BUY AT i." HOMB VOL. M nai : State And M Condensed Ii ?National News? Norfolk. Va.. PcS. 1? Deadly carbon - moooide gas muffed out t he lives of fire persona without warning la their home here Saturday night. . " : Tfiie bodies were not discovered until noon Sunday when two little girls entered the house seeking ' a playmate. Walterboro, 8. C., Feb. 8.?A man who was found shot In locked tourist camp cabin here Jan. 29, died at a hospital last night, his Identity unestablished. Sheriff B. L Rhodes tUo case was a suicide. Moscow, Fob. 8.?Serious ' ' danger of being crushed in an . Ice jam before rescue ships could reach thetn waa reported by four Russian scientists precariously adrift on sn - ice floe Id the Artie Sea east of Greenland. Radio communications from the roUr party's commander, Ivan Pappanln, said rapldlyahtfUng ice was piling up around the drifting floe. The mase of ice in the Arctic Sea already has pushed the floe more than 60 mttee to the southwest. San " Francisco, Feb. 8.?Coast. . guardsmen went hunting with a cannon today for a whale which has (frightened1 operators of small boats In San Francisco Bay. A former whaler, Bay Pilot Captain Louis Lane, who spotted the whale several days ago, expresses belief k might have followed the tide out to sea again, but Coast Guard Cutter No. 255, manned by a crew of eight, and equipped with a onotf>oon raise $500,000 for s new library ana an endowment Increase. Laughing Aroi With IRV] No Trouble t By IRVn A FAMOUS actor was playing an ** ago. One afternoon he went < la the crush at the paddock he wai appearance: I JS "By, OnW," mid tb? ttra diamond scarf-pin h'at a bargain 7 HeVhook his.head aad sUrte -^K fwoftr omreM mm: "Wyte a bit pi earn, Guv-ner," I BR "doat *0 yet, youU nam get im word of honor von won't regret it tone aad a nobby shttin*. Worth Aad yours for four pounds.Interested la spite of himself I *Ct0Wreli!haal ffoutaadlet*sMo 31 lilt got it whr mo?ret. il MUMW Aon enema arlwo IAAO OwW Clu morw IBn ? lOOm you 7" ashed the puxslod American ^ tMtlOQI Hit's ll ' aim, r' ti'" ? ; St' .* . Kings lational News 11 Brief Form I ?State News? ' Kl^rhpoth, | V Jb 8?Kannapolls' ' ntw professional building ?which la ' expected to be completed with! about two weeka?will be dedicated | in foranal exercises shortly after the opening to the memory of deceaeed members of the medical profession here and to the late James W. Can non, rounuer or me.Cannon Mills Co. Wadesbcro, Feb. 8-?iSmlley Croxvder, 79. highly TMpeoted Anson coun ty negro, was shot to death at his homo near here last night, and his son-in-law, Anaias Covington. ts being held in the Anson county Jail charged with the killing, according to county officers here. l-.aurin.burg,. Fab. 8.?Dugald Stew arc, 94 year old Confederate veteran and one cf this county's oldest re?ldeuts, died at his home near here totoy. High Point, Feb. 8.?Technical exI pert* from North Carolina law en forcemeat agencies who met here I yesterday and organised, will petlI tion the International Association l for Identification for membership. Raleigh, Feb. 8.?The North Carolina couivg Democrats Clubs' directors will sponsor local dttrlct rallies throughout the State the week of March 17. Lirinberton, Feb. 8.?A $150 re, .ward was offered today, for the capture of Jc'-i Henry Baldwin, a negro. named by a corc-ner's jury as the slayer of Willis Law son., a tarnj cr. The reward) was voted by the j county commissioners. , I . I . $ . m Buies Creek, Feb. 8.?President Thurman D. Kitchen of Wake Foreet college and President Charles id. Brewer of Meredith, college will ore j side at the Founder's day celebration . at Campbell college Friday. Forest City. Feb. 8.?The tcw'n or Alexander Ttttiht, oneftutfr mile ~ from Forest City, is "tops' when It comes 'to finances. This year's tax rate levy is only 15 cents cn the $100 property valuation: The town has no bended hi/icbtednees and at present l there is between $1,200 and $1,500 surplus in the town treasury. Gastonia. Feb. 8.?Sheriff Clyde | Hobinscn of Gaston county will leave for Roston, Mass.. tonight to attend an extradition hearing for Fred Real, held on fugitive charges front North Carolina. Attorney General A. A. F. Seaj well artd his assistant. Harry McI Mullan, will represent the state at the hearing. ! . j* . Raleigh,, Feb. 8.?Commissioner of Ranks Gumey P. Hood said today North Carolina state banks have re tired $916,109.14 of the $6,009,553.74 worth of preferred stock they issued trhuce 1933. cit ! n.t. o IS iL. all.U ? _ ?neiuy, rv'?. o.?rur i-ue niiu coneecultve week-end Cleveland county has escaped deaths or serious Injuries in asito accidents, one or the | longest periods hi a year or more. ind the World in s. cobb 0 Show Goods 4 S. COBB engagement in London several yean >ut to Epsom Downs for the racing. 