years ago. OPEN FORUM It has been suggested to the Edi tor of the Herald to invite members of the Men’s Club and other citizen? of Kings Mountain to write letter to the Open Forum Column on topics pertaining to the welfare of our Town, The Be3t Town in the State, This person brought out the idea that some people were a little bash ful about making a speech in public, but could use the column of the home-town paper to get then thought across. Another reason brought out was the fact that some citizens for business reasons did no! want their identity known. This al?c could be overcome with an Open Forum Letter, as the name of thr writer does not have to be published even though the Editor has to know the name of the author of the letter The Herald will be glad to receive the letters, so send them in. The} will be printed. KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT Asheville, Sept 27.—A bride of tw< weeks and two other Asheville res idents died last night in a traffic ac cident that injured five others. Mrs. William Russell, 21, bride her mother. Mrs. Vleptcfia Crarlanc and R. C. (Bob) Byerly were th< casualties. LEAGUE MEETING HERE The Southwestern District of tnr Luther League of North Carolina will hold its regular meeting in St. Matthews Lutheran Church Sunday I afternoon at 3:00 o'clock. Everybody is cordially invited to attend. FATHER OF HAROLD COGGINS DIES Mr. M M. Coggins, father of Mr. Harold Coggins, who is manager ol' the Kings Mountain Furniture Co. ti-if d at his home in Gaffney, S. C.. Monday following an illness of about four weeks. Mr. Coggins was 63 years ! old Funeral services were held | Tuesday. ! Mr Coggins has the sympathy of his many friends here in tlie loss of I his father. j ORGAN RECITAL Mrs. Katherine Shenk Mauney , (Mrs. Aubrey Mauney) gave an or | gan recital at St. Janies Lutheran church, Newton, last Sunday after noon. The program of music rendered by Mrs. Mauney assisted by others was a part of the dedication service of the Wicks organ of St. James chur (ch. The program was as follows: I Prelude: Evensong — Lasthopa I Martin — Katherine K. Rhyne. Hymn: Beautiful Savious — Or ganist: Lois Sigmon. Scripture and Prayer. Prelude and Fugue in C Major — Bach; Consolation — Mendelssohn; Berceuse — Godard — Katherine Shenk Mauney. Scprano Solo: Leave It With Him . —J. Ellis — Margaret Leeper Ford. Soeur Monique — Couperin; Largo I —Dvorak — Katherine Shenk Mauu ey. Offertory: Traumerei — Schumann —Venta Dean Seitz. I Toccata in G—Dubois — Katerine Shenk Mauney. Benediction. l KINGS MOUNTAIN BULLETS FOUND | Twenty nine pounds of bullets I wihich may have killed several kund \ died British soldiers in the battle of j Kings Mountain are being kept in jibe safe of the D. A. Beam Company here. I The Beams bought the hand-mound | ed, 3 oar red muzzle-loader rifle bul | lets from A. I. Weliunt of South She! I by who purchased them from an old ! mountaineer who has spent a life | lime near the battleground picking II hem up. Many of the bullets are spattered I and flattened where they struck trees or rocks in the battle of Octo her 1, 1780. It was estimated that the bucketful if bullets numbered 1.260. It took only 20 to weigh half a pound. Mr. Beam said he will keep the relics for a time and might place them in a county museum, if one is established.