North Carolina Newspapers

BUY AT t- homi I VOL. 34 NO. 34 State And N Condensed Ii ?National News? 8au K/anctaeo July wie Jom * arabip* air. illy In Sao i'fincum Uy in >i>'|id atWu for it re. view by ITfttid.tu Kuotevplt. Tilt I'revid'-ui. euioute tiirouali Colorado ;. lay on IiIh way westward If dui here Thursday. Wavbingtou. July 1? ?Hundreds ol (anii women ar? c.r.small eo.i ill tin- hope irf going to l^ondon next y?ar for the fourth triennial-confera.nof #- i ?L.. * - - - ?- - vuvu -ji vii*: .issucjaieu country Wcineu <f the World Newark, N J.. July 12.?Some l 400 :r,':i, "women and children reached their .honiee hi the early morning todhy after tfuncuig and" singing thru three thrilling hour*, aboard t! f excusion steamer Americana..-, gr? und cd on mud flats within sight of iho ..city. San Rafael. Calif., July 12.?A small town doctor, missing from' his home far more than a week, told today in a 3.000-word journal of n< ' he turned fro n, life with its bit^ . eudurancee, to death, which he hailed as ''an fcld friend." The boliy of Dr. Joseph M. Swind.'t, 32. Clilno and Pomona. Cat. phyaioiuit and surgeon, tyas found yesterday lu an Inn at Olenvo. on tho Marin County coast. Coroner J. Ray Keaton said Doctor Swindt* had been dead- three days, of self-administered pfcdson. Burbank, Calif., July 12,?Now you can carry your favorite soda pop in a straw-. ' Tho straw, dunked in a glass of water, flavors while yfeu sip. It's all <Jone with a small strip of cotton lintera. which contains chemicals and can be inserted in tho straw by hand. ^ Very tasty, says Inventor Sigmuni Sclsorek. * r. . * ' ' . . ' , ... Wasbin^thn, July 12.?Federal farm officials began drafting details today of a wheat loan program, mada mandatory by the forecast of a near rcchrdi crop. ARfcough provisions will not be announced tor a few days,, it was !! ?? n?.?vn?k -> J' ?U" * Bv.^vii<jij CAIICCU'U luv llunH would l>c abL-ut 69 cents a bushel, the min imum allowed under the now crop control act. The maximum Is about 86 cents-. Jerusalem, July 12.?The finger of death scrawled new figures todaj* on the bM:odiest page In modern djiy history of the Holy Land. T|be latest compilation since trouble began July 5 was: 46 Arabs. 24 Jcrwa killed'; 146 Arabs and 86 Jews wounded; Mve British tfcldlers wounded; fifteen roving raiders killed and scores wounded. Philadelphia, July 12.?The sun, says Ae.ropomer I. M. Levitt of the Franklin Institute, is breaking out in a rash again. Levitt said he counted 200 spots on Old Sol's face yesterday and predicted the number for the : car .might surpass the number visible during 1937, when a 67 year record was broken. Washington, July 12.?The United States Board k< Tax Appeals found today that Pierre S. du Pont and John J. Raskob had attempted to tvado more than 31.000,000 of Intt.me taxes by "paper transactions'' in sec-orioles. Laughing Aroi With IRVl The Benefits c ? . . Br IRVD A TOBACCO planter in Christian servant named Mose. Mose wa when he suddenly remarked: (f ffo i Kh/ow KotH? tV ) C5S5 ft ftBou-r \T - ^*jr^ 8 "Ca?*n Garry dey had me np be _ T don't suppose yen were ( Captain. "Yea suh; yas suh," said Mom proved hit en me too, bat I come < en' after them other niggers had I mH get op end testified dat wilst ti 49 time I didn't know whut I Wi preacher 'sehofd mel** _ iilHlBHMHHHi Hill I || ll ^ Kings ' * ' *' 1 - * : .'*> . ^ *' I ational News i Brief Form I ?SUie News? f*)rrt?vUfe. Julv 12. lull CrtMu. Mi.'i, niai Liuii."'..! ,. ** ,ii J day cf charge* Ui '- tight Hg.tuui tiicisi ii connection with the luial shooti 'r t Inn; Oct. It of s< . rgcant J. , K M Jtt, Koit I.mug nlBfer, A Xupei.r ("curt Jury lite >eater day acquiti^'i Cross and t'roti* aftct 24 bonis' deliberation. It bt ought in ouvlcllona cf 111 utli and Uusu. bui Irer Jdgi l.nthvr A. Hamilton ?? ! aaido two hours later. Klnsloti. July 12.?Rodney Harper. I r ' of ten, persons who sufTcrea i;it .tv elfreiite. shock eter llt;tit'niiiK struck tlie Oak ttrove Presbyterian Church- about 2b miles from here. . iun'Jny, was reported Improved to' ay ui. 