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?National News?
Hjos Angeles, Nov. 1.?Myrai Al
dorman, one of four figures in tin
tangled Bttlng-Snyder - Alderman
case was under court order today tc
give a deposition in the $150,000 lo'vt
' piracy suit filed by his divorced wif<
Alma, against lilues Singer Rut*
sating.
San Francisco. Nov. 1.?Attorney;
defending two Alcatrac convicts on
murder charges in the slaying of a
guard revealed today they hoped tc
miss strong doubts whether the
~JW~ the crime.
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Washington, Nov. I.?Federal r?<
lief officials counted today ou belief
business to lighten the relief burden
in cities and help offset an increased
demand for aid to rural families.
Washington. Nov. 1.?1^he Supreme
t'ofrt may decide whether the Koose
velt Admlelstrttlon will ask Congross
to submit to the states a new
vhHd labor amendment.
W. K. Mauney
Scouters Confe
Chairman of the local Boy Scout
Committee W. K. Mauney has Issued
a call (or a conference of all Scoitera
and leaders for 7:30 Thurudav
evening, November 10th, at the Woman's
dub building.
The regular program meeting of
the Men's Club Is planned for 6:30
the same evening and at the same
place. The program planned Is an
Armistice Celebration and ScOuters
who are members of the club are iu
vitlng as their guests Scouters and
leaders In the program who are not
members of the Club.
Mr Mauney qalla attention of the
community to the very Important
fact that the program of the Boy
Scouts of America is vital to the fu
ture good citizenship of our commun
ity. At the onnual Scout Banquet In
February Scout Executive R. M.
Sohtele paid a tribute to ^>e Scouting
spirit of the people of Kings
Mountain. He said that the people
here were more Scout minded than
any other community in the Piedmont
Council, in the State, in the
Nation or In the whole world. He
iiuiuivu now mis was DUiiaing a bcu
ter cltlzcnshp.
At the time this filled out leaders
in the program with pride but since
that date some loubts have come about
this and toere has been the
feeling that our community was slip
. ping backward in Scouting. At the
name time that we were not so safa
tn the program of bplldthg our sons
morally- as well as physically and
mentally for their place in a world
in which they must.be strong to
?tanI against temptation.
The Scouting Committee of Kings
Mountain Is:
Chairman. W. K. Mauney.
Secretary, B. S. Neill.
Commissioners, B. 8. Peeler and
B. N. Barnes.
Laughing Arou
With IRVB
A Seeker Aftei
By IRVIN
?J7HEN the New York Central in
** ^Jew York and Chicago the pa
tie Twentieth Century Limited thro
If the slightest mishap occurred
to forward prompt and foil reports t
details.
At a small flag-stop some distant
was a callow youtn. By enthusiasm
lie made up though, for what he lac
One wintry evening just at dual
word that the Twentieth Century Lin
Ho lit his lantern, sharpened a |
set down to bide his time. Ten mint
due to whlss past he left the station
.a quarter of a mile and posted himi
Soon" the headlights hove into i
i precious lost minutes the engineer
mendous speed. Suddenly far shea
lantern. He gave her the brakee; he
from her wheels, the snorting mogul
where the youth stood. The engineer
the cab and ran forward, spntterini
The station-agent stilled them
put down his lantern on the right-o
of his elbow, poised his pencil read;
briskly:
"Mow than, boys, tell me?what
(Aubcmmi MMM
Kings
lational News
n Brief Form
?State News?
Mocksvllle. Nov. 1.?Jnke ThornJ
burn- 44 of Newton, was killed yesterday
afternoon when at ruck by an
> automobile on the Stntesvllle high?
way.
1 Kohi* Hill. Nov. 1.?Klftlii year obi
D. Ford Haker waa killed by the ex
plosion of a shotgun yesterday. Cot , t
i oner Carl' Smith said the pun was
i discharged aectdontlly by a playi
i mate.
Legion To Observe ;
Arnustlcfc'bmy
1%?e Local Post of tht; American [
Ix-gion will observe Armistice ' Day i
I with a memorial oervlce. to be held
(at the Lutheran Church Sunday e>-j|
I cning. Nov 6 ?? 7 *?
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All Veterans of the World War i
I and their families are to b? special i ]
! guests cn this occasion and are urg {
cd to toe present.
