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i ?" n - ^ r r . ; ??????? ' 1? suv .* 'I AT MOMK I ... 1 '.'i Skate And Ns Condensed In ?iNational New*? I Manila, Mar. 2.?The fate of the payroll-laden plane piloted by Bur-' s? ton Hall, which disappeared Mon- in day en route from Manila to Para- ci cale 120 miles southeast, remained a di jnyatery today. Heavy fog forced 17, a;my planes to abandon their search e; for the missing plane today. Norfolk. Va.. Mar. 2.- Mrs. Willie it Lee Paul braved fire todav to r?i. -> cue her two sous, Karl, 8. and Cecil C ' 10. from her burning borne. An d throe were severely burned. pi ; - F Vienna; Mar. 2.?Former Preal, dent Herbert Hoover arrived bere' today- for a two-day visit during fr which he will receive au honorary g: degree from Technical Pnlversity { 1b and aee Chancellor Kurt Schtuch-j K nigg President Wllhelm Miklas and es Foreign Minister Ouldo Schmidt. Hotpi Ml go to Praha, Czechoslovakia late Thursday.. ly ct Washington, Mar. 2.?The Works ,, Progress Admiuistration anthorlded I y today an Increase of 600.000 jobs In i ' work relief employment. This raised the total jcb quota to approximately 2.600.000. I! ? th Ifuceon, Ariz.. Mar. 2.?General " John J. Pershing, who a week aao! was believed dying. awoke today jtl from a fairly restful sleep, enjoyed; breakfast propped up In bed. - aud tailed" for his bnrbef. * | H "The immediate danger appears ; to have passed," said Dr. Roland 01 Davison in the first bulletin of the iu 4*7 from the bedside. w - , a, New York Mar. 2.?Vick Chemical Co. reported today for six months ended Dec. 31. an indicated net pre-J e, fit of $1,868,901, equal to $2.73 a la g; there on the capital stock, compared With $1,934,794, or $2.76 a share in w the comparable period a year ago. The company's laboratories are at Ureensboro. N. C. and Philadel. . . in phU. W Richmond. Va.. Mar. 2.?Mayor J. ol Fulmer Bright gave back $l,0o0.0t)j "r .Trtind never lest a penny. 1 he state treasure gave him a 111 chock for clipped interest coupons 1 on state bonds owned by the mayor' J\3 origin v.as auuui 10 aepusu uie iSic-. k, however he was startled to hi see it was for $1,000,105. j >r (lie withheld the deposit and re- 1C turned to his office where he, found 'in many anxious inquiries already had come from the treasurer's, office. The check should have read $105. ,h It was a machine error.. , f , I tn I on Spartanburg, S. C., Mar. 2.?Offleials of the Textile Organizing Com miltee said today that employees of -the Union Buffalo Mills Co.'s plants "'J r.t Buffalo and Fairmon woud vote ^ Friday on affiliation * <wlth the 0 twoc. -. |b; Approximately 1300 employees ^ will be eligible to vote in the elections, ordered by the National Labor w Rlations Board after a public hear-! ing last January on a union petition. :/ ?:? ! v* ' hi Denver, Mar. 2.?Ed, four days old today, is a rare jackrabblt. | "So'far as I know," said Robert J. Neldrach of the Colorado Museum of Natural History. "Ed is the' only fc wild Jackrabblt to be delivered by 1< Caesarian operation. i li Nledrach shot Ed's mother Satur- l> day and found Ed when ne openeu 11 her carcass. He rushed the bunny in home to a nursing bottle and now di he says, Ed is doing fine. I ol j Laughing Aroum | With IRVIN George, The I By irvin s W7HEN Millie came on a Saturday r " her eomely pleasant brown face 1 contusion whlcn began at her left eyi core red her cheek* _ "Oh, Millie F* said her distrsased e How did it ever happen TH "A nigger-man hit me,M explainer Oh, that's terrible I" exclaimed t ^i^t your husband, that struck you (Mm News 1 17 Kings itional News ' Brief Form!; ?State News? J" Kaleigh. M?r. 2.?Shirley Odom, ^ *nt to prison from Wayne count/ a i Tuguat. 