'a Kftis'l n hospital. ! Kunctal services 'were held yofh icrdiy for four persons killed in the Duplin County church, Raleigh. July 12.?;Tlie Slate '.caul of Klections met here today 'x set bv a" kccre of more charges of Kvuduleiit voting In recent fiemoCra Ic primaries. Secretary Raymond. C. Maxwell said before the session tlmt charges | ot irregularities in voting In the | ttighth - Congress lata I and Sixth JuI ilcittl ni?1 pi r?t u-ofo almAo# ensi?1?? ?a tv-? ?vi v niiiivni vci * ci ill ivi delay an official count of the votes vet for tcday. "If the hoard fall* to declare the oflltlal nominee's lu those districts,'' lie sild. last night, "the entire Job of canvassing may be- postponed until the allegations of fraud are ironed out.' r ! 1 Chapel Hill, July 12.?Upward of 100 North Carolina lawyers cainc | came hero today for a conference on new Federal rules of civil court procedure designed to speed--up litigation. The rules, which become effective in September, Include a .provision i'.'r pro-trial conference of presiding Judge and attorneys to dispose of all uncontested and minor issues. UfovnoatrMlo Tulv 19 A KonMna " "v? ' u MIJ IIVUI lUff will be hekl duly 10 before Superior Court 'Judge Felix E. Alley pon whe ther an order forbidding a liquor electlon in Hayulood County on Sept. 3- shall be made permanent. Jir'l.?e Alley. Issued the restraining j rider yesterday upon petition ot a group of citizens. Winston-Salem. July 12.?William | T, Penry, former Forsyth County tax i collector, and Vernon W. Flynt, forI j iner county tax supervisor were unj der $5,000 bond each today on char I ges of embezzlement, j The grand jury handed! down the j indictments late yesterday an Su perior Court Judge H. Hoyle Slnh fixed the bonds, which were posted immediately. iPenry Is charged with cmbezzllgn $18,488.19. Flynt Is charged with a shortage of $7,140.40. Doth resigned last May at the rej quest of the County Commissioners after audl'.lcrs had reported "Irregularities" iu their accounts. i I Raleigh, July 12.?The new State Advisory Council of the Unesnploymcnt Comi>en8ation Conttnission or ganlzed toiity by electing R. Crady Rankin of Charlotte as its chairman W. B. Hctkman, Jr.. of Washington ultjs chosen vice-t-laihf.nan. and K. W. Price, director or the Unemployment Compensation Division. was I named secretary. .... .... - - - - ind the World [N s. COBB 1 if Strong Drink 1 S. COBB County, Kentucky, had a darky mana driving his boss into town one day foah my church las' night fur daneinl uilty?were you Mom?" aaked the I. "I wuz guilty of dancin' and dey clear. My friends stuck to me close, done testified ag*in me, my friends rus true I danced, I wus so drunk at as doln*. Be I oome clear?an' the ?*?."? ? * '' / 7 : " . o. . : i ' - ?i Moun KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C. Tl ! Stags Petition Schtol Board For Dance Board To Act. Wh?n Supt. Samoa Ratuma. The Club. aU luiuth old Kiiu.? Ui l?:n i iv.r 01. .11'Uat.o:. or hm?* m ?ii, this I: 4. i 'bv h<. 1 bond to permit a *tul> . I plated MI:ic<H|IIII) durlo^ tin- Hall Wi-fk ill liilx f'hai'rstt of thi?' Jloirtl. Ilr I.. .!?] )l?k< r. couli' not bo iv*< bed ' last ' nigh' fo. st.'ciiient an when 'ctlofi ! v. ill !, ;<-n. .hilt ii w*. < thought ha' fcui'-'hlnt d?*flultc* w??;:W b" <1 ;? - . :?!> nyl week, ah Suporlntcn dent 15 N'. Harnes scheduled lo . uiti ComAppal-ohiun State Teae liens' f'ojk'ge dieting the wcek-e.iJ, | where h" has been leaching hi 'tie Sut.atter session. \ When the subject- was hrtutche 1 to Dr. i'nker h> members ot lao club.) tliev were ins'rueteO to phtnin a 'statement from Supt. Barnes a a <? his opinion on using rjhocl prop' :''! for suf-h affairs. Mr. Barnes said it part: ''......The law of North Carolina permits the use of s'hcol hub-.'