\ BUY * i' ' ' ' ' * AT f i?--. :. . i " HQME VOL. 34 NO. 41 State And N Condensed Ii ?National News? Washington. Sept. 20.?Aides of Secretary Wallace said today lie ravorod speeding up the adniiiiistra>ton's commodity loan program, es> pocially for cotton and wheat, Hevwrly llllls. Oallf.. Sept 20.? Pauline Kn-dorlck, 53. famous star of the stage and silent pictures, died at her home today, apparently of asthma and heart attack for an hour over Miss Frederick tat an effort to revive her. Los Atudleo. Sepi 20.- The men ...K^ L..I?.1 ?' ? --- - --- wi?j uci|ini id win me worm War 20 years ago only to find out later fha.t it did not prove to be a "war to end utl wars' roared today for a powerful arin?-d peace and 'neutrality that will keep the United States out of war. The 20th annual convention, of.the American I .eg ion, Hk greatest gathering. had for a keynoter U. S. Senator David IWalsh of Massachu-; eette. Union. H. Sept. 20.?Itay Crock er, 2.1, employe of the Lockbarl mills, was iniured when a large limb on a tree beneath which he was standing fell and struck him on the back- Crocker was standing under the tree, (latching a companion look for a squirrel which had been shot- At first tt was thought that his spine had been broken, but en examination revealed that he had no broken bones. London, Sept. 20.?Jan Masnryk. Czech minister to London, apparently cracked today under the severe! strain of watching. the losing battle' to preserve the country his father, helped to found. He was reported to have become sudenly 111. Chicago. Sept. 20.?First frost of . the season struck many sections of the Iftddle .West today, New York battled a pea soup fog and Florida prepared for a hurricane rushing to ward lbs southeast coast. Washington. Sept. 30.?Secretary Woadrtng approved todav an annli ration ot receivers of the Norfolk Suthern railroad. Norfolk, Va., for approval of plana for reconstruction of tts drawbridge across Perqui-j maps river near Hertford. N. t*. Nashville. 'Oenn.. Sept. 20.?Dr. H.j P. Myers, secretary of t-h locution | committee, announced today ' that Kansas City,. Mo., had been selected as the meeting place of the Methc-j dlst Episcopal church's uniting con-f ferenoo next April. Church officials will gather there next April 26 to complete plans for onion of the church's three branches. Washington, Sept. 20.?The Civil Aeronautics authority fixed January 1 today as the tentative deadline for' revamping the present method of determining air mail costs/ *.. - .. - - ? - - , Toughing Arotii ith JRVIT t . , * 4- \ Corroboration I BrWIN ?- 1TTLT Florence was M>Md to * ' overly timid in some' ftaaTds. 1 of both fo-ilts?to ipculetfle m h>r a anrf to cure her of till fear m Wngs ... vgjlt Cne afternoon Florence wu p l?rr er belonging to a neighbor, dan of rright Florence fled indoors and i lomrt.ed the room upstairs wh?*rc he "What's the matter?" asked M "Mamma," said Florence, "a gr in the fence and chasod n?e in tho h< "Florence," aaid the mother ate *t!f to be so frightened of Mr. Jan - deliberate falsehood? I was sittfa t>* whole thing. Mow I'm going t< f tnom and get down on your knees az toughty little girl and that you told ; to stay there, too, until you fm jsvenesa for your ain and until y<y the future. The sunshine outside was allorir mabed state in the yard. Florence privacy of the nursery. In a surpriaii ?nd i>oked her head out. "It's all right, mother," she sai - *ays he didn't olame me a bit. He he first saw it." (America* New* Free Cool UIHlOJMIIjlllJ III II JJ ... Kings ational News i Brief Form l ?State News? MoqtaaVllle, Sept. 10.?Harvey Edward Spencer, 22. died ?t tlio local) , hospital this inorniiiK at 5 o'clock of 1 a Helf-liifilcti-d pistol sihot wound" ! which he suffered about tr.idninht j Sunday, when the yotrna man returned to his cafe after a visit to Kan , nupolis. *' lied SprluK--<- Sept. 20.?11. It. Hog' i-i Infllne ?ir?