1 addressed by a Cockney of a slinky Hi >nt?r, "wouldn't yon like to buy d to nor* off, but the importunint be pleaded, in aa eater half-whitper, their chance like tma. HI pledte me if you buy this 'ere pin. Pure Wite twenty quid, if hit'r worth a penny. : ' ?*"* . t-V.c - ' " . ' y by the insistent one's eloquence, the it" but hi can the you a look h'at if at it if you aren't carrying it with " said the Cockney, sinkint his roiee on?" He m ftanm tea.) mum KINW* MWItWT0IW UNEMPLOYMENT DATA FOR CLSVELANO COUNTY Cleveland count/ has 1,111 paneon a totally unemployed and who want to work. 21* employed In Federal emergency projects and 2JM who are partly employod and doe I re more work, according to tho oenoua on total and partial unemployment recently made public In Washington. In tho entire State there are 209,110 men and women who are entirely or partially unemployed or are working on WPA, NY A, CCC, or other enteroendy work. Fiauree for the Nation 1 ?hcw 5,821.035 totally unemployed and desiring work, 2,001,877 emergon ; cy workers and 3,209,211 part time ' workers who need additional em' ployment, making a grand total of ; more than 11 million men and women in the army of unemployed and ' partly employed. j . _ Mauney Twins Play At Hickory I Miles and Ernest Mauney of Kings Mountain gave a recital at Oalcwood School, Hickory cn last Thursday j c.vowing and as usual were enthuei-' asticaUy received. The following from the CasUmia' Gazette* will be of Interest to Herald readers: | "Hickory, Feb. 7.?Professionals , at thirteen?that was the opinion of: , a capacity crowd who heard tne dlf-' {flcult piano recital presented here Thursday evening at Oak.wood1 school by the almost Identical twin brother musicians from Kings Moun-i taiu ? Ernest aud Miles Mauney: I "Tne little fellows, all dignity in i (heir mannish suits with long trous| era thrilled the audience again and' [again with their interpretation of < the works of the masters?Liszt,1 . Handel. Bach. Mendelssohn, Bee-1 jtWoven, Herald, Cbcpin. La Forge, I Grieg, Roscnul. etc. Their technique was remarkable (or pianists so young. | "1 lie concert included several 'luets and groups of indiiidual numbers. each played frcm memory. It is said that by the time the boys can1 j read the music of a composition they' ! knrcw it "by heart." The only tinva , during the performance that music was used was for the two xylophone' rnfmbers, with Ernest hammering the wooden bars and Miles at the piano. Perfectly at' ease, they seernf ed to look everywhere but at the key board while playing. "Playing, the piano since they | w< re about five years old, the twins jaie said to have gone as far as they can hi instruction In. their home town. They gave their graduating re citol last year. I "After the performance the two children were practically mobbed for | autographs. by Hickory's younger 'set and adults as Well. Quite modest 'the boys took their praise with smiles and thanks. " j In an Interview with them following the concert, it was found that they are "real boys"?that they like , out-door sports, and do not dedicate | ajl of their time to the study of ntu-' I sfc. In fact they usually practice onI ly an hour a day new. The twins nave appeared in the nation's capital aud made an appear ntvee at the Texas Centennial as guest artists with Jan Garter's orchestra. They were accompanied to Hickory by their parents, Mr. and Mrs. | Will Mauney, audi teacher, Miss Par-j sens. Mrs. Mauney was presented a bouquet by Mrs. Glenn R. Frye in behalf of the Hickory Music club, j which sponsored the entertainment. Jack and Jill Club News The Jack and Jill Players will give a chapel program. "A Matter of Choice." by W. J. Farma. The oneact play Is a comedy, to be given toon. Tne characters are as follows: Phoebe Bfent?Bare Herndon. Kirs Rront Maw Till la Pnllork Mr. Brent ? Buddy Falls. Jennie ? Bolt no Keeter Henry ? Gene Nehsler. Aunt Mary ? Juan its Hudspeth. Marcla Brent ? Gloria Convwell. The Jack and Jtll Player? are also Martin* on the Senior Claca play. It la a three-act comedy. Try-outs have been made, but the coaracters have not been selected yet. Supper And Evening Of Fun At Patterson Grove An oyster and Ice cream supper will be given at Patterson Grove school Friday eventn*. Provision has been made for entertainment of various