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lxrjtlnrUle, Ky.. May. 10.? Police
iwviT'd a Michel containing jewelry
Jt?.owner valued at 910.000 here
. early today and closed their Inveatl
gallon of dhv of the three major jew.
el thefts of the Kentucky Derby
week-end.
(The satchel was found and a fcr-.
mer employee cf the Kentucky Hotel
was charged! with its theft a few I
hours after David Uutler, Hollywood j
nic<-.>>a picture director, reported II
disappeared1 front the hotel lobby
while he was dining, last night.
Cleveland, May 10.?Detectives
studied aerial photlgar-phs to-duy In
their search for the ''torso slayer"
who has butchered eleven victims
here. .
Ohio National Guard airplanes
were owed In making pictures of th-?j
Culahoga River atti Kingsbury Ruiij
Valleys whore most of the men and'
wy^nen vflrtims' e|ssectej' bodies
have been found.
Jan Garber To
. Rudisill, Local 1
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HOLLYWOOD, May 9.?Eighteen
years with one orchestra!
That's smiling, effervescent Rudy
Rudfaill's enviable record as the No.
1 pianist in Jan Garber's ramous orchestra
now featured on the Burns
and Allen airglvow on NBC at at
Topsy's Cafe here.
So?in honor of Rudy's Ipng-time
alliance with hts dance and radio
oomhdno. Genial Jan has arranged a
half-hour broadcast over the Mutual
coast-uxoast networic tints i nurs(Say
might, May 12, at 9 p. m. (PST),
as a salute to the pride of King*
Mountain, N. C? who Joined the Oar
ber band during a vacation horn)
from Notre Dame University ba-.k
in 1920. . ( :
And in addition to ' (the special
broadcast, during which Kudy will
sing the percental favorite, ' Alcxac
der's Ragtime Band,' a huge eakj
with eighteen candles lighted atop
a miniature frosted pdano will. " bo
cut by a - bevy of Hollywood celebrities
In honor cf Rudy.
Included among the Hollywood
stars who are scheduled to attcn I
Garbor's salute to Rudy are Jackie
C'oogjan and Betty Grable,. Tony
Martin and Alice Faye, Harry Bar
ris and Loyce Whiteman, John Payne
and Anne Shirley, and many others
MOUNTAINEERS BEAT SHELBY
Tuesday afternoon the K. M, H. s|
baseball teaan defeated Shelby 13 9
in a same characterized by wild hit
l.lng and throwing. K. M. took Lane
Gheon and Brantom for 20 hlta while
the Shelby late toolc nine from Huff
stetler. Higlh bitters were Bennett
second baseman, for locale with 3
for 4, and Lane and Hicks for Shel
by wflth 2 for 5.
Judges Of Democratic
Primary Named
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Judges for bhe Democratic Primary
to be held June 4th were named
yesterday by tihe County Board
of Elections. These named for Kin;
Mountain are as follows: East King
Mountain (voting to take place at
Town Hall) Haywood E. Lynch anJ
R. D. Goforth; Wcot Kings Mountain
(voting to take place at Cleveland
Motor Co.) Ben M. Hayes and
Charlos B. Campbell.
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Laughing Arou
With IRVJ
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A Little Job fc
Br IRVD
TOTHEN an actor friend of mint
" vaudeville, he applied to a vei
accent and a great deal of buainea
' "Veil," he gitowled, looking up
nun entered, "vat do yon van"?"
L "I weald like to get into vaud<
f "Vat you do? Vat'e your line?
"I am a comedian, air. 1 "
"A komiker, hah?" The maae|
me laoghr
(Aanhu Mr
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i Brief Form!
?State Newa- Hale!?ch,
May II.?Coroner U. M.
WaritiK nail today an Inquest was
nut n<<c??arjr In the death of Glen*
woed I) rinan, 2 . crushed to death
by n but Ret of a strain shovel. Tho'
accident occurred yesterday In a
quart y near here.
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Witts.on-Salem. May II.?Official*
s?nt the body cf J. F. tiirard, jr., '
found shot to death in a cabin near |
here, to St. Petersburg, Ha., touaxB
for funeral and burial.
Dr. W. N Daltcn, Forsyth county
eoioner, paid Glrard killed slmeelf.
Ulrard was a croJlit manager here New
Born, May 11.?OlTlelals estl
muted today a loss of $50,000 frori
{Ore which destroyed the Banne
warehouse and - adjolnng buildln
hero Monday night.
High Point, May 11.?A celcbra j
lion marking 50 years of industrial j
progress wi'l be held here in Sept.