-e?- or "" that fatally Vnjiltvd bicyclist James| Jones, Indian, near here Saturday nl^ht, icday wtui exonerated by a c<mm?r H jury. | Diijin. Sept 20.?J.- Murtin Gaiiiey! , 64. 4 Harnett county's 10th atttomo[ bile victim ot 1938. was buried this, noon after services conductedj j at the residence or his brother." J. C.' Cuiney. The Unjured man died yesterday after an accident Thursday cat the Dunn-Newton Grove highway when a truck struck a tree. Asheville. Sept. 20.?Kelsey' Revi.s j 2?J. of We^verville, was instantly killed- and 'two other men were -injured tonight when the automobile in which they were riding struck the read end of a truck on the Asheville- [ Wrttvervllle highway. ' . , ; ! ... I Maiden. Sept. 20.?The mayor's | office in the City hall. Goodln-Drum ' Furniture Co., and the high school building were entered by thieves ear ly Sunday morning. According to information ' from W. 11." Ruff, chief of police, a five dollar piece of money land1 a pistol were taken from the Mayor's offioe, and $125 tat cash was taken from the safe at Goodln-Drum Furnltude Co. ; Nothing waa missing from the high school building. Clinic Next Monday The Kings Mountain Red Cross Chapter ta? sponsoring a Diphtheria Clinic Monday, Sept. 26. at 2 !\ M This clinic Is for the benefit of those who are unable to secure the services of n nhvsldan snrl in tnr children from six'months to ten! Vcurs of age. The Clinic will be held! at I'he City Hall In the Ked Cross; Ottlc.es. County Health Doctors of Shelby; will be hi charge. ^ , Former Citizen Dies Mrs. Nancy Jane Allred. formerly, cf this city, dted in a hospital lu Spartanburg. S. C., Friday afternoon Mrs. Allred Is survived by one son j 11. U Allred of Duncan. S. C...? .two j (laughter. Mrs. J. B. Henderson of | Spartanburg and Mrs M. T- Jones of; (Sastonla, two sisters. M>rs. A. L. 'lufTsttokler .and1 Mrs. Ella Green of Kings Mountain, one brother. D. E. Kennedy of Kings Mountain, and 11 grandchildren. iMre. Allred was a member of thai Wesleyan Methodist church., - - - - . id the World M s. COBB 7rom On High S. COBB over-exaggeration; also she was ler mother was striving to rid her strict regard for the absolute truth J in wrucn there was no real danger. laying in the front yard. A fox- | ted at her playfully. With a shriek lever stopped running until she had ir mother sat rs. Marshall. eat big bear came through a crack 3use; he almost caught me, too.'* rnly, "aren't you ashamed of yoursea little pet dog and then to tell ag here at the window and I saw > punish you. Tou go in your own td confess to the Lord that you're a your mother a deliberate lie. I want si sure that you have obtained fora are sure that you can be better iter and there was mud-pie in a half >\iuctantly withdrew herself to ttw ugly short time she opened the door d. "I told God all about it and he thought it was a bear, too, whea fMrnn. Inc.) ring Schoo MIMNttlMMaMghN HE Moun v . , . . - ' " ,/' KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C. THl |Rev. L. B. Hamm 1 Elected Chairma n 1 Red Cross Roll Call! Al a meeting lield Monday even- ' iiiK tin* Ofllcera and> Dliwlori of the t KIiikk Mountain Ited (Tcsh- Chapter a i lectcd Kev. I,. Ii. Ilamin as tjetter-. I* all lloll Call Chairman, and <:! A lo ilrldse.* ns Assistant Cent ral chair t > mah. The Itoll rail begins Armisticej l)a and enda ThttiiksKlvitnt l)a>.j 1 The isoal f?r chapter roods was set J ! at |!t,'iiil for "the coining,.; nr. I i Ii 1' i f'l II nil i .l'mi?..i??l?wp' | If'tary. made her annual roport C | whleh shows the work that Is being] ^ accomplished b> the local. rapter. j I .Mrs. Gamble's' report follow*: J.I H.fane Set vice. I*e|lngra ' Control. * land Health Service. Kirat Aid. Life Saving. Junior ll?