1931. for 15 years for sec' d 3d degree murder got a parole to-IH *y from Governor lloey. J The Governor refhsed 33 clemen- , .. , . .. j*J f ivqm ?i? qui ireea 8ix otners.* j ^ Raleigh, Mar. 2.?The State Utll- j lib Commission had under advise- ( tent today a request to order the nrcllna Poweh and Light Co. to re j tree Its wholesale rate to muntc!-' allties. The request was made by a' nyettevllle delegation. . r Hocky Mount. Mar. 2.?Mthodlsta i om a wide area attended an alders \ iuq commemoration mass Meet-| ig here today. Bishops Paul B.l*l cm of Purbam and Edwin H. Hugh J 3 of Washington, t). C. were on tne rogram u> speak. ~~ ' ti Charlotte. March 1.;?Henry Mose- ^ became chief of tbe Mesklenburg , >utity rural police force today sue ceding Vic Fesperman, resigned. ,, '.osely has been captain. ,, ^ i. AshevHlle, Mar. 2.?Approximately 1 100 members from ail sections cf ' ic state are expected to attend the ,; Ith annual meeting of the Baptist 'Oman's Missionary Union of Nor- ' i Carolina here March 8-10. 11 Forest City, Mar. 2.?Mary Helen h eleii Coffee, small daughter of Mr. , id Mrs. Hc>t Coffee, suffered a 'oken arm and head iujuries this 1 pining while en route to school , hen she ran into the side of a car riven by James Harris. I* Kiu8ton, March 2.?Injuries sufferj 1 when a tree fell on him proven | k ital yesterday to Clyde L. Adams,' >. The accident occurred Monday hen he was cutting wood. U i. JtaU-lgh. Mar. 2.?Utilities Coin- ilssipuer Stanley Winborne estia- !> d ftxHtj?tTiftt North Carolluiaiis' 1 ould save 0838,000 and South Car- s liuiaiis $303,000 under a new elec-! i1 ic rate schedule announced by tnej w uke Power Co. The reduction, an-|s Duiiccd yesterday will be effective,11 i all meter readings after Mar. 1. 'i E Kalelglu Mar. 2.?State officials8 aye ordered an investigation to de' ' ' mine whether North Carolina's 13 year old capltol is a fire hazaro cau.-y of overloaded wiring. Greensboro Mar. 2.?The date ot a annual convention of the North! ? irolina Junior Chamber of Com ! erce has been changed from April i to April 30.- j j ? - - ? ?w _ m urecnsnoro, Mar. z.?-rsi ,<j 01 >peal' from the nonsuit allowed yesj rJay in a $30,000 suit against Gult| ' ird County Coroner, James M. Simp J ' >n and others has been filed here >y the plaintiff, P. B. Gurganious of n Wilmington. Gurganious charged the coroner 11 ith Illegal action In performing an r' itot>sy upon his son. Paul Gurgant- c .is, who died in a swimming pool ' pre last March. Judge Frank S. ill allowed the nonsuit. 3 ? b Durham. Mar. 1.?Dr. W. R Stanird of Durham iwas elected presl- 3 ?nt of the North Carolina Mental b ygiene society here succeeding s rcf. Ernest R. Groves of Chapel 111. Dr. John S. Bradyway of Duke | nlverslty was named vice prestpnt, succeeding Dr. Allyn B. Choat t Charlotte. c 7 b & the World I S. COBB ,b ?I 1 1 Prehearing I . COBB ? light to bring the week's washing ras disfigured by a swollen black i and extended downward yptil it \ mployer, "what a dreadful bruise. i ) Millie simply. ] be white lady, "I hope?I hope it j- 1 i. Gawye he dent ndver hit me. husband." 1 totem, tea) ' I 1,-1 JM h wpy 4HWjf IgM1 W A f1 \ B. " " : Hfl Aim lflOUlJ KINOS MOUNTAIN. N. C. Th Raymond Sanders la First Candidate to File Raymond Banders. Well known Hugs Mountain Textile Employee, h .rut candidate to tile with the couu y board of elections. Mr. Banders la candidate for the Democratic nom tailon for state Senator. This la Cleveland County's time to nominate Democrat for this office. Mr. Sanera in a statement ta The Herald aid that, "He believed the people cl his County desire a change from he usual type of Politician and thai c