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Spartan-burg. 3. C? Mar. 7.?A woman,
as yet not .positively identified
was found shct to death in ai parked
car on the airport road here this
morning and Marvin luuiovi. prt... . I
was found in a nearby field critical- <
ly wounded.
Newark. N. J., Mar.. 7j?-Brandled
peaches will never be shadowed by
State alcoholic beveioge control agents,
Commissioner D. Frederick
Burnett ruled today, unless they con
tain one hal of 1 per cent alcohol fit
fcr beverage use.
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Rome, ,Mar. 7.?The authoritative
Fas-clst editor Virgtnio Gayda called
on France totfay to turn over to Natkmiist
Oenerallsslmo Fancisco
Franco 'without delay" the Spanlsn
Republican fleet which has Bought
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Toledo. Ore., Mar. 7.?Eleanor i
Johns, 10, played hookey to rummage !
tl rough a dump. heap.
She found an old canvas belt eon-1
taining 26 $20 gold pieces. Author!*'
ties, unable to find the owner, bank-:
ed .the money for her.
Washington. Mar. 7.?Secretary of
the Treasury Morgan than advised
Congress today that "lasting recovery*
was the most Important thing
before the country.
Considering the world situation, he
said. It was so important that it tran*
cended party political considerations.
Salt Hake City, Mar. 7.?A firing
squad will be assembled here next j
month to execute 64 year old George'
Hayes, who expected to be hanged
for murder but chose to be shot.
Utah is the only State In which :
a condemned man. may make such a
choice.
Cleveland. jMar. 7.?An unusual |
squeak irt his automobile sent John
r. WeJdman to a mechanic. The let- J
ter solved the problem In a Jiffy. re-j
moving eight baby rats from a nest
among the sparkplugs.
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Toronto. Mot. 7.?Mr. and Mrs.
OUva DlOnne have been Invited - to
bring their yuintuplet, daughters to
Toronto to be presented to King
George and Queen Elizabeth May 22.'
Morfls, III., Mar. 7.?Ervln Hood.j
stolid 36 year old farmer. w?ts under!
death sentence today for slaying his!
closest friend. j
The principal figure in a bizarre
rural tragedy ?nd its strange court
room sequel. Wood was condemned
Vf>P.tOTfflov 1a H(a In iha olontel/i ?Vib(m
? ?vv.< WW/ *v u>? IU VUO VIQWIIIV WilOll |
April 14.
Lebanon, Mo., Mar. 7j?Thieves
who stole fourteen hens from Hike!
Ktlsey left a note tied Around the
neck of a big red rooster: v
"Thanks for the chickens. Will be
br.Ck after the rooster tomorrow
night."
Mahony City, .Pa., Mar. 7.?A 32
year old mother quoted by State Police
as saying she smothered her 3
year old son because he "orled too
much,' was held on a murder charge
today In Pennsylvania's second baby
slaying case in a. week.
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Some Lessons in
By niVIN
"TTF ACKER AY had the faculty for i
Under certain circumstances he
cerve force of tact.
Once upon a time a young- and
of cue of Thackeray's dear fri&nds.
thought night sake a hook. He est
pass on its merit*. Thackeray took
sheets. Next day he returned it to
' "Ky dear young Friend: 1 have
Wl yjn, that, differently arranged,
here, have before now constituted ill
"I can think of at least two Ame
'. similar conditions, likewise had reco
blow for well-moaning amateurs. An
Califomian to pass Judgment upon t
After reading ft, Bierce summi
lines:
MTho main criticism which I wo
volume are entirely too far apart."
And there is the historic instai
and producer who received a script
* write for the stage. With this con<
c found himself unable to agree. In rel
a with g letter as follows:?
"ICy dear Sir:
**3 have reed your plsy.
1x7 dear Slri"
Uaettssa Mews
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ationai news
i Brief Form
?State News?
Ualcigh Mar. 7.?Churlc-a G. Powell,
chairman, reported today that
lire unemployment compensation
commission disbursed $9,214,088.86
In benefits to unemployed persons
during the fourteen monthe endiug
reb. 28., with the fund having a balance
of $11,999,177.04 March. 1.
