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F-altlmore, Md... Oct. 6.?The Lutheran
Brotherhood convention, pre,
lude to the general biennial coiiven-1
tion of the church whlcr opens to j
morrow drew to a close today after
approving an 311200 budget for the'
igroup for the next two years. ,
New Albany, !u?J , Oct. 5.?Deputy
Sheriff Frank Kelley said today Ver,
had confessed trying to extort 20
from Otto F. Sauer, cigar store owner.
and said he had formed his plot
after reading a book about criminals
by J. Kdgar Hoover, chief of the Fed
?'ral Bureau of Investigation.
Kelley F.ald T/ltlre!, who surrendered
to officials, told him he read
tho book In the Public Lbrar.v, across
tho. street from Salter's srop;
mailed a demand that Sfcuer put tho
money in rallrood yards, but did not
go to the place because he feared being
shot.
i ( Chester. S. C. Oct- 5.?Coroner Z. '
Smith Darby's lnuest Jury Into the
death of George Washington Gregory*.
82, who was killed instantly Saturday
by an automobile driven by
Mrs. Katherlne Allison of Westminster,
rendered a verdict that "the deceased
came to his death by being
struck by an automobile driven by
Mrs. Katherlne Allison by a una- '
avoidable accident.
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London, Oct. 6.?The War Office i
announced today that men who had
Joined the regular army during last
week's war scare would be permit- |
bed to leave by October 15.
Washington, Oct. 5.?There are fit 1
teen vacancies on the Federal bench,
ranging from the Supreme Court to
k District Courts.
President Roosevelt has authority
to fill them at any time, but inform
ed persons said today his nominations
probably would be delayed until
after the November election, and
passttoly until Congress meets in
January.
Philadelphia. Oct. 5.?Police speed
. Ing to a traffic accident found a!
horse astride the hood of Mrs. Maud j
'Bullock's automobile. Behind Dobbin
was a bakery wagon with which he'
had bolted six blocks. He apparently!
tried to Jump over the car, but 'the
wagon anchored him down. Police
helped him off the hood.
"Washington. Oct. 5.?The rail-1
roads, defending their demand for a
16 percent wage cut, contended today
the average pay of their workers
during the first half of 1938 was
the highest in 22 years.
Washington, Oct. 6.?The House
committee on unAmertcan activities
called a witness today spokesman
for some Italian-American groups op
posed to the Fascist system.
Chairman Dies, Democrat, Texas,
said the witnesses had made an exhaustive
study of alleged efforts to
spread Fascist propaganda in the
United States.
Santa Monica, Calif. Oct* 5.?Ivan
Simpson, 64, film character .actor,
was found near death from carbon
monoxide poisoning in his automo l
bile at the Rivera Cuntry early today!
Laughing Arou
With IRVI
Tlia Dalle
jl iiv viumui ivun
By IRVIh
TN A crowded street ft wagon loa
a track and many of the globe
The driver stood gazing rue
A benevolent-looking gentleman eyi
"Poor chap," he said. "I suppo
loea oat of your own pocket?"
"Ten," was the morose reply.
"Wee, well," said the philanthi
a quarter for you; and I expect w
give you a helping hand, too."
The driver passed his hat abou
ward to pot coins into it. When the
the collection into his pocket. Then
the kindly oM gentleman who start*
toflfwi *
"Say, maybe that ain't the wl
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?State Newa?
Mooresvillo, Oct. 5.?Mary Eliza-j
beth Carter, young Oakridge school,
child, was instantly killed about j
noon yesterday when she was struck1
by a truck owned by J. If. Early of
Henderson, and being drives by E. |
If. Seunion, also of Henderson, as
she ran across the Moot esvllle-Salis-'
bury hlghray near the scfibol which
Is located about four miles north of
town.
vnvnw trvsuv* w*He?fA?Vsacew%
Raleigh, Oct. 5.?Fuses, axes, fire
extlsgulshers, drinking fountains ?yest.
the Division of Purcbuso and I
Contract Is interested In them.
Today the division culled for bids
by October 14 011 those items and on
tablets and notebook fillers, mixed
daily nsd poultry feeds, corrugated
metal pipe, lubrlcauts. creosoted lunt
ber, structural and miscellahelotts'
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steel, four wheel-drive trucks. big
hominy, syrup, evaporated milk asphalt
plank and tire chuins.
Lenoir. Oct. 6.?Fred Tolbert, 24.
of Mortimer died at a hospital. hero
today of a gunshot wound which|
Sheriff J. C. Tolbert said was Inflict
cd by Game Warden A. J. L.vda in an
attempted, arrest.