-d Cross and Civil i h ait Itellef Servljce are the difi'cruni iriiiinr.i 01 wu/k cwnnuciP i 1 #x UP Kings Mountain Red Cross ('huju'orj ' .during the past year. ' ' . . 0 Home Service is the term used to; , describe work with Veterans. Ser \ > vice men and their families. It con f , sists of helping veterans file claim I , for |tensions, disability conipeusa-j t| j lion, entrance into govern mem t hotv | pita Is. cc-operatlon with Army and. ^ Xu\ v officials, by securing reports [ , of home conditions of enlisted men A desiring discharge or special leaves^ .| Heme Service also Includes relief for these men and their families. 13 ? Home Service cases were handled .this year. Pellagra Control And J Health 8ervioe. In 193? the American National 1 Red Cross began its fight against ' pellagra, which is caused by taulty diet. Kings Mountain chapter during the past year gave to pellagrins. 125 t Ik utids of pondered .veast and dls- * trihuted nutritional instruction and r in Ihree cases supplying a corrective diet for two months. Tlie local chapter co-operatcd with 'he County Nurse in the Monthly p Health Clinic held lu the Red Cross ^ Office for Indlglent mothers and ba ^ hies. There has beeti an average at-'^ tndarn e of ten mothers and fifteen [ babies for the seven months. Babies, t, from six months, to one year, were) E given diphtheria antitoxin. Mrs.1 0| Ratterree has given her services as a nurse at each Clinic meeting. Ijo- j pal fVvfnrM hiivp uhovvn u vorv operative spirit, The Doctors re-! u celve $10 from the State for each' ' clinic they attend. In ' instances " where the babies needed medicine i ' :?nl the parents were unable to pro*! n vide it. the Chapter furnished It. * provided they were inhabitants of 1 Kings Mountain. j ' One feature of Health Service was the milk distributed to T. B. cases.j u Seven T. B. cases were given milk' i frcrn a period of three months to aj .it year. Milk was also furnished nine babies over. a period of from three, p to six months. Two of the babies be-j v ing furnished canned milk. A dona-. tlon of $50 from the Meat's Club was used to help carry on this Service, c A quart of milk for a month was given Hay- the Patterson Dairy and Sur.Rise Dairy as they had not contribu- .y ted at Roll Call. Cod Liver Oil wa3 p furnished eleven babies. ? First Aid ? Lsney Dettmar u Chairman u ' First Aid Instruction given by the ^ Red Cross,, provides the kuowledge \ and skill required) for the Immediate temporary treatment given m case of accident or sudden illness. t? , (Cont d on Page 2, This Section) Rand Clears $58 On Concert The Kings Mountain School IWind cleared $28.05 on the concert rendered last week at the Dixie rnetttro. This amount will go irtto the fund to | help defray the cost of new uniforms which have already been ordered for U.,nd members. Beth Director Paul Hendricks and Manager D. E. Cash of the Dixie Theatre were well pleased with the response at the first concert at the Theatre. Plana are being formulated for mere concerts to'be offered at the Dixie In the future. INFANT CHILD DIC8 The Infant child *f Mr. and Mrs. Jim Smith who lived about two hours aftar btrth ~ in the Qacdonia Hospital was burled in Hollywood cemetery In Gaatonla Friday. Mr. Smith was formerly with the Oeetonia Police Department and has been a member of Uve local Police Pores tor aboqt a year. The many Artemis of Mr. and Mre. Smith tu both Gaatonta and Kings Mountain extend thelT sympathies in their bereavement. 