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< - M ars Hill. Feb. 14.?Three workmen
were killed and five others In
, jured seriously early today In dn unexpected
dynamite bast at a rock
quarry six miles. fro#n here.
The workers were waVininK them
selves at an open' fire when the ex^
l/loskm occurred at 6:45 A. M.
Officials of the Nello Teer Construction
Co. of Durham," operators
of the quarry, said they yvere unable
to ascertain Immediately the cause
of the explosion.
Raleigh, Feb. 14.? Rcifuts , were
current In legislative circles ioday
that the antl-dlverstonlsts. defeated
in their preliminary moves to pledge
the Qeneral Assembly against ' the
changethHrmSho^o^IttacK^^^^
These sources said they might
seek to prevent the transfer by 1n?
creasing road appriprlattons. so as
to eliminate the possibility of a high
way fund surplus. !
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Durham, Feb. 14.?Lawrence Cos-1
rett, grocery employee, died on the!
way to a hospital. Idnwood S. O'-j
Nell I died at an early hiour this after j
neon, Jullon Bolton, grocery clerk. Is
. believed near death, and' Archie L.
Smith laundry employee, is In serious
condition, he the result of a
crossing crash shortly before one
o'clodk this morning here. All are of
Durham and all are unmarried.
. A westbound Southern passenger
train which left the Durham station
at 12:46 A. M. struck & small sedan
driven by one of the young men at
the Milton Avenue croeeing. The oar
was dragged some 200 yards.
Raleigh. Feb. 13?A proposal to
establish the Neuse River Soil Conservation
District will be voted on
Saturday by "NV?ke, Durham, and
Orange County landowners.
All tandowenra* will be eligible to
vote. If the voters authorise creation
of the district. Federal agents will
^he^faromra^arraee their land, and
Wilmington, Feb. 14.?The 6,936
ton tanker. Pan Virginians, remained
aground In the Cape Fear River
this morning after two attempts by
vu^o j coiciu?y uuu eany mis moming
to remove her from a mod bank
west of the Cape Fear River channel
off Reavee Point five miles abcve
Southpont. where she grounded
yesterday morning at 6 o'clock.
Scout Leader To
Visit City
W. A. Dob son, Executive of Region
Six, Will Be At Court Of Honor
Tonight.
W. A. Do boon of Atlanta, Ga.,, re'
gkmal executive of Region Six of
Boy Scouts of America, will visit
Kings Mountain today end aUend
the Soy floot Court of Honor ' to
night. Mr. Pukeuu Is on a tour of Inspastica.
District Six embraces the
two OaroUnss, Georgia and Florida.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Boy Scout Court of Honor wilt
be held tonight in the High School
Auditorium ?t 8:00 o'clock Immediately
following the High School
Band Concert. ,.v . ... ; f; ;
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the Bend concert and all others are
Invited to the Court of Honor. A
good number of Scouts are expected
to apply for advancement.
Laughing Aroi
With IRV
Even the Law Cou
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By IRVD
*TTHE Supply of hobo stories la ret
thia story as an excellent ex
' ' knights of the road, I hope tboae i
be amnaed by lta repetition.
hobo was attested on the ui
ceadMtsd before the officer at tlx
Via naeoMI fn
nii pvTaon vo remove woawrvr
the nmmfolds of hia nTsraiaedi ga
? The pelioaman making the a
i pocket, a large bottle of hoeey. "
honey7" aahad the aninion of the
*Wen," aald the tramp, 1 a.
erhat'a to step a fellow sqoeetfag 1
ii wi n us w?i
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?State News?
Washington, Feb., 14.?Two niigh;
ty fleets, rioniprldtnf 140 warships,
suited out of Guantan&iuno naval
biue in Cuba today for a moek threeweeks'
battle to test Panama Canal
defenses.
Fifty five thousand officers sailors
and marines started on the maneuvers.
the first to be held in the
Atlantic In five years. They will seek j
to prove whether a European power:
cculd break through the United Sta-|
tee naval defenses and establish a*
base to the South.
St. Paul, Feb. 14.?-An attempt to
eMort $15,000 from Charles A. Ward,
president of Itrown and Rlgelow, one
of the largest advertising specialty
In-linen !n the country, was f rust rat
trapped the conspirators, who are
held today nt police headquarters.
Cle Kluin. Wish., Feh. 14.?Th*?
five members of the family of. Steve'
Jacobs, crippled Cle Flutn miner,
u ora fnnti c\ fthnt tn Hoa4h In holr
iunne today when firemen answered
jrn alarm.