.J ings for civic and community nice-! lines that .ere .beneficial to the pa-| ' trons of the community .... ..1 en! not in a poshtr:i just now to repress an opinion since 1 do not know th." feeling rf- the commuiii'V nor'the school hoard ." '.it the pas. nonth the Kta; cluh has -ponsor.tt an .Invitational-Script *v<oidod tianre. as well as a prbate nfjtir. in the Woman's ' i.:'- house, nid tt seeks he gymnasium as llio J most suitnh' p'ace in thi etiv for a larger dance, with an oreheyi'.i. I 'Dancing in Kings Mountain has < i always been a moot subject, but ir leccnt months public opinion seems ( to favor orderly, well-behaved tunc ! es within the city, Club members re ported ouly favorable comment from both pattlcipants in the last two darces and outsiders. All the members of the school I board luce not been sounded out. ' though two have expressed themsel ves as being in favor of using the gymnasium for such a purpose. One pet son si id. '.'1 believe there is too !'..iuch of an investment in the gymnasium to allow it to have closed doors to activities utside the school.' Junior Woman's Club Sponsors Sewing Room The Junior Woman's Club, with Mrs. Aubrey Vauney, President, is sponsoring a NVA Sewing rconv pro! Joct. The project has been uud'erwav j for about two weeks. NVA worker*! lure tt <ught to sew, and at the samej 'time school dresses are made which will be distributed to needy children next Fall by the local Chapter of the. Red Cress. Tiie sewing room is located at the, ! High School building, and classes lure conducted every other week. 1 The Junior Woman's Club- as spon iOrs. are expected furnish the material from which the dresses are j mar..-, i hp ciud memoers asK ana . urge any person who has old clothes | vut cou'.i be made Into children's1 dresses to call Mrs. Gamble at the;. Red Cross Office or any member of the Club. The dresses will be of real value next Kail and citizens arc itvvl-, ted to lend a helping hand in this worthwhile undertaking. NYA LABOR AIDING PLAYGROUND Mrs. Pamsy B. Fetzer, NYA Director of Shelby, is furnishing labor to aid In the landscaping and erecting playground equipment at the Jun lor Woman's Club playground. The street crew of the Town hat: | been bay this week scraping and ! leveling the ground, and making an : entrance. A drink fountain has been ! Installed.' , . j Children are Invited to come and | play anytime during the day. | hater stud boxes. , swings, seesaws. etc., are to be erected. The playground Is located near Gol'.l; Street, the old brick yard site. Th?' I Junior Woman's Clnb Is to be con grniuated upon the near completion f of this project which will mean a groat deal of pleasure and recreation for the children of Kings Mountain I The Beat Town in The State. BROTHER OF MRS. J. M. GARRISON DIES SUDDENLY Friends of Mi?. J. M. Oarraon, who haa been visiting relatives In Clifton Forge, Va.. learn with regret of the auddien passing of her brother Mr. C. P. Nalr, ago 83, death oocuring at his home in Clifton Forge, Tuesday morning. Mr. Nalr had been entertaining a houseparty made up of hie children and grandchildren, his sister. Mrs 3. M. Garrison, of Kings Mountain, andi a sister-ln-law. Mrs. Garrison expects to remain vlth the Nalr family through the nwDth of August, i" itain F IURSDAY, JULY 14, 1?38. BLAKELY TO I FOR POST OFI TAT 15 TO AI>I>RK^S , . . _ ^ . L ' ?.?.?. -W ' Pi enotnl Announces Committee Chairmen i ul iVltlu 4 re. fi' < ? ! ? L ??IM I?I it I , \i. I Ult' W III HU drtvs 'ti!' local unit iX l-ibns Interna lloti.il tonight at .7 o'clock at ill' : Mountain View House. in ilio firs' ' regular meeting since charter night two weeks n-go. He will speak on ?.?i , ucaiion. : ' Chili:men of various committee, nnno 11 a J tiii? week by President M>:w:-rd .1 tick.son .arc: Attendance.' Ot!