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State And Ni
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?National News?
Waste ngton, ^Mutr. 1.?8eorotary
Woodrlng U opposed to giving mill <
tnry tra'.niug to youths In the ClvUt- 1
an Conservation Corps. 1
f (Publication of his recent testlmo- i
ny before the Senate Military Affairs
Committee showed he had objected
on the ground that the CCC
was set up largely as a relief agency
San Francisco, Mh<r. 1.?.The state
District Court of Appeal* decided against
Mrs. JceegrtSne Johnson, who
sued a furniture company for 925.- {
( 00. charging her husband died be<rdotte
the company took away his
bed. (
The Court held Mrs. Johnson
would have to prove removal of the (
bed was the cause of death and not
S t\ ~ MmA nn>n.
rmnla contracted by sleeping on a ^
mattress on a drafty floor.
Umir, Colo., Mar. 1.?A hllxsarilj
horne xnowtill ranging In depth from)
rlx to seventeen Inches anchored
down today the travel bent topsoll of I'
the. South woeteVn "Dust Bowl" home '
of the black bllasards of the drouth
years.
Jollet. 111.. Mar. 1.?Tlhe mysteri <
ocs lover's lane deaths of two young <
students prompted officials to contdd
er a grand Jury investigation today
of conditions at the Jollet Townshin
High School.
The student*. Ruth Virginia Un- I
derwood 17. and William Engtmann. i
111, were found dead In an automobile
parked on a wooded park road. 1
Coroner I.<ondus Bremen said the <
girl died of Mtramrulation and thm
Engimann nreatunably died of carbon
monoxide ipotoontng aeveral |
boars later.
Cleveland. >fitr. 1.?Secretary
Ickee attacked last night "high pow- 1
ered mall order propaganda. Intended.
he said to eowae national oonfua 1
J. . km and - governmental prostration.
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Lra Angelev. Mar. l.Pollce started <
s roundup of suspected sex terror
."lata today after exhmstlng most of
the clues that pointed to a 1??loua
suitor as the slaver of Anya Sosoye- (
va. former Ztegtleld dancer.
Since the 33 year old blonde was
. totally beaten on the T>os Angeles '
Cltv College campus last Friday
night, no substantial headway has
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Di ?n in h.u e -ui MnvinK tnc mysterious
case, detectives admitted. J
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New York. Mar. 1.??New York |
World's Fair officials, who bone to
dhow the "world of tomorrow to RO.
000,000 customers, -pondered today
whether to establish a Seilv Rand (
nude ranch among the wonders of
Flustnc Meadows.
Pwsco. Wash.. Mar. 1.?RaHwey of j
ficteits and county- authorities Investigated
today the eraestag collUfon
of a Northern Pacific paaaenger 1
train and a Union Padfflc freight
train Id which twotrstamen were
Mlled and two others were Injured
Cattle-load freight oar was smashed.
The paaeenger train. a "local'
btund from Walla Walla. Wash., to
v PaoOo J|or connection with Seattle,
ran broadside lpto the freight at the
AttaUn "crossing, and 12 miles southeast
of here, at 0 o'clock Met night. 1
Laughing Aroui
With IRVD
The Lick That ^
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|'MERE wu Scotchman who ha
upon the aobjoct of strong dr
colored by the fact that her hash
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Concord, March 1,?Mr. and Mrs. (
H L. Tucker of Concord and U. A.
Black of SuininervlHe, S. C.. are patients
In a local hospital where they ;
are receiving treatment for injuries '
!n accidents during the week-end. j
Black was driving an oil truck which
was In collision with a car driven by !
Miss Gladys Lor sen, Metropolitan
nurse. Miss Larsen received minor
iti's and bruises but Black's injuries
were mere serious although nit dangerous.
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Mr. and Mrs. Tucker were Injured ^
In an accident Sunday night,
Wlnston-Sslein. Mar. 1.?Hearing 1
of a petition for a stay of the 8tate
I'tSlty Commission's order permit '
ting the Atlantic and Yadkin Railway
t? discontinue passenger ser- 1
mm mm ? f if li i mmim}'
by Judge Jchn H. Clement In Super- 1
lor Court h-re yesterday.