had a good chance of being the text State Senator from this dl? riot." The district is composed ol lie following counties: Cleveland Initflitrontt \lv.l\rt?.?All * - ? ? J i own, mvi/uwviijj rum UUU tulhciford. The counties named lect two Senators. Mr. Sanders is a -urper tender employed by thf .'eiBler Mills. Central P.T.A. luesday Nignt Parents who have children in Ceni-al School arc especially Invited to e present for the Parent-Teacher iseoclation meeting to be held Tuos ay evening at ?::50. "Open house" ith all the room participating will nko place. The different rooms will ut ou their "Sunday attire" and )ok their best for the visitors. Exibltirns of the work accomplished y the students will be on displaj. n Inspection tour of all the rooms y the parents and teachers will be tade. Prizes are to be awArded for the ;st exhibition of hobby-work and riginality. Mrs. Frank Summers, resident of the P. T. A.. especially ivites the parents to attend this leeting, as it will be one of the most itercir.ing of the entire year. lome B. And L. stockholders Meet The annual meeting of the stockolders of the Home Building and /.an Association was held last Frtay nlcht at the Woman's riuti eliding. Mr. Glee A. Bridges, a mem or of the Board of Directors, preided in the absence of both the iesldent and Vice President, wh: ere- clt of town. Mr. A. H. Patter on,- Secretary and Treasurer, made Is annual report. Attorney J. K. tavis made a talk boosting the Aseolation, remarking that it was olid and firm. Charles F. Thomason made a short talk. Miss Colleen Campbell, County inner in the Building and Loan toclamation Contest read her essay ler tcpic was "Home-making." All officers and Directors were rlooted. tee cream and cake was served. )ramatic Club Meeting * i ne ja?-K ana jui flayers naa a \eeeing Monday night at the home f the president, Elizabeth Plonk, he business was discussed and tne i embers decided to sponsor a in enuring party next week. The admitinee will be lc for each Inch acund the waist. Vera Phifer had hurge of an interesting program. Elizabeth Plonk read an amusing lory' about Mr. Knot. The hostess erved delicious ice cream and cake3 he was assisted by the other memers of the entertaining ccmmittee. The Seniors who are to be in the enior play have received their play ocks, and rehearsals will start oon. * 'oultry Firm Opens Here Macks Poultry Co. from Forest ky, Is now open for business in wings Mountain on Railroad avenue, wo doors north of the Cleveland Ictor Co. Macks Poultry Co. Is one f the oldest fihns In the chicken ustneag In this part of the state, aving been In operation for the past 5 years. Farmers of Kings Mountain and urrounding community can now dls ose of their surplus poultry here, .hloh will be of real service to this notion. Connection will be made rith poultry trucks making trip to Jew York three times each week. t tfegro Arrested For Stealing Ham (Albert Ellison, local negro, was i treated here Tuesday afternoon barged with stealing an eight :ound ham from the Armour Deilv try truck. BUlsin was helping the .'river unload the truck, and slipped he ham and left It at Bridges and lamrick Hardware, where he thou [ht h? would pick it up later. T0? jriver of the truck missed the bent ind started a check-up. Oflteen turns end Smith arrested EMllsoti tnd lodge him in Jell here. rr -in itinflirntimeammiiiMmmtoii I itain H IURSOAY, MAR. 3. IMS jHambright And Allen Found jGiiilty In Court | In what court room officials term |Tod the longest trial ever to be held eln Kings Mountain, Harvey. 