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Kaleigh, Mar. 7.?Representatives j
of the fishing, lumber and telephone '
iiH'jsti ies added their opposition to i
pendng wage and hour leglaltalon to
(Toy at hearings by the Joint Leglsla
live Committee, on Labor.
Captain John Nelson,, State Commercial
Fisheries CouunlsslonerT
and men having fish and fertiliser
tueincss contended a minimum wags
of 25 cents and hour and a ina*l-'
mum work week of 48 or' fewer
hours ' would "absolutely paralyze"
firriTstfnn^?y~'^~i
Raleigh, ,Mar. 7.?Fed by recent ,
reins. Eutern North Carolina rivers
continued to riso today inundating
thousands of acres of lowlands.
(The Neuse River was more than
seven feet tut of its banks at Gotd-.v j
hero. The Tar River was three feet!
and half above flood stage at Green*!
vllle. The Roanoke was a foot out of
Its banks at Weldon.
Damage (taring the flood has been'
confined mostly to the washing out!
of secondary highways and tobacco ]
seedling beds.
nalcigh, Mar. 7.?The States is
feeling the effects of (the nation's'
speeded up defense program.
Vance Raise, chief highway engineer.
said a draftsman had quit to
take a* Job in an airplane factory. De
mr nd for draftsmen and engineers
in P\VA and various Federal agen-j
flea. Kriso added, is making it hard
! get good men.
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iDurbam? Mar. 7.?Dan .Disicti,
guard on the University of North
Carolina football team, was in a Dun
ham hospital today, suffering from aj
dislocated vertebrae suffered In an J
fTUTblnotrile accident Saturday.
The cdr in which Decrtch and Steve
Maronic, tacikle, were riding collided
with another 'automobile. Maronic
was only slightly hurt and was dls
missea rrom me nospuai aiier iirst
aid treatment. ,
Concord1. Mar. 7.?A 'stork", shower
for en expectant father!
C. J. Reece gave a party recently
in Concord In honor of L A Thornburg
who Is expecting the stork tc
vlsrtt his home ere long. Refreshments
were served and then the
mt if present gave a variety of gifts
suitable to the occasion to the prospective
f3ther. About twenty guests
were present. '
San ford', Mar. 7.?Captain F. J. Caf
f?ry of Hampton Bay, Long Island
N. Y., and Jefferson Lybrandt of
Columbia, 8. C.. received Injuries
Sunday afternoon when the automobile
In which they were riding overturned)
after striking a tree when
they endeavored to avoid bitting pe
dcstrlans on the highway.
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tid the World j
* s. COBB
. Letter Writing
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S. COBB
Baying a great deal in a few words,
also could draw a tremendous reambitious
person who was the son
wrote a book, or what he fondlj
ME, OHMy'J |
ted the author of "Vanity Fair" to
the great mass of elosely written ,
the author with thia note:
read your manuscript and I wish to
the eame words which you used
terature."
rican writers who, under somewhat
arse to diplomacy in softening the '
ibroee Bieree was asked by a young
he tatter's first published work. /
id up his review in the following
old offer is that the covers of this
ice of the distinguished dramatist
from a man who thought he could
ilusion the professional playwright
turning the offering he accompanied
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KINGS MOUNTAIN. N- C. THI
Local Men f
Attend Scout
Board Meet. ?
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(By Aubrey Mauney)
Vh,e IMedmont Council Boy Scout ' '
Kxecutive Poar-i held their first
meeting of 1939 in Shelby at Hotel ti
Charles Tuesday evening Said was at- u
tende.6 by the following .men: B. S.
Nelll, I-add Hamrick, W. K. Muuney, ly
Adbrey Mauney; B N. Barnes and D b
>.l. Bridges. ' .]