Sheriff Tolbert, a distant relative J
of the slain youth, Bald that Lyda!
was arrested lu connection with the1
killing and promptly gave bond.
Lyda contended that he shot in
self-defense, Sheriff {Tolbert said.
Members of the dead man's family
claimed that the youth was shot in
[he back as he was runnisg away
itnd that he had no weapon.
Fort Bragg. Oct. 5.?Air corps pi-;
lots used tricky tactics with "flying
fortress" bombers and other war
planes today to test the army's j
Bcbeme of defense for American cl-1
ties and forttflcatiom.
Simulating a raid on an air base
ringed with grimly real anti-aircraft
artillery, successive aerial "waves,"
of planes from Langley Field, Va..
sought thus to baffle the defenders
In the biggest peace-time maneuvers
of the kind in 'Ametica.
Wai-renton, OctA5.--A hit und run
driver killed E. Ml Short. 40. year old
Embro farmer, found dead early to-'
day on a highway near here, a Coro-|
net's Jury decide#.
Gastonia. Oct. 5.?Gaston county
Commissioners today trimmed fromi
$145 to $69 a bill submitted by Coro-1
ner C. C, Wallace for his investiga-,
ticn of the bus-auto collision that>
killed five Charlotte , people, on WI1-!
kfnson Boulevard near Belmont]
crossroads Sept. 3.
High Point, Oct. 5.?Police quickened
their hunt today for two youth
ful escaped prisoners after the victim
of a shooting Desk Sergeant W.
B. Ridge said the offlrers^ attributed
to the pair, died.
The victim was Donald Moss, shot
twice through the chest. He died at
7:15 A. M. Police quoted witnesses
as saying he was shot aa he was
leaving his car by one of two men
in a taxi.
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Hickory. Oct. 5.?Ted R. Winebetger,
24, of near Hickory, died yester
day of a crushed skull. Deputy Sheriff
Glenn Allen said Wineberger was
hit on the head in a Saturday night
brawl at a filling Btation near here.
No arrests have been made
md the World
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ded with lamp globes smashed into
* wore broken.
fully at the shattered fragments,
id him compassionately.
ee you'll have to aake good all this
ropic one. "hold ont your hat?here's
>mo of these ether people here may
>t A number of persons pressed forcontributions
has ceased, he emptied
i, pointing to the retreating figure of
?d the thing, he cried out in admiring
a guy I That's me boas."
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KING8 MOUNTAIN, N. C. THl
Baptist Church To Be
Organized at Beth-Ware
A llaptlst Church will be organized
at Beth-Ware High School Sunday.
November 9, at 3:3(1. The pub- I
lie la cordially invited. { 1
Moderator .1. W. Sultle and J>r.
Zeno Wall ure expected to tp take
leading parts In the procedure. Oth- .
er put-tors or the Kinga Mountain (
Association are expected to he present
to assist in the services. Sixty ,
name:' have been obtained who agree
to go into the new organtza- (
ticn as Charter members. Others are
exps-cted (
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is Approved
Tht* lleruld I* ill receipt of a coin- 1
mun (cation from CouRrewinaii A. L.
Hulwinkle stating tnat a W. P. A.
sewer project for Kings M tuutain
has been definitely approved. Tilt
project culls for an expenditure of
$i::.541. I1
The official notification from Con* 1
gressman liulwinklo is at follows: j
"Construct sanitary sewer mains
and branch lines. with manholes, '
pumping stations and other heces-i
sarv appurtenances along Lackey.
Price, Alexander, Oanny, Falls, and;
Wilson Streets in the town of Kings
Mountain, Cleveland' County, and per
fonn work Incidental and appurtenant
therto. Town-owned property.
No taxes or assessments will be levled
to cover the amount of Federal
funds expended on this project. In J
addition to projects specifically ap- l
proved. Sponsor: Town of Kings
Mountain."
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Diphtheria Clinic At !
Park-Grace School <
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Kings Mountain Red Cross Chap- 1
ter is sponsoring another Diphtheria '
Clinic Friday, October 7, from 2:00 ''
P. M. until 4:00 P. M..at the Park *
Orace School. Dr. Mitchell of the' 1
Health Department, will be In char- '
ge of the Clinic. Parents are request-]1
e<f to have their children present at'
2100 o'clock. The vaccine Is for chil-j'
dren from six months to 12 years of
age.
Dr. Mitchell particularly urges the 1
parents of bableR cf six months or('
more and pre-school children to take 1
advantage of this opportunity to i
have tbetr children vaccinated, ad
diphtheria is spreading and is much
more harmful to babies and preschool
children than to older children.