< Kails; Const tuition and My-'! Low's. K a. Ifarrllt; PinaiTce, Wits*>n Cmv.-furS-: Liohs education. P. f. Hem!; if k<; Men. -rsliip. CcoTr-yintine? ; |'i -ram Mike Milam; Pub 11* "y. .!;ioh Cooper. /i. the mpotfng tonight. I,ion Tamer. I.a'vrenee Lot ell. :n.<.o-"d''l<* tc, duty, will preside-for the Sbsen* Howard Jackson. HERNDON FAMILY MEET IN KINGS MOUNTAIN Tin- annual homo-t-enilng ami reunion of the descendants of the lite Oeon;/- and Mart Carruth HcrndonJ was hell at *Uethleherti Baptist chut* cdi last Sunday and was attended by] a large number of the clan front thei r.-.vo Carolinas .and1 Virginia. Repre-j sentcd from families of all the chllti-j run of the couple except one. were; present. *he moiling program was opened, with songs by the church choir aft-| er which the business session was held. Tho mil In fritnro n?" tl?n /la*'',, nrn.l ? >" ?v ? 11. ?. vi iiiv \m,' b (> | gram was j talk by Mr. S. C. Rat-j terree, whose wif? was before marriage, Mss Carrie Hernt'on. a daughj ter of the late George and Mary Carruth Hertidon. Mr. Ratterree, who is historian for the Herndcn clan, mode an interesting and instructive talk on the life of one of the forbears of the family, the late Colonel John C'arruth, one of the committee of twelve vting on the Ratification of the Constitution of the United States After a bountiful picnic dinner was enJbyetJ, the time was spent in the renewing of acquaintances and in pleasant reruinnsooncefc. FATHER OF LOCAL WOMAN DIES George Henry Monroe Robinson, 73. father of Mrs. C. E. Cash of Kings Mountain, died at his home in ITn i n county near Monroe Sunday j morning at 5:30 o'clock after a ling-! eting illness. Funeral services were 1 held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock j at Pleasant Plans Baptist church. j Mr. hi binson j?s survived oy nis widL>w, one daughter. Mrs Cash, and one grandchild. - . ^ .. Will Rogers' Humorous Story 11 i ? By WILL ROGERS TJERE'S another Scotch story * A that I thought you might like to hear. A Scotch farmer had a beautiful collie dog. A rich American stopping in the town saw him and wanted to buy him. He offered 30 pounds for the Dog. The farmer refused. After a day or so he offered 50 pounds, but the old Scotch farmer would not part with the Pup. The American got up to 75 pounds, then 100, which he informed the farmer was his highest and last offer. ' i The old farmer still shook his head. Three months later the Apicrican in mo'.oring through there again hunted him up and asked him about the dog. "Oh, I told him," said the farmer. "Sold hlra? Who did you aell him to?" "To a gentleman fra Edinburgh. "How much did the dog bring you?" "Seventy pounda." "8eventy pound*? Why, I offered you a hundred pounda. If any man after thta ever telle me about the Scot* being canny, I'll tell Mm a few things." "Scot* are canny enough, mon, mak no mistake about that I" "Are they? Well, why didn't eon sell the dog to me?" *' "Men, mon, ken ye no understand, Uto dee eanna swim the Atlantis OaMmr - ' lerald DECEIVE BIDS FICE SITE Herald rtecc.vc* Lege! A^<erli?e-| . j II- Mull!n Ihcinnti ill Kings Mouniaiif il vi'il thl> w-. -k iv- elvi il r. 1> / I u-V. otr.#oiii.in j (raw fit* I':?!* <1 s'.iff* " - i?ur> Ih purtruvni DhUtyii ?>!' Priming. t<> iiU\ ft!? in I ?* ivru -.-. Jul\ and -U. lor I.UN on ctlvi-i jst;.1!" for ilie Ki'th-fai I'uki Oilier. tit.. uji|ii!.pr!'i Ul Ion f I* . Miliili Villa 111 ? II t'OlltlJ by f'oagri.Hn ; A fK'HTfihl t* l/i ll. -i ."?.*? . I n i.-i-un-iii. -i..ited off Pin for ill - ?:?!*- >i -i na'lon ol lo'a will lie opened by tttnsii i \V K. Bl'aUclv in tif | >,n office a' t?:0(i o'clock on tin- tiioih.'ni; of AwKttijl 3; , ! Approximate d.'iut l'slrus xpect'-'l .no: I r corner lots. K"'i fool front.' age, 17') foot ibplh; Interior lots. 113, foot fr ontage. 