Reports were heard from < i?b of
the eleven counties making up the *
council. Financial campaigns are un- *
. . rwa>' thVe ughout the area. to go
over the top lu raising the counc'l |f
budget of $15,f>00 The drive is to bejj:
mede in Shelby on the 14th and.-e
in Kings Mountain on the 15th. { p
The repcrt of Cleveland County 'l
was tirade by letter from the new "
county (chairman. Senator Ralph
tiifdner. Mr. -Gaidner could not be]
present on account of duties in R>al-!l
Tntf tw.ffvg s TWdf'tft'
CiOiiey of Shelby. County Scout Coin
uilssloner.
Tlie interest which the ucw Cleve-j
li nd County Chairman is taking in n
the organit Hton Is very gratifying h
and Indicates that-the program Is to e
be push>. d with real enthusiasm. 1 I
The council adapted a number of-\si
recommendations. An active coinmis- :l
sioner service was recommended as si
a means tf keeping up interest and
.'Activities in each troop. A complete
cheek vp ant'' report plan on lapsed]''
trocps was adopted. The restriction; K
on the wearing of th& Scout uniforms P'
by colored Scouts until reaching the x
First Class Rank was removed.
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Program Chairman B. N.- Barnes w
announced .that a Scouter Conven- 5i
tlon would; iie held ?t Lenoir-Rhyne n
College on the afternoon and even-'.*!
i ; of March 30th. Ail Scout leaders si
of the area \vero urged to attend.
\V. K. Mnunrv in;ide the report on .
Membership and urged the visitation
ef it oops by tlie men to present lap- I
aed organizations. *
11 .S. Neill was named c-n Kxecu- 1
*ive EctrJ member from Kings Mc/un '
tain and Aubrey Mauney was renamed
os chairman of Scouting in the
Lutheran Churches of the Plecfcnopt "
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League Play-Off To Be ^
In Kings Mountain
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The Qastou County League playoft,
games will be played here next j,,
Saturday night, March 11. There is a
four-way tie between Kings Mountain,
CroveB, C. iD. A., and Ranlo. y
The teams agreed to play the tournrmient
liero. The first, games starts ^
at 7:30 o'clock with Groves playing
Kanlo anc" the second game between .
| Kings Mountain and C. l>. A. at 8:30 v'
! in the High School Gymnasium. U
Thls> is to decide the winner of
tho last half in the league and those
attending are assured of seeing some v
of the best basketball In North Car- J
oilnu.
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Reading And Declamation ?
Winners Are Named <Winners
of the annua) Fulton Read ?
ing and Hord J>eclamation contests v
hive been announced aa Miss Eve- h
lyn Ooforth saying "{The Minuet" v
an.t D V. Hord", Jr., declaiming "The j,
Oreatesit Game in The World.'
The final contest was held last
week, at the high school building.
Other speiikere and their subjectsreadings.
'Miss Jacqueline Rawles.
"The Highwayman": Miss Carolyn
Campbell. 'The WitcheB 8abbath.
Orclcrnation. Ladd Hamrlck. Jr.,
"Believe It Or Not "; Jon^ "-" tune.
'Are These Our Children?; The Glee
Club dnder the direction of Miss
Virginia .Parsons sang "The Rosary.'
Three P. T. A. Groups
To Meet Jointly
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The Parent Teacher Associations
of the trree Kings Mountain schools
will meet Jointly next Tuesday even
ins in the Central 8chool Auditorium",
at 7:30. Mrs. W. P. Dorsey of
Ruth, N. C? (District Chairman will
deliver an address on the P. T. A.
word in general.
uMrs. Paul Mauney, President of
the Central School P T. A. asks that
the father* a* well as the mothers
attend this meeting. >
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Men's Club Meets'
This Evening
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1%e Mien's Club will meet this
evening in the Woman's Club Building
at 6:80. A abort business session
will precede the program. All members
are asked to be present.
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JRSDAY, MARCH 9, 1939
tccl To Spend Heavily
or 1939 Outlay Total
IN' W \Jrk, Mar. 7.?(IPS).?Aploxlmatcly
$126,000,000 will b<
r.t by sic?l companies during 193!
r new construction and equipment
coining to reports'of the Industry
we.
