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Kings Mountain Herald
THE
HERALD
KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C.
THURSDAY, OCT. 14, 1937.
FIVF CENTS PER COPY
State And National News
Condensed In Brief Form
—Jstate News—
Greensboro, Oct. 13. — Workers ot
the Greensboro Manufacturing Co.
local pajama plant, returned to their
jobs ibis morning, resuming work
after their walkout Tuesday after
noon in protesting against clothing
of union workers being damaged
while hanging in the cloak rooms at
the plant.
Uaurinburg Oct. 13.— David Rus
sell. 43 year old farmer, remained in
jail in connection with the fatal
shooting of his nephew, Tom Rus
sell of Wagram
A coroner’s jury ordered Russell
held after failing to find a motive
tor the killing, which occurred Sun |
day.
Raleigh, Oct. 13.—The state su
preme court prepared today to hand
dowit opinioss late in the afternoon.]
The justices heard oral appeal ar-|
gume-nts on cases from the 5th and
16th districts this morning.
—National News—
Charleston, S. C„ Oct. 13.—Harry
1, Hopkins. Works Progress admlnis
strator was here today visiting May
or Burnet K. Maybank and Mrs. May
bank.
Atlanta. Oct. 13.—Z. F. Sloan 47
freight rates expert with the state
public service commission, war
found dead last night in a hotel
room here.
Columbia, S. C., Oct. 13.—Reduct
ions in charges affecting every tele
phone exchange in the State were
announced today by the South Car
olina Public Service Commission.
Pittsburgh, Oct. 13.—Violence in
western Pennsylvania’s truck picket
ing campaign resulted today in the
burning cf one truck and the beating
of two men.
Between 50 and 70 men drogged
two non-union workers from a tructt
early this morning, beat them and
set fire to their truck.
Elementary Teachers
To Attend Music
Institute
The Elementary teachers of the
trree white school of Kings Moun
tain will go to Charlotte today to
attend an institute of music being
sponsored by the State Department
of Public Instruction. The children
of thtse teachers will be given a half
holiday, so that their teachers may
attend, according to an announce
ment from Supt. B. N. Barnes.
Special Services At
A. R. P. Church
Dr. T. H. McDill of Gastonia will
preach each evening at 7:30 at
Boyce Memorial A. R. P. Church
this coming week. Services begin |
Monday night and continue through
Friday night. Dr. McDill is ine of!
the outstanding ministers of this1
immediate section and will command !
the interest and attention of any
audience. This local church extends-,
a cordial invitation ti tilt whole com
munity. j
Ijegion Officers To
Be Installed
The local American Legion Post
will hold its annual instalation cere
monies at Lake Montonia Friday
night. State Legion Commander
Wiley Pickens with a group of visit
tog legionnaires will attend. After
the official proceedings a fish fry
will be enjoyed. The time of the
me- hig is 8:00 o'clock and the fol
lowing officers will be installed for;
the coming Legion year: i
Commander, W. E. Blakely; Vice1
Commanders, Dr. W. L. Kantseur, W.
F. Stone, and J. W. Gladden; AUju-,
taut, P. G. Itatterree; Finance, W.
W. Souther; Service Officer, B. M.
Hayes; Guardianship, J. S. Ware;
Sgt-at-Arms, John Weaver; Chaplain,
J. B. Keeter; Athletic Officer, J. B.
Keenr; Child Welfare, G. A. Brid
ges.
Duke Banquet in Shelby
Friday Night
The Annual Duke University Al
umni Banquet will be held in Shelby
at the Charles Hotel Friday nigh'..
Dr. LaPrade of the History Depart
ment has been secured as the speak
er. Several Duke Alumni will attend
Those wishing to be present for the
banquet are asked to get in touch
with Miss Sara Kate Ormand.
Tax Rate Not
Increased
The Kings Mountain tax rate re
mains at the same figure it has been
for tlie past several years. Some
had thought the $1.57 rate would
have to be increased to take care
of bonds coming due and because
Kings Mountain lost in assessed val
uation.
One member of the Town Council
when asked how the rate was kept
at the old figure, replied: “We cut
all the corners and shaved every
item in the budget we could to keen
from increasing the rate. In fact we
could have lowered the rate had it
not been for losing on assessed val
uation.