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At the Clinic held Monday. Oct. 3.'
in the Red Cross Office. 290 children
were vaccinated.
These Clinics are being held only]
for those who are unable to secure1,
the services of local physicians.
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Herald Installs
Nefw Press
The Herald Publishing House has
recently, completed installing a late
model job press. The press Is alI
ready in operation and the public is
Invited by Mr. Haywood E. Lynch,
Publisher, to see it print. With, the
addition of this new press the Her
aid Publishing House is better prepared
than ever before to serve
business Wrens |of Kings Mountain |
their printing needs. ,
Local Contractor
Awarded Bids
Clyde Bennett, local general contractor.
was awarded, two bids by
the Oaston County Board of Education
Tuesday. Mr .Bennett was low
bidder on two school jobs, one at
I North Belmont for $8,641 and one at
J Mt. Holly for $11,217.
Contractor Bennett -completed his;
bond* for the two jobs yesterday
and will begin actual construction
the first of nert week. The contracts
were let through a PWA grant
to Gaston County Schools.
GEORGE LATTIMORE
8UFFER8 HEART ATTACK
George Lattimore. SecretaryTreasurer
of the Park Yarn Mills,
aucered a severe heart attack at hit
home on West Mountain street Tues
day night about 11:00 o'clock. Mr.
Lattimore was critically ill Tuesday
night but reported to he improved
Wednesday. He ts not allowed to
have company. The many friends of
Mr. Lattimore wish for him a speedy
and complete recovery.
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SMALL FIRE MONDAY
MORNING
Firemen were" called Monday
morning to the home of Julius
Wright on Waco Road to extinguish
a small firs on the roof. Damages
wens estimated by Chief Grady King
to he about 16 00. The call came in
(about 18:00 A. M.
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fRSDAY, OCT. 6. 1938
Men's Club j
Donates Money
For Band
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A! the first iudoo'r meeting of the
Kail season. of the M'-ti's l lub held
last .Thursday evening at *.h" Wonan's
I lub the Club \ot<d to donate
(ilts) to lite Kings Mountain School
Hand to aid in the prcli^se of the
Hew uit lie rut s. After a talk bv \V. K
Maun>'> the motion was made by
L'liat I"-m Thomasson and Mconded by
Menu White to give tilts amount, to
the uniform fund.
read a letter that had been receive*!
Ity a tnetnbet pertaining to an airport
tor Kings Mountain. ('resident
Lilr.e Hiidges appointed Harold Hunnlcu't.
I N Karnes and Haywood
K/ K.-iti-h .is a eoiumittee to investigate
the possibilities of an airport
for Kings Mountain.
tjeotge Weber. Manager of tlin
Nelsh-r Mills New York olllte. in bis
characteristic style, made u few remarks
Mr. Weber was a uest of ip.
E. h'eisler. Jr.
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CCnilllitteoS.
Arnold Klser discussed methods of
electing officer's of the' Club, which
will be taken up further at the next
meeting.
Supt. H. N. Barnes and-Hev. W. M.
lloy<e were named as the Program
Committee for the next meeting.
Bid For Approach To
Overhead Bridge Let
The bid for the construction of
the approach to the overhead bridge
to be erected at the corner of Railroad
Avenue and King street was
swarded to the Ballanger Paving Co.1
jf Oreenyillc, S. C.. by the State
Highway Commission at Raleigh for
>79,896.10. T^he contracts calls for
rtfP" grading and paving of 1.18 miles
of 2- feet street. Most of this will
be on the West side of the bridge to
where the new road will enter the
present highway near Goforth Sen
vice Station. The contract- also Includes
two five foot sidewalks.
The bid for the bridge was awarded
several weeks ago to the L. Rirt:
die Co.. of Asbevllle for $27,387. The
work on the bridge must be completed
in 80 working days. It is underf
ood' that the adtual construction
will begin in a few days.
Lions Plan First Annual
Charity Ball
The Lion's Club of ' Kings Mountain
will stage an Amateur Show,
the exact date will be announced later,
at the Central School auditorium.
Twenty Dollars in cash prieza
will be awarded to' winning contestants
In the amateur program. The
un?iro sihou- hp nrp<w?ntod hv tilt?
Lion's Club. without the aid of any
out-of-town representative.
(Proceeds of the srow will go to
purchase eye-glasses for under-privileged
children in the Kings Mountain
schools.
Contestants wishing to take part
in the show are invited to get in
touch with either one of the follow
ing: Joe L<ee Woodward, Howard
Jackson or Jacob Cooper.