' rt: !: ductity's pc\3Cd expend!
ues for new equipment this yeai
i!s>e the total spent or to be speni
:v tuth purposes since 1934 tonear
one billion dhllars. The antounl
udgeted.for 1939 Is less tlinn was
pent in any of tlie preceding foul
t v.*. and represents a decline ol
bout 2f> p'T cemt from 1938, whet
105,000.000 was budgeted.
lu B<!d"l6n t.o the expansion pro
ranis rc\ red In their estimates foi
ItSSi however, a number of com pan
>? 'idleatefl tl:-it certain addltlona
tojrets new under .consldcratioi
light i# started in 1939 if the bust
ess outlook Improves sufficiently.
Newark. K, J.. Mar. 7.? (IPSi.?A
leriia's, ( r mies, in Kurope are seel
:5 to pofit by cowing division ate
cnfu.sion among the people, of th<
uite' S: . '.es, Mark M. Jones. Con
tilting Kcoiiomlst at President o
liV \1 tl?l.l-- ( /a - *
u?. ur.mmi iviiiii^- ^ */., AKrcn, unio
nld'recently In a speech here.
"It fiiianclally and competitive
! advantageous to the countries o
lui jpe." Mr. Jones said, 'to kee]
lie p nple of the Uulted States d
!de<l and confused. So long as the:
p.n do thl3 successfully, they eat
el certain that the United. Statei
111 not outsrlp them competltivelj
t the world's markets and will no'
.eve too far ahead of them , whlh
rey are squabbling among them
plres.v
Kings Mounl
Wins Again
?ai? TVeisler, Jr., T<T
Represent County At
Vorid's Fair
Fc.ul. Selsler, Jr.! son of Mr. an<
Irs Paul Nelsler of Kings Mcuntali
nd Miss Eleanor Hoey, daughter o:
It. and Mrs. Frank Hoey of Shelby
ive been selected by the Count:
enfmissioners to represent Cleve
iiid County June 19th at the Nev
crk World's Fair. This {late hai
eiii set aside as North Carolim
lay at the big fair. .
Two representatives of each coun
r in North Carolina have been In
tted to take part fn this celebra
on.
V. D. Weaver Suffers
Iroken Leg
,The many friends of Mr. W. E
t'eaver, well known local contracto
rill be sorry to learn that he stifTer
d a broken leg Monday afternooi
hlle moving the Lottie Gofortl
omo on the corner of Railroad A\
nue and Eaat Gold Street. Mr. Wea
ei fell when the porch, on whlc]
e W3* working, cdllapsed. The le
r.s broken near knee. Mr. Weave
> resting well. it wua learned.
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Will Rogers'
Humorous Story
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By WILL ROGERS
i'l HE Worst Joke I heard today
was told to me by an English
actor. It ia a little illustration of
English tact A lady was engaging
a near Butler, and she impressed on
each applicant the importance of
tact
"The great gneetion is, have you
tact? It needs great tact to handle
my house. We have all kinds of.
guests.*
"Lady, I am noted for my tact,*
Well, will yon give me any illustration
of some of your tact?"
"Well, Madam, in my last place
I was among various duties supposed
to clean the nleUeware on
the bathroom faucets. One day on
entering a bathroom, there, right
before my very eyes, was a Lady
standing fest ready to enter the
tub/what did I do, Ma'am? ?
Just said, 1 beg your pardon. Sir,'
and withdrew."
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Council Appc
Election Offi
Womanless Beauty
Contest t
r Oh Friday niglit, March 10. there {
will be a Wctnaiiless licuuty t'oh- r
" test held In the Kings Mountain ,
liigh School auditorium. It will no
' doubt he your greatest laugh of the 8
^ . -on When vcu see the male, con- (
' t,-slants .trip gracefully ! across the
' sii ge, tlad In the gat-Us of their
w lores and sweethearts. Just Imagine ,
. aigli'.f'-d srhpolw Titers, beardless [
r| youth. fat men and slim ones parad-j
J tng .ccross the floor. being judged j ]
j! for-their Individuality and natural I)
, hi amy Ywhen. this night of nights'^
. f-nni s. the father who is seeking an; j
venire's entertainment will he seen \
having his home at a rather eahW (
hour in-order iliat fie may- secure J
gecd seats for his entire family and j
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which beeius n't .8:00 o'clock; Tha ,
attmteeJon is id atld 25c. Tickets t
' ay be Hectjfcd from members of ,
. Home Room ii-n. ,
?l Besides the domical beauties en
'' ii" 'inink you. 'The Pour Stooges,"-<
S[ Smart. Little. Moffett. Hendricks,!