Honor Rudy
Boy Tonight
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Highway And Underpass
Being Surveyed Here
Engineers from the Stats Highway
Department have been busy
here, for the past several days aur
veying a proposed highway and' und
erpags to eliminate the daubtedrack
Of the mainline of the Southern Rail
road. The, proposed route will bear
to the left cf the present Gastonla
Highway beyond the city limits an J
go between King Street and the Sa
die Mill, 'then cross the York Higli
way between the airplane light and(
the ball park, then across to the Gro
ver Road where it crosses about 500
feet beyond tbe city limits at the old
Karris home, goes under the rail
road and comes out into the preten j
Shelby highway beyond .the city
limits.
The hetv highway will be abou
5.2 miles in length, wfr.h about tw
miles of the new rood being. wlthir
the city limits of Kings Mountain
at.d the ochcr part Just skimmin
the incorporated limits.
The new road, if constructed, wil
open up new territory that can be d
veloped.
The present survey is the lourt
one that has beeti made in recen
years by the State Highway Depart
ment to eliminate the railroad cross
lag. ,
Thoee here with the surveying
crew are: K. L. Ponzer, Jr., E. E
Strickland, H. E Townsend and T
E. Arthur.
MEN'S CLUB MEET8
The Business Men's Club will hav
thedr regular business meeting tht
evening at 7:00 o'clock at the Wo
men's Club Building. The ladles o
that organisation announce that a
fried chicken supper will be served
Mr. A. W. Huckle, Editor and Pub
l!sher of the Rock HU1 Herald wll
address the club mentbefs on a suo
Ject of vital Importance to every clt
lzeu of King Mountain.
Operetta At Central
School
Central School will present th
operetta, "Mother Goose May Day
at the Hlgn School auditorium, Friday
evening, May 13, at 8 P. M.
email admission fee will be charge).
ind the World
N S. COBB
4
>r a Fun Maker
1 S. COBB
i first made tip Us mind to tackle
ry graft mana|?r who had a strong
on hand.
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from his clattered desk as the young
eriUe,** replied the candidate meekly.
>r?
rer glared at him. "Veil, <|uiek, make
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KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C. T
HUM SCHOOL BOARD MKMBBB
C. G. White, newly elected mat
ber of the Kings Mountain Sdhoc
Bo.trd. Mr. White *as named to ?11
he unexpired term of the late J. L
Mauney? Mr.' White Is superlntei
lent.-cf the I'henlx Nos. One an
rUvo. and has been a ''itlzen ci King
Mo'jr.taln for (he j.asi .'our yeirs. H
lias taken a veiy noil a Interest 1
civic affairs.
Other4 nsetnbors of the Sclrot
B ard ale: Dr. Li 1*. Baker. Chali
t.an, 1'. M Nclslpr. Charles Tboinai
on and A. H. Patterson.
Bible School At
Lutheran Church
?
The atonual Vacation Bible Scho<
cf the Lutheran Church here will h
gin this year the second week afU
the High School Commencement
Flans are now be lug made for ever
pha^c of the work, courses arrange
teachers selected and programs sc
eduled. Those who are making plan
say that the best course that ha
ever been presented w.ll be give
this year.
The School wdll begin Mends
Mo;Ming, June 13th, with session
cnch day from 8:30 to 11:00, runnin
each week day except Saturday f<
two weeks. Classes for student I
ft ten 4 years of age to High Scibo
will beprovldtad. Requirements ft
credits will be adhered to by a
classes. The purpose of the scho<
will be to teach the Word of Gc
and make practical applications >
its truth. Young people who have t
Church affiliation are invited. P
pile of Churches having no Vacatic
School will also be welcomed.
Hord Building
Almost Completed
Repairs and remodeling cf tl
Hord Building located at the corn*
of Cherokee and Mountain streeti
whlcn was recently gutted by fii
are almcst completed. Painters at
ponmnlara ora milting tha finMhir
i.ni i|iviivvio u t u ywv* o ?mv i
touches to the building this wee
The building has be?n completely i
modeled from "stem to stern' and
now a very ccdern office building
every respect. Steam beat has bet
toenailed. About a year ago three ne
fronts were Installed.
Messrs Charles TUomasson and
8. Peeler, owners cf the building, e
tertained the carpenters, palntei
and workmen at a steak supper
the Carolina Cafe last Saturday ev<
Ing. Mr. Charlee Thdmasson ?up<
vised the repairing and remodelln
The rest of the building owned I
the Home Building and I?an Assoc
tion Is also finished The work <
this part of the building was do]
by contract, and has been complete
repaired, both on the first and h<
ond floor.
