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VOL. 34 NO. 43 '
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?National News?
Los Angeles, Ocl. 26.?Discovery
of the bullet-pierced body of a prut ! \
ty 22 year old stenographer in herjc
apartment led today to the arrest' t
> of C. K. VVeber, 38, credit manager of t;
a downtown store, on suspicion ot-j t
murder. i
Weber teUli^ Detective Lieutenant]
w; J, Clark that the victim, Claudia 1
llucbler, shot herself to deatli. I
Canton,' China, Oct. ? 26.?-A gigan- c
tic conflagration threatened to de-i
t-troy this South China metropolis
"flflu ' m"tf^l
districts after bunting out the tusi-j t
liess sections.- ' ' I
Japanese dynamite' .squads blast |
ed firebreaks around the hunting'
, areas in nil uttempt bait the
spreading' flumes,, while foreign vol. .
unleers tiid?.;d in living i > save lot- ,
'?-clttn imildliigs. ; ^
Washington. Oct. '2.">; ?Kar-reaclilng J,
Federal labor standards went into er
feet today, putting a floor under the]
wages and< a ceiling oyer lite, hours
of ait estimated 11.000,000 American' I"
wgrkingmen. I '
This regulation of virtually all;
'persons in interstate-commerce rep 1
resented the broadest' industrial leg- (
> islution since the NRA.
Washington, Oct. 26.?-The War y
Department hoard loday that a fire v
at Anchorage, Alaska, had destroyed b
railroad commissary stores, a cold 11
storage plant and some railroad cars:
The fire, "which started yesterday
evening, was reported still out of J
control at the time the message was t
sent. d
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Washington, Oct. 26.?Safe dellv a
ery of the mails is a no re important
than speed, postal officials said today 1
Acting Postmaster General W. W n
Howes notified mail truck drivers f
that extra efficiency ratings fvould ft
t be given to drivers who catry the I
mail six months without an accident
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Chicago, Oct. 26.?Snow, gales and I
freezing temperatures marked Win- V
ter's arrival to portions of the Mid
die West during th? week-end.
Minnesota, Wlsconelon and the J
upper Michigan Penlusula felt the I
brunt of a storm that disrupted pow- J
er and comntunicuiibn lines, imped- r
ed highway traffic and imperiled up "
per Great I-akes shipping. J
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Washington. Oct.. 25.?Japan, in taking
Canton, has severed the United
States' fJi-?t historic link with China 0
and has cut off the birthplace of the (.
open door policy. " i
Hence Japan's occupation of Sou i
th China is ansuing to officials here |
an importance far transcending the \
economic effect it is expected to (
have on American commerce in that g
region. . c
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Washington, Oct. 25.?The" Treas B
ury announced today that In July. <
August and September. $743,960,000
In Qold was transferred to the Unit- t
ed States from foreign countries. >
chiefly In Europe.' In the preceding t
three months, Imports totaled only J
$124,690,000. (<
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A. Clean Bill
By IRVIN !
A FTETR the homesteader had folio*
** an ambitious newcomer, who had
undertook sheep raising. In the eye
were gold hunters by profession, th
occupation. _
i An Eskimo dog, the prise perfi
old prospector, killed a sheep belong!
brought action for damages. The e\
the owner of the guilty dog and his
n Jury trial of the case and to sae
exclusively of mining men.
1 After hearing the evidence and tl
and true retired to make a fadgnM
. turned, and the foreman, peering f<
L <1>1' finding:
"In the foat place, Jedge, this
this is a dog country and not no )
this here dog has always been a pe
that the sheep moat have Jumped on
decided that this here sheep man has
git no damages.
"And the dog la not guilty, en 1
(Aaatfsea Men
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Register Now
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Kings
itional News
Brief Form
?State News?
Raleigh, Oct. 26.?The Issue of
vhother c. D. Deaije of ItQCkinghnmj
>r \V. O. IturKln Of Lexington will be j
he Democratlo nominee for Con-1
;vckm In the Kfghth District -was left j
odav with three lawyers, all non esident
of the district,
The referees, agreed upon by both'
Jeatio and llurgin, are Charles O.
tcsu of KayettevHb*, H. Qhrdn* r
Itulson o.f Winston-Salem, and Jan s
G. Morriman of Ashfvllle.
hazel. AsTievlIlo attorney and (>
holfc. Irty leader, was bestowed the
'a pa I Order of St. Gregory, lit'an 1m
ir-^-sive cororncnj here yesterday. I
Spartanburg. ,S C.. Oct '.Tv Kit
I'V tilll lM V 11 til Sti'lrto,,.