This program will be In charge of!
the Kings Mountain Ministerial As- *
sedation.
Calls
:rence
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Troop Organization. Reading and
. Budget, Carl Davidson,
Cub Scouting. Rev. W. M. lloyce. 4
"Ten Year Program, Rev. L,. B. 8
Hamm.
Court of Honor, Rev. P. B. Patrick 1
Finance, Chas. Thomasson, J. H. '
Thomson and C. O. White.
Publicity. Aubrey Mauney. c
IChurch Relations, Rev. A. O. Sar ; 0
geant. a
Civic Service, J. E. Herndon. | 1
Health and 8afety, Laney Dettmaris
School Relations. D. M. Bridges. ' 1
Camping. G. A. Bridges. 4 h
InteivRaclal, J. E. Aderholdt. I o
'Rural Scouting, H. C. Wilson.
Aubrey Mauney is Vice-President t
of the Piedmont Council and Chair 1
man of Scouting In- Cleveland Coun. a
ty. He urges that the people and n
Sccuters In our community become
again Scoutminded and that all lead
era devote themselves unselfishly to 1
doing their part In the important Job 1
which Is theirs. The
lochl chairman calls upon the I
local committee chairman to become *
active and to be ready to report at
active and to be ready to report at
the ' cail meeting nhnnt Ihoip lurti-lr v
and .plana for the future. r
Carl Davidson is Scoutmaster of c
1*roop One sponsored by the First <]
Presbyterian Church; l^ane.v C. Dett
mar of Troop Two, of St. Matthews tl
Lutheran Church; I.. B. Goforth. of e
TYoop Three of the First Methodist ai
Church, H. C. Wilson of Troop Four tl
of Grace Methodist Church; Jack p
Hullender of Troop Five of Good
Fellows Club at Paulino Mill; G. A. ?
Bridges of Troop six of First Baptist
Church, and W. B. Brackett of
Troop Seven of Margrace Men's Club v
Aubrey Mauney is serving as Cub- 0
master of Pack One of the Cubs, a
new program for the boys of the ages
nine, ten and eleven years. g
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nd the World b
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Hidden Facts J
S. COBB (
augu rated its fast service between f
ramount consideration vu to get ii
ugh on schedule.
to the train all hands were charged
P
o headquarters, giving the complete e
se west of Albany, the station-agent *
and a sense of his responsibilities
:ked in experience. e
t he caught, passing over the wire, v
tited was two hours behind time. 0
Mncil, and got out a notebook, then .,
itea before the belated limited wae
, walked eastward along the tracks 01
elf between the rails,
light. la aa effort to make up the F
wae driving hie locomotive at trc- y
A he saw the dancing signal of a
gave her tend. With aparks flying
stopped not fifty feet distant from
and hie fireman dropped down from (
f questions. &
with an authoritative gesture. He In
f-wey, braced his pad m the crook fa
f to record their answers and said w
detained you T"
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(Captain), Lawr?nc? Patrick, A. ?
George Womech. Herbert Pumphre;
lea Moas, Jr., George Allen. Baca
Ginnia. W. F. Ormand. Charles Pat
Clemonaaa "Boone** McOaniel ane
FIRE DESTROYS
BARNS AND
LIVESTOCK
j Fire ot undetermined origin dieit
roy all the barn, including ho vera I
mtbuildlngs on the farm ot A. Houson
Black, cf the Mary s Grove secion
eight tulles north of Kings Mouu
ain, Sunday night.'
Five horses and mules, hogs,
iblcken and cows were burned to
teath. The corn crops, five hundred
tales of hay and other feed stuffs
vent up In the flames. Farming indements,
a threshing machine and
tther valuable machinery was detroyed.
No Insurance was carried and tha
ess was expected to run between
6,000 and ?7,000.
The fire occurred around eleven
I'clock at night aud when the family
woke the buildings were all aflame
nd they were unable to save anyhing
except the dwelling and
rainery.
For many years Mi*. Black has
een one of the most successful and
utHtandlng farmers ot that sectioA
The family have a number oB
riends and relatives in and around
tings Mountain, who were shocked
nd deeply grieved to hear of thfelr
nlsfortune.