- will sine far you and there are runt- '
f ors that there will be some harmon- j
'.ilea playing..-Another special feature t
lis the Mcf'lain. Blnekwell, Hord. !
I Ix-dford quartet/ And last but not f
jlbnst. th?.Athletic'*, Ballet- wil pro '
i rent ot few of their most graceful f
?i?p'd most'difficult- numbers. / " ' P
*i This program is being sponsored j
r| by Mrs. Weir's homeroom for the]'
purpose of raisins money to pay forj 1
s!thr shrubbery that this group bought i
{irnd had planted around the gymnast-j
j nm. We urge the public to attend.''
! for we feel stive that yen wilt enjoy j
enough laughs to tnke (he place of 1
{your ouTters and dimes. j'
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The Kites Mountain School Band,
under the direction of Paul K. Hen- 1
dricks, added another laurel to its
Ung list of prizes by capturing first 1
place in the contest held in connec- '
, ton with the American Legion meet- '
J lng'in Shelby Monday. The Kings '
Mountain boys and girls marched
' and played their way to victory over
seme of the most outstanding hands 1
* in this section of the state. Tltej t
were a striking group with their
handsome uniforms, and a? ev: ryoiK ]
1 said who sow the exhibition. the
judges were right In their decision,
'* "the best team won." A beautiful '
cup. which was: donated by the Shel- '
b} Post of the Legion was awarded
the winners, and will have the date
and name engraved) on it.
There was a great deal of dlsnsis- ,
slow in King* Mountain Tuesday
morning about the account of the
' i bopd contest in a Charlotte newspa^
r ter slating that the Charlotte Band |
^ did not compete in the contesit, but
!l a long distant telephone conversation
h with one of the official Judges quick'
ly cleared up the erroneous account,
i* The official judge stated that the
It Charlotte Band did compete for the
S cup. and the Kings Mountain lads
f and lassies were declared "lope ;*of J
them all.' The judge went on to iuty
'Charlctte Band was late in arriving
and insisted that they be given- a
chance in the contest, which request
was granted."
Other Bands competing were: Forest
City. Lincolnton, Gastonia. Shelby.
"Morgantoh* Statesvllle, and
Snindnlo pjivp ? ftonmnatm t Irvn hut
asked not to be considered for the
award. '
Kings Mountain is proud of her
land as they have every reason to
te. The band baa nlade wonderful
ptogress since its organization about
four years ago.
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Little Theatre Meets
This Evening
Me *ts of the Little Theartre
are * '"''ad of their meeting to be
held tiV~ evening in the Woman's
Club Building at 7:30. Friends are
Invited to oome. and witness the rehearsal.
Merchants Met Tuesday1
Night
.Members of the Kings Mountain
Mercnant* ^association met Tuesday
rilyht in the Court Room of the
City Hall. President J. B. Keeter pre
aided. Only routine bualness was
transacted at the recular monthly
meettnc. i ;j ;
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rhc Town Council in their regular
?:< nthiy meeting held' MoimIu'. night
ippointed ollicials (or the x-oming etction,
to compiy" with, tin new sja?tn
of voting us' presetll>ed in the
tew law dividing the Town into five
vu rds,
K. I~ C utpliell was r appointed
is Tax L,ister .for the Towtt. ;Mr.
'ntilptiell hail alreauy 1)cen named
ie the tax lister for the County.
Olhclris' named and other matters
(luting to the new set-Up adopted
>y the Council follows:
Tito voting place for Wards Nos.