National Air Mail Week 1
Be Observed Next Week
Citizens of Ktogs Mountain v
have the opportunity of celebratl
National'Air Mail Week, here n<
ween, ana in? seme time get
some good advertising for the B
Town In the State. A pick-tip pla
will step In Kings Mountain for
mall on May 19th. The extra coat
only three cents to mall a letter
air Is very smell when one takes
to consideration the advert l?
Kings Mountain Will receive fr
the attractive earth et drawn by M
Frank Bummers that will appear
>.11 the letters sent by air.
It la understood that members
"he Merrts Club wttl as*lot the a
mlttee in promoting this event
Kings Mountain.The
following ocmmlttee will
fiat Poatmaater Blakely in this c<
hrstton: Qlee A. Bridges, Chairm
,F. R. Summer* Charles Thomaai
W. K. Manner, P. M Noisier, B.
Netll and Haywood E, Lynch, i
Mesdames E. W. Orlffln and Or
w, King..
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HUR80AY, MAY 12. ItM
Teachers In Adult j
Schools Face
Health Problems
I
1 he tea<h< is in Adelt sihoilg ofI
Cl' vi lend count}*, iu meeting the,
many und varied prcbloms of he-altb
the UiK*ir|>riv ilegeels have!
?. ir ire a fight agumtt d'ise-eise;
atl.1 have better still made* an effort
I'toward tlie prevention of disease-'
fiuplis are taught twit the wirk. of j
pre .ration cf disease begins ^ with ]
t into iiiiperiant and outstanding i
IMw of lien I h ? CLEAN I.I NESS.
tfcey are taught Die importt.-nce ol
tie things with which they|
ulriiu* in contaot scrupulouly clean,
Itie necessity cf keeping their teeth
t. h>ud?. finger nails, skin and clothing
>1 fwo from dirt, the ltousrs in which]
II| .!>?*> live clean: and their yards free'
jjipr-m left-over garbage and trash of
>. .til kin h. thus avoiding danger ta
d their health from flies; the necessis
ty, ;.f having all doors and ' windows
filed and of having sanitary. spn
pr vi d type of toilet's. They are
tau.it that the above precautionary
j measures " are for the prevention of
^ tyjilit-ij fever. tuberculosis, oolitls
v.ad ether dreadful diseases.
("loan I'.ab'.fsi clean places In which
"a live, clean air. clean f ood atnd
clean water are the links in the
civ:in Adult teachers are tryhig to
etr.noct to make Cleveland County
a'healthful place in which to live.
'l .ie pupils are taugrit to recognize
Jhe value of proper d et in promoting
gocd health with particular stress on
tic diet of the expectant mother.
e
p' Another Important step is the ef
I I Dart to stamp cut "syphilis", the dlsy
eawhich disables one half million
A people in America every year, wreck
jj ing lives and homes, feeding institu
^ tftnig all over the land. Pupils are
5 taught that half the victims of, this
n disease ave acquired it innocently
and are given instructions, which
'1-followed, enable them to protect
y themselves against nfection.
is
g The work of the Adult teacher , 1
)r all-important in that they ileal fo
^ Qwi most part with heads of families
Bj and the result of their efforts to pre
,r fcir.t disease and to conquer disease
will make Cleveland county, a bet
0j .er, nappier place lu which to inc.
id
Z Local Men Seek
" Patent Rights
H. R. Parton and C. C. Wilsln have
: turned from Washington, D. C?
vhrrc they employed a patent at4
' -,ncy In regard to a patent on a
erj peed control device of which they
s J ire joint inventors, which can be
rej connected to an auto speedometer!
..li vable and can be adjusted to blow
lg "he horn and close the carburetor at
j{ j any speed desired without effecting
rej ,'ae pickup or the gas consumption.
. i
l*| They left the model in Wa6hlngtoi
in fcr draftsman's drawings. They
tested it out on Parton's car and
* found it to work very successfully
at 1t would close the carburetor wltn
B the game prnckple and effect as llf'tn
in? the foot off the gas accelerator
-8 when the cor reached the speed at
a which the device was adjusted, say
?n 50 miles per hour, and the driver
>r could push the gas accelerator to
g the floor hoard and not open the
carburetor. To reopen the carbure
ay tor as soon as the car speed comes
,a under the 50 miles per hour It Is set
5,1 for, the driver simply lifts his fcoi
ne off the accelerator and he is ready
to feed the gas again.