1 And $ D tain I JRSOAY, SEPT. 22, 1938 . Pioneer Plumber Passes Early . j Saturday ---: . ; 'J. W. Jones. 00, retired plumbing oairut'tQi'. ?Jt J ?*arl., 'Saturday I "his homo near King* Mountain, j 'un< f:il svrvlees woyc held at four Ytci k Si;i?oa> <i fie tin mi sit Grace lethod-<1 il.iiivh. Stiriiv iiji an* ni." widow MV*.1 ilU-o Urniiptl' Jolleri n son, Hill r-ner of ClinttU. S C ; si> (laugh. ra Mis I. O \W|(:b. Mrs. IJertie lill.'M M I M" Hi ! WTITI':." aUu*iia? Thomassou, all of Kings t&iliiafiv, Mrs. Vera Kayiiioiid of1 rots HVx r. Mich, and Miss Kthel j ones <,| Columbia, t? C.: a sister 11*8 Minnie HftHi'Mt a I i?<1 a ,i?roilier\ Isrilv Joim-.->. both of Kings Mounlili Mi Jones was the pioneer plumb r 01 Kings .Mountain. having opened is l)ii8Jiiw?? here many year* ago. le later took "his soninla.v, Mr. j.,. t. \Vtli:h. in the business. About' ivo yeais ago Mr. Jones retired ami >p< <1 of Ills ' v<"<t in the bus-1 if!." to Mr Welch who has opera-1, r-d tin- establishment since that tue, Mr. Jones, numbered' his friends y his acquaintances. He was a mau f quiet, unassuming nature. The: iirvlving relatives have the sympa-; l)y ot the entire community m tlmj jso ot their husluind and father. | \gedj Citizen {Wednesday 1 - ^ ^re Damages Herndon Apartments A lire which j'or a time ilntaienidj ) menace valuable uptown business roperty was extinguished shortly' efore noon last Thhrsdav in the lemdo'i Aparunents on Mohntain reel.' Damages totaling about $400 were ifllcted by fire, smoke and water lmef. Herhdon of Charlotte, owner, r the apartments, said. It was covred by insurance. rue maze apparently began 111 an pstairs apartment which had hot', . en occupied for alicut three weeks iid Mr. Hernuon believes the cause iu>; have, been - defective wiring.) moke pouring from l>eiio<atli the of was discovered by 'Mrs. J. R. avis." a neighbor who turned in thej la rm. , This is the third file the apart ) lent lias had since it was remodel j 1 sovei-al years ago by .Mr. li??rn i in. . i Mr. and Mrs. Robert Miller occn ; \ tin- downstairs apartment, aiu j ir. and Mrs. Tea (tumble live up ' aim. ONFER ON RAIROAD LEASE Raleigh, Sept. 20.?\Protddent K K.; orris and General Counsel L. R. rince of the Southern Railway Sys in called on Governor Hoey today! nd discussed the proposal that the! litway take error and operate the utte-oon trolled Atlantic (and North iroHna railroad. - . > " ... i < i Will Rogers' Humorous Story Li ! By Will. ROGERS CCOTCH stories are about wore ^ out. First off I could never see whv thflrfl WPKt art mnn*V a# Ka?? because If Scotchmen did tell all thoee stories they wouldn't have no time to be so all-flred thrifty. But here's one that makes both , sense and is purty rood besides. Sandy Gow was walking down a street and bumped into an old friend of his. "Sandy," said his friend, "when is Mary McDougal coin' to let you marry her?" "Irs verra uncertain, mon," said Sandf, "8ome fool sent her a bic box of stationery with her name engraved on it and she won't get married til if s all need up." "And " added Sandy, "she writes verra few letters account of the postage." (SasHnsn Hews Fattens, las.). - -J dollar Day: IflilflittliiaiiutiiiMfeftfidMia PPPPW^PWUI-HIIIII.UMII.IIH ,L .J... lerald Cooking Schoi At 10 A. M. ' Firemen Return _ iiitc With New Truck . .? ? * i"I:t?-f t.r:'d? KIiik. AsnlMiiiir. Chief rr ' litis Fall* nt.J hit) man iithiter Al "" 1 -U returned to Kintt* Miitiiii iIn Frl- I. > II ii.lt Font Klliltra N Y with ' a;l' A Pft? 