Floral Fair
Friday
(The Floral Fair sponsored by the
Voman's Club will be held tomorow
(Friday) Nov. 4. at the Womans
'lulu building and a cordial In vitaIon.
Is extended the genet-al public.
A wonderful display of chrysantiemuins,
tJalillaa, roses, mixed flowna
and winter bouquet arrange
lenta Is expected. In addition to
his, there will be a fancy work
oath and a candy booth. ;
Meals will be served at noonday
nd) tn the evening as usual.
fTho ladies are asked to make all
ntries by 10:30. TheiT co-operation
rtll make it possible for Judges to
omplete their work on time.
>pe"ial Services At
Sir&ce Church
Rev. Chas. W. Guthrie of Marshall
erg, N. C-, will begin a series of
ervicea at Grace Methodist church
rfonday night, Nov. 7.
Rev. S. W. Johnson, the new pasor
of the church, extends a cordial
nvltatlon to the public to attend
hese services.
Rev. Mr. Guthrie is a former pas
or or urace church and hts many
rlends lie re will welcome him back
i these services.
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>. T. A. MEETS NEXT
UESDAY NIGHT
The Parent Teacher Association!
rill meet next Tuesday night at the
lentral School building. All parents
nd teachers -are urged to be present.
Mrs. W. T. Wolr will tell the par
nts what the children are doing at
cbool.
Following the program the parnts
and teachers will be Invited' to
lew the Art Exhibit which will bo
n display. A sliver offering will be
iken which will go for the benefit
f the Picture Fund.
LORAL FAIR AT
IAUNEY MILL
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The Floral Fair sponsored by the
lub of the Mauney Mill will be held
sturday evening at the chib house
i the village. A splendid showing of
ill flowers, ferns and other plants
|U be made and all exhibits of
ind-work. usefu and fancy. Supper
111 be served and the general pubs
Is Invited.
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THURSDAY, NOV. 3, 1933
NTAIN HIGH SCHOOL F1
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. Palls. John Ketslah, ?diy Ruddock.
? Suck Gault, Cecil Crook. Fred Wi
; Row: Coach Crowed Little. Manage
n*ey. James Qibson, Luther Morrlaot
I William Rippy: Assistant Manager.
Bulwinkle Rail
Here Tuesday
jKiser President Business
Men's Club
L. Arnold Riser was elected Pros
idem of the Kings Mountaiu' Bus
ness Men's Club -Thursday eveniri
at regular business meeting to su<
ceed Glee A. Bridges who has sen
ed during 1938.
Other offleers elected were Ohai
Thomasson as 1st. Viee-Presideni
I-add Hamrick as 2nd Vice-Presiden
and. B. S. Nelll as Secretary am
Treasurer. The three Directors ele<
ted were W. E. Blakely, B. N. Barn
es and Harry Page.
Aubrey Mauney, retiring Secretary
and Treasurer read the Club Const!
tutlon as adopted when the Club wa
organized, and the recommendation
of the retiring Board of Directors.
By unanimous action It was agrees
that a membership campaign b
made and that Che ryext ten member
be accepted as new members with
out initiation fee. Names of net
members are to be suggested by thi
inembera of the club and referred t*
w Membership committee to be tif
pointed by tbe president. \Vhei
these are passed upon they shall bi
given an invitation to Join.
The Lions Club are to be invite*
to have Thanksgiving Dinner will
the Business Men's Club Tuesday e'
enlng, the 22nd ' of November. >
special committee of five were ap
pointed to arrange a program forth*
occasion.
The meeting of Thursday evenini
I November 10th. is being arranged ai
I an Armistice Program. Those ii
I oharee are J. R. Davis IV M Hi-Iris-***
W. E. Blakely. Harold Ooggins aru
Harold' Crawford.
Mauney Installed
By Brotherhood
Installation of newly-elected Pros I
dent Aubrey C. Mauney and othe
new officers was tbe principal fea
ture of the business session of tb<
quarterly meeting of Southern Dla
ttict Lutheran Brotherhood Sunda:
at Grace Lutheran church in Desse
mer City.
R. F. Shelby and Judge Bismarcl
Capps, prominent Gastonia Lutherai
laymen, participated on the brothei
hood's speaking program, on whlcl
several phases of,, church life wen
discussed.
