'TIki KJaga MouUin HcmM Established 1SM fiiWIilwd Every Thursday HERALD PUBLISHING HOUSE, Haywood E. Lynch Editor-Manager Entered aa aecoad elasa matter at the Poatofflce at Klasa Mountain, N. C? under the Act of March t, 1879. ~ SUBSCRIPTION RATES Om Tear 1150 fat Moatha 75 a .v.* C* promothio of the aeoeral wel arv and published for the eullghttnent, entertainment and benoflt of the citizens of Kings Mountain and tta vicinity. AN HONEST WORKMAN Is never afinid of u? In Rector. Values his honor above his wages, r Get*. real pleautire oht cf his Job. Depends, more Upon ability than pull. Appreciates Justice far more than pity. Is not envious of the success of his employer#. Doeent have to speed up when the boss comes in. Believes that work is a 'blessing and no# a curse. Always give** sorething that wagos cannot pfey for. Doesn't nurse the thought he is not getting a ssnare deal. liOoks after his tasks and lets the clock take care of Itself. . ?The Sihool Industrialist. THAT P08T OFFICE Poet Offices are usually awarded upon the recommendation of the Congressman in the order or the receipts. This has been the policy of Congressman A. L. Bulwlnkle. There are three towns In the tenth Congressional District eligible for Post Offices, according to offilial reports from Washington! The receipts of the Kings Mountain Poet Office is larger than the other two towns. We are not going to tell anyone how to vote In the Primary Saturday ?but we would like to ha^ve a fine government Post Office in. Kings Mountain,, The Best Town hi the State.?so vote and vote right. Local Boy Makes Hi g hHonors Phillip Elam, son of Mr. and Mrs. K. F. Elam of Kings Mountain is graduating at State College with high honors. He has Just returned from ia 1500 mile livestock judging tour to a number of points in South "eastern United States and made high est grade of any member from State College and was fourth among 42 men from eleven colleges. The main ? , contest was at the University or Kentucky. In recognition of judging activities he was elected member of the hamlxla Gamma Delta, national hon orary fraternity. He is also a member of Kappa l'hi Kappa, honorary educational fraternity and Mu Beta PiSI, honorary musical fraternity. He ie a member of the red-jacketed State College band and of the .col, lege glee club. He is listed among top ranking ' , students for the year. Mr. Blam is a graduate of Kings Mountain High School and Wingate Junior College. HIa many friends in Kings Mountain will be interested to know that he has accepted the appointment as assistant County Agent of Madison County and will assume his duties soon after commencement. HEALTH CLINIC MEETS On Thursday afternoon, May 26th, the Mothers and Babies'' Health Clin Ic had its fourth meeting in the Red Cross office at the City Hall. The mitt wives of (ho community have shown fine cooperative spirit in helping to promote the Clinic. Utere were 24 examinations made. Dr. Ramseur was the phyhlcian in charge asgir'cd by Miss Cora Beam and Mrs. Pride Ratterree. The Herald Publishing: House ?printing of all kinds? ?including? ?Latter Head* ?Shipping Taga ?Spaoial Rule Forma . ?Circulars and Placards ?Statements and Mil Farms ?Booklets and Pamphlets ?Wedding Invitations ?Visiting Canle ?Announcements . ?Envelopes . ?Mall Orders Given Prompt? ?Attention? ?Phono 1?7? bpv ; - r"r "vJ' " OPKN FORUM An open forum for our road-! ;; era, but no lottor can bo pub- J ' ! lished If It oxooodo 600 worde. | I I No anonymous communications < ;; will bo accepted. T?.? ntma of ! ; ; the writer will not bo publishod ' !! however, if the author so ro-; II quests. Wdltor of Herald: I will appreciate it If you will puo Itsh the enclosed letter whkh wet i.oelvel by a lodtl citizen. Your*, truly, j"l)ear 81r:? "My retention has been called t< a aituat-on -in your xood ctty aboul which trie citizens of Ktnxs Moun tain are very much Interested in Itn 1 provinjt I have reference to their as well a? your own. desire for a jnew Post ttfflee building. '"Frankly, after personal observa Itkm of your btiilliuK facilities on se\ t-ral ociiWtODs. it Is both surprising anu UlKHIIlHr.UllUB IU II1C IU lumn tihat with tho uvailable money in Wlishligtcn and' the number ot neu Post Office structures erected throu Khout North Carolina recently, thai | King-s Mountain hag been overlooked ! in the provision of a Post Office lr keeping with your other privately owned buildings"May I take this opportunity tc congratulate you and the other oivl< minded citizens of your community in seeking this Improvement.