Ttie conmluIon's order would peri'
Uilt the railway to discontinue pas- 1
senger erv'Vje from Greensboro to 1
Itamseur and to operate mixed train 1
from Stanford to Mt. Aliy. Citlxen:* 1
of towns along the Tina appealed '
from the commission "a i otto*
Raleigh. Mar. 1?The Joint Finance
C'ir$n;'ttee needed to find 1
only $300,000 todoy to bring the rev '
pi>ue WU in line with the $154,361.292
appropriations bHI. . |
Finance leaders predicted the bill
would be reedy to report out before ,
the end of the week. The trap be- ,
ween tre two Mlla waa further reduced
laat (right when the committee (
voted to Increaee Income taxes one- {
fourth of 1 percent and to raise liquor
taxes from 7 to 8 1-2 percent. ,
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Raleigh. Mar. 1.?Soon some of the
lilghwav patrol's- .radio cars may
have radio transmitters. I
The petrol has been experiment- |
!ng with radio transmitters for the |
past few weeks.
All the patrol cars are now equipped
with receiving sets. ,
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Former College President
To Address lions
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Rev. John McSween, former President
of Presbyterian College. Clin- ,
ton, S. C., will address the Lions
Club at their regular meeting this ,
evening at the Mountain View Hotel.
Rev. JMcSween is now Pastor of the
Presbyterian Church hi Cheater 8.
[!. ReV. McSween was President of
P. C.. when Ltons Fred Stall worth
nnd If4lrn Mtlnm lifioeao. atnd&nt.
- *?*nw " V4 oiuvcuiiy l I XT" 1 XT
>nd -tt was through thefr efforts that
lie is to speak this evening.
Merchants Association
To Meet
The regular mpnthly meeting of
the Kings Mountain Merchants Association
will be held at the City
Hall Tuesday night, March 7. at 8:00
i>. M. All morabers are urged to be
present.
Firemen Called Out
Firemen were called out Tues&ty
morning about 10:80 In a pouring
flown rain to elttaguieh a fire at the
Pauline Mill Waate House on Waco
Road. Some damage was done the
waste material but K oould not be
learned the exact amount of the loss.
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S. COBB I
d a wife end the had strong views
ink. It is possible her views were
and was of eonvival habits. Also
mr of her league and the weight
and badly befuddled. He managed
aheniug her, bet, in order to reach
necessary for him to pass through
dratieo. Be get down on his hands
ms tbe intervening floor apace. But
dark bulk that was in ana's roach
said: "Come, Jocko, Jocko I"
tnenV| said the husband neat day
my. ^ had the rare intelligenee to
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KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C. T
MRS. L. B. JAEGER
BURIED SUNDAV
Services For Beloved - Women At
First Presbyterian Churcn Were
i-teld At Three O'Clock.
After on illness extending over sev
Dial weeks Mrs. Lillian BlSselt Jaeger.
one of the leading women of
Florence passed away at the home
it her daughter, Mrs. W. Brooks
Smith 011 South Ikurgan street at
12:20 a. in., February 25, 1030. Born
In Ilichinond, Indiana, June 8, 1867,
he daughteir ol 'lUomas Blssett,, a
atlve of KdingUurgh, Scotland, Btid
i .j wile. Janet Blsset Smith, a nai
vr of the Isle of Isla, Sco'l&nd, she
mover. with her family In early to
( hie no, Illinois. Subsequently her
father was made master mechanic of
ibe railroad shops in Florence and to
I his place athe uainc to make her
Ivtme wheu she was but a girl of
Id. md there she remained to the
nd of her.
After attending school at the old
ttumter Institute in Somter, she was
married on January 25. la>9 In the
!>ldFSs!B5Te?1aff"TmfflFt^^^fl^TT0fPI^Pf
to her chlldhcod swecthbart, -Henry
J. Jaeger, who had followed bei
south. The husband was for years
a widely known aud popular locomoii\e
engineer on the Atlantic Coast
Line Ilallioad and was killed In the
lirallmcnt of her train at Klngstree
4. C., on November 20, 1918.
To this fine couple six children
were born, fife daughters and one
win. all of whom grew to maturity
and still survive.
con mooring ner Heritage it was
but natural that Mrs. Jaeger should
embrace the Presbyterian faith, so
:n September 19, 1884, she Joined
Ibe F>rst Presbyterian church of
Florence; and from that duy until
[he day of her death that church .had
no more loyal, faithful and consecra
led member, in tlve choir in hef
iC'Uiig days and In the Sunday school
ifee various church sxlettes and circles
even almost to end of her Iffe.
-lie was ever the devoted and sacrificing
worker. She was a churchgoer,
and iunless prevented unavoldly
was never absent from her pew.
In addition to her church duties
she also found time for activities In
other chimes. Notable was her Inter
eat In the G. I. A., which she served,
one time as president, sad In The
Kastero Star.
