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Tarboro, May 23.?Joshua RUise.
84. died in a Raleigh hospital yesterday
trout Injuries suffered in . a
highway accident April 18. Rouse's
fcuggy and au automdbile collided.
Sheriff W. E. Bardln said the automobile
was driven by J. L. Crowd#r
.. a rmfmiii .
Greensbct-o. May 28.?Dr. H. O.
Baity, professor of sanitary' engineer
log at the University of North Carolina
testified yesterday In the autt
of the Duke Pdhrer Company and
others to prevent construction of
High Pint's propdbed municipal pow
er plant that the Yadkin River. on
which the project would he built, wae
not a navlgableetream.
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Hickory.' May 28.?Anx^ooacesa.eat
was made here today by Lester G.
Clifford nrestdsnf of Ik* WCeVorv R&
tary Club, that the club would build
a patrol cabin at th? Piedmont B0y
Beaut camp at Lake Lanier a ear
"C ryon, aa a memorial to the late
Watt Shuford, whet for a number of
years was the modnt spirit behind
the work of the Boy Scouts of Amer
tea and whd served a? the vice-president
of the Piedmont Council in Catawba
County.
Raleigh. May 23.?Th? Supreme
Court will hear arguments tomorrow
on a auit brought by J. Paul Leonard
of Statesvilte. secretary cf the State
Fair Tax Commission, to test the con
slltutlonallty of Notth Carolina's 3
1>er cent sales tax.
The Fair Tax Association contends
that the tax Is discriminatory because
It Is not applied tct certain exempted
commodities, ft. claims the
tsx Is unconstitutional because the
Legislature which enacted It had not
reapportioned its membership on
the basis of the 1930 census. The
state collects between $lt,000.00b
and $12,000,000 annually from the
tax.
Cheraw. S. C.. May 23.?Miss Sara
jr Davis, fourteen year old Chesterfield
_ ""girl, was drowned Saturday afterneon
in a-lake near Sugar Loaf
Mountain Park, 18 mllea from here,
while attending a school picnic.
Miss Davis and a girl friend remained
at the lake while other mem
bers of the picnic party hiked to the
crest cf the nearby mountain. Miss
Davis lost her balance while walking
on a pier and fell into the water. Her
.body wag not recovered for nearly
two hours,
Local Firemen Aid In
Bessemer City Fire
| Kings Mountain Firemen answer-1
ed an emergency call from Bessemer
\ City Fire Department last night ahout
10:15 to aid In fighting a blare
that bad completely engulfed a
large warehouse which contained ap
I proximately 3,000 bales of crtton
waste. The building and contents
were said to- be owned by the Ooldherg
Interests.
The new $7,000.00 pumper made
the trip In quick order and immedlotcl'
-rat Into action to keep the
fire from spreading to adjoining
dwelling*.
Numbers of Kings Mountain citizens,
when the flews spread that the
fire was In Bessemer City, made the
trip, to witness . tthe spectacular
blue which was visible Tor miles.
Laughing Arot
With IRV]
Where Their Paths
By IRVH
IT IS recorded that up in T>u'nth
"* light a visiting pro*?.-'final,
local entry was masheu ii?v.
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to,
b tho aoeond round tho amat
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mnm if am aueomroixr
and him. tmaaorarDy. from fori
"Ami oSi^UlT* ho faquir
"Am jrauT?Til my yon am.
m . Tho big stiff caat hart yon. Just
m Ma tho hod aouadad for the
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?National News?
New York, May 23.?The Federal
Government began presentation of
evidence today against Martin T.
Manton fc'riner senior member of
the V. 8. Circuit Court ot Appeal*
and the nation's tcuth-runk'ng Judge
until he resigned under fire,, accused
frit
Mela, France. ,May 23.?Calvary
Adjutant Georges JCnvitle of the
.Wth Regiment of Dragons today waa
found guilty of eapionage and aenten
ced to twenty years Imprisonment.
Washington, May 23.?Members re
ported today that a Joint SenateHouse
Committee has agreed on a
ct'mpromise bill authorizing a $100.
(H'0,000 purchase of atretegic war ma
tciiala.
Washington. May 33.?An author!
tatlve report that President Roosevelt
baa decided to let Cctogresg take
the Initiative for any new Federal
upending coincided today with an an
eertlon by Senator Byrd. O.. Virginia.
that additional . expenditures
wchildi not promote recovery.
Washington, May 2.1.?Officials of
the Hnrmonle Cltfb In New Yorg
City Joined Dies Committee , agents
today in seeking^ a myatcricus ctub
waiter who supposedly furnished tna
terlal for antl-setnetic propaganda.
