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Atlantic City. N. J., Dec. 21.? A
*100,996 fire occurred yesterday in
the City Hall at suburban Ventnor?
and no one tried'to put it out.
Scrip once worth that much was
burned in the furnace by order of
the City Council, isatued in diarke|
" days, it had been redeemed in
ttient of taxes, license fees and other
municipal charges.
Washington. Dec. 21.?The new
York World's FVIr will have the
United Statea fleet as a inaior at-1
traction next year. but the Ban'
ahlpa.
Workmen were busy at the N"avv I
Department, .today boxing up models
? of naval vessels for shipment to
the San Francisco Kxposttiou.
West Chester. Pa., Oec. 21.?Nine'
year old Nicholas Connolly saved
his nickels and dimes for a year to
buy a clarinet for Christmas. When
lie had accumulated $28. he gave it
to bis father for safekeeping.' Then
burglars stole the money from a
safe in his dad's office.
" Kingston, Pa.. Dec, 21.?State Po
lice Investigating the disappearance
of Margaret Martin, attractive 19year
old business college graduate,
advanced a belief today that she was
belirtg "MMfclned" somewhere near
here, unharmed.
Washington, Dec. 21.?The American
Medical Association, three local
medical societies, and 21 individual
physicians were indicted today by a
Federal Grand Jury for violation of
the Sherman anti-trust act.
Dcwriey, Calif., Dec. 21.?A new
warplane. capable of swift attacks^
and mod turn-range bombardment
missions, was in production today
at the Vultee plant, a subsidiary of
Aviation Manufacturing Corp.
Paris, Dec. 21,i?A proposal that
the United States relax Immigration
restrictions to provide temporary re
lief for more than 50.000 Jews of
Germany was advanced today by
representatives of Jewish organizations,
meeting with Sir Herbert
Emerson, assistant to the League of
Nations high commissioner for refugees.
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San Antonio, Texas, Dec. 21. ? |
A flaming United States Coast
Guard plane crashed' at Boorue. 30
miles northwest of here, killing tout
men late last night.
Chief Burns Warns
Firecracker Shooters
(Police Chief Jimmy Burns lsstieu
a warning to those who must shoot
firecrackers to do so on their own
property- and not in the business sec
Lion. Several of tre merchants have
complained to Chief Burns. It is a
violation of the law and Chief Burns
stated that he did not desire to
cause anyone any trouble about the
way they choose <to celebrate Christ,
mas, hut for the safety of the public
be hoped firecracker shooters would
be rvery careful.
Laughing Aroui
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* I 'HERE was a corner in a Southei
River, where formerly lynchings
do these times. In the days before
adopted, Uncle Gip Thomas held a
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this neighborhood. So regular was hi
their cloicks by him.
Bat one day he was nearly two
the line, where there was a tiny era
were forming a posse to set out in
mishap had befalled him. Uncle Gij
""What delayed you. Uncle Gip1
happen to an accident or did an acci
"Nary one, or both," stated I
this morain' Jer before I crossed tft
the boys hsd done left a feller has
Well, suh, my mare she got sheered
couldn't make her go past him now
a panel of rail fence and lead her
back again and go through the wo
the creek and then tear another gi
back again on the turnpike?and tha
Gip paused a moment and then wen!
''Honest, boys, it does look to
^gainst lea Tin' a feller ban gin' in th
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Newton, Den. 21.r?Funeral services
will be held tomorrow at the
home here tor Grover E. Murray, 40.
traveling salesman of the Artnou''
Fertiliser Co., who was killed almost
* Instantly yv.f en'lty afternoon
when his light coupe struck a telephone
pole beside the highway just
outside of Cherryvllle. .
CIliMtrd, J)ec. 21.?It Is believed:
here that a fire of serious propor-I
lions In the business district of Con
cord was prevented yesterday by J
the timely arrival and prompt W
negro shine boy
at a local barber shop.
[When Locke showed up for work
before, the arrival of other employw?,
he found the inside of the shop
filled with smoke and called the fire
dt pat Intent. Firemen found that a
stove hud set fire to the floor. They j
Ticic uuic iu rAiiiiHuisii iuc ure oe-1
lore much damage was dune. , j
Raleigh.' Dec. 21.?Attaches said
today the North Carolina Supreme
Court would probably adjourn lt3
current term late in January.
Oral aigumetus of the Kail term
have been concluded. To date this,
year the court <has disposed of 400
cases, and 80 others are to be con- j
sldered before the adjournment.