'I.o, k u, Ii.,ifi..i - IX-pu: iineni Tlii" Fii en'i it left Ft- 'let iniHi whli.li is iu r'n A'.i'itort part l"'r j| tin- St^te noon the iluy Ir'(oiii. liou Tl. now truck Is cu nipped with S,V"' he I i.'st type or fin- fitslitiitit ap- ''!,B liui'umn Wirlt the addition of th? Tl i w truck" brings tin- total for the S"? hi depart in en t to three It is under- hoin tilt tiH tll-il ?? ? ii r..oiil? .?f ?. * * _ lll|? |'U1 ? chase of the n??\v vqutpincMic the tiro mon iii>;it.<iu< into for Citizens ol Kings yW Mountain will in- r<-dtic?*<l. she Jlefore tile truck over arrived- in aniui Kings .Mount:.in it hail asst.-lcd In ten putting out a fire. On the return < ??1 trip, jtist or this side of Salisbury. ''"n the local firemen were ovortageii by leuu a truck from Saliebttrv answering a Jli tire alunn. Naturallv the local firec) d fighters followed-.to tb? scene of the ^ ^ fire, and volunteered their services *pr<"S and the use of water froth the large auxiliary tank on the truck. _ 1 live . , milk Passes 3 Morning :: i| | mint H. F. Onnand. Sr.. age 7ii. died n,t" <t his home on itidge street. Wed-1,0 v fpj i.esday morning after a long period 11 of ill health. For some time his con*!'001* (lHi<.ii had been critical and for sev-; ?ral days, dehth was expected tno-ia '' mentarily. j v'?w Funeral services will be held this ,J<" 1 (Thursday) afternoon at 4 o'clock, at the Presbyterian Church and in ^ ' ertneiit will be madtt - In Mountain' llcst cemetery by the grave of his-1' w' wife, who died in February. Kev, P. i moa D. Patrick,- his pastor, will he in J101* Charge of the services. j I eh ft Surviving Mr. Ormand are four K( suns and four daughters. as fdllows. , ls(.t T. I* Ornutnd, of Roanoke. Va.j ' . i '.TCI' f lames Onnand, of'Gastotiia; Rev. B. K. Onnand; Jr., of Lost . Oily, Va.; .. j r ( Ja<k Orniand of King*'" Mountain;. Mrs Ralph Jones of' Union. S. C.; j Mrs, IC. 7. White of Spartanburg, S. ,inil C'..; Mrs. Allie Bernhardt of Char- t lotto and Mrs. Bill Thompson of Kings Mountain. ! ^ Two brothers. Messrs Jake an?lj ,,,,] |t ('. Ormandi of Bessemer City; twoj -hdi sisters. Mrs. S. N". Stacy of York.^'., w< and Miss Lyda Ortnand of Long from Creek, and 11' grandchildren. also.,.],,,, survive. N* Mr. Onnand was a son of the late new John Onnand and wife of the Long ways f'revk section of Gaston county, a'parj member of one of the oldest and. how most prominent families of that sec-; mgii t'.on. I tAkn . Kor many years Mr. Ormand held'work a responsible position with the \*a Trenton Mills, in Gaatonla. where, ind with his family, he made his res!- j |*. ? dence In 1918 he moved re King3jth; Mountain where he accepted a sitnl-, rfl] lar position with the Hilling Mill. He! Kim held this position until bad eye end sight forced him to retire. hi a In youth he was a member of] hour I sili ?? r' P/isil- DTAO Kvi net o n siKonsiVv A# -" i k x iv* rv ii v?u,i ivi mil V.UUIVU ui which, his forbearers had beeu mem- ( hers and loyal supporters, lit later A years he moved his membership to j Mi the crurch where he made his home %1 and for some lime, has been a faith- Jm ful and devoted! member of the Prea Si byteriau ("'hurc-h, in Kings Mouatain. ' b Mr Ormand was a member of Junior Order. Patriotic Sons of Amer- (Opl ca. and Odd Fellows. Ar Kings Mountain mourns the loss of this good citizen. Mr. Ormand Pc was a good husband and a devoted head father. He was a man of Jovial na-' mllb ture. and had a smile for everyone j rope he met on his jaunts around town. 1 pear He could be seen stopping and chat- Bt ting with the little children of not < which he was especially fond. A leaf man of genteel character, on? who Here was known for his kindness and, in s deep appreciation of his fellowman. stor> Active pallbearers will be: Robert Hertti Ormand.