>urg bus?'jess man. waft - fatally 'Inured
when I lie automobile he was
Irlvliig ovcrtulwd- on a highway
lear hero yesterday.
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Wnriesboro. Oct. 25.?-Three' of
levon. long-term eonvleUs yho esctipd
early Snday morning from the;
hate Prison Camp near here were
ocaptured last.- night, Sheriff S. M.
iaddy reported today.
Spartanburg, S. C. Oct. 25.-^Seven
ear old Clye Eugene Frady of Con-1
erse was killed when lie was hit
iv an automobile near his home, five
iiiles east of here, last jvigtit.
Raleigh, Oct. 25.?George \V. Coan,
r., WPA State Administrator, said
oday only the signature of Presllent
Roosevelt was necesoury for
4.000,000 project to improve secondry
roads in North Carolina.
Under present plans. the State'
tighway and Public Works Connisston
would put up $1,000,000 and
he WPA the balance The WPA bud
;et bureau has already given Its apiroval
do the project, Coan said.
The WPA Administrator said the
dghway building program would
irovlde reserve employment for re
let workers all over the stats.
Phnrlast/vn C f* * ?. * oe mU..
ivovvu, kJ. V .I V/l l lie
Itore-tt, the second destroyer over
0 be built at the Charleston navy
ard will be launched here Thursday"
lavy Day.
ro Attend Red Cross
Meeting
Delegates from the local chapter
if the Red Cross who will attend
he regional conference In Charlotte
text Tuesday include Rev. L. n.
Run in, Messrs Glee Bridges, B. N.
Ikvmee. W. K. Mnuney, Mesdames
'ride Ratterree, Grady King, J. N.
Jamble, and Miss Pauleila Adair,
md others; The conference Is one
f two meetings being held in North
'arollna to discuss Roll Call plans
md further development of the Red
".rose service program.
Mr. Lewis C. Byrwell, Chairman of
be Melcklenburg County Chapter
vtll preelde and the Invocation will
e pronounced by Rev. L. B. Hamm,
toll Call Chairman of the local
'hapter.
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id the World
1 s. COBB
of Health
5. COBB
'ed the treasnTe-seekcr into Alaska
more of optimism than experience
s of the old settlers, who mainly
e sheep business was a debasing
Cf)S& ?F \
T>EFg>JSE. J
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rn-mer of a .team belonging to an
Jig to tho ranchman and the latter
ridence waa conclusive enough but
lawyer had wit enough to demand
to it that the Jury was made up
he argument*, the twelve good men
mt. Almost immediately they ro>r
himself and his associates, gave
here jnry solemnly declares that
teep country. In the second place,
cable dog, eo it stands to reason
him fust. Such be in' the cam. we
i got to pay all the costs and dont
he grounds of self-defence."
hears, lea.)
, All Voters #
Si .i- .an. M.r,i,.l1iart'ad "
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KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C. ' T
Boy Scouts
Court Of Honor
Held Thursday
The first Court of Honor, ' lioj
Scouts. for the Kail and W'inter" season
was held hi Hie C|i> < o i; i room i
Thursday njkht.. Oct. 2(>th, at V;3f?|
o'clock. In the absence ol ('our'j
< hairin.in llev. I'. I). Patrick, on at-1
count .it-services at his ctiurcti. Au-j
hrey. Mauney - acted as chairman.
tii i cpoind with tlie. repeatlnK!
Of til.- Scout Oath led by It M. |
Jschi. >, Stout Kxecutive;
Aniiouiiectneiii-s ?efe made after'
uhicli t'ite tlctin pit.i eoi.V'i; ar. fob _
? iri?-i-iT><r-'ir-i'r *i
Tenderfoot Rank
Joe McDiial" 1. .lauo-a Ab xand'er
strkes Kdiei. .V
First. Class Rank
tirmly iHMiRuTdtier. .1, 'I*. M< (5inhis,
5. . 1 !