It is no exaggeration to say that
no wiman in Florence had more
friends and admirers, end none was
more unversally loved. The secret of
fills was her radiant, cheerful personality,
her sweet disposition and
her love for people. She exemplified
the maxim that she who would have
uiciiuB iiiubi wu>w uimaeii irienoiy
Endeared with a quick mind and
a sparkling wit 8he never used them
to wound or offend, but to them to
enliven hear friends and to attract
them to her. She lived en active, use
ful and exemplery lite and this community
is vastly richer as a consequence.
'Surviving her. are the following
children: Henry J. Jaeger, Marlon,
S. C., Miss Janet Jaeger, Florence
Mrs. W. Brooks Smith, Florence,
Mrs. W. Campbell Sprat t, Fredericks
burg, Vs., Mrs. Mertwther Lewis,
KarmvUle. Vs. sad Mrs. Paul D. Patrick,
Kings Mountain, N. C. Nlhe
grandchildren also survive her.
The funeral services were held In
the Phut Presbyterian church of
Florence at 3 o'clock on Sunday. Feb
ruary 26, 1936, and were conducted
by her pastor. Rev. H. rTocker Graham,
D. |D. Interment was in Mount
Hope cemetery. The active pallbearers
were Henry E. Davis, Dr. L. B.
Baiters, H. H. McKelthen. J. C. McClenaghon,
J. C. Weeks and W. J.
Eaton, Sr;
The following from Kings Mountain
attended the funeral, Messrs
Pbul Matmey. J. O. iDarracott. O. W.
Myers and Carl Davidson.?Morning
News (Florence, S. C.)
Wesley A. Carroll Dies
Wesley A. Carroll died at his
home north- of the city limits on Fob
ruary 2&. after m lingering Illness of
several month. Mr. Cirroll. who *?
57 yean of age. was the eldest son
of the late Mr. and Mm William
Carroll. He spent his entire life In
this communty where he was well
known and respected for his honesty
and nprfchtnaaa of character.
He la survived by Ms widow, Mrs.
Pearl Carroll; three children, Glenn,
Kenneth and Mentha; seven sisters
and three brothers.
LOWLY IMPROVING
Mr. O. A. Rhea, motor route earner
tar the Charlotte Observer, who
suffered a fractured leg and fractured
knee in ? tall. Is slowly improvIng.
Mr. Rhaa fan still a patient at
Marcy Hospital, Charlotts, where he
was carried following the accident
four waaha ago.
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HURSDAY, MARCH- 2, 1939
Kings Mountain
Library Passes
Second Milestone
, The kiugB Mountain Public Library
has already passed its second
milestone and Is now in its third
vear of service to book lovers of
ijils community. The popularity of
the Public Library steadily increas:-s
as is shown by the gain In the
numbers of books read during the
first year compared with Che first.
During .the second year a total of
27.921 books were read compared
v illi 21.907 for the first year, which
Is a gain of 6,014 books.
The Public Library new has 2,133
nu-wbers whlth Is m very high membership
when the population of 5.632
U considered, which shows that way
"over one-third of the ent're popula*
lion are users of the Library.
, A total of 1..863 books now belong
' i "in I Ihrrtrv 'inilflr-n^UaaaajaBh
bcr of phatnpbiets. booklets and
magazines. All books are free for the
asking, the rental shelf has been
abundoned.
Citizens of Kings Mountain are In
vltcd to use their Library, and enjoy
Ihe pleasure -that conies from reading
good books.
New Pnlireman Renlorec
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Smith
Patrol avail Jim Smith who has
la en a member of the local force
for the past year resigned' Tuesday
to enter Into business for himself.
He has been succeeded by John
Harris of Spindale who has been
highly recommended. Mr. Harris
started on hie rounds Wednesday.
MINER ELECT
B. G. Barber Passes
Funeral services were conducted
(or Mr. B. O. Barber Sunday afterindon
at Bethlehem Baptist Church
friv itev. J. W. 3utile,_where he -was
V\ member for a number of years. He
|died Saturday at 12:15 after a three
day Illness. He was 76 years of age
and was married 62 yeans to Miss
Mollie Wells who survives him with
i:iue children, namely: Mrs. L M.
Logan, Mrs, Alvin YarbrougU. Miss
Abba Barber, Mr. Cline Barber, Caroil.
Broadus, all of Kings Mountain,
und Mm R. L. Hartley of Lenoir, N.
and Mr. Oa Barber of Westminster.
S C. Mrs. H. F. Ware preceded
him to the grave a number of years
' fo. One brother and sister also survive:
Mr. George P. Barber of Kings
Mountain anxl Mrs. Rush Harmon of
Sylve>3ter, Ga. He has 25 grand cliildren
and one grcat-grandlchild.