Police Chief Lloyd Bunker said
it appeared Jacobs shot his wife,
Mary, and their three children in
their beds, and took, his own life after
setting fire to the bouse.
Washington. Feb. 14.?The Senate
Military Committee rejected today
in effort to make public testimony
t had taken on the sale of military
p>anee-ta__France.
Port Banning. Ga., Feb. 14.?An army
bosrd inquired today into the,
motor car torch death of Lieutenant]
Vllllam D. Davis, eon and namesake
>f the late Colonel Davis. World Warj
ero In whose honor Ft. Davis In the
"qnal Zone was named. . I
The body of Lt. Davie, 32 year old
West Pointer, was found yeeterday
ncar Pfcenix City. Ala.. in. s burned
automobile on a lonely road. . An
netopsy was ordered. Wo indication
of possible motive sal gfven.
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Dallas. Feb. 14.?Albert Lock did
uot find out untH later he had locked
his ctvtckenhouse after his hens
were stolen.
Lock nailed a plank across the
door ? without a glance Inside ?
and went to town. When he returned
he found the building, plank lntsctt,
empty, he told police.
Kings Aftn. High Enjoys
Visit Of Erskine Group
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High School received a pleasant surprise
last Tuesday mornlgg when, a
group of students and; Instructors
from Brekine college paid ? unexpected
.visit to the school. The group
waa composed of Dr. Qigg head of
the school; Mr. Doe Phillips, athletic
instructors; Mr. PMts Harker, vio
Mn Instructor; Miss Mary Rodder
Edwards of the muslo department,
and sereral talented students.
They rendered a fine musical program,
including "Blue Danube" by
the students,, K roisters . 0T4 Refrain'
and a aolo, Song of 8onga by
Eugene Ttanmermaa. After the music
Mr. Phillips mede a talk. He pmls
rd highly -the - baseball playing of
Hugh Ormand of Kings Mountain.
Mr. Phillips was formerly a star
athlete, end Mlsa Edwards taught
music In the Kings Mountain
Schools last year.
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ample of the humor known to the
at you who have heard it before will
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mal ?har|? of ncnuey. Aa he was
I desk, the regular search was made
weapons them might be secluded in ' .
feats.
eareh, suddenly drew forth from a
How did yon eome t# get that jar of
imft that I don't keen no bees: hot
It out of the flowers himself."
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Re-Elected To
Head Scouting
Thp annual Community Boy Scou
Banquet was attended by approx
mately 260 people equally divided b
tween Doy goouts and men and' Dre
men Interested in this service o
character building for the future ct
Ixenehl'p. The banquet w?.sheld lea
Thursday evening the Ml*
School Cafeteria.
Five Boy Scouts were preeente
with the Eagle Badges, the award i>
presenting the highest rank of th
organization. These boys were Mile
and Ernest Mauney. Billy Dettmai
Hurbert Pumpiirey and Floyd Queer
Miniature Eagle Badges were pn
sen ted to Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Maun
ey. Mrs. L. C. Dettmar. Mrs. Pumpfc
rey and Mrs. Queen.
The presentation of the award
were made by Hon. Bismarck Capp
of Gastonia, tile President of tihi
Piedmont Council Boy Scouts o
America. .Mr. Capps also presente.
Mr. L. - C. Dettmar, the Scostmaate
of these Boy Scouts of TVoop 2 spoi
sored by the Lutheran Church. a
ope who had carried on the grea
Meals of Scouting in the training o
these boys for the award.
Mr. R M. Schlele, the Scout Eixet
utive of the Piedmont Council, mad
the principal address of the oocai
ton on the subject of "Scouttn
Ideals and the Man's Part.'
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A. reoognlsed high light of the o<
casion was an Eagle Rank Meri
Badge detnhsetration presented b
s group of Scouts. Executhre Schiel
referred to the demonstration en v
cepttonaily fine and suggested thi
k.be prepared dyitb^. Scouting.Mai
trine. Large badges were cut froi
wood and colored. Scouts holdin
these badges and told of the signtf
cance of each. The demonstrntio
was prepared end arranged by A<
btey Mauney. publicity chairman.
The dinner was prepared for th
occasion by a group if the Womran
Cluh and the tables were attractlvi
ly oecoraieo wnn nowers lurnisne
by Walter's Florist.