MEN’S CLUB MEETS
TONIGHT
The Men's Club will have their
second meeting of October this even
ing at the Woman’s Club Building at
6:7h>. Messrs O. W. Myers and Mike
Milam will have charge of the pro
gram, and if the report reaching th
Herald is correct, one of tHe most
interesting pregrams of the year will
he staged.
Cotton Report
Census report shows that there
were 20,396 hales of cotton ginned
in Cleveland County from the crop
of 1937 prior to October 1, as coni
pared with 1.590 bales ginned to Oc
tober 1, crop of 1936.
Laughing Around the World
With IRVIN S. COBB
—*'—!•
When Two Great Men Met
By IRVIN S. COBB
SHORTLY after the late Raymond Hitchcock made his first hit, Eddie
— Foy, who was also playing in New York, chanced to be passing
Daly’s Theatre and stopped to look at the pictures of Hitchcock that
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1
adorned the entrance. Near the picture was a billboard covered with
friendly extracts from newspaper criticisms.
When Foy read to the bottom of th" list, he turned to an unab
trusive young man who had been lounging in the doorway, watching
him out of the tail of one eye.
“Say, have you seen this new show?” he demanded.
“Sure,” replied the young man.
“Any good? And how’s this young fellow Hitchcock?”
“Any good?” repeated the young man pityingly. “Why, say, he’s
the best in the business. He’s got all these other comedians lashed to
the mast. He’s a scream.”
“Is he as good as Foy?” ventured the gentleman hopefully.
“As good as Foy!” The young man’s scorn was tremendous. “Why,
say, Hitchcock has Foy looking like a funeral. They’re not in the same
class. Hitchcock is a reaf-star. I’m sorry you asked me but I feel so
strongly about it I must tell you the truth.”
The older man looked at him very sternly and then, in hollow tones,
he said:
“I am Foy.”
“I know it,” said the young man cheerfully. “I’m Hitchcock!”
(American News Features, Inc.)
FORMAL OPENING
Oi< JLiliivAK* FRIDAY
The big event is about here. The j
Kings Mountain Public Library will
h:t\i- its forma! opening Friday att
ernocn from 4 to 6 P. M. with every
citizen of Kings Mountain invited to
attend. Light refreshments will bo
served. |
The Library is now located in the
basement of the new Town Halt.1
New snelves have been built. the*
walls and floor painted, in fact ev
erything is in first class shape, a in
it is lKipsa the citizens of Kings
Mountain will show their interest
the Libiary by visiting during the
ilo.tr„ named.
.Mrs. Jessie O'Shield, County WPA'
Supervisor, and Mrs. Pansy Fetzer.t
District NYA Supervisor, will be
present for the opening. Mcsdames
O'Shield and Fetzer have co-operated
from the very beginning of the Li
biary and to them should go a greatj
deal of the credit for the success oft
the Public Library. They have labor-'
ed faithfully in behalf of the Kings
Mountain Public Library.
The Library was started in Kings;
Mountain last February after fundsj
had been raised from private dona-j
tions. From the very first the citl-l
zens have shown their interest in
their interest in the Library by using
it. The total circulation has far ex
ceeded the hopes of those who were
interested in getting the Library!
started.
The Board of Trustees of the
Kings Mountain Public Library is J
composed of: Mrs. Hunter Neislerj
and Messrs J. E. Herndon, W. M.!
Boyce and Haywood E. Lynch.
Do not forget the time and date: <
Friday Afternoon from 4 to 6 P. M.
as you are invited.
CLEVELAND MOTOR
CO. ROBBED
The Cleveland Motor Co., local
Chevrolet dealers, was broken into
Monday night. About 09$ was taken
from the safe in the front office.
The combination of the safe was
broken with a sledge hammer and
chisel. Tools from the repair depart
ment were borrowed for the job. The
tools were found by the side of the
safe the next morning.
The robbers did not bother any*
thing in the safe but the money and
a few postage stamps. Valuable pa
pers were left untouched. The safe
breakers made their entrance to the
Cleveland Motor Co. through a sky
light.
It was thought the robbery took
! place before 9:00 o'clock Monday
[ night as Mr. Jim Willis, of the Cleve
land Motor Co., when he entered the
place at that time found the door
lrom the front office to the back
shop open, and employees say they
are certain the door was locked
when they left earlier in the evening
The local Police Department an 1
Sheriff Raymond Cline are investi
gating clues left by the safe break
ers.