^ Dr. W. L. Ramscur,. Rob- iip ?rt Pa>ne, K.red Ormand. Bokits else Stacy and J. N. Oambe. who are meri nephews of the deceased. j gehl Honorary pallbearers will be the that KHdorti and Deacons of the First: shor Presbyterian Church I (Cc $ $ Thurs. , .v - V ' ' m - * reaq' ; the herald five cfcnts per copv >1 Begins I roday J ?'k (In- auu come Io town! Ii? licialdV Motion tttMure Cook School entitled -Star tn My Kit-- ir . will be the real eouitminity aciku.' hi'Kliininjft tliln' morula*; at *> /clock at -the Dixie Theatre Olh hoWittuH Ujinrti row and Saturday litinc at Oh- .-ante time III* taaeiitaHn,|t jjid different >ischool I m>en enlireU free ,.-j nl-l -lot we|) as KiufcM Mountain chants extend this lu?t invitatti join hi the lu.iuc-maktni: !c? i ;tinl jolly eiuct tuiinncht *for ?t i (inc day. ' lie Motion Picture <'ookiug * i ol will In- ,i practical' rally of tMimkvr# to contribute fi\>?h per live for llio "xune old job." tho totr um day in anil day out job. tin- moat important business in world. J oat ?s men liavo their Jul convent ions, where they listo lectures from specialists, lowometi will have their couvento consider home-making probi. ist as fruah inspiration for thejob is one of the by-pi'oducts or funtiliar cooking school, which ents a lecturer in a model kltch- 'j so are new ideas and keen incettborn in the film class for homoers; with its novel approach and era selling. icryday happenings hiye been na.tj7.ed in the plot of "Htar In Kitchen." Behind the sparkling or and suspense that -ais- so necty to screen stories -was a dent p plan ? aft ambitious deteritlon to carry instruction, insplii. and worthwhile borne news omen In every community. to -.camera took Its tlmp nud It its olose-upr. so that every' burin Tlte Dixie Theatre will havo urge as ife. and twice as natural of each operation. There will to orchestra circle at this enterne'nt. since the back row guests 'he Herald will have on equal ico te peer into the busy miring 1. watching tl? (left ocps of sitting, creaming, sifting. and (High mixing, not overlooking tho work of baking. roasting. Even- 1 inar. or freezing. >eplng up to .the minute.on fresh ?verles to oas.'* the home nvanai burdens. is one of.the jobs of household speefcilists who super- 1 i| the demonstrations' in this ' S 'ruble cooking school: Because _ . have devoted years of training study, to home problems, these hie experts know how to help r housekeepers to run thel* ts more smoothly. interestingly, economical lb . Under the glow of i enthusiasm and creative skill, ell-cooked meal becomes elevated i "just a job" to an artistic ave mentr >t only does this picture show dishes, styles, and interesting * .to serve everyday meals and v feasut, but it demonstrates to make Intelligent use of tho niotis mechanical servants that the guess work out of hoctso I doable elfts tlvat will find long uoeful life in many tiomea will riven away st each session of school. as Home Economics f'lasu of (lie pr Mountain High School will at- '< 'V < first session of the school body. . 1 ' ?'H rtnetnber. the dates- and opening L __ , '1 /^^xJM^^PRESTON nions Expressed in This Column e Not Necessarily the Views ef This Newspaper.) ilitics and Hitler command: the lines. Purge has become a fair word both here and in Eu. At first glance It would apthat nothing else is going on. it the renl news of the day la on the front pdes. Ton most through to the financial section. > not not In big blacy type, but mail items is the Important r. It is this: Husincss Is OetJtlng sr." liis means more than anything to America. It means that Acans. who want to work may be lng jobs before long It means the smgll town merchant will tly be selling more goods. It mt'd on Page 2. This Section) Fri.-Sat. 1 ' j j, . .v. V. Si it nil-lf:

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