^/ Lei me assure you of my personal inter est and whole-heartel support o! your proposed project both now ant following the coming Congressiona election. The City of Kings Moun tain is meat certainly worthy of l new Post Office building and I Intern to see that it gets it.' With kindest personal regarls, 1 am, "Sincerely yours, "Hamilton C.' denes." By George! . . (Observations in and about K. M. Hi?Sports Comment) Three months of virtual inactivity ahead, and no wonder someone sug geetel a sit-down strike for a twellt month term. Tuesday afternoon the drug store looked like the supply room at school when Mr. Bridget wasn't around. Then up the street tc he "Herald" office and q4?ht\twu1 nut fnp c hcaVehe powder. When a politics orradldate came alone they talked him Into voting fpr them! The pool fellow h 4 given up all hope when Mr. Dyneh came to his rescue. Nosing around: It "smells to hdgli heaven" when three gentlemen, eacf vlth a cigur. drop in at once.... The tilleged gentlemen were Preachet (Junior! >, Nick anl another.... Ami "hey were looking for M. J. P....... Whco-ho "I abhor cigars ....!' And which one of that "Fun and' 153" duet is C P. Interested in ....1 '"vt-w" was down Sundfjy ...... Brought the family ....! Doesn't ..ced creler.tials' does-he, J. H.?.... Which reminds us to wonder wh> Cora Hetndon. didn't, have any boye at her party..,..!? The girls selling poppies Saturday n n ' tan Help By RAYMOND P1TCAIRN National Chairman ?? Sentinels of the Republic ' i In recent week* America haa heard an increasing number of demands for closer cooperation between government and the forces of production, hi the long effect to achieve recovery and eefnplnymcnt. Various men and groups representing the productive capacities of the nation have indicated their eagerness for common action toward this objective. They have pointed out that In production lies the solution to oar pressing unemployment problem; that by pro* ductton, both on the farm and In Indus* try, was created the high American standard ef living; that only through the restoration of production can the prosperity which b the natural condition of America be recaptured. Prom the days of the pioneers who, by their courage, enterprise and labors, converted forests and prairies Into the greatest farmlands on earth, that has been the American path of progress. Its efficacy Is apparent ? not only In nfrr nhtinnol awXniih l? alna aeui ? ?- mrnmmmmmmmwmm l>wn*ll Ml NW WW JWWDI, but In our advancement beyond other nations in the general veil-being of all our people. And despite the set-backs of recent years. America's capacity for production still remains unbounded. In the soil, the mines, the Industrial and commercial resources of our country He unlimited poeaibllltlee of production. Here, as probably in no other natton, we have both the desire to consume and the ability to meet that demand. If our capacity to resume production can be unleashed, the way to recovery to opened. The ywtstowd ^America arejaager gevsrameai. They ask that gevesvsaetot ull^aet sa bshato ef ah ths peeI' .--jr,C ' *.w--. l--\ a ' ,* *?-. I* ;'v? - VA 4 / |V 'r, ?. ' 1 tistm _ . Tin uvnhb mountain wm.n i nraat hire change! shoes shout th lunch hour .... On* pair oonldn possibly hhwe lasted sll day "Hank'' triad to mak* It iwwr m Joke .... but ha wm rally hi aan sat wh?a ha baU> hands wRh Y Falls In the library, wa spy ...... And -what will Jack Oruttaad do thl summer .... Making ChaiioUe a every ntgtst a (hair would be uneth cal .... ar lunph ....I Bob an Red- had their girl friend* "*dow ' fionf at the theaUe Bat. P. M Korgot themselves and 'ytppee-ed - Just Hke the other ldds...*.t i Note to Marjorie Khm: Catch u kid. I've got Jamee SmUu beat al re*!