Cleveland. May 23.?Republic Steel
Corp., principal target of the Cctaxless
of Industrial Organlzatiotas in
Its 1937 strike against "Little Steel."'
struck back today with a $7.600,00<?
damage suit.
observers expressed the opinion that
\vhlle debate on the' Government's
Palestine plan had cut party lines,
the Government would muster sufficient
vtes today In the House' of
'Commons for approval.
Kansas City, May 23.?The 28 year
political saga of Tom Pendergast
leads to a prlscki eel next week with
the "Boss" owing the Federal Government
nearly a 81,000.000 and his
fortune cut to shreds by betting on
race he'rses.
Pendereaat was sentenced to a IS
month' term and fined $10,000 on his
piea of guilty to Income tax evasion
in 1935-36.
Little Rcbk. Ark.. May 23.?Four
arsons killed, scores Injured, and
property damage in excess of $1,000,
K-0 marked the passage of a Spring
t storm down the Arkansas River val
lev c* Central Arkansas late yesterday.
Eleve.n prisoners were missing In
the wake of the storm at Cummins
State Prison farm. Southeast of here,
where the wind tore down a stocknoe.
The missing, all negroes, were
believed to have fled In the confusion.
A number of prisoners were
hurt slightly by flying debris.
SMALL FIRE SAT. MORNING
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Firemen were called out Saturday
morning 8:06 to a negro house on
Wettereon street but the fire had
already been extinguished before the
arrival. Only slight damage was
done from the 611 stove which had
become Ignited.
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[N S. COBB
i Would Never Cross
S S. COBB
an am a tear pufilist wu induced to
In the ftrat round the nose of the
?Mef eeeeed ae he aaade Me geeeir
fie there r
war rastaia^d ajeryblaA ^e^aad a
%2*nE*. Of the third round. the
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KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C. T
Ceremony To Be Held At
Battleground Next ,.
Tuesday
Sponsen.-d by the American L<egton
I'apartment Commanders of North
Carolina and South Carolina, a cerecon*
will Ih< held on National Memorial
l>ay. Tuesday. May HO, 1939.
at the Kings Mountain National Mill
tury Park, near Vork. South Caroll
pa.
Thin Is th? first ceremony of, this
type held on thr national military
tark of frur thousand new. nnd l?
'a certain to hold a groat deal of InThe
ceremeny will net under way
tt 1:00 o'clock. P. M., and will last
r bo tit one hour. Men of prominence
a III speak wlile wreaths are betas
laid on the monumenta which have
heen erected to the memory of the
Americans who fought and won the
Rattle of Kings Mountain. October
7. 1780.
It la expected American Logicn
Porta will attend from many nearby
owns In.the Carolina*, some with
their dash Inn .Drum and Bugle Corpa
In their brilliant un uniforms.
T%e Kings Mountain National
Military* Park was established by an
Act of Congress In 1831. It Is one of
the park unlta administered by the
National Park 8err1ce. that branch
of the Department of the Interior
which administers all the ' national
parks of the United States.
Finals Beerin At Boiling
Springs May 25th
The scedtile of activities fcr the
eleventh commencement season of
Collins: Springs College have been
announced by Mr. Hubert C. Dixon.
I lean of the college.
The first event of the commencement
season will he a reclal at 8:00
o'clrck on Thursday night May 25.
This will he followed at 4:30 on Friday
afternoon. May 26. by the May
Festival.
On Saturday night. May 27, the
annual Alumni Banquet will be held j
with J. R. Cantrell. newly elected
president cf the colege, as the prin
cipal speaker. Oil Sunday; May 28.
the annual missionary pennon will
h delivered* by Rev.' W. A- Ayera
ct Forest City. The baccalaureate
?eruion will be delivered on Tuesday
night. May SO. by Dr. E. V. Hudson 1
Cratnerton. . I
The Senior play. "The Charm !
School." will be given on Wednesday '
night, May 31. under the direction of
Miss Ada Ham rick. Included la the j
r est is John Hicks of Kittys Mountain.
The college year <wlll close on
Thursday night, June I. The literpry
address will be delivered by Dr.
IW. A. Gibson of Wake Forest. The
giaduatlng class of 56 is the largest
iu the history <rf the college.
Model T Hits Parked Car
Turns Over
A model T Ford driven by Will
Howell who lives ori the Orover
Road struck the parked car, an Oidamobile
coupe, of Dr. J. 8. Norman in
front cf his home on East King
Street about 9:00 P. M. Monday
n'ght. The Ford turned up on ita
side and the front wheels were Jerked
apart from the ear. (The windshield
was net broken. The fenders
of tbe Oldstrobile were smashed up
and damaged to the extent of about
$26.00.
Tbe Ford was towed to the G. W.
King Garage and put tp runnii^
shaoe for about 826.00.