CHILD DIES OF
DIPTHERIA
Billy Wray Ledford, 4-year-old
twin son of Mr. and Mrs. I. W. Le 1
lord, died of diptheria at the home
of his parents in the Pheuix Mill vil
lage, Wednesday morning. His twin
sister, Betty Fay, who is also ill
with diytheria, ih said to be improv j
ing.
Funeral services will be conducted
by Rev. W. A. Parsons, today (Thurs
nay) at 3:00 o'clock and interment!
will be made in Mountain Rest cent
eter .
T he little boy is survived by hih
parents, three sisters, Betty Fay,;
Margaret and Inez; four brothers.1
Wilson, Jack, Bdlward and Jerry.
Rev. Mr. Cooper Named
To Penal Division Post
Rev. E. C. Cooper of Kings Mour.
tain has been apipointeh director of
religious training for the penal di
vision of the State Highway and
Public Works commission.
The director will arrange religious
services for every penal camp each
Sunday. He also will be a member
of the prison classification board.
He is a native of Rowan county. He
has held pastorates in North Caro
Una, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. He
served as pastor of Ascension Luth
eran church in Shelby. Mr. Cooper
succeeds Rev. Eugene M. Bryant,
who could not serve because of ill
ness.
Attend District Meeting
Among those attending the Dis
trict meeting of the Federation of
Woman’s Clubs were the following
who represented the Woman’s Club
of Kings Mountain: Mrs. E. W. Grif
fin, president; Mesdames C. E. Neis
ler, H. T. Fulton, Sr; F. E. Finger, A
L. Hill, B. M. Ormand, L Baker, .1
G. Hord and D. C. Mauney.
Kings Mountain Park
Work To Begin Soon
Park Service Will Beautify Battle
ground — Obtain Federal Funds—
Plan to Make Revolutionary War
Scene One of Nation's Showplaces.
Tin- transformation of historic
Kings Mountain battleground into
one of tin- nation's great military na
tiona! parks will soon be under waj,
it ;was announced last Friday by
Oswald Edward Camp, of Washing
ton, 1). ( .. a member of the National
Paths service, who is to be superin
tendent of the park.
fin Camp, now superintendent of
the Statute of Liberty national mon
ument in New York harbor, visited
the Kings Mountain battleground
Thursday, the one hundred fifty sec
enth anniversary of the battle. re
garded by historians as one of the
most important engagements of the
Revolution. He was taken to Kings
Mountain by Clarence O. Kuester,
secretary of the Charlotte Chamber
of Commerce, for many years one of
the most enthusiastic leaders in the
movement to have the battleground
sat aside as a military national park.
Yfesterdav he was here to confer
with Mr. Kuester and others inter
ested in that project.
EXPECT MORE FUNDS
Congress at last session made the
initial appropriation for the work
at the battleground. Mr. Kuester
pointed out, and further appropria
tions are expected as they are need
to carry forward the govern
ment's plans for its development.
This work, said Mr. Camp, will pro
vide for the construction of several
buildings, including a large adminis
tration building, a museum, a utili
ties building that will include garage
and storage facilities for the govern
ment trucks used in the maintenan
ce of the park and that will be plac
ed in some out of the way corner,
adequate rest rooms, and other need
ed buildings.
The exact plans for the park’s do
velopment, however, have not been
made, said Mr. Camp, and will not
be made until he has studied the
ground carefully. Mr. Camp has not
completed his duties at the Statue of
Liberty and is returning immediate
ly to New York to wind up his' worn
there, be said. He will be transfer
red from the Statue of Liberty work
to the Kings Mountain national park
October 15, he said. On his way
South he will stop in Washington for
conferences with other officials o)
the National Parks service concern
ing plans for the Kings Mountain de
velopment.
TO EXTEND PARK
The Kings Mountain mi'":ir.. n-j-|
tionai park now compiises about j
2,500 acres, or roughly four square!
miles, but a large additional acre
age is expected to be added to the
park, said Mr. Camp. Already CCC >
workers have been engaged for sonic,
time in drainage work, laying out
paths and other such work, and the
highway commissions of North and
South Carolina have doue much
work in building approaching high
ways and drives within the park
boundaries, it was pointed ou‘.
When the park is completed, u1
should attract numerous tourists, in
the opinion of Mr. Camp, a veteran
in the National Parks service and in
the army engineering service. The
Statue of Liberty attracted last
year more than 800,000 visitors and
when the World's Fair is held in !