} ! Ask M J. If you don t i> d'i ?ii*aewd?a?PUS? I voir. Adieu .... Aloha and O'hye.. ^ DAVID 0. SELZMICI ??? yo? DmvU Cipnrtilt, UM4? i*y ftw Dtm?dk/Ntrmtm Tmnf f. Chapter One Tom . . . TOM . . .TQKI" Only the katydids answered Aun Polly in the Quiet little Mlsslsslpf River town of St. Petersburg the lazy sunnner's day. The old lad pulled her speotaoles down an looked over them about the room then she looked under them. 8h seldom looked through them?the: were her state pair and she ooul have seen through a pair of stov lids Just as well. As Aunt Polly turned toward th kitchen of her modest home sh said not fiercely, but still lou enough for the furniture to hear "Well, If 1 get hold of you I'll? She did not finish for by thl time she was punching under th i bed with the broom ana she neede breath to punctuate the puncbei She resurrected nothing but the cal In the kitchen stood Tom' younger half-brother, Sid, a suui and oily little "good boy" attire In an apron, wiping dishes. "I never see the beat of that boy. 1 muttered Aunt Polly, "why can' he be more like you, Sidney T" "I reckon he jest doesn't tr hard enough," replied Sid, try In so bard to be nloe that he droppe the plat* he was polishing, m j r 1 J ? > ' I I I I 'H f / i 5 ' "Holler 'nut ft "Now there, that's all right, gasped Aunt Polly. "You dldn mean to do it. Go on back to achoc ?don't -wait for Tom." Sid Jerked off hi* apron, slappe on hie hat, and aa he left the hous by the back porch, stopped at th door of the Jam closet and called: "Good-bye, Tom!" Aunt Polly Up-toed to the doo 1 and opened It, and when Tor darted out, grabbed him by the ea and rapped him smartly on th head with a thimble-covered flngei lum aroppea a paper-cove re dime novel ox the era, "The Life o John Murrell, River Pirate." "Forty ttmea I've told you If y akin you alive!" said Aunt Polly. Tom obligingly handed her i switch from behind the cloeet dooi As the switch hovered, he pointe and yelled: "Aunt Polly! What' that behind your' As she whirled and snatched be aklrta from danger. Tern bolted. Surprised and angdred the ol lady stood for a moment lookln, after the fleeting boy, then shoo her bead, half amused, half pei plexed. She entered the kitchen and foun Mary Sawyer, a dreamy, pretty gb of about fjfteen, working intentl on her latest- poem. "I alnt doln* my duty by my ow dead sister's child, and that's th Lord's truth, ain't It?" she ai dressed her medlteMve niece. "Tee. ma'am,' said Mary abeenti] 1 Drnmrft+riAf*#* I IUIII|J(IICOd Accuracy Promptness phis acct tional Service. It's ps ea metic. That accounts f why our list of satisfied grow. "We invite your accou FIRST NAT Kings 1 Member Federal D r'r iVVTi.ii ; i.i i 1.11" THURSDAY, JUNE 1 IMS LET8 LOOK BACK 'I Pram TIM. Kings Mounts In Herald S --if-, nrnn rmr?nji r >" NINETEEN YEARS AGO I- JUNE 6, 1S1S ! _i * Messrs M E. Hemdon and I. L. 0 Campbell Ml Tuesday {or s (Mr I- cUys business trip to Nerar York. 4 Misses Winnie Vers and Jusntts n Matney leave Friday (or PblUlel i pMu to visit Rev. and Mrs. K. C. "j C/.xper | UU?M Ljdta Dixon Bessie Stuart P and Ula Woodward spent Ssturday i- in Oastonia. e Mr. Paul Whites idea of York left nuiRiij ikup i mi it. tu'Y"ir.nyT ! Mrs. T. O. Hudspeth * Ht,or oo<< Tom meanwhile bod dashed not to school, but to s swimming hols nsar the rivsr. When be finally came home he recounted his adven- J tures to Little Jim, s small colored >' boy who helped around the house, * as, they chopped the next day's ? wood. 11 At supper. Aunt Polly asked qoeei tlons full of guile. She loved to ooo8 template her diplomacies as marvels Sot deep cunning. "Tom, it was middling warm la * school, warat H7" TesW 8 "Didn't you want to go In a-ewlme mlng, Tom?" 11 Now Tom know where the wind lay, and he forestalled the next move. "Some of us pumped our heads, e mine's damp yet. See?" 3 Aunt Polly tried another trick. J- "Tom, you didn't have to undo t* your shirt collar where X sewed It, did you?" i Tom opened his jacket. His shirt a collar was securely sewed. Aunt Polly was half sorry her k strategy had miscarried, halt glad t that Tom had stumbled into obedient conduct, when up piped Sidney: y "Didn't you sew hU collar with g white thread, Aunt Polly?" i "Why, yes, X did," said Aunt Polly. I j Ilv WKT^ ~ " TOm d?MMd?d. "Well," gloated 8ldney, "that t thread la black." >1 Tom fled, leaving a promise of a licking for 8ld. J Just around tbo corner he met e a stranger In town, a boy a shade e larger than himself. This boy was well dressed?on a week day?and had shoes on. There was an air r about him that Irked Tom. A ?w.. ? - ?'? - 1 ? .jtvmv ?? I uojr UIUTCU r atdewlae In a circle, face to face and a eye to eye. Finally Tom aald: p. "I can lick you/ 4 "I'd like to see you try It." f A few more auch challenge* and counter-lnvltatlona and then both 4 boy* were rolling and tumbling In 0 the dirt, punching and scratching at each others' noaea, covering * themaelvea with dirt and glory. [[ Preaently, through the fog of bat2 tie, Tom appeared, seated aetrlde the new boy, and pounding him with hie Data. "Holler 'nuffT" demanded Tom. d At laat the atranger got out a