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Will Rogers'
111 Humorous Story
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In By WILL ROGERS
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HESE Scotch stories should bo
* barred by this time, but this
a'r -? !-li u/.? i ...-j _
I wuc uiJ^iiv iiat o uay^vii^i w auijr body
so here goes. via
McTavish was very proud of hia
in. Rolf. One day he missed a rtr-ke
, _ and yelled at his caddie: "Coun
found you. boy, you made me miss
om that putt!1*
:rs.
sr . "I didn't do nothln', air," replied
k1a. the frightened caddie.
"Tee, you did; it waa all the fault
*" af your hiccup."
on, "But I didn't hic-hiccup, air."
B. "1 know you didnt. Irs the first
uidi time you're missed since we started,
and I allowed for it, you Idlotf
' (Aslima Hews gpatain. In.)
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IPPPUPPP*-' I. I I .imw
lerald
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Kings Mount
For $73,000
Child Is Injured
liy Mowing Machine
Lit tie Hitohi'l I'ltmk. three and
itatf. year oil daughter- of Mr. and
>(r& It. L. Plong of near Waco, is
It in a serious condition at the
Shelby hospital, after being Injun d
by a mowing machine Saturday afternoon.
Site is suffering from badly laeera
ted arms and legs and a great loss
it blood. She was given a transfusion
Mr. Plonk reported that the ehilJ
aec impanied hlan to a field where
Dick Miller, ne.-?ro. woa operating a
mowing machine in harvesting barley?.
She hft her father and "ran into
the tall grain and was rot seen a.tin
until she ha.J been cut down by
.lie fast moving blade.
A report from members ef the fam
:!> yesterday stated that little Ka
heT wftS getting along as well as
.culd he expected, and barring com
.tl'tiailons. both arms would he saved.
Junior-Senior
Banquet Held \
The Junior-Senior banquet glvet
at the school cafeteria laK Friday
evening prdvetd a most dolightful af
fair. . .
The members of the Senior class
giOAle mothers, school band mem
bers, their wives and others respon
ded to the clever Invitation to tn
party aboard' the S. S. Jolly Rover.
The dining room presented a ga.
appearance with leg' decorations o
life savers in the class colors, aqua
marine and gold. The table decors
tion3 were colorful tnlxel flowers.
The guests were given passports
and wctti up and down the gang-way
lo enter the "ship.",
'I'llrv nmrrnottt ?i<oo o ? frxllntnc
m hc piv/^i ?wii ?no od iuiiuwo.
Invocation: Supt. B. N. Barnes.
Address of Welcome: Jones For
tune, Junior claas president.
Toast to Seniors: Miss Melba Settlemyre.
'Response: Wllburii White. Senior
class president.
Toast to Supt. Banios: Miss Colleen
Campbell.
Toast to trustees; Clarence Plonk,
Jr.
Toast to'the Kills: Dan Finger.
Tcast to the boys: Dorothy Hoke.
Toast to Mr. Bridges. High school
principal: Paul Nel-sler, Jr.
Toast to the faculty:. Miss Haze
Falls.
Toast to Grade Molier: Miss Jackie
Rawles. 4
Toast to Waitresses: Buddy Falls
Song to Seniors: Junior class.
Song to Juniors: Senior class.
Senior Superlatives: by Clias
Campbell,, Jr.
Junior Superlative?: Ned McOill.
The menu consisted of fruit cock
tall; chicken salad, apple rings, waf
AM- M A A M MA 1 A/1 afl tMflinf I all An Tlrtt 1
ci 8, poai ooiom, bauiumiv?c5< pvimv
chips. pickles, sliced tomatoee, rolls
Ice tea. Ice cream and cake.
After the banquet a party pponso
fed by the Junior Woman's Club wa
given at the club house.
Womanless Wedding At
Patterson Grove
The Patterson Grove Woman'
Club wiTU spousor a "Womansegs We
ding'' Friday night. May 13. at 8:1)
o'clock In the Patterson Gro*
school building.
Sctne of Kings Mountain's he;
talent la to take part in tuts we<
dine If you enjoy a good laugh corii
out and gee this unique coup!
"apliced." Lots of fun will acoon
pany It.
A small admission fee will b
charged:
Home Coming At
Bethlehem
Home-GotnlnK will be observed i
Bethlehem, Sunday May IB. Sunda
School will be at A;45; Memorial ?<
vice ait 11:00; Decoration of gravi
at 11:30;. and Dinner at 12:00, pi
n'.c style.
A so ok service will be held In tl
nfternoon. The Boiling Springe qus
tet wfll be present.