New York in 1089 should attract mn-i
ny more than that number. Kings
Mountain, being so accessible, he
forecast, should also cave an in
creasing number of visitors each
year as the people of the nation |
come to learn more of its importan
ce and of its scenic interest—Char-!
lotto Observer.
Kings Mouatain Meeting
Called
Clarence O. Kuester of Charlotte,
t who herved as general chairman of
the Kings Mountain Sesquicentenni
al celebration in 1980, at which Pres
i ident Hoover delivered the address,
; will ask all those who served on the
; variouh celebration committees to
meet in Charlotte about November
20 to form an association to con
tinue the promotion of the newly
created Kings Mountain National
| Military park.
B. Floyd Flickinger of Yorktown,
Va., superintendent of the Colonial
National Historical park, will be
the speaker at the Charlotte meeting
Oswald Edtward Camp of Fort Wood
N. Y„ the new superintendent of
’ the Kingh Mountain park, will be
present.
Mr. Kuester said Mrs. R M. Brat
ton of the Kings Mountain chapter
of the daughters of the American
Revolution at York, S <’., and other
leaders have ashured him of their
co-operation in forming the now
Kings Mountain battleground associa
t ion.
Scouters Club To Meet
Friday Night
The Scooters Club will held its
meeting and Training Class Friday
evening at seven o'clock at the Ma: • !
grace Clttb House. All leaders in
icca Scouting are urged to attend.;
the meetings which have been held1
nave been well attended.
At the meeting last week at the|
Pauline Club House move titan '.O'
men were present. Aubrey Mauncvi
was in charge as Scoutmaster Chair
man. Lauey Deft mar. Scoutmaster
of Troop 2, discussed Signaling.
Scoutmasters H. C Wilson and
.lack Hullender instructed the meet
ing in Second Class First Aid and R
N. Barnes made an inspiring talk
mi the Responsibilities of the Troop
Committee.
--
Will Rogers’
Humorous Story
.. .
By WILL ROGERS
r SEEMED that when Rastus and
Sam died they took different
routes, so when Sant later got to
heaven he called Rastus up on the
phone.
“Rastus, how you like it down
there?”
ciiHnE — l
I \aJMTS TO I
tjuk to
'VftSTTJS
“Oh boy,” said Rastus, “this is
the life! All we hab to do is to
ware a red suit wid some horns on
it and ever once in a while shovel
some coal on the fire. We don’t
work no mo’ dan two hours of the
whole 24. But tell me, how is you
doing up there?”
“Mah goodness, we has to git up
at four o’clock and gather in de
stars. Den we has to haul in do
moon, and hang out de sun. Den
we has to roll de clouds around all
**a^But, Sam, how comes you has
to work hard up there like that?”
"Well, to tell do truth. Rastus,
we is sorter short of help up here.”
(Americas News Features. Inc.)
Special Services At
The Lutheran Church
St. Matthews Lutheran Church. I
will begin a preaching mission this j
Sunday evening at 7:Of*. Services
will be held rui-h Evelii liaii. g til I
week through Friday beginning a. |
7:17. Several group prayer meeting-i
are being held this week to create |
inn rest among Church mem' ‘rs and I
non-members.
Rev. W.vnee C. Boliek, Pas r oil
the Lutheian Church of the Reformi.
tion. Columbia, S. C., will be the
speaker at each Service. Rev Boliek
;s well known for his pulpit* ability,
and progressive werk in his own con.
giegation and the Church at large.
This is not his first visit to Kings
Mountain. and every one who has!
heard him were more than pleased.
These Services are being planned
fer two purposes: to deepen and en
rich the spiritual lives of Chilia n |
members and to reach the unsaved
for Christ. If there are those who ex
press a desire to unite with some
Church other than St. Matthews
their names will be given to the Pas
tor of the Church for which a prefer
ence is made.
St Matthews, extends a cordial in
vitation to the members of all or
the Churches of town, and to all peo
pie who have no connection with
any Church. Beginning Sunday even,
ing October 17th at 7:00, and eachi
week day Evening through Friday
the 22nd at 7:15.
Attend Conference
Rev. and Mrs. \Vk A. Parsons went
to Meiscnheimer last week to attend
the annual meeting of the Blue
Ridge Atlantic Conference which
was held at Pfiffer college.
Their many friends in Kings Moun
tain will be glad to know that they
are to remain in Kings Mountain,
where Rev. Mr. Parsons has been
the beloved pastor of Grace Methr
dist church.