—Shelby Star. HERNDON REUNION AT BETHLEHEM SUNDAY The Herndon Reunion will be held at Bethlehem Baptist church Sunday. Friends and relatives are invited io attend and bring well-filled bas kets. Luncheon will be served on the grounds. I Will Rogers’ Humorous Story By WILL ROGERS TriERE was a sailor sitting on a ■*" gun or something talking to a girl that just loved sailors and had come out to visit the fleet. All of a sudden eight bells sounded, and the sailor jumped up and started to go. "Eight bells — thats’ my watch 1” he says, and tried to get her to let go of his arm. “Oh, you’re just too mean for anything,” she says. “You’re trying to get rid of me. That ain’t your watch, and vou know it. No watch strikes that ioud even if it strikes at all. And besides that’s a big bell that somebody is hitting with a hammer, and you know it. Let your old watch alone and tell me 1 the rest of that story about the whale you caught with a lasso.” • (Amtricao N«w* Ftatun*. Inc.). Men’s Club Has Interesting Meeting One of the most inter , iug meet ! ings of the Men's Club was held Ins Thursday evening at the Woman ; ! C lub building with Dr. (' \\ Harpci j and Mr. B. S. Neill in charge of the | program. Mr. W. K. Mauney. Glut Secretary, presided in the absence o Piesident Glee Bridges. An Open Forum discussion was held with Rev. G. Boyd Hamm act ing as Chairman. Important topic pertaining to tin welfare of Kings Mountain vas dis cussed by the following: Mrs. Mof feu Ware, Mrs. Robert Miller am O. O. Jackson, Aubrey Mauney, F M- Biggerstaff, Ladd Hamrick Hayue Biackmer, W. K. Mauney, ami Rev. Hamm. Attend District Meeting Mrs. W. A. Ridenhour, Mrs. A. L Hill and guest, Miss Miriam Le Compte. of Corydon, Iowa, attendee the meeting of the third district oi North Carolina D. A. R. in Gastonia i. euuesday. The Major William Chronicle and William Gaston chapters, of Gastonia were hostesses, and luncheon was served at the First Baptist Church. WOMAN’S CLUB TO MEET The regular meeting if the Wo man's Club for the second quarter oi the year will be held o.i Tuesday,Oc tober 5, at 3:30 P. M.. at the Clut House. This is the most important meeting if the year. A full report will be given on the work just com pleted on the Club building. Plan; '"or the Floral Fair will be announced Delegates to the District Meeting e lected, and the personnel of the groups of the next two years. Reports from officers and depart raent heads will be given, i It is imperative that all member* be present at this meeting, in ordei that the work of our organizatior may be carried on. Mrs. E. W. Griffin. President. Reunion Of Old Students Of Elizabeth College I A reunion of old students of Eliz I abetli College which at one time wa? located in Charlotte, in the buildin* and on the site now occupied by the Presbyterian Hospital, was held in i S private dining rocm of the S. & W I Cafeteria, Charlotte, Saturday. Sep | tember 18. Mrs. J. Vernon Philips, of Gaffney S. C., nee Miss Clara Carpenter c! Kings Mountain, presided. Mrs ! Philips read a number of message; from fellow students, who w-ere unn ble to attend and also read greetings from Miss Irene B. Palmer, who was lady principal. Sixty-eight old students were pres ent and a permanent organizatior perfected with annual date of moot ing set for the third Saturday it September. The following officers were elect ed: Mrs. J. V. Philips. Gaffney, S. C president; Mrs. C. S McLaughlin vice-president; Miss Harriett Orr recording secretary; Mrs. Franl j Summers, (Mrs. Bonnie Maune; j Summers) of Kings Mountain, treas I urer; Mrs. E. C. Cooper (Mrs. Ver; Mauney Cooper) of Kings Mountain historian. The students were happy to hav< present Mis. C. B. King, wife of tht president of the college, and Mrs. E C. Cooper read the following beaut i ful tribute: OUR HONOR GUEST She married a king. She has tli< dignity and bearing of a Queen. Shi really lived in the ‘White House. She has the grace and chann fit t< adorn the President’s Mansion. Rich in intellect, with many am varied interests, words are inade quate to express the influence am inspiration she weilded over the liv es of the students who were privi leged to come to “Old E. C. in thi days gone by.” Her love for youth, her happy gen uine smile, her appreciation fo beauty, her love for music and th arts, her kindly spirit, and iter sin pie faith in God, left an indelible in pression upon the young lives wiiic came into contact with her. He spirit is ever tile same. Warmd good