11am*' '.bright aud lloyle Allen were found guilty, here yesterday afternoon . iV v Recorder's Court. The Jury returned jltliree verdicts and Judge A. A. m/sell directed a not guilty ver-' .diet In the other. ,1 liy a direct court order Fred Ham i^rigut, son or Harvey Hambiight, I 'was acquitted on a charge of as-' [ftault on Iioyle Allen. 1 Hoylc Alleu was found guilty of klmple assault on Fred, HambrlgliC and was sentenced to 30'days susy ponded upon the payment of $5.00 fine and cost. Hoyle Allen was found not guilty $'< assault on Harvey Hambright. j Harvey Hambrlgbt was found guilty of assault with a deadly wea-j ^pou on Hoyle Allen, and sentenced' *o four months suspended upen the1 -{payment of $10.00 fine and cost. Mr.' , Hlambright took an appeal to higher Hcourt. 8 The trials began about' ten o'clock [ and ended about four o'clock In the' afteruocn. ' The Harobrlghts were represented by E. C. H.trrlll. local Attorney, and fAllen was represented by C. C. Horn ^Shelby Attorney. McGinnis Car Stolen And Found j 9 . . . I Mr. Wiley MlcCinnls' car, a 1935' 'Ford Coach, was stolen from in front! k;., U/v.?- -r?.i? -? ' VI 1119 "Vine iiiuuuuj Ul^lll tlUUUl , 7:30 and was recovered in Shelby' the next cJay by the Sliplby Police 1> ;>artincut. Mr. McGinnis drove heme to s?rpper and In a few hiiuu-f ies came out to get his car and1 lound it missing ''Clie car was aban-j coned on the streets of Shelby. An-! ether car was stolen from Shelbythe same night, and it was thought j by the police that the ?a|ue parte! - stole both cars. A 1936 Chevrolet Coach was aban-; dened here Monday night. This car! turned', out to be one stolen thosame day In Greenville. S. C. Local. Police authorities notified the Green' i ville department and the owner catnei to Ktngs Mountain and recovereu the car. Local Boys Joins Marines I Circro Ware, so:-, <f Mr. anil Mrs, J !i , ? i/i Ware of Cnerrkeo stren. I v tugs Mountain, was among the jcung rv i .) ecntly accepted fur .-ei vice iU the- i.\ S. M trine Corps and was transferred to the Marine Marraiks at Parris Kland, S. C.. fcr the usual training preparatory to assign ment to some service school, ship or _marine barracks for duty," anncurrccd Captain A. C. Small. District Recruiting Officer at Savannah, Ga. Young Ware formerly attended the Central High School, and intends to continue -his studies while in tbo Marines through the medium of the j medium of the Marine Corps Inst I tute which maintains courses in most of the Arts, Trades and Sciences and is free of all cost to mem-, bers of the Marine Corps. | Entrance examinations for, service In the Marines arc now being held In the Marine Corps Recruiting Statlcn, Post Office Building, Savannah. Ga., full information and application blanks will he forwarder upon request of this office. ' . ; > " ? Will Rogers' Humorous story By WILL ROGERS i TTIERE was a small kid that was left alone a little while to take I care of the baby. She cot alone pretty good for tha first hoar, bat after awhile the neighbors heard the kid bawling, and the baby bawling, and then the kid ran down the street to a stationery store. "Gimme some blotting paper I" she says. "How muehT" "Oh, a lot, quick! Enough to soak up a bottle of ink!" "All right, here it is. Spilled ink on the floor T" "No. bat the baby drank a bottle, Li w-"'* (AaMrtcaa Nsee Ihetafsa, las.) [eraljL Two Movie i Are Visitors , I Rush Harmon Buried Tuesday |J o: tumoral sen-ices for Mr. Rush ir Harmon were held- at his home in " Sylvester. Georgia. Tuesday after^ e neon and interment made iu the S cemetery at that place. ! II -vir. tianncn was a native or this k section and for many years was a' a resident of the K1 Bethel - continual-' a ty where he and his faintly were highly respected. g News of his death was received * in Kingg Mountain Monday morning. The following