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Presbyterians Present
"Nativity" .
The Pioneers and Seniors of the!
>ljfit Presbyterian Church presented
their "Nativity" Sunday, Dec. 18,
at 8:00 o'clock In the Fellowship
Hall to a large congregation.
The persons appearing 4n the program
were as follows: Ma,ry, Mrs.
Carl Davidson^ Joseph. Hunter Nets
lei-; Shepherds, MJr. Lee Kamseur,
Lawrence Patrick. Eugene Goforth j
and Charles Llan.on; the Littiest!
Shepherd. The Wlsemen were Pauij
ise-oier Jr.. Jitn Ntekles, - Charles
Campbell and their attendants were
Charles Neisler and Woody Kawls. j
the latter a Camel Boy. Prologue ,
characters-were a ' young Jewish Father,
Mr. Gecrge Moss, and his ten!
>ear old son. Henry Neisler. and)
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Ooforth.
Music was played by Miss Virginia
Parsons throughout the service and!
the Nativity story was read by Rev.
I'. I). Patrick.
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At the close of the service the annual
"Joy Gift" offering for aged
ministers was taken. The singing of
the loved carol, Silent Night, Holy
Night, brought the impressive service
to a close.
FREE SHOW FOR CHILDREN
AT DIXIE THEATRE
All children are Invited to attend
the Chrletmaa Eve free show at the
Dixie Theatre Saturday morning at
9:00 o'clock. A full two hour show
of comedies and aborts will be
shown, and free fruit and candies
will begiven away by local merchants.
Other prizes will be given.
Manager David Cash wants every
child to come, so remember the time
and date.
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occurred more frequently than tl.ey
the rural-free-delivery system was
contract for delivering the mail in
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i hours late in reaching the end of
?-road hamlet. Juat as the citixens
search of him, for fear that some
3 ambled into view.
" asked the postmaster. "Did 70Q
dent happen to 700 7"
fade Gip. "But about tea o'clock
a Creek. I come to where some of
1 gin' right thar in the public road,
and shied back, and I Jea' natchelly
a7s; so finally I had to tear down
through the gap and lay the fence
xla down into the hollow and ford
ip in the fence before I could get
>t was what kept me so late." Uncle
t on again in an aggrieved tone:
> me like there oughter be a law
public road." J
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Midnight Services
At Presbyterian
Church
' reaps of young people from the
Methodists. Baptists. Lutheran. and
two Presbyterian churches will assemble
at the T.i ?t Presbyterian
Church at i?:00 o'clock on Christinas
Kvo. They will go throughout thecity
singing carols to many persons.
The groups witi return to the chur
eh at 11:25 for a Midnight Service.
Tlhe Feast of Candles and Carols. I
which will begin with the choir and
carollers' Processional, Joy to the
World. Just at midnight the organ
thirties will broadcast to .Kings
Mountain, "Adeste Fideles O Come
A11 Ye KaithTuul'?proclaiming thOj
dawn of "Christmas Morn.
AH persons who ..wish carols to
be sung who have not notified their
own pastor may announce their wish j
by placing a single lighted taper in
their front window. Any carolling
group passing; will pause and carol <
tuch a home. .
It is with genuine eagerness and |
joy that the young people of Kings
Mountain unite in ushering in
Christmas with their songs. An in
vitation to Join in the service at the
church is cordially extended to all
persons in the city, for ChriBtmas
Eve and Christmas Morn belong to j
all people everywhere.
Christmas Mail Sets
New High
Pcstniaster W. E. Blakoly said last
night that the voluihe of Christmas
mail to date for the local post office,!
set a new high with. 26.200 pieces be
ing cancelled Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday. Day by Day statistics
show thut 7.500 were cancelled Monda,
10.200 Tuesday, and 8.500 Wei
nesnay. Twenty six thousand lVfej
cent stamps have been sold to date, j
This is far ahead of sales for last
year. In order to take care of the!
iarge volume of both incoming and
Outgoing mail the postal force at the
local- office has been working until
ten o^clock at night sorting and cancelling
it. >
Along with the , announcement. Mr.
Blakely. extended an invitation to
late mailers to make use of special
delivery so tbjat mall which would
not otherwise go out on Christmas
Dey, or Monday, will be delivered.
This service is always at the dispos
al of the public, and mlail goes out
any time that it Is received, including
Sundays and holidays.