The active ipallbesrers were Darwin
MjcCarter, Ned Hughes. Ted
Weir, Hllllard Black. James Clonln
get. ' James Logan.
(Honorary pallbearers were: Bob
Welts. James Patterson, G. F. Ham
bright, Tom Blalock, W. O. Hughes.
S. 8. Weir, Joe Wearer. Gan Welle
Claude Ware. Maxle Herndon.
Flower girls were the nieces ot the
deceased.
Hie going has cast a shadow ot
sadness over the entire community
a here he has lived most ot his life.
He was liked by every one for he
never met e< stranger. He could always
have & cheerful word to all
whom he met.
Will Rogers9
Humorous Story
By WILL ROGERS
| "MiS Is a story I always liked:
.. k*** heard it, bat
then will be so ham in repeating.
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A Burglar wtm wliMi a Wbm
H oulgtiy m imnftU but hi# shots
WW* aoi lllMud thoy w.rts
?Mm ft hflioft H? bed jwat
iftilll the ftMT of th. bedroom
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Frank L. Cobb Dies
In Charleston
Frank Leslie Cobb. 39. uatlve of
King^ Mountain, died Sunday afternoon
In a Charleston, 8. C., hospitnl
after having been rtislusl th?re two
week? axo by seaplane following a
hdart attack suffered on his merchant
marine ship, Citibore, several
hundred miles at sea.
* His parents, wife and son, and oth r
members of his family were at
Ills bedside.
He was chief officer of the Cubore. i
.\h1ch is among the largest in the
inerchhot marine, and was engaged j
In the t ratmoortat ton of steel and
other merchandise along the eastem
coast of the United States. \
The flag-draped casket was borne
to the game ?tt Bethlehem cemetery
by pallbearers selected from the
American Legfon and members of
Hie Otis Oreen Post attended In a
body.
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Funeral services were held here'
a* the home of his parents.. Mr. and ,
Mrs. A. B. Cobb. Tuesday afternoon
a-jlM?A'lt.b Rev- E W. Ko? in;
His widow. the former Mini* Nellie'
Hlythe of llcwnwr City and a son.,
J.njmy. oged 16 survive. His parents |
live here. Four brothers, Howell
Cobb of CInninljhim, Aln . Russell
Cobb of Dotrclt, Mtfrh.. A. I). Cobb of
Urn senior Cltv and Tom Cobb nt
lionie; and three sisters Mrs. James
\an Pelt of Belmont; Mrs. Tom
Shetl' of Dallas, and Mrs. John*
Ffan: Harmon of Castonia survive.
. After enlisting In the I'nlted Sia-'
tea Navy on Jan. 14. 191,7. hp climbed
rapidly In the service ranks. During
the World War he was chief gunners
imrte on the Destroyer Samson and
stnee The \war bad been employed
in the merchant marine. He was
chief officer of the Cubort* at the
time of hiB death.
ROCUTED
Murray Colhouh. nged 22, met
death last Thursday afternoon at the
gold mine about two miles south of
here when he was electrocuted
while operating an electric welding
machine. He was winking with his
father. iCOihotm, superintendent of
the mine, when the accident happen
ed. He was rushed to Kings Mountain,
and Drs. Rameeur .and Hill
worked on him for several hours, try!
injt to resuaticate him. but he succumbed.
The following assisted the
-doctors in gtvtng?artificial respiraton:
Bill Murray, Grady Kng, Harold
Hunnlcutt and Marvin Wingate.
It is thought that a snort circuit
or faulty wiring might have been
responsible. Young Cotboun was
standing in (the mud' at ,tlte Time
of the accident and this fact might
have added to .the chances of accl
Idtntal ideath fronrc eleoitrocutton.
; The fyneiial and interment tooV
place at Weat River, Maryland, tfoe
1 home of his wife, who was formerly
Miss Kitty Rtggs of Washington, d.
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Young Colhoun is survived by his
wife, a baby son, and his (lathee and
mother, Mr. Mr. add Mrs. Henry M.
Colhoun. The father and the
Were both experienced mining engisears
and Mr. Colhoun., the elder,
tie superintendent of the mine, was
employed by Carwidfan interests,
who owned tbe old Maunev mine, on
the York rood
The family had been living hi
Kings Mountain for about a year end
had gsfcied the esteem and affection
of a large number of people.
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Annual Meeting Stockholders
Home B. & L.
Association
Assoolation Makes Enviable Record
The sixteenth annual meeting of
the stockholders of the Horn? Build
!ng and L-oan Association, of Kings
Mountain vat held last Thursday
evening at the CRy Hall, with a rep'
resentatlve attendance.