Kings Mountain rel' f, atives left Monday afternoon for a Georgia, to be present for the lastly rites and for a visit to the bereaved p family: Mp. and Mrs. Frank Goforthig Mr. George Barber, Miss Abba Bar- j, ber. Milliard Black and Mrs. J. G. C'loninger. ^ SENATOR BANKHEAO TO SPEAK AT FARM MEETING a ? y, U. 8. Senator John H. Bankhoad w will speak to the fanners of Cleve* ol land and' adjoining counties in Shel* ^ by Saturday and cv; lain to them the ? provisions. ef the new 1938 Govern*] mcnt Program. Other Important per bi sons arc expected to be present ana1 H speak. The meeting is to be held atjtl the Cleveland County Fair Grounds.' si It is estimated that between o.Oooja! and 8.000 farmers are tdanning to ol attend the meeting to learn about'in lie vote to be taken on March 12th.ty( It Is understocd that most of the far-] w mers of the Kings Mountain section ti will be present. M Mr. and Mrs. .1. C. Jolly | Like the Letters C and M. n __ - e< Mr. and Mia. J. C. Jolly evidently, are very fond of the letters C ana M as they named all of their hoys ^ with names beginning with the let- jf ter C and all cf their girls have J names beginning with the letter M. This is an item for "ileliove it or 1 Not Ripley" hut believe It or not :r Mr. and Mrs. Jolly have three boys "1 v.se names begin with O. in thai! order of their ages, namely, Clareneo. Clyde and Claude. And the girls' in the order of their ages, all begin- 1 ring with the l"tter ('. namely, Mary s< Maven. Maude, .and Mildred. Mr. Jelly is Superintendent . ct Carding and Spinning for -the Neislet Mills. t Ci ' ". * j l?. Heel a mat ion Contest * Tonight The Kings Mountain Iligli School h: Reading and Declamation contests w will bo held In the West School Au- hi cv'(:r1tnn tonight- a*, light tVelcrik.! 'I ho prizes, awarded annually, are pi 'he l'earl Fulton Memorial medal a-.ol warded by Mr. H. Tom Fftlton. ana1 iy the Dr. J. O. Hord medal, awarded by j Mrs. J. G. Hord The local winner! I' will represent Kings Mountain Hignjul School In the County Contest.. Tha j K public is- invited. d< ; ol OBSERVE DAY OF PRAYER . in et World day of-prayer will be obser-J'ei ved at the Methodist church Friday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. Membcts j of all denominations are urged to at ] tend. ni ar (tytuhwofon 1 W^ncifMhcU by JameS Preston ^ (Opinions Expressed In This Column Ars Not Neessssrlly the Views of This Nswspsper.) av r? ao quilf ft OUWdl lO 1110 C?pHOI hill corps last week to hear Joseph!" P. Kennedy suggest that the United States Ma'rittme Commission might be granted permission to contract for construction of American mer- n chant ships in foreign ports ? be- a cause American labor and material U costs "sere prohibitive! 81 Th? suggestion was contained in Mr. Kennedy's final report to the n President before he formally resign-1 ed as chairman of the commission, to accept the ambassadorship to Crest Britain. |q .'Mr. Kennedy cited bid* recently |c submitted by American shipyards to li the commission as evidence of this 8, high cost of living" in the merchant a I marine and qualified his suggestion p j of foreign building by saving that .1 | material and labor abroad Is eonsld e (Cont'd on Edltortsl page) ' 0 - . ...v., RE AO THE ' 1 HERA IP riVC CENT* PER CORV | Stars Here I Kdltor Lynch was busy at hi* J esjk, the telephone rang. an cxcitea male voice was on the other end I the line, "There Is a movie star i town, yes a really truly I've one.' Who Is this celebrity?" ashed tho ditor. "Its Sidney Blackiner, the rent movie star, and he's down at ] layne Blackmcr'a right' - now, I now because I have already got Ms olograph "Well, who are you?" 1 sked the editor. * vS "1 ha<l rather not gay. hut please ^ o to sec him Mr. L.ynch and zet s Tlte-up for the Herald." The editor thanked the young lady jr the tip and Immediately called t the residence of Hayne Blackmer here he found not one star but ao stars. Sidney Blackmer and uzanna Kaaren. And there he was 1 the fleBh drinking a cup of coffee. -V Miss Kaaren and the two Mr. llackmers were just finishing their ter dinner cup of coffee. The edf>r found Mr. Blackmer (not Ilayne) most pleasing and dellRtmul con- * | ersatlonalUt. During the chat It as found out that Mr. Blackmer Is ti his way to Hollywood to begin tne roducfion of the" picture, "Racing . ..1 lood." Mr. Blackmer. a native of Sallsary, N. C., Is a first cousin of [ayne Blackmer and an alumnus of ic University of N. C. The visiting ar would be termed an "Old Timer' i he lias' been In pictures from tne d silent days, and is assured of beig on the screen for the next five *ars as he has a five year contract ith the iJOtta-Century-Fox Corporaon. v.| Some of the recent pictures that Ir. Blackmer played iu are. "Heidi," ' -ast Gangster," and "Thank You ir. Motto." It is understood that Mr loolrlttlla* 1... 1 Ml- _ * -? - - lobitiuci 10 ueiug aericusiy consider 1 to play the part of Rnctt Butler i "Gene With the Wind." It lius been five years since he has isited his native state and Kings lountain, aud he well remembers a Ird hunt over red mud and clay ills with Hayne on his first trip, he visiting oelebi tiy was very much npressed with the warm weather ud the fact that North Carolina ad not had any snow this year. When afckei who his favcrite male ur is he quickly replied. "Charlie liaplain.', the greatest genius the :reen has ever produced, and for it; 'females replied, "To be on the it'.- side, Shirley Tciuple." It's a small world after all for the ily inch in Hollywood that the eUi- -A ir knew is Tommy -Thompson, a tttve of GolJsborc'i aud a scenario rilnr Ml "hi. (inn .ui. iMwi. jvmri i.uu juai Tii on a parly with this same man. When Asked his opinion of Hobert ay lor Mr. Bhukmcr said that after aving been intimately associate! j ith Mr. 'Taylor for seme time that i> tould say he., is a regular fellow. Miss Kaaren, his traveling comanion. is a famoits and lovely star , ' bcth stage and screen and recent I appeared with Joe E. Brown In A'hen is Your Birthday," William owe 11 in "The Great SJiegfeld,' ana so In "Blondes at Work. Miss uaren was teasing lfiyne's little ?g with what she called the "arm"* ' a chicken and was very much v azed at. the way the dog wouta iio the blowing of the train whistle uh time he heard it. 3 While your reporter was there sev ral other guests dropped lnf inItidlng Mr, and Mrs. George Lat'Jlore. Mrs. ' 11 Stewart, and Mr ?d Mrs Paul Noisier v1 Yes, it all conies in the life of a wv.spaper man. chasing fire alarms tecking with lue police department be.; and etc. and . . . the very leasant duty of interviewing two Jlebrities. ' ' ' . $ 'o Serve Chicken Dinner Members of Circle No. Two will ;rve a chicken dinner in the dining x>m or uentrat Meuroaisi ciiurcn, lis (Thursday) evening. A. nominal price iter plate will be barged and the ladles are hoping leinbers of the congregation iwill vail themselves of an opportunity > get together in a social gathering ad enjoy a good meal. S [V> Broadcast Over Radio The Boiling Springs College Male uartette of which two member* are cal boy* will broadoast over W8PA i Spartanburg riext Tuesday, IChr. The group is composed of Mis* ' j M>ie Miller, director end acccm- J anlat, and the boys: J. p. Hoyle. ohn Hicks. Charles patent. and Xrgcne McSwain. They will broad ast from t:SO to 1:11.
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