Merit Badges ? Carpentry
lJ;i v id Mi Daniel. A." S. M 4. .
Fireman?hip
David M< Dan el. A. S. M.-, j.
First Aid To Animals
David McDaniol, 4; Wilson Bedford.
I; J. T. Mctiillliis, j.
Handicraft
J. T. McGinn Is, 5; David McDamei
A S. M ., 4.
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Leathercraft
David McDanid, A. S. M.. 4.
Personal Health I
J. T. McGinnis. 5. I
Safety
David McDanlel. A. S. M.. 4. >
Life Scout Rank 4
Gene Davis, 5. ^
Awards of previous Courts were
made after which the meeting closed 11
with the Scout Benediction.
Arrangements have been made to
hold the regular Court of Honors at
the Town Court Room. For this pun pose
this room will be excellent.
TJie date for the next Court Sea
slon is Thursday, November 17th, ?
and all Scouts and all town people I
interested in the development of
this great influence for Christian
citizenship are urged to keep this
date open. The Boy Scouts are urged f
In molro qoi?1??
V M luttav vm ijf a|'|ll<V?kl"IIO iVr IIIVJT ^
advancements and get to work In ^
real earnest to keep our cotnmunity
ahead as a Scout-minded town. &
Men's Club To
Hold Constitution i f
Meeting Tonight ?
At the regular business supper .
meeting of the Business Men's Club ?
this evening at 6:00 o'clock the
newly discovered constitution of the
club will be read. al
The executive board of the Men's
Club have a number of recomnieua:>
tlons to make to the oiganlzatlon and
these matters are to be acted upon.
President. Glee A. Bridges announced
at this meeting Ihe nominating
committee would make their i
report and new officers elected.
t?
The Constitution of the Business T
Men's Club reveals that the organt- C
zatton was founded on very high ol
ideals. The Motto la "A Big and Bet- t<
ter Oty and Community." The ob- o
Ject is : To unite In one local asso- tj
elation the men who have a fratern- tt
al fellowship, a lofty civic. consttlence
and ctvlc pride, a sense of
value and a power of united constructive
effort, and a vision of this
city and community, not as It is. but
as he wishes It to be, and will work1
to make It. i
The purpose is: To Increase the
efficiency of its members by demand
Ing of them the highest e-thlcal and |
moral standards in their respective]
vocations and encourage the adopttion
of, the mo?t improved methods
and Idea In their business or profes-!
sion and to co-operate with other organizations
of similar purposes.
Wage-Hour Booklet
To Be Distributed
A pamphlet which will carry a dls
Cusslon and explanation of some of
the features of the new wage-hour
law which became effective this
week will be distributed from the office
of the North Carolina State Employment
Service.
Title of the pamphlet will be "A .
Oiling for Hours?a Floor for \Va
gea ? A Breag for Children."
Representatives are tn Kings Mour.
tain each Tuesday and Thursday at
the City Hall and any citizen may
have a copy of U1I9 booklet for the
asking.
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HURSDAY, OCT. 27. 19*3
DEMOCRATIC
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Congressman A. L. Butwinkle,
ipeaker at the Democratic Ral
Congressmai
ro Speak H
Jons To Present
^oving Cup
Jn order to- stimulate Civic " 1
rovpment and to rtoogndze mo.i
'here recognition is due, the Lio
lub of Kings Mountain lias decid
> present a lowing eup each year
Dine outstanding Citizen. This CI
sn is to be chosen for f"? u
;lfish Civic Service rendered.
A Secret Committee, composed
r?Cs member Irem each cf the folio
ig organizations: The Minister]
ssocintion. The Town Council, ti
enior Women's Club, the.Junior A'
len's Club, the business Mei
lub, the Stag Club, and the L.Io;
lub, will be appointed. This coi
littee will select ti;o citizen for tl
ear 1939. Due to the wide seletl
f committee members an appoii
lent based on merit alone will
mured.
Present plans are to award t
)39 Cup next fall at the Lions I
ice Night. '
Ralph Gardner, candidate f
tate Senator, gave an lntdrestii
ilk at the Lions meeting la
huraday. He sounded a warning
leveland Countyltes as to the e1
f our one-crop. one-industry a;
ym. He adhocated diversified ag
aiture and industry ? wants cot
r to wake up and make itself i
active to new industries.