kinds, including Fashion Show, HDl-Billy program *nd ettptta. The proceeds wkl go tor the benefit of the school and those in charge are begins u> have the petrOosgs of the public. itttUidW 11" as - - itain Almost $1,000 In Unemployment Checks Paid Here t A total rf 9941.71 had bwn .paid ut to the un? ;nplo\vU UnEOPLE are a lot more superstitlous than they'll admit You And the moat sensible looking folks picking up pins and doing a lot of ether silly things, to keep their luck going itnint. But a girl that la about to get married baa got a right to be superstitious, I reckon, if anybody baa. 8be*a got a lot of thlaga to worry *9th. this girt that I'm talking ' about went to a friend of hen that worked in a jewelry etore, and ahewed him bar engagement ring. "Yon oeo," ahe says, "Harry got me on onnl ring, because opal la my biithatono. But 1'ee always heard that opala are unlucky, and I don't know what to do. I hate to give it bade to blm and aak bhn to get aometldng else, and,! hate to run right Into a lot of bard lock." The jew el or looked at the ring a all right, girlie," ho says. "Yon ain't get no caueo to worry. If. an tho troubles you ever have are aO eleeer to real troublee than . ? ? ? ? -*1 ?' ?1 ? lerald Boy Scout Banquet j Tonight I Tf-e Ht;?tnrsM Men's Club U ic* I r'gl" cooperating with the fteouters ^ <>t Kings In observing i Scout Week with an Annual Boy ' Sccut atnl Parent Dtnquet at t?ie High St'-ool Crfeteiln at t?:3n. Arret ngeiner's are ir.' !e for approx'.mately 300 to attend. 11 The program will begin strictly on * time snd will be completed In time,* 'for those who wish to attend other 1 meetings on the >. tnte evening. 0 The program for tonight follows; l' Chairman ? II. N. Barnes. " Music. 0 Scout Oath ? R M.. Schiele. Keccgnltkn of Otic&U. c Playlet ? "Scout Liw Pageant." ' Pre stentatdon of, Speaker ? Rev. P P. J). Patrick. 11 Ad-drees- ? Hon. C. B Mc.Braver I Premutation of Certificn'es to a /utnyietersi Ccmpkttrgt Training! Course ? R. M. Schiele. jv Cub Scouthvg ? Rev. W. M. Boyce ^ Report of Nominating Committee ? ?J. K. Herndcn. ? Scout Benediction?R. M. Scbiele. 1 : r Local Patrolman Wins f Championship r ? -1 l ? t Kings Mountain can now beast of j another champion. Fred Hill, popular |j and friendly Highway Patrolman,'t who has made bis home here fo^ the paat several month* was crowned < heavyweight chami'm of the twojf Caroltnas, after is defeat of Len j Wilson of Appalacian, iu the duals t ct the Golden Glove Tournament a held in Charlotte Monday night. Sev j j oral local fans motored to Charlotte f tc witness the exnibltion. All came t back with- praise for Champion Hill. | Aocording to dispatches from s Charlotte Hill had the advantage all e the way ar-d his victory was truly t earned. Wilson put up a game scrap ^ 1 ut the -ability of lltll to keep cu j ho aggressive end was the deeidiug factor. . | ( it is understood winners from the , Carolina* will take ?3rt in the N'a- , tionnl Bcuts to be held nexi summer j in Boston. | j Patrolman Hill makes his head- , (-it'i rtoro u t tho loco 1 C < *?.>. . ?4U??? *v?o mm v ?ut IUV u I III C" OlAllVU snd has made many friends here, | - __ Masonic Speaker Coming A lecturer from the Grand Lodge ! of North Caro.iiu will spend a week lecturing the lccal Masonic "Lodge, beginning next Monday, Feb. lit'i. He .will be in the ledge room all day eaoh day and every evening during week. All local and Visiting Masons are invited to attena , ' Colors Selected For New Car Tags Raleigh, Feb. 8.?Next year's antoni' bile licenses will be black with yellow numerals ? the reverse of i .Ye 1938 eoler scheme ? Warden H. 11. Wilson of central prison said today. ' ? . " h Wv rk on the 1939 tags will begin at.the prison May 1, he said The X warden already has placed a requl-' sition with the division of purchase and contract for 250 tons of autcnto- t bile tag steel. , ' ' p Later, he said, 3,000 gallons cf x black background paint and 1.000 1 pounds of yellow numeral ink wil be 1 I reau-ired. 11 11 N. C. Highway [ Deaths Mount , Raleigh, Feb. 7.?A. J. Maxwell, t North Carolina commissioner of f motor vehicles, said today that this j state's record In highway deaths' should make "you and me' stop and ark "what is wrong with us?" Maxwell pointed out that the rec| orr of 1.123 highway leaths in 1937 j was "worse than 42 other states; j nligfhtly bettor than the seven worst ' states; and a little more than twice ; as bad as the average of the ten best states; and 25 per cent worse than the national aveaage.' It was revealed that hereafter highway