Today, Shortest Day
Of Year
Those late Kings Mountain shop
pers who have waited until today
to do most of their shopping, and
have a big day's work ahead will
have to rush to get in a full day's
work today. In fact, they'll have less
time to do their work In, because otj
the fact that this Is the shortest day.
of the year. The sun rose this mom-i
ing ai 7:17, ana will set at 4:45, maK
ing nine hours and twenty six minutes
of daylight.
Although you were not aware of
the fact, any may refuse to believe
it, winter didnt get here until a few
minutes before sunrise this morning,
December 22nd, also being the official
day of entrance for the season.
Don't blame us for giving you so little
time to do your work In today,
or for giving you chills with the Advent
of the snow king, but it~was
news to us until we looked1 it up.
ATTEND COUNTY
TEACHERS BANQUET
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The following from Kings Mountain
Attended the meeting if Cleveland
Cousty Teachers at the High
School In Shelby last Wednesday at
ternoon and the banquet held In the
evening at the school cafeteria: Mes
dames Jim Willis, -W. K. Crook.
Ruth McOill Hallman, Carl Dnvtdsom
Aubrey Clap; Misses Annie Roberts
and Madge McDaniel. A number ot
others from Kings Mountain attend-'
ed the meeting in the afternoon.
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J. THURSDAY, DEC. 22, 1938
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oTORE8 TO BE CLOSED
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King* Mountain will have two Stin- .tl
days in a row aa merchants and bus- I"
ifHIfiitriTlli illill M
Monday, December 24th, in obser- If
vance of Christmas. w
The Post Office force will .take the I'
Jay off and try to rest up after the "
fsliday rush. The First National J*
Sank will be closed, as well as the <
freight depot. The Public Library h!
will be closed Monday.
The merchants and clerks are . t)
looking forward to the two-day rest o
i>erk,d after one of the busiest li
Cfristmas seasons in the history of,
Kings Mountain. >'i
Business will be resumed as usual "I
Tuesday morning. I f<
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Last Appeal For
Stocking Fund I:
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The firemen 01 rv.ngs Mountain S(
are sending out this last minute appeal
to the public to aid in toe Emp- I
ty Stock.ng fund by contributing toiol
it, and thus make happy the poor "
children of the town whom Santa O
will not visit unless they do help, f>i
Said Grady King, Fire chief: "We it
must have more than just the toys
which we have repaired. There are el
200 children in Kings Mountain who Is
will have absolutely nothing on rt
Christmas unless we provide fo.-jt<
them. It has been pointed out that' a;
it is the fault of the parents, in many | tl
cases. That is true, but the children j c?
ace not to blame for the parents1' tr
faults. They have the right to hap J<
piness, and it's up to the public to R
make them happy.' si
Mr. King cited two cases, one ou w
ly one block from the "Herald" of- 01
fice, in yhich the children would not P'
be visited by Santa Claus. In oueisl
case, he said, the father sold his IT1
only suit of clothes to a WFA work- j
or in order to buy food for his children.
-Can such things be possible In J
Kings Mountain? They can and they ;1
are. Will the people of the 'Best K
Town in the Statt let such a condl- w
tion exist? That is up to you.
"It is more blessed to give than! ,,
to receive." This is a chance for you p
to make a real investment in hapi>i-js|
ness, by pnowlng that you have u
made some child happy 011 Christ- ^
mas morning. ,1
The merchants of the town have ''
agreed to sell toys <0 the firemen at ?
cost,- in order that the money they 1
get will go further. The Chief of the 0
local Firemen said: 'We need fifty ?
dollars yet. If the people could see "
th? conditions as I see them nnri
hear the heart-rending pleas, I atn w
sure that we could get that amount tj
easily.' p
Donations may be given to an? *
member of the Junior Woman's Club 11
which Is assisting In the move, any 1'
Fireman or Policeman, or turned in n
at the Herald office. n
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Will Rogers' j
Humorous Story 1
By WILL ROGERS
T CAN never understand where (
* some people get their ideas on
charity. If a guy comes up to you
and aaks you For a dime for somethin'
to eat, I think he deserves it
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Just because he la hungry. But 1
there ere lota of people who would
ask him a million and one queationa
wanting to know what happened to I
hi a laaf Job, whether he la married I
or single, why he never aaved any
money, etc.
A little while ago a tramp came
up to the back door of a houae, and r
when the miatreas came out, in- o
quired about hia chances for a meal. |
The woman looked at him and said,
"I'd be glad to do something for
you, my good man, but A rat answer
me one question. Do you use
liquor?" The tramp looked her
over and replied, "Well, lady, that
all depends on whether thia la an
invitation or not.?