Will Rogers'
Humorous Story
By WILL ROGERS
CVER\ BODY in Maryland knows
his Havre <ie GTace. Most al
the natives bet . on horses anr
everybody is interested in races. A
young fellow down there that kind
of made a living following the
horses decided to nave his mothei
come down and see the town anc
take her to the races, so he wrote
her. At the finish of the letter h<
said. "Bring something to put or
the homes.' Well, the Mother cam<
and they went out to the races anc
he noticed she had a parcel she wai
carrying, and he asked her what i<
was. She said, "Well, it's an olc
eiderdown blanket we had there
Ifs the only thing I could find U
Kon the horses. I hope it's no
shabby and you won't h
aahamed of It"
<>mirt?sa Men Itetira. las.)
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of Qastonia, who will be the main j
ly next Tuesday. | I
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Major A. L. Hulwiukle, Tenth Congressional
District Congressman 1
.oin Gastonia will deliver the main
address at the Democratic Rally
.text Tuesday .evening. November I, J
a the Central School Auditorium, at j
7:30. Tito Kings Mountain School
?' Rand has been Invited to play, and
,?lans are being made to take care
,IS of a large crowd.
Pc Mr. J. B. '1 homaason. Precinct (
,r Chairman, said: "We Should have a
l' gocd crowd out to hear the Major '
[D and tltow cur appreciation for his 1
lToris in securing a Post Office forj
of Kings Mountain."
?r" Peyton McSwaln. County Demo !
,a -ratfe Chairman of Shelhy, will be |
QA
present fcr tile rally and will bring t
wia.lt him most of the candidates for-I
1 H V;
Itlce. Others from Shelby are also
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^ AU democrats are Invited to com? ' (
int ana hear Major Pnlwinkle. Re-j
. neniber the time And place: Central '<
ijpl School Auditorium. Tuesday Even
j' ng. November 1st, 7:30. (
I Air. Arthur Hay. well known Bible- \
] Class Teacher and after-dinner.
"a" speaker will introduce Congressman s
.. Bulw Inkle.
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01 PREACHING MISSION
as j
:Sl Tlte Preaching Mission being con'?
ducted at the Lutheran Church each (
r" Event lug this week contiuues tonight
(Thursday) and Friday at ,
Tl" 7:15. Dr. R. Homer Anderson, Su- ]
m" perintendent of the Lutheran Synod
il" of Virginia, 1s bringing helpful Gospel
messages to a filled Church each
evening. A cordial Invitation la ex.ended
to every one for the two re
? uaining Semi-ices.
| New Manager At Belk's
j Mr. Fred R. St all worth; of Wood'
j ruff, S. arrived in Kings Moan[
tain Monday morning to take over
the managership of Belk's Depart-j
' meat Store succeeding Mr. O. \V.
I Myers, who has been manager since ^
the . store opened here several ycats t
ago. Mr. Stnllworth Is a Voung man |
of .pleasing personality and has had j
several yeans exporienew with the t .
ktolk Stores.
Mr. Stallworth is unmarried and a
member of the Presbyterian Church.
1 Dr. Echols To Preach
\ At A. R. P. Church
j Dr. L, I. Rchols, traveling secre?
tary of Home Mission Work in the
J General 8ynod otf the A R. Presby.
terlan Church, will preach at both
t service Sabbath in Boyce Memorial
1 Church. The pastor, Rev. W. M.
^ Boyce. is preaching each evening
' this week In Spartanburg. The pub
I lie is cordially Invited to bear Dr.
JCchols. For some two months he has t
' been a resident of Kings Mountain.
itration, Saturd
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HERALD
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Fall Floral Fair 1
To Be Held 1
Next Week I
S|M'users of t Kill Klor.i! Fair, 9
o Im> hold KiMay, November 4th,
ire leaving no stoni-a unturned, lor t 9
uakiiiK this oil,;' i ; tln> r>? st held In
HH'lil veal's. It- the weather is miVt'.nj:
hk' . favoruMl" a i\t mi- rful
. i *
w?? t huh] In .minis. qu*
his |?e, i}. e alw.v* at their
?..s> n tli -?tfi nruti. iiuc il. ilowers,
\> rl.lsl .'If., MilltlT ll(Mt|lH'tll, etc.