' O. A. Bridge* presided in the absence
of the president and vice-president.
both of whom were In Florida.
A report of the past year's work
was given by ttu. Secretory. A. JH
Patterson, and a comparison with
the report of previous year showed
substantial gains.
Short talks were made by some
of the stockholders and the directors
snd secretary were commended for
the enviable record made during the
past year.
.A number of loans made for building.
remodeling, end purchasing
wore reported.
ah directors were reelected by the
stockholders. They are J. E. Anthony
J. B. Thomas son, Z. f. Cranford, T
H: Harmon' It L. Alexander. I. Grady
Patterson, J. B. Mauney, 0 a. Brld
S?a and a. H. Patterson.
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FIVE CENTS PER COPY
Wants Opinions
On "Bone
Dry Law"
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Ttepreseiitailve O. M. Mull has requested
The I Cera Id to publish tho
lMJli>v to ascertain iiio opinions
of Kings Mountain cilUeits rel
u.tive to the blU he proposes to introduce
(luring the present session
of t^i-o State Legislature,
lows:
Keprestejicptlf-e Mull's letter frlTo
The Editor of Tlie Kings Moan.nil
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As Hopresen tative of the people of
Cleveland county in the present Ueu
i ral Assembly, I have receive I many
petitions. letters and personal suggestions
on the Proliibitloti question
us It affects Cleveland county. I
would aippreofcr.te the opportunity of
conveying this message to the poo
pie if the county through the facilii
its of your excel hut palter.
it. the request that the Jetfr. a gains'
"bootlegging" should be strengthened.
The sheriff of the count), tho
Chief of >*ollce of Kings Mountain,
and many other good citizens have
particularly refcried to the law that '
permits any pe.-aon to have one gallon
of liquor at one time a:*d a different
gallon at as mauy subsequent
times in the same day ias? lie may dc?tre.
The complaint Ih that this permits
the "bootlegger" to secretly obtain
a large quantity of liquor and
hide Sprue away at some seciet spot,
and thereafter boldly and openly
carry one gallon at a time for Indiscriminate
sale. Under the law he Is
protect**? In the possession of one
gallon, and cannot be convicted unless
the hiding place of the? larger
quantity can be located, or direct
proof of an actual aale established.
Apparently all agree that this should
be corrected.
Likewise there seems to be genesal
agreement that fermented and Intoxicating
wines dbotuld be claused
with liquor, and their salt- prohibited.
The Chief of Police of Shelby and
many otheT good citizens have likewise
called to my attention the fact
thgt. intoxicating hay rum, and other
InloKScaMog extreme and liquids, are
be'nig sold for bevemage purposes,
and if a law against such pradices
Is obtained, this harmful situation
can and will be eliminated.
I haVe received trfany messages
and petitions requesting that the
sale of beer be prohibited. In Cleveland
county; yet ithere Is not the u- 1
nsnlmity in tills matte.r as on the
other questions above referred to.
Some good people insist that beer
should not bo classed with liquorand
wine. I do not know to what extent
this opinion prevails in the coun
ty1
do not presume that it Is necessary
for me to say that personally T
eim now and have always been for
absolute prohibition because I believe
it to the best way to deal with
this perplexing problent 'n older to
promote the beat Interests oft all the
people. However, I realize that In my
official capacity I am the representative
of the people of Cleveland
county, and as such It is nvy duty
and official obHgatftoa to respond to
tbelr washes.
In deciding on thla question two
things should be considered. First,
tlfte merit "Of the |mv to be enacted;
but. in the second place, for the law
to result In any benefit, it must be
such a law as to recetve the sincere
apprival at the people affected, so as
to ensure its enforcement. In order
to accomplish good, the law must be
| enforced by the will of the people.
The one thing that accounts for
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byV^T^ME^PRE$TON
(Opinions Expressed in This Column
Arc Not NeceeearMy th? Views of
This Newenaoer.Y
By all tftfe old political phillslphl
M k Is unwise to act contrary to
l*ublto d fires. Mean In*, in other
words, tfcat the wise public official
follows public opinion In deciding on
public questions.
However, in Washington this week
one ot the strangest argtsnewts ewer
witnessed by Capital observers Is going
on m official high place, lb* argument
Is over the merit of thttt phikMophy.
It le strange because Washington
In supposedly a center of political
wisdom.
The question, fan effect Is: "To fol /
low pubWc opinion or public offnoa
be damned?"
It all started recently when certain j
officMs took up tbe cudgel to do bottle
wffth Congress and* tbe public ov-"
er tbe question of amending tbe Nar
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