patrolmen will patrol dell* nits routes on highways outside of' i municipal limits, that patrolmen | "t 'iould set an example in safe and i nAwsAAf Aetvtnc * an A thai tvol wilmMi ' ? VA/I ? WV VI f VUV S I would be exacted to "proaechte ] without fear or favor all reoklesai drivers and all Important violations of traffic laws." Stockholders Of Kings Mountain B. And L. Meet Tonight The annual meet I a* of the stockholders of the Kings Mountain Build fog and Loan Association will be held tonight at 7.80 at the ofBoe of the aaaoetaUon, according to an announcement from J. C. Lackey. Secretary and Treasurer. .It is understood a large number of the etockwill be on hand for the meetmmzm READ 1 THE -- flVUMMW PER cor** Z. J. Hughes I Cleveland Native ] Writes Book "KehullOitig A Kitten's lluslut-**' ? the title or a book written by C. J. lughes, and recowly published toy 1 leador Publishing Co., of Boston, 'h? Herald recently received a ocpy r the bock, which will be placed in he Ihiblic library shortly. The Pub Istiers hive the following to say bout . the book and the author: "What is the mutter with Amerla? Why cau't we furnish homes, ood, clothing and recreation for our ecple? Why do we have to have -re- -j lef, debts, $mii taxes Why can't wo un our business without strikes, nd so much otiU-ide interference? "Mr. Hughes tolls us what is nong. The founuillon on which the LiruTLca. cf today was built (our ;reat natural re-sources) ... la gone, ind we must build back what wo lave destroyed, and build a new Anerica. a new business on a now ound-ation. "There are only four things wo leed: homes, food, clothing, and roc nation, and the only burtneM that tmerica has any right to engage In s to furnish these (our things for he people. "Mr. Hughes la just a plain old j Cleveland County NofUh CanoJtaa nountalneer. He was raised vary >oor. From a book standpoint be has 10 education, has never taken a leaen in grammar. In his early boytood days.he herded cows, hunted ishe-i, and trapped; and while othtrs were studying books he was out n tbe woods living close to Nature, md Ood, the Great Father of Nature itudyfng. the fish, frogs, birds, wild tniinals, forest and streams. The treat "Outdoors" where all of our ivings must come from. "He .tells us that God has a plan or the rebuilding of America. That he foundation is laid out In tbe fornation of the small streams, shoals rills, valleys, creeks and rivers. Tho 'oundation Is "WATER." The prop:r control and use of water will solve every question that confronts is today and give us everything we teed. Build back cur fur, frogs, flan J| pinie, timber, paatuure la ltd and give is flood, drouth, and forest fire oonrol. All this oan be done if we will inly fellow God's plan and build on he foundation lie has laid out. Mr. Hushes is 62 years old, stands > feet 2 in his bouts; weight 185 to has never used whiskey or to>acco and has'lived a clean Cbristan life. He is well known over eev:ral states and his book should be in >very American home." Mr. Hughes appeared before the ,'cnnmlssioners of Cleveland county donday to make a request for $100 o do some survey work near Kings douiuain. Warning About Hot \shes James 1-aytan, who is In charge of he Sanitation Department, had & rery hot ride on his truck this week. Vfter stopping at one house to oolect garbage, he noticed after a few .1 l.?t aU.t U t_ a ?_ iiui'Ks nur, um tim iruvk caD was nuch warmer than It was before. Jpon investigation he found that the -ab of his truck was on Ore. At the ast stop some hot ashes hadl been In he garbage can. o Mr. Layton has isked the Herald to please notify all :itizens not to put hot ashes in their garbage cans. J ty JameS Pre$ton_ i (Opinions Expressed in This Column | Are Not Necessarily the Views of j This Newspaper.) to Washington very few things may be taken at their face value. So It Is with the atmosphere of se realty and peace that seems to surround Capitol Hill now that the ant! lynching bill fa being shoved aside. Another issue has been boHtng and bubbling under cover tor months now and It la about ready to blow the cover off. It Involve# the government reorganization achetne. At the moment there aeesna to be but fetw friende for the measure in 9 <'onj4reifc^jorta.1 quarter*. The prtodp-i compUhat ia that it will gtva too much power to the executive branch '9 of government ? and Ocngreaa Isn't In a power giving to the executive mood theae days. 1 The' battle over the acherae, when Ja starts, wBl probably make the l-Ur. fly. A atudv of the It* of thoa? "Uttle . (Cont'd on bask page)