") lets in*-: , I the |t.i/sar are
to Jlan- a ji<m <1 collect Ida
ak. tni'. ;.'!. !; ?? >t viu'h 'opportunity
e III.itii ! !? ; ':< ?;?
til., i-'-' ... a liv. 'if prize*'
liil lium i " 9
FLOWCH department
hry3rnt?ier>-i>fr* . . .jH
1. . >. iiufji. I'. xnr:?.ibt?. " two
u Fiv<- Xiiidnat
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.< ?' :: ci.on i;i? above)
: a in ii.'k \ I Six .re.. -1
.L v.' i bloom-, tah> \alloty), .1
.till s? ; K -li r'a Ih-pt. Store.
StiHiind Insi s blooms tatty vurleyi,
Wash ami tvi'vase job Clevc- ^
and Mottir t'jtnpatiy.
Best single bloofn. Pair of . Silk
If?e " Muuney Mill Store. I
>ompont?Daisies
Best collection pompous. Bed
>pnead ? Nebtler Mills Sales room.
Second best collection, 24 pounds (. '
led Band Flour ? Blalock Grocery.
J test collection daisies. Lubrlcaion
Service ? McGiil's Esso Station
Second beet ' collection daisies, 24
rounds Mother's Best Flour ? Marirace
Store.
Best arrangement of daisy or pom
ton In pink. Shanipoo and Wave ?Vnsell
Beauty Skoppe.
Dest arrangement of daisy or pom
ion In yellow. Aluminum Tea Kettel
-Kagle 6c and lO^Store.
Beat arrangement of daisy or pom
ion In white ? Week's pass to the
>lxle Theatre.
?ahlias
Best collection mixed 8 blooms,
12.00 cash ? Elmer. Lumber Co.
Second best (as abovel, Wash and.
Irease car ? Center, Service Station
Heat single bloom. Shampoo and
'Inger wave ? Vera's Boouty Shopto.
Rest arrangement of pompons,
"ard table ? Kings Mountain Furnlur??
Company. -9
Second best arrangement, of pom*
kiiis, Tea set-?Kings Mountain I>rug 9
'ompany.
Roses
Best vase pink, 6 blooms, Ladles' .;,'m
Jr Gents' suit cleaned?ixtgan's Dry
'leaning Co.
Host vase reds, C blooms, ,2 lbs.
offec ? Yarboro & Womock.
Best vase whites. C blooms, Flfv?
inarts Motor till?<)ii? Fulls Ser- 3
rice Station. . r
Rest vase yellows, 6 blooms, Half
ioles-- Foster's Shoe Service.
Best single rose, any color. Weeks
tass--Imperial Theatre.
Best vase mixed, Hot plate ? Phi'er
Hardware.
Miscellaneous Garden Flowers
Best bowl mixed. Two sizzling tea 4
>one steaks ? Carolina Restaurant.
Best bowl In one color tone ot
white. Pair Humming Bird Hoe? ?.
Phenlx Store.'
Beet display of any one garden
(Cont'd on back page)
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by JameS Preston
[Opinions Expressed in This Column
A., ki.a ki..... II.. a u _
r\i c iiwi iicbCBSdi 117 ?iic ? itv*B ui
This Newspaper.)
Ruying foodstuffs (or the family"
pantry promises tp bf<-omo as comillcated
in the future as riding two
lorses at onco in opposite directions
When Mrs. Housewife goes to mar
tet next year she may have to take
*Uh her a certified copy of the faxnly'8
last income tax return, a letter
rom uonio i-egional government offi:ial
or a photostat of hubby's pay
;heck. Or perhaps she may be able
o simplify the requirements by sine
>Iy displaying the holes in her shoo
iole? and the tattered lining of her
-oat to the butcher and grocer.
The object will be to identify her- 9
lelf ae to income classification ?
vhether she is in the LOW or
fUOH income group ? for that will
>e the inly way the butcher and groier
will know what prices to charge
Ridiculous as it may sound, that is
he "plain language" meaning of
(Cont'd on editorial page).
lay Last Day