(Amarlcao Mf?l Ptaturta, Ina.)
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7ound Tracing
>ost Office Site
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WhcU I'llcle Sam but a a piece of
roperty mi which to butld. or for i
u> purpose, they have to know who f
ney'ie buying from ami who that y
i-ison holixh) it i t out. ami on down
) how it all started with the site ti
h it'll lias been chosen tor the new t
ostoflice in our town Mr. J. It
avis, local attorney, was given the t
ib of. tracing the title of the land, n
tid in doing so lie^found out.- a lot <
bout the history of Kit)as Mountain !
In delving hack into the past of i
it- piece of land, Mr,' 1 >itvis found a
ut some' things that we wouldn't >
ave believed if we bad read them i
i Ripley's column. Kor instance, did ?
pit know that only sixty three years
go the one-third acre of land sold i
>r slightly less than seven dollars, t
nd' this Is not a typographical er-. ,
?r. We have the facts before us. i
ou can figure it- out for yourself lr t
on wish. The whole acre of ground I
t 1876 sold for 820. The building' 1
ill occupy one third of the acre, for
hicb (he government paid $6,247. p
J. Quite a difference, as you can u
;e. c
Air. Davis also found out a lot of
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ther interesting things about It. as
tell as the town as a whole. Mr. *
eoige Patterson received a largo p
rant of land from the government
i 1783. That's where, it all came i ^
om after the Indians had been j
lased out. What happened to the! ^
ind from that date until 1843 is f
tther obscure, except that the Pat-ja
arsons (no relation to the Building!
nd Lo?n man) probably raised!
ielr corn on it. The next 4itle j 1
>uldn't be found, but we again find; "
ace of ownership in 184f, when one!*
ohn Blackwood sold the land to 1
obept Falls. Mr. Blackwood was a '
irewd business man. it seems. Any f
ay. he got $275 for a hundred acres '
n which the major portion of the
resent town of Kings Mountain now t
lands. At $2.75 an acre, Mr. Falls j
lost probably crawled up on a'p
ump and yelled "gypped.'! Etit aft j
r he colled off he seems to have
t ided to hold on to the land, which p
e did until 1875, when he got $20 i
>r jtist one acre of it?the acre on i
hich our new postofllce will stand.'3
This acre, which Mr. Falls sold a
> A. P. and M. M. Carpenter,
ijouglit an elaborate f roflt, and j J
nowed the influence of the cross-'
oads which made up our town a-1
out that time, we believe. The one- ?
ifrd acre stayed in the Carpenter
tmily until It was sold to the gov- '
rnment for $6,247.50, which proba- ^
ly makes Mr. Falls want to Jump ;
at of his grave and yell even, loud- J
r than he did when he paid the
2.75 for the whole acre.
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Getting a little more ambitious. S
e decided to figure out what the '
tilrd of an acre was worth when Mr >
'alls bought it from Mr. Blackwood,
le paid $275 for the hundred acre '
raot. That was $2.75 per acre. One I
bird of an acre, at that rate, cost '
lnety-one and two-thirds cents! We '
lay .sound screwey, but that's what 1
he papers showed. And we don't
eel tncltned to argue with court !
ecords! " '
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x>cal Man To Attend
lose Bowl Game
Kings Mountain, The Best Town,
n The State, will be represented at ;
he Itose Bowl game, January sec- 1
>nd, by Mr. Hall>ert Webb, Ohemi
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dr. Webb plans to depart from
Ctngs Mountain oti Dec. 26. and will
?e gone for two weeks. All through
he past football season Mr. Webb
ins followed the glories of Duke,
ind Is one of that team's most arlent
boosters. The Herald wishes for
dr. Webb ft happy New Year on the
Jaclflc Coast.
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fVo Small Fires
during Past Week
Firemen were called last Friday I
nornlng at 7:'0 A. M. to the home
if W. Fi i^ogan on Gold street. Very 1
It tie damage was done by the slight
ilase caused by a spark on the roof.
Sunday afternoon a grass blase
nused the firemen to be called to
he used auto lot of the Cleveland
dotor Co. on Railroad avenue. Firenen
arrived in time to extinguish
he fire before any of the cars wero
lamaged.
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LOCAL PEOPLE ELUCIDATE
i'ly "tieorne" W'li i 11 in k ' on
< irisini.iK comes lnii once a your.