'A detailed report of Scouting ai
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Little Theatre
Group Meets
The regular meeting Of the Uttl
Theatre group was held' last Thun
day night with several visitors prei
ent.
The third reading of the play
"Will You Marry Met" was rendei
ed. Although there have been man
requests for the performance c
this play, the group has mot decide
upon a definite dpte for the present
tton of it. It was revealed, howevei
that they may present It to th
Men's Club sometime within th
near future.
(Two other plays, "The FHftger c
Ood"- end 'For Distinguished Se
vies, will be read at the nstt mee
fng of the group, which will be nsi
Thursday night, February WThe
regular meetings of the LI
lis Theatre group are.lpld on ever
other Thursday night Membersbl
in the gfgswfosUun Is slHl open.
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(THURSDAY, FEB. 1S, 1939
G6 MOUNTAIN SCHOOL
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School Band
Free Concer
I Supper Meeting At
e Lutheran Church
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f There will be a joint meeting
. the members of the committee i
'i Evangelism and tihe Men of t<
| Church this Friday Everting at 7:t
PUw for proottng evangelistic wn
j nnd attendance at Lenten Servie
? will occupy the main part of t
e lime. Short talks will be made
8 Mr.-A. S. Kiser, Mrs. F. R. Su
. mgrs, Mr. W. K. Mauney and t
, Pastor." , Lenten Services begin
, Ash Wednesday. Feb 22 at 7:15. c
' tlnulag until Easter with series
t. sermons being delivered at the Si
day Morning and! Evening Servie
and at. the Wednesday Evening ho'
0 wun services . e9cn tveiung aun
8 J Holy Week, ending Good Frid
e Evening. Every member of the C<
f mittee on Evangelism is expected
1 attend and all men of the Chur
r Invited. . .
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* NEWLY WED3 INJURED
J WHEN AUTO OVERTURNS
> Mir. Hitlard Black, local young m
e and hla brldeof-an-hour. the fortr
i MUs Mary McCaalln. received mit
g injuries last Friday night when t
auto la which they riding ta
ed over while they were trying
; outrun pursuing "well-wishers,
11 The accident occurred on the F
y terson Springs road near driver. 1
* Black reostved a head wound wh
c" required et^vt stitche*. and
A bride sustained minor shoulder lr
5 rlee. They < tow taken to .the hoi
n tal la Shelby where their Injur
* were treated, afterward contimi
their bineymoon trip to Tennessee
n The couple returned from th
honeymoon Monday morning, i
Mr. Black who la a clerk at *ho M
p grace store, returned to his job Ti
8 day.
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By WILL ROGERS
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ALL of as would like to hat
something nice sold shout u
after we've gone, but sometimes ;
e Is Just as well that we dont hat
i that kind of hindsight. Even tfc
good intentions of the friends a
>r leave behind may go astray.
All this lehds up to an insert!
r tlon on a stained dilapidated grat
t- marker hi a cemetery in St. Loot
it It reads as follows:
"Sacred to the memory of Lot
t. Carter who departed this life Jor
? IS, 1M4. His untimely ead can t
f laid to a-Uek frem his mfloh-eet
P Weil dene, thee good ead faithfi
etrraat."
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The citizens of Kin?s Mountain
arc to receive their biggest I re it ot
many months this evening at seven
. oclockl The Kings Mountain School
Qn Uand. under the direction of Mr.
[(e Paul E. Hendricks, s to present a
jl( free concert at the high school audi
ru tcriunt for the first time since thr
purchase of thcrr new uniforms. Th'.
hG concert is scheduled to start at sev
en because of Boy Scout Court ol
m Honor immediately afterwards.
he The concert is dedicated to th<i
on citizens of KTngs Mountain to ex
on press the appreciation of the mem
or >.ers and officials for the support and
in- cooperation, of the businessmen and
es. ethers who have helped them to oh
ur. tain new unifrome and instruments
nt? The local band, which was organized
av in 1935, is now one of the beat bandt
>m in the State, with the highest ratting
t0 tg a parade band, and well known at
ch i concert unit,
"The program wilt be varied, witl
several solos bea'des the concer
numbers and marches. For the firs
time they will present to the publlt
Jolly Robbers, by Suppe. and. Amw
an lean Crusaders, by Brockton. Them
ier are both State sod National cornea
ior numbers. There are also several otl
he or numbers wtrfch will be new ti
rn- the local public,
to As an added treat. Mr. Phillip Sc
park will be heard as guadt so tola'
'at- Mr. Separk plays the clarinet and 1
dr. very talented. He was la town Tuet
lch day afternoon to practice with tb
his blind. Formerly with ftryl's Symphc
iju- tile Band, which tours the * countr
apt- each year. Mr. Sepnfk la now wlti
lea Prod's Murfc Co. of Charlotte. an
Ing Is director of the Kannapolls Sehoc
Band, tfe will play "Dance Joyeuse.
eft {Several directors from othe
tnd schools In this sectfon have been It
tar- vlted to attend, and will be preser
ues at the concert.