Special music by the junior choi
of the Grace church and other fee
tures made up the remainder of thi
program.
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Will Rogers'
Hnmnmiw Storv
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Br WILL ROGERS
' I'HE professor that was visiting
with sotnc of his friends, in
San Francisco, was kinda proud of
himself, so when the little girl
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asked him what kind of work he
did, he said, "Why, I'm a geologist."
"That's funny," she says, "bocause
I'd like to know what a geologist
does for a living,"
"Oh, I Just carry a little hammer
around with me and use it to
crack open rocks."
t "Now I know," says the kid. "I
got an nncle that's a geologist. He
Sot that war for killing a man.
lell be out m five years."
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lerald
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X>T3ALL TEAM
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Middle Row: Pride Ratt erree. Jr.,
-ight, E. W. Neal. Silly Gantt. Charir
"George" 'Whlttington. Donald Mc
?, Tommy Harper, William Brown,
I., Qw. 1
ijr i^pcacvci
Night
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A representative audience '
I Major A. L Bulwinkle of Uastcnia.'
[ Congressman of the Teuth Congress.
atonal District when lie spoke at a
j. Democratic Rally at the High School
g Auditorium Tuesday evening.
%. A parade and music by the High
r. School Band added to the Interest of|
the occasion.
, Mr. J. B. TJiomasson. precinct |
l( i Democratic chai^ta**. presided,
t Mr. Arthur Hay In w^ell chosen
j words intrduced Mr. Bulwlnkle.
Mr. Peyton McSwain, County Dc-!
j. mocratlc chairman . who was among
cut-of-town democrats present, also
y made a short talk,
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s Art Exhibition At High
School November 8
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9 Copies of one hundred and fifty
l* | famous paintings loaned by the Co- .
v | lcnial Art Company of Oklahoma
B 1 City, Okla.. will be on exhibition in
0' Central School from November 1?
*"i 11. The public is cordially invited
11 to share with the -school" children the
0 privilege of enjoying these pictures. |
j The net proceed*? will l>e? used for'
i the purchasing of pictures tor school
v |. Any patrons who wish to douate a
. picture, framed or unfrained, will
! he given an opportunity to do so.
Admission iwill be 10c and 25c dur
8
j ing school" hours. Tile puhlis is in-1
j vited to enjoy the exhibition without
*i[ paying a set charge after the Parent
s ! Teacher Association meeting on J
1 j Tuesday evening. Nov. 8. At tltuat j
s i time a silver offering will be taken i
for the puctiure fund.
"THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
TO BE PRE8ENTED AT
CENTRAL 8CHOOL
T The Avon Players will present
Shakespeare's Immortal comedy,
. "The Taming of the Shrew." at ('en
h tral Sohool. Tuesday, Nov. 8, at it:30
f o'clock.
N Those who had the privilege of
seeing Joseph Selman and his exk
cetlent cast present "Tlie Merchant
a of Venice," and others at the local 1
.. auditorium in recent years will conIj
aider the school fortunate in securB
ing a fourth presentation of aucn
dramatic merit fpr Kings Mountain.
r The patrons of the school are cor
dlally Invited to attend the play.
e . Admission prices will he and 50
cents.
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Visit Crossnore School
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On Tuesday several members oi
the Colonel Frederick Hatnbrigh!
Chapter, D. A. K, visited Cross no re
School, a school matntalnel for under-privileged
boys and girls of the
mountain section. The .chapter has
for several years given liberally to
the support of the school.
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Among those mating the trip were
Mrs. A- L. Hill, Mrs. E. L. Campbell,
Mrs C. E. Nelsler. Mrs Harry Page,
Mrs. W. A. Rldenhour. Mrs. W. K.
Mauney, Mrs D. C. Mauney, Mrs.
Arthur Hay and Mrs R. L. Mauney.
The party made the trip through
Blowing Rock. returning through
Spruce Pine.
Federal Officer To
Address Lions
Mr. Lewis O. Padgett, of Charlotte,
member of the Federal Bureau Investigation
Staff, will speak to the 1
Lions Club to regular meeting at the
Mountain View Hotel tonight.. All i
club members are urged to be present.