Among other members of the con
gregation who attended conference
Sunday were Mr. and Mrs J E Maun
ev and guest, Mrs. W. II. Teague of
Allenhurst, Fla., and Mr. C. B. Maun
ey, Miss Carrie Maunev and Mrs
Hoover of Bessemer City.
Local Scouters Attend
Scout Meeting In Shelby
(By Aubrey Mauney)
Kings Mountain was represented
at a nutting of tile Executive Board
of the Piedmont Council, Boy Scouts
of America, the evening of October
5th, at the Hotel Charles in Shelby.
Those attending included B. N.
Baines, B. s. Neill, tilee A. Bridges
Prof !). M Bridges and Aubrey
Ma tiney.
After a steak dinner reports were
heard on the pi ogress of Scouting in
the art i The Department of Award's
reported that since January 5,670
awards had been made. They an
nounced that Courts of Honor for
the fall and winter months were be
ing scheduled and hrged that the
Scouters in large numbers attend
these meetings and make it their
business to take other men to the
meetings.
Troop Organization chairman re
ported that membership was just
holding its own at 14r Troops aim
2,605 Scouts Each Troop was urged
to make a "roundup” membership
campaign and add at least four new
members and assist in tht aiding or
reorganization of new Troops. A
number of dropped and lapvsert
Troops were reported. This list did
not ineludt any Troops from Kings
Mountain.
A most successful camp at Bake
Lanier was enjoyed by more than
1.300 Boy Scouts and leaders. Four
new Patrol Cabins were built giving
the camp a weekly capacity of 16o
campers.
Kings Mountain was coinmendeu
for its activity in Scouting. Notice
was taken especially of the present
activity of the Scouters Club in hold
ing weekly meetings. A local class
in Scoutmaster Training is being
well attended by Sciutmasters and
leaders. Special intesest was ex
pressed in the fact that these meet
ings are being attended by leading
business and professional men. C. W
MeCartha. Chairman of Training and
crastonia Schoolman, was invited to
meet with the class at their next
meeting anl promised to do so if
possible. He plans to bring with hint
a Red Cross expert in First Aid.
Announcement was made of a
Scouters Convention to be held in
Hickory at the Lenoir-Rhyne College
in November. This convention will
emphasize Scouting Church Rela
tions.
The Annual Meeting of the Pied
mont Council will be held ns usual
in Gastonia in January. The speaker
on this occasion will be Warden
! aws of Sing Sing Prison. This will
be a real occasion and it will be nee
es.-ary for those attending to secure
their reservations early.
Troop Scribes were urged to
write Troop News for tHeir local
newspaper, tn this way Troons will
knew p are about Hie progress other
Trn • s are making and secure ideas
for their own programs.
A C nut • Meeting was attnoun"
< d by ’■< C1 an. il for November 5th
'n whit it each loci Scooter on the
i' n '-out * v ■ Hoard i; exp-cted to write
tt Few , :M- it. M Schiele in Gas
touia about his "Gf oil Turn to Scout
ing" during the month of October
Junior Woman’s Club
i o Start Movement i'or
Public Playground in
Kings Mountain
Committees have been appointed
to begin work on soliciting funds and
making plans for a public plav
grouud in Kings Mountain.
The committee for soliciting
funds: Miss Sarah Finger, chairman,
urs. Hurij Page ana Miss Eva
Flunk.
The committee on Plans: Mrs.
Aubrey Mauney, chairman; Mrs.
Harold Hunnicutt and Mrs. H. B.
Jackson.
A Public Playground would mean
knowing 'your children were having
their recreation in a safe and health
ful environment instead of finding it
in undesirable places.
A Public Playground and Pars
would mean a place of recreation for
children, and a place where you
could spent many restful hours war
ching your children at play.
A Public Playground, Park and
swimming and wading pools would
mean a place of enjoyment for you
and y-our children at anytime as well
as a wonderful addition to your
town in the way of beauty and rec
reation.
Think what this would mean M
you. your children and the children
who are less fortunate than yours
Let us all cooperate when we are
called upon for donations of time and
money and build a playground of
which we can be proud.
Raleigh. Oct. 13.—A youth booked
by deputies as Itis Haley, 19. was
held pending an inquest into the fa
tal stabbing of Charlie Harrington.
21. Harrington's throat was slahed
Sunday with a pocket knife. Officials
said the affray followed a quarrel at
a filling station near Wake Fores,.