FREAK CHICK BORN
Mr. W. H. Moss of Wella street
porta that a freak chick was hatch
with a Utter of chicks at his hot
last week. The chick had 4 less,
heads and 2 bills. The baby chl
Wed for about 24 houra. Mr. M<
thought the chlckea must have be
hatched from an egg with a doul
yoke.
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HERALD
RIVE CENTS PER COPV
ain Listed
Post Office
s I
Washington,. May II.- The house
appropriate tig t?>nu?itte?> in sending
the new s|? ir.!inu -lend!ns program
i to oongrew Included 24 North Caro1
liha posv.mc * in the list of project*
j eligible for cottar!ruction under the
i ;>l t-^csi d J?0.000,000 far no* federal
, buildings.
, The nvmlttec explained the post
in^. 'pr k< :i ral and n^htary of the
I treasury would relect from the list
] the projects actually to he construct
led, atH add d the new building proJ
gram is net confined to the 1,694
i projects on the list, with an estimated
total cost of $171,436,000. V ;
Included in the North Carolina list
, is Kings Mcuntaln. $73,000, with tw'o'
, other towns in the Ninth Congresi
clonal District listed. ,The other
i towns and the amounts are: Davidj
sen. $70,000, and Valdese. $70,000. It
I is understood that Kings Mountain
;'ik on the preferred list und is the
next Town in the district to get a
government pest ofllc? building. The
post cfllce t-o be constructed will bo
announced sometime in July, lt? is"
understcod.
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'Aged Woman Dies
^Irs. Katherine Jane Goforth, age
X4. cCed la?t Wednesday night at the
heme cf nor'son, Dixon Goforth In
the Patterson Grove community. She
had been in failing heoltn for several
years and had for past months ,
been suffering frcm paralysisHer
family are well known in this
section where her husband was for
many-years a contractor and carpen- . >
ter.
She is survived by her aged husj
band, John Kelly Goforth and the fol
lowing childretn: A. D. Gotfortn, Dixon
Gofcrth, H. G. Goforth, Mrs. J. W
Carroll and' Mrs. R. M: Burton, all of
trii m A- ?- - -
i rvmgs Mouninin ana Mm, Henry
, Dalian?, of Uncolnton. Two brothers,
Tom Hayee of Little Rock, Ark? and
J03S Have? cf Charlotte, survive.
Funeral services were neld at Patterson
Grove Haptlst church. near
her home, at 2:30 o'clock Thureday
afternoon. Rev. E. W. Fox, past or or
Central Motnod'is't cftiurifo. Kings
Mountain, of which Mrs. Goforth was
n member, conducted the services.
Intoimen: was in the church cemetery.
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Beauty Specialist At
Kings Mtn. Drug Co.
i
M'.ss Evelyn McMaih, Cara Nome
'Specialist. will be at the Kings
j Mcnr. ain Drug Co. all next week o
,'r.ssl>* 'he ladies' of Kings Mountain
j in the proper Make-up. Misa McMath
| will give all the ladies who oon'
| suit her next week, a free facial.
! Mpes.ro T"Wtn Rlnnlon onti Tnlninfo Mr*
Gill urge all ladles to make their appointments
early and avail themselves
of this free service,
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GEORGE MOS8 AT
GRIFFIN DRUG 8T0RE
>>
Mr. George Mom who Is already
well knciwn to the drug patrons of
Kings Mountain has accented a position
with Griffin Drug Co. Mr. Moss
extends a cordial invitation to his
friends to vfslt him In his new connection.
Mr. Moss has previously operated
the King Street Service Station.
.
; ij^nap^hSs
ie ty James Preston
" (Opinions Expressed in Thle Column
Are Not Neeeeearily the Views of
>e This Newspaper.)
Thirdvparty talk has overshadowed
all other interests In tne National
Capitol this week, dwarfing ?ucih tan- '
pert ant questions as pump-priming. > .
ontlimnrwvrwalv WMr/oifltlnit tPo<ra.Tinnr
it legislation and the government-bust17
ness "peace move?.'
sr The reason l* that WaahHucjoaiians
?a find more of lasting personal tmporc
taoce in tbtrd party developments
than hi the economic fllnesa of John
?. Public. Thai Is to be erpected. Hor
* the Capitol's life blood Is the brow
it the polKtaal potat
Underneath, however, Interest Is
trill very much alive on the current
t.tlonal fanues. with the 1938 edition
re ct the spending spree the blggegt ISC'
sue,
n
In the oatnp of those champtoatog
cV the spending program, s new Ides
*s has been hit upon to oonmce doUbt?t
era than oar Natnotml debt pk:tare j
Jls Isn't so bad as It's pahrted (stacnt
(Cont'd on Editorial page) <9