P. T. A. MEETS NEXT
TUESDAY NIGHT
The Parent-Teacher Association
will leet nerct Tuesday night at 7:30
o'clock at Central school building
This i? the second meeting of. th?
school year, and all parents an<i
teachers are urged to ho present.
Will Rogers'
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By WILL ROGERS
T ITTLE Joey ?u at home rocking
the cradle of his ten months
old brother. In the same room was
M?t?iri?17
Mrs. Jones who had come to visit
hla maw. Joey's mother had choaed
this vexTT moment to ran out into
the kitchen to see die groeerymsn
about the Tittles. All of a sudden
the baby began to cry somthing
awful. .
"Joey," said Mrs. Jones. "Toutd
better ran out and cot your mother.
I think the baby b side, or needs
to be chanred."
-New," said little Joey, "when he
first came here I tried to hare him
chanced for a bicycle. But mama
wouldn't do it"
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Critically III In New York
Mw. Madeline Ligou. former steaigraphtr
for Attorney K A. HarriM,
is critical! ill In a hospital in No*
\ ork City, where she lias been a patient
tor quite awhile Mrs Idignn
has beep in H serious condition for
sotnettine and little hope' is held tot
her recovery. Her two daughters
are at her bedside. They were form
*?Iv students in Kings .Mountain
High School and had expected to be
with relatives in. Virginia wher??
hoy were to attend school but were
called back 'c> 5?t*w York City on account
r.f the grate conditlbu of their
mother.
Town Council
Holds Meeting
.
Members ot tie* Town Council met
for their regular monthly meeting
Mcnday night. Mayor J. K. Heritdou
presiding- with Cbuncilmen < . K,
N?M?L*r. Jr.. Jolui Muuncx jtij \\
K Willis present.
Hay,wood K Lynch appeared belore
the Itoard and requested tliut
, the Town contribute $75 to the
Kings Mctintaiu School baud for
purchase of new uniforms. This request
was granted and the money
j will come from the fund already allotted
to Kings Mountain schools.
Mr. Lynch also asked the Council'
men to authorize Clerk Charles Dill
| Ing to make tre regular minutes of
! the Town Council meeting a vallaj
ble to the Kings Mountain Herald
I for publication as Information to
citizens. This request was granted.
Other routine business was trans
acted aftv>r which the meeting adjourned.
Annual Seed Show At
Rocky Mount
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RALEIGH. Oct. 4.?When the
North Carolina Crop Improvement
Association meets In Rocky Mount
: in the latter part of January, it will
be celebrating ten years of progressive
effort to stimulate better crops
in the State, sail A. D. Stuart, of
1 State College.
Exact date of the meeting has
sot yet .been set. the officials waiting
to clear all conflicts before an:
nouocing a definite time. The gathering
is expected to draw growers
and others Interested in the producj
tint of belter crops from -all soe'
tioss of the State.
The Association lias adopted a pol
i b y of alternating between the East
and the West lit selecting a place
' to hold their annual meetings. Last
' year Lexington was host to the gathi
erisg, while the year before Goldsboro
was the scene of the meeting.
Stuart, who is seed specialist?of
! the organization, stated that one of
the strongest educational features
of the meeting will lie the seed expo
i sition. This will give farmers an op
portunity to see high quality seed
: and to hear information dealing with
I certified seed.
Any- fanner residing in North. Car
oltna will be eligible to enter exht
bits in the exposition. No entry fee
will be charged in any class. Grow
j era of certified seed will exhibit It
! one class, while the other divlsior
will be open to all farmers with high
| grade but uncertifed seed.
Stuart urged that any farmer wh<
| plans to enter samples 1n the R0clc>
! Mount show select his exhibits now
1 Fall crops are now being harvested
i and it is possible to bet a better se
'j lection now than after harvest. Tb<
'i selected samples should be storei
I in a good dry place and kept frei
!l from weevils and other Insects.
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.( INCOME REPORT GIVES
I WORKERS' 8HARE FACTS
Washington. Oct. .5.?(IPS!?Tola
1 national Income paid out in the U
j S. In 1937 amounted to $69,300,000
j 000 according to a IT. 8. Departraen
j of Commerce bulletin.
| More than two-thirds of the entlr
j amount went to workers In wage
: salaries and other compensation.
t EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
: ucBTiun utl n
The executive committee of tb
Woman? Club met on Tuesday afte
noon. At this mooting. Mrs. Orad
Patterson was named president <
the Club.