Rachael McClaln. talented p'.anla
and student in the high school, wi
, olay the accompaniment.
Monogram Club
Elects Officers
, The newly-organized Monogra
Club of the Kings Mountain Hlg
School held their weekly meetlr
v Tuesday nioratag and elected pe
l8 manent officers for the year. TI
It officers are: President. Bugene G
forth; Vlce-Presidlent.. demons*
MeDaniel: Secretary and Treasure
George Whtttlngton.
The Monogram club la talrti
charge of the Kings Mountain Uot
Club-CDA basketball game tick
*ales. The game Is to be played 1
* the local gymnasium netrt Thursdt
* night, Feb. 23. The Athletic Assoc!
t'.on of the High School la aponsc
y. Inr this same. tn4 the proceeds w
a co toward buying new equipment ft
a. *v? baeeball teem.
It Is Intoreattag to note that th
* same finds two of the top tear
w toasting up. and each out for tt
r. Pthers Tb?7 hare woo ?
il gtime each from eadh other, at
will be out to deetds who to bM.
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Kings Mountain
Building & Loan
Stockholders Meet
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Kings Mountain Building
and Loan Association was held
last Thursday.higbt at the town hail
with a good attendance despite bad
weather Conditions. The meeting
was harmonious and the stockhoM,
era seemed well pleased with the
, progress of the organisation for the
, past year.
, New directors elected for the coming
year are: W. K Mauney. J. C.
Keller. J. R. Davis. C. W. Hullender,
! M b. Harmon. R. b. Mauney, D. R.
' Hamrick. W b. Ramseur, L. P.
' Baker anil .1. C. baokey. Other bus'
lnets followedi the election of officers
' At- *he regut.ir meeting last Tueeday
n'ght hhe directors accepted and.
- and elected the following officers
1 foT the coming year: W. K. Mauney,
1 President; J. C. Kelter, Vloe-Preel5
den-'; J. C. Lackey Secretary and
1 Treasurer; Mrs. Maude R. C rouse.
isslstan-t Secretary and Treasurer;
t J. R. Darts and T. L Campbell. AftI
torneyw.
t The officers mentioned aftere eoee
, ed last ymr and worn ne elected ts
, thetr old offloM Tbs reelected dfc
. rectors were: C W. Hullender. J. a
t Keller, J. C. Lackey, 3. It Darts *j
L Maun fry and M U Hsreroe.
a SMALL FIRE v
Firemen were called out Monday
wtternnon at about 1:00 o'clock tyextinguish
a-small fire at Mr. Vf: A.
Ware's. The wash, house behind the
^ home of Mr. Whre was t tightly OS as
aged when ashes Oanhy biased oft.
h The fire was extinguish ed easily.
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(Opinion* Expressed in This Column
Are Not Necessarily the Views of
This Newspaper.)
Lobbies are <ae old as the Capitol,
but a new one has sprung up. For
want of a better name, ft has been
m dubbed s 'back dtoor* lobby. It te dlf
;h ferent from most others because It
[g is being carried cm. quietly by perr.
sam within the government who are ' |
ie opposing a. fPQtvqnunent proposal.
0. Participating in the lobby are
^ Navy and Army officers who do not
T w ant to see the Florida Ship Canal Jfj
and the Passamaquoddy tide-barn- jfa
easing projects revived The tw4
8 projects, both called Impracttlcai by
is engineers were ahaodoned mors
et th;n a ytar ago when Congress re
In fused to appropriate funds for ttetr
ly completion. About 14 million doiktra
a- had been spent on the two when 1
>r- they were abandoned and more than
III 200 million dollars would be require A
or ed for thslr completion.
They have been revived aa part of
ta the national defense program,
is Reason fbr the lobby agetaatAeee
i? proposal by Army and Navy oBdala
ie ia that thsy feel this money la ass*
id ad for mora orgeat nathmul taboo
(Cont'd ea Bditarlal pegs)