L and 2. shall be in the City Hall;
or .Ward No. 2. In the Bh?it|x Mill
Pore; for Ward. No. 4, In the Kings
Mountain Mfg. Co. Store; and for
>\ urd No. 5 in the Cleveland Motor
70. ; *,
The Board ordered that a new regst
rat ion be held in each Ward and
'.t'xg.ii ? '.to... .tiigirjuow
uitted to vote lit the eoming olecions.
the registration bsohs fc.r tre -
?. irginiiauvii aiiau ne open at ina
oilng places 011 Saturday, April 1,
u'.d for three s Hv'cssiv'- Sa t:relays,
losing on Saturdny. April 2.
mie Board appointed as registrar
or Ward No, 1. T). H. HOuser, and
i.dei s. VV. A. Hldenhour olid Ed Pitcrson;
for Ward No 2. Registrar,
3. A. t "reuse, Judges. 14. Arnold Klssr
and T. N. Harmon: for Ward No.
!. registrar, Boyd Putnam, judges, D
Pay,four and llaskel Wilson'; for
iVard No, 4. registrar W. P. "England
judges. Ross Roberts and W. K.
IVhite; for Ward No. '5. registrar,
""r.df* Ratterre, judges,'!. B. Gofortli, .
nid George Mauney.
The polls will he open from seven
V. M. until bIx P. M. cn Tuesday,
day 2. for the election of one Oomnissloner
in each of the five wards
>nd for one trustee in eceh word for
lie Kings Mountain Graded School
Districts. The trustee for Word No.
I shall be elected for a period cf two
pars.tne irusiee lor wnvtt z. lour
rears: the trustee for \\*3rd' No. 3,
Pour years; the trustee for Ward No.
1. six years: and the trustee for
it nrd No. 5 six years That part of
[he territory of the Kings Mountain
Graded School District outside of
the corporate limits andt on the East
side of the Southern Railway shall
voto in Ward No. 3 and that part of
Ihe territory In the Kiu.es Mountain
Iraded School District and cut side
?f the corporate limits on the West
side of the Southern Railway In
Ward No. 4.
Any person desiring to run as
Town Commissioner or School Tr.ua ,
;es shall at les.st five days before
the election file his announcement
In writing with the City Clerk.
PLAYS TO BE PRESENTED
r>T BETH-WARE
Two plays, a three act comedy,
'Gratnjnev Curt oil's Needle, p nd*?
With the Help of Pierrette." a one
eict fantasy will be presented at Beth 1
Ware High school on two nights, the
Id and 11th of March at 7:45, by the
Dramatic Club. The admission will
be 10 and 25 cents.
WORK BEGUN ON
RESIDENCE
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Wp\k has begun on a new six*
rooi^jfcslderfce for Mrs. Bessie Gantt
cp.tfth* corner lot of the former Char
les' Palls property on Gaston street.
Mr. Clyde Bennett is the contractor
in charge of the building.
.Mrs. Wm. Owen bought Mrs.
fnntt'9 property In East Kings Moun
tain.
(0aihiiUf?on
mQnu/MhcU
James Preston^
(Opinions Expressed In This Column
Are Not Necessarily the Vlevre ef
This Nswspaper.)
/Passage? from the book of Genisle
in the Oud- Tesitament may have
a 1939 icpunterpBTt in Washington.
The BtblUcal etory concern* an
"ever normal granary" system ?ut
111\-immuuu uy jvwimi to iwa
Pharotoh'a people during seven years
of drought. The modern vervton Is b?
sicaJly the seine hot administration
economists, (utibluehlngly, hare "Improved'
and expanded the (dep.
Joseph, ao itihe story goes, dreamed
of seven fat cows and seven lean
cows. In the dream, the lean qows
at the rtiit cows. Tp Joseph this foretold
seven years of plenty followed
by eerven yeans of drought. Accordingly,
he etored grain surpluses Airing
the seven bumper (drop years
and thus had food for the people In
Egypt In the mm lean yearn.
(Cont'd on Editorial page)