Hit unit ihtcdly th?> most tiniverally
relcbi 'ted of all days. In fact.
Ill) Kilt l> < alii (J tlii* |>ay Of Ikiys, I
> it s (.nly naiiiral thai the Kdltor I
>f tli>* Herald should want to bring H
0 t he n adois of thin paper" the gen- iH
lal {Mihli's idea of Christmas. Uounimuil)
fior the readers, he asked
ours truly to. Interview persons 1
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ds-wors however, and II was worth
Villi!' urillK . tlH'tll elucidate
Mrs K. W <Jr!TfIn seems to have
he l>e?t i "in )>! inn of mi" Chris'- H
r.'s Hiiiiii \V|. (lashed m-tdly all.
ver I >vvii trying t,> catch Mrs. Grit- * 1 I
in. lmi ii was worth it wlu-n, tye did .
:et tor. lli-re's what she had to aajr H
ilioi:t it alt; "Christmas is a time of
rear when i really hnve a lot of fine I
itifiiilsi s to do some nice things for
>tIk-is. Tiny spirit creeps Into mo'
tid realty makes me want to keep
t all tin* year long, by doing those
hlngs Hpwever, the hustle and busle
ft|he w-/h the commercialized .9
deas usually ruin the lieautiful '
hougiits. and leave me wishing that
could have held on to the spirit a i
ittle more firmly",
Mrs Griffin has tty? whole idea,
ind has expressed that feeling we' |
ret when we hear a Christmas Carol H
>r see a Christmas seenle more clear
y than we thoght H possible. It H
nay l>e the Idea of "Peace on earth.
;ood will toward men," and it may 3 I
k- something else, but -the deepness
it It can easily be seen by this soever
tr'?ven by Mary Frances Gantt.,
he Cashier at the Imperial Theatre.
Miss Gantt: "I don't know why,
tut it's the biggest time of the year
or me." which expresses It as well
s 1 could. .
Mrs. D. E. Cash, the cashier at
he Dixie expressed ' the Idea of
'More blessed to give than to receive."
Says site: 'It's the biggest
hrlll one can have to see the loolt
n the eyee of Children when they
ind the tilings that Santa brought
hem'."
Confws'on marks many as seen In
he answer that Gloria Cornwejl, y9
ligh School Student, give us. Her '.{gfl
nvwer: "It means' a whole lot. but
d'm't know just how to express It."
E T. Bennett, textile worker, has jfl
t d'fini'e idea: "It means a whole
ot* to nri'i it's the celebration of the
>irth of Christ, and that should mean H
i lot to everyone." Mr. Bennett's
in- '.. |- probalih shows the real idea
>f ChHsttnps more def'^Ht.ely than
iiist. of us can. and his is the real H
mdp'-iyiiig cause of "Joy to the
Mr. ('has Pilling. Town Clerk!
'1 don't know yet. This Is the first
ear that I have a child to prepare
'or. See me next year and I'll tell |
-on more about It." We know* that
4/. Dltltng will have a lot of fun
lelng Santa for the first time.
'"Ttcf' MoClaSn, furniture sale*- J
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nan, aiso nas a very detinue idea.
3ays 'Red': 'A time of year when we'
eallze that it's' more blessed to
?lve than to receive." . .9
Mr. J. B. Matoney. radio servico 1
nan at Western Auto, has some
?ood advice along with his idea; It |
means a day of real rest, and a'day
ibfjt everyone should have a good
ttme without future regrets."
Sarnl?e Harrill: "It means that
Santa's coming, to see all good chil- j
iren?And am I good."
And there they are. They all shoe*
the idea of Christmas as most people
hove no matter how they are . .'j
expressed. We like to take the idea
of Mrs. Orlflln and Mr. Bennett as J
an explanation of the feeling which
the Christmas Spirit lends. us, and
like Mrs. Griffin, we'd like to keep t
It nil year, but that's impossible, so .
we'll take the week or so of it and a
he happy for it.
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Are Not Necessarily the Views of
Thla Nswspapsr.l
Those In Washington' high places 1
pinched themselvea and each other ,
last week just to he sure they were . -I
rully awake. When they had reassur
ed themeelvee that they were not dreaming,
astonishment turned to ?
to confusion.
T appreciate the situation that I H
sent the brain trusters into a dtzsy <
whirl. It must be recalled that on i
several accasions in recent months A
government spokesmen have nM
(Cont'd on back pags) I