17" l.< -* d'-p 'i 11?--vcr. possible sites haying -.'iffe-rcn'. street frontage wilL lir CliiiJcro'rl pt:\ld<d the ar.il Is approximately ill" stime AH prospective bidders liviy obi a in proposal. blank < and circulars giving particulars, as to t< <iuirc-:nenis and instructions i. r th;- preparation of bids, as we'll an data to accompany tlit* bids, from Postmaster Blnkoly. The advertisement frintu-r states titat where at all possible, bids , should -be sbbmiited b>V actual owners ?f properties and uot' by "* their,, agents, while documentarv evtdchc-.iof authority must be attached to proposals submitted- by age tils. Obtaining the . site, naturally, is the first, step toward the hutbjtng of; the Png-needed Kings Mountain post oflice. the $73,000 appropriation tor, which was announced in tile Herald-' last. Week. The attainment of this federal building culminates seme fifteen^ years of half-ppcmlses, only now ful-j filled, and' adds to the city total its thir<8* recent public building, representiAg an outlay of approximately $165,000. Tlye City Hall cost around : AAA *?_j "su.wuj -me recently completed gym I1 nasiutn, $45,000. The five sites prominently men-! Moncd In local comment rue the Carpenter lot on the corner of Piel tnont and Mountain; the old Presbyterian church property, the J. O Plonk-I. P. Baker lot- on the corner, of Cherokee and Mountain, now oc-j copied by the eld ('.roves building, the Mambright property at the corner of Mountain and Pansier, and th" I.. P. Baker lot opposite the Woman's Cldb. 'j Troop 4 Boy Scouts Sponsor Ice Cream Supper Troop 4 of the Boy Scouts, apott-J sore' by Grace Methodist Church with the assistance ot the Penix Mill Is sponsoring an ice cream supper! and lawn party Saturday evening be ginning at 6" P. M. The affair will take place at the Phenix Mill lawn,! and1 according to Scoutmaster. H. C.| Wilson and Frank Glass, manaeer of! the Phonlx Mill Store, fine time; will bo had by .all who attend, and the public is cordially invi'ed. The Kings Mountain School Randj will play, and a beauty contest will be staged wi'.'it a valuable prize go-| Ins to the winner. This will be fol-; lowed by pie eating contest. The rcouts will stage contests In fit at | aid, fire making, and water boiling. j Pavid McDaniel is assistant Scout master of the troo?. Twenty fronts and theiir two lead ere are expe.-ted to leave next mon th for camp at Lake Lanier. . Pro coeds from the supper will aid in defraying the cost of the encamp inent. Officers Find Blown Safe Near Kings Mountain Deputy Sheriff Charlie Sheppard and local officers are tracing clues j which might lead to the arrest of men who stole a 650 pound safe from the stofe of J. P. WtUtams Co. of McGonnellHvllle. S. C. The safe, was stolen Thursday night and was located by O cers Charlie Sheppard and 11. O. Ware Sunday morning on the south sde of Kings Mountain. A aunt of money hat* been taken from the safe after It had been opened with a blow torch, but a number o check a and valuable papers were not bothered. Officer 8heppard stated that car tracks and foot prints were not very plain at the place where the j safe was found due to recent rains. V Hii ? II i ^ SCOUTS TAKE OVERNIGHT HIKE Troop 4 of the Boy Scouts along wtt^ their Scoutmaster, H. C. Wilson gad assistant Scutmaster David Mc Daniel took an overnight bike last week ner tho top of Kings Mountain. R^AO fl THE HERALO PlVF CENTS PER COPV American (ircwn-l'ps Pass One-Fifth Public Debt To Ccminxr (fenerations Nf* V rK. Jul* ii- ill'Si Amef ..J| '< a?? M?)?ii u|tH jir- ?"t!lm it* i?tr for ,iiit?.<i<M\ -ilni'1 (luidtvn IO i>u) m A ?:irw?v i?\ tin' Sli)*< nil itiiiuatri al i"o;,c?nrf Jl<>iir?t?it<>*> thai atlit I1 'I mm I'll" tl?