Plans were disclosed for the anni
al fall Floral Fair to be held sooi
. detailed announcement of thei
plana to he published next week.
WOMAN'S CLUB MEET
IN CHARLOTTE
The meeting of the Fourth Dlstrl
of North Carolina Federation of W
man's Clube, will be held Tuesda;
October 18, 10 a. m., la Oastonla.
la very important that every club
the Fourth District be represents
Lamcbeoo will be served by Um he
tees club?Gastoata..',,
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| Puzzling Robbery
Solved?Arrest I
Made
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t'riine does not pay. Ttcsdai night
Willie Jar kst.n, local negro. better
known as "Shakespeare" broke Into
Ausi'll Meanly Sltoppe atld stole- ai.ont
$4<>.n<r worth ol merchandise.
Wednesday night the same Willie
l .lat k-utt is behind the bars in the
Khelhv jail awaiting trial lor break*
linn, en'ej-inu. and larceny.
Willie's weakness seemed l'? be
aitR.IF R?I|)|.>V TJir-JJU11 JL" r.V,1 lV. " ""
i past iWu months someone had been
enteritis V era's lieu Ul) Shnppe anil
steal'tia articles and wearing apI
par-d .vrot;hd $*>u.uO worth of merchandise
had been taken during the
iiittiib'-vs ol times it had been enter'
< <1
, I'ltjef Jimmy I'm us and' his department
had been working on this
rillllfi < J?Si? for Miltiie liinir* Tim
'robber would dtttec 'ak< what ho
wanted without IvavinK any clues.
Tl.it ii the robbery; at the AJtsell
'vj
Beauty Shoppe Tuesday night. A
d< script ion ol a negro seen loafing
near the slioppe was given the police
department, which resulted in
i the quirk arrest, of Jackson. Most
i of lite loot was recovered, part of
the wearing, apparel from V'era'a
i ws\s recovered t'roin Jackson's girl
| friend in Gastouia. aud the Ansell'a
' merchandise was fouud uuder a
| warehouse at the Kliner Lumber Co.
Jackson confessed guilt in all the
j robberies.
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Watch Fof Balloons
Carrying Gastonia Fair
1 Tickets 1
As an unusual uptown feau
ture of the Gastonia Fair Aasociaj
tiou. oue hundred 24 inch balloons
J will be turned losse each day from
j the top of the seven-story Commerj
clal building. At noon on Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday of fair
week the balloons will be ' fielled
with gas enough to carry them over
; the possible Fair attending areas of
j Gaston and adjoining counties. Ow{
ing to the nature of the gas used, if
j the day Is hot the . ballooons will
j most likely travel u long ways. But
1 if cool, the distance they travel will
depend on the wind. Each balloon
w ill carry attached one ticket to tha
Gastonia Fair. They would appreciate
a report from points further a>
i way where the' balloon lands. If you
h want a crick in the neck aud a trea
j Fair ticket. you had better find ,
soue way to get a balloon down.
Ma's Tavern Destroyed
1 By Fire
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Ma's Tavern on the Kings Mountaln-Gastonia
Highway was comDletelv
de3troved hv fire vea I erH u v
afternoon about 1 p. m. The only article
saved from the main building
' was the cash register. Kiremen from
Kings Mountain, Kessemer City and.
Gastonia answered the call and aa'
elated in saving adjoining buildings
1 from being destroyed. Chief Grady
1 King connected the pump on the
new fire truck to a fish pool near
p the scene of the fire and pumped sev
eral hundred gallons of water on the *
' omhouses. It was not learned wbeth
' er Mrs. "Ma" Henderson, owner of
the roadhouae carried any insurance
j I or not. ' ' " t ' v.'J
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! 'ty JameS Preston
I (Opinions Expressed In This Column
Are Not Necessarily the Views ef
inn newspaper.)
j Moth balls and bathing ?ults aro
| easier for the average person to
j keep track of than rigures.
> In the spring a fur coat is put in
| moth balls and hung in thecloeet. At
e the same time the bathing suit h?
r- taken from the oloset and made
;y ready for use. That 1s all quite aimit
pie.
iBut it is different with figures. Ex
perts would say statistics. But it
n, matters not. Whichever word is us??
ed the problem. Is the same.
All of which means this. . About
the time tho bathing suit Is to he
put away for winter, government
and private figures became available
on what was going on during the
ct summer. It is the same way with the
o- moth ball season,
r.. Recently the Labor Department
It announced employment figure* for
In August. (The late announcement Is
id. no reflection on the department. No- ,
? body can hurry the ooh action of el(Cont'd
on Editorial page)