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Local Man Is 1
Heard On I
Textile Pay I
C. E. Neiaier Testifies At WageHour
Hearing.
Washington? N'ov. 1 -Textile ntan?
ufacturers tcconi mended today that
a sinale industry rummi|tee estab- |
lish iiiliiimiini wages' under the wage
hour .law (< r 1.3UO.OO0 workers em- I
ployed 1u in nufarturltig. spinning.
Weaving ailtl finishing textile goods.
Ai u hearing before a subcominlttee
of the textile industry commit- J
!<-. ?!?-> urged, inclusion of all oper- .9
."Ml'IM i . .1
k< >d* under ibe jurisdiction of the 'j
oiie'cotninlttee.
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Simplified Form
Tliey rc(|u<s<id a "sinrplifled" eu- mi
cement di the law* which provides
lor the iiidiiKii) emu in It tee to recoin
iin iul minimum wagi * between 25
and 4o cents au hour. Under NRA,
they said. .considerable confusion
was created by the establlRhtueiU 01 . 1
40 tllfTi rent codes for the industry.
Those who testified were Joru K. 9
Wat sen, general counsel of the cot ton
textile institute. New York; C W
Dull, president of the National Rayon
Weavers Institute. New York;
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... . . u^nu, Uinin V Oil Oil. Alius, N. ' '
C\; Albert II. Grossman. Utlca; ana V
Mowhawk Cotton Mills, Utlca, N.'Y.;"
C. B. Noisier. Neisler Mills, Kings.
Mountain. N. C.; Ernest K. Boyd, J
Naumkeag Cotton Mills. Salem, Mass j
B. C. Trotter. Mjarshall Field and j
Company, Spray. N. C.; and Irene L.
Blunt, National federation of textiles.
New York.
Miss Martha Dulin Of J ]
Charlotte To Address
Junior Woman's Club
Coming as an educational and entertaining
climax to the activities ot
the Fall Floral Fair, Miss Martha
Dulin of Charlotte will speak at the 9
Woman's clubhouse Friday evening,
at 8:00 o'clock.
Miss Dulin will be the guest of
the Junior Woman's club which has
asked her here to help create inter- 1
est In the organization and main- j
tenance of a Little Theatre group.
Everyone interested In the Little
Theatre Is urged to come and heat
Miss Dulln's comments and explana
tions. It is believed that the organl- 9
zatlon of a Little Theatre will do
much 'to further, the cultural life ot
our city.' Without the interest anl
cooperation of the town's citizens,
however, this venture cannot hope M
to he a success.
Tile Little Theatre has been a sub ]
Ject of wine discussion for sometime
and the Junior Woman's club welcomes
every person Interested to be j
present Friday evening after the J
Flcral Fair.
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STEWARDS INSTALLED
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The stewards of Central Metbcdlat
Church were Installed Sunday
morning in a beautiful and impressive
service. All stewards were pres
ent except Mr. B. A. Murray, who Is
111 in Duke Hospital, Durham. Rev.
K. \V. Pox had charge of the Installation
service and preached hla first ,
sermon for the new conference year,
which marked the beginning of hla
fourth year as pastor of Central
church. V
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by James Prestoh^
(Opinions Expressed In This Column
Are Not Necessarily the Views of
This Newspaper.) - * ,3
It is only In the whisper stage
ADino Ilrnln tlnuioro *"""*
wmh* s'tifidn r> \/li IU IICCU 1
cqpiouB doeses of antl-laughlng gas
If they could figure a way to abolish
the House Rules Committee
To be t. uthful those In the know
think the whisper stage Is as far as I
the idea will develop. But It Is Indicative
of the trend of thought. ,
It will be remembered that the j9
^louse Rules Committee upon several
occasions has not looked with
sympathy upon the now fangled idea |
of the bright tooys who run . things
from back stage In Washington. j
Consequently, these blight youngsters
wish to do away with the Rale*
Committee. In other words anything 1
which thwarts the Ideas of the Brain
Busters Is anti-liberal, . anti-progressive
and sometlng that belongs to
the horse-buggy era.
,Tho whispering Brain Busters I
think the powers of the Rules Committee
to determine what legislation
should be considered by the Hons* .9
rfhould toe delegated to the Speaker
(Cont'd on Editorial pegs) I