>l?n J|rjil(><| !lll?' 1 * ' III llli. i l.ll,. .1.1.1 . L' .J - -- ... u? in i r rurp "1 tVloji - f fu ur# im. ^ 1 . Tli's" i:;,. .ni> uiTiiniiltg ??> statistic 9 ::iiim. Ijiat the public <U>bl 111 1'I39 n pre.-? uted 5377.33 for every man, I wcm.iii tiid. t lilld in the coi'nlry. Toil:^. 1 ivevcr, If iK?"l?ijl. State. I nnil gntveiiinieiit* inlled upon or h ? f U.h people for. his iirtd her Uiatv of the drill, 'rat-h woul-1 havo dig ilo.i'.i for $l3:?.h!?. I Of tlte total (I- hi Increase of 121.ooo.oou i!u> J.'i :lcral Government piled up almost SI!UU6 0*a.00rt, tthe stutos :nl lo< ,il governments the remainder. * - \ Kio:ti. the figures It appears that ih" fc! -i ll government has been able, iKtVitlvslnirllng the desperate stitiveh f< r tn>\v revenir sources, - to 1 dig up only sixty tents for every dol lur that was spent from the middle of 1929 / the middle of 1936. Tlte other forty cents was made into f< lentl debt, drawing on the av rage ;t little over 3 1-3 per cent a year'." ' . It aho appear from the figures fh-r.t the state.% managed he raise 4 eighty cents out of every dollar that 'l>ey' spent, while the cities, counties | towns and villages raised- only 74c of every dollar thi^t they spent. I Meanwhile in Washington some oh I sellers estimate, the'defielt of fh? KderaJ Government fo, the tiscal ,3 year which began July 1 wilt he 55,OOO.OOO.COO -? the lament figure In history ? and will push the national debt well over the 40 billion mark. Floyd Explains 1938 Cotton Sales Quota j The rctton marketing quota for a ] farm this year will be the actual pro duct' n or the normal production (whichever is jtreaterl on the acreage allotment for that farm, . plus cotton from any previous crop the I pit' ducer may have on hand. But if a farmer knowingly overplants Ills allotted acreage, his quota will he the no- unl production qn hl? al' tjnant unlc.-v- the cqunty commit e'e f'r's pro'cf that his actual production is above normal, said E. V; Floyd. AAA executive oflicef at State Ocllege." ' .9 On a farm wltere two or more grow rs' sit a re in the crop and where the 1 allotment is not excec?r>d. earn grow er will he entitled to a share in the mnrkfV inir mints f?niinl tn Ill the cotton produced. Where tho allotment is overplanted. the county committee will divide Hie quota equl i.ubl> among the growers. A grower who is dissatisfied with ills quota, which will be^ announced later, may have it reviewed by a local committee if he puts i n an appli cation for review within 15 days after his quota announcement Is mailed to him. Growers will be given cards show ing how muoh cotton they will bepermitted to sell this year without penalty Sales in excess of the quota are subject to a penalty of two cents a pound. Growers who plant more 'than their allotments will also lose payments offered under the agricultural conservation program. Producers on farms whose total rrciclui tifcn does not exceed 1,000 lbs will be exempt from- the two-cent penalty in connection with the marketing of any or all df their e'ettou. * > ->3 t (^hutqtbn 1 James Preston i (Opinions Expressed in This Column Are Not Necessarily the View* of This Newspaoer.) The Capitol is talking about how ! Washington officialdom was taken j by surprise by the recent business ; upturn. Tljeir amazement Is typified > by -cne of the inner-circle theorists who read a newspaper headline and declared with much arm-waving that "There must be some mistake ...... it isn't .iuatified .... the pump-priming hasn't started yet .... we can't understand it. The' economic-planners are finding more and more that while they might control eccnomls laws. Last year the depression slipped up on them, and before they realised It* depth, they were oanght denying that It was anything more than a 'temporary recession. Then as mom (Cont'd on Editorial page)