cheer, and courage attend lit train wherever she go's, and so wi] it be to the end of her days. Our Mrs. King: May your year yet be many. May they be crowne with good health and increasing ha piness. May many of our sons an daughters be permitted to feel th glow of your radiant personality. Barn Destroyed By Fire Early Sunday Night The Fire Department was called' out last Thursday afternoon about t>:00 o'clock to extinguish a fire at /.cb Dennett’s Cafe near the Old Mill on Piedmont avenue. Y’erj little dam age was done, which was estimated less c an <5.00. A small fire had started under the floor. The s'tend fire was at R. C. (Luml Gantt's barn on the Waco Road, out side the city limits^ which was com pletely destroyed by fire wnich star ted from unknown origin. Mr. Gantt said the rocf of his barn was falling in before he discovered the fire. Two mules were destroyed before they icuid be taken from the burn ing btt.ilding. A large quantity of feed was also destroyed. Damages was estimated to be several hundred ; dollars. The local Fire Department I answered the call but could not rer. | der any assistance as water was not I available, and the barn was practi cally gone before the Department ar rived. I Father Of Kings Mtn. Woman Dies In Columbia I Columbia, S. C., Sept. 27.—Mark I Kfird Cornier. 85, died this morning I here at the home of ilia son. J. W. ; Cornier. He is survived by three sons, j J. W. Condor, Lewis Conder, and j Thomas L. Conder, all of (olumbia. | and two daughters, Mrs. John Gur I ley of Indian Trail, N. C., and Mrs. : Paul Peterson of Kings Mountain, N*. i C. Funeral services will be held Tuesday morning at 11:30 o'clock at Morning Star church near Mint Hill, i N. C. Dr. Smith To Speak At Presbyterian Meeting Dr. Henry Lewis Smith, of Greens boro, former President of Davidson College and Washington and Lee University will be the main speaker at a meeting of the Men of the Pres bytery next Sunday afternoon at J P. M. at the First Presbyterian Church of Shelby. A large delegation trom Kings Mountain is planning to attend. ! REYNOLDS FUNERAL SERVICES HELD SATURDAY | Funeral services for Mrs. Dollie I Ann Champion Reynolds, age 47, res j ident of the Patterson Grove com j inunity. was held at Oak Grove Bap tist church Saturday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock. Drr. C. J. Black was in ' chaise, assisted by Rev. Klam Me . Swain. Mrs. Reynolds died early Friday morning at her home after an illness of about five months. She was a j member of Oak Grove church since childhood. Mrs. Reynolds is survived by her husband. Clyde Reyuolds, her aged .father, Mr. J. R. Champion, and step | mother, one sister, Mrs. Lester Ca ! nipe, all of Patterson Grove com * funity; one brother, T. A. Champion, two aunts, Mesdames D. A. Bell and 1 T. M. Ware, also a number of nep hews and nodees, all of the Oak : Grove community. Her grave w-as |covered with many beautiful Rowers. COTTON REPORT Census report shews that there were 2.057 bales of cotton ginned in j Cleveland County from the crop of 1937 prior to S< pt. 16, as compared with 180 bales ginned to Sept. 16, crop of 1936. T. C. Beam, Special Agent. (Opinions Expressed in This Column Are Not Necessarily the Views of This Newspaper.) The adage that r.o man is indispen - sable has its exceptions. Kdward K. ; McGrady, who has just resigned as - Assistant Secretary of Labor in i Washington to take a private job, i leaves the federal government in a r I hole by being one of the exceptions. 1 McGrady has been settling labor disputes for years. He was the one 1 man in Washington ofticialdom iu | whom both unions and employers j ‘ bad confidence. He had a reputation i for being a "square shooter." Time ) after time he was called upon to 1 settle strikes or threatened strikes > which had baffled many persons, in (Con't on back page)
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