Community School Day
At Battleground Saturday
Community School Day will be
fittingly observed at the Kings Moun
' 'n Battleground next Saturday. At
is' time, the Adult schools of this
area, comprising 19 counties from
Burke to Moore county, will be
guests of the Cleveland County group
A picnic dinner wilt be served apd
program rendered at Camp One of
the Battleground and those interested
In the Adult School -work are inIted
to attend.
Miss Mable ftacon, state supefV'or,
Mr. Horace Orlgg. CV-inly school
;uperlntendent. advisory boards and
ctber wdll attend.
Exhibits of posters, works progress,
borne making, etc., will be an
Interesting feature cf the day's entertainment.
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AND iNVITKD TO PLAY AT
QASTONIA COTTON PCrnVAL
Oedrge Jenkins. Jr., general chairman
of the Qaatonta commerce has
announced that Kings Mountain
prise-winning band baa been invited
to play in the secdnd annual Cotton
Festival to bo bold in Oastooia during
tbe weak of Juno-It.
Governor Clyde Hdsy will bo ths
speaker at tbe coronation banquet of
tbe King and Queen of tbo Cotton
Festival.
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HUR8DAY, MAY 25, 1939
1939 Grac
Largest In
Saturday Will Be
Poppy Day
.Saturday Mav 27th. will be Poppy
'ay {q K.hk- Mountain, according to j
lr* Paul Muuney,. who Is chairman.
I'he popp'ea which are mad* by tb* i
red f(*r sale on ihe streets la the'
.uniii :ss section. citizens are aaked
o.observe the dav by wearing a memorial
poppy in bonCr of those who
tuve their lives In the World War,
xi.d to contribute (or the welfare of
the disabled veterans and dependent
families of veterans.
Kings Mountain has always contributed
generously this cause ar 1
lira. Mauney hopes oven more ?an
be raised this year.
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Ramnato
(?0 A
stray hound doit whirh was
bought to have been , mad was kill?d
by B W. Griffin Tuesday. The*
dr? was foaming at the mouth.and
-ad been all over Kings Mountain
biting every dog It met. The heed of
be dog has. been sent to Raleigh for
Inspect let* by State Health authorities.
but. a report had not been revived
late Wednesday night according
to Chief of Police Jimmy Burns.
Members of the police department
killed a total of 1* dogs Tuesday
which had beep bitten bv the rabies
Infested animal. More than 35 or 40
bogs wore known to hare been gttr.cked
by the doe but owners of the
does not killed hove them confined
at their hemes and at veterinarians
'n nearby towns. Owners of dogs are
vanned to keep their dogs confined
and not allow them to roam th#
s-reets.
All dogs are required to be vaccinated
yearly for rabies, and Chief
ttiirnp asked -that all owners who
b.nvewlfet already attended to this
-natter to do so at once.
RINGING CONVENTION
AT OAK GROVE
The regular singing convention
will bo h'-ld Sunday, at Oak Grove
according to an announcement from
| ''harlle Spearman. Memor'al Day
I ?wrvl< es will take place In the morn
1 'tic -*lrh a plrnic dinner being gerv.
od at noon. The public is invited to
it tend either cfae or both of the
services.
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Will Rogers'
Humorous Story
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By WILL ROGERS
'j'HERE vh a Sootch author that
oomt ovsr to America to leeture
a oouole of years ago. Ho
made a killing, telling American
audiences how erode America still
Is. When'he was fat New York,
setting ready to go beck home with
his dough, ha lost a nickel In
Columbus Circle. When ho was
handing the nickd to a taxi driver
for atiy his hand trembled at the
thought of what the taxi driver
was about to say, and the nickel
rolled away.
The Scotchman and the taxi
driver both hunted around for the
c a long time. They couldn't
fln<l it, and neither could the doorman
at tha theatre there. So the
Scotchman gave the taxi driver
another nickel, but he gave the
doorman his name and address,
and told h<ni to send on the nickel
If ho should come across It.
Die about it. V
So the HwiMmw wu beak thai
Other day, with a?ther lector* I
He mat to Cotmmbua Circle andl
'OUl)ld tSdttMhkir he rM \
wa^tcre^a^.^ ^w|^Say>
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luating Cls
School H
Merchants Vote Against
Half Holiday
The members of the King* Mouu;
M-Tiltnnts Association In a
meeting Motidav night a*.the OftY
of (be merchant* cculd clone one
lay. j?nd oiuer* could close another.
ho It *a? decided not to close at all.
According . to an announcement
I'tom the Secretary's office the folio*
ing opening and closing hour* for
he different atcres will go into effect
.Tune l*t. Merchants representing
each line of business met la
troupe during the meeting and decided
on the hours which ace an
follows:
.Furniture Stores. during week
cpeo 1:00 A. M..close 6:30 P. M,
and Saturdu). o;>en 8:<h) a. m. clone
8:30 P. M.; Hardware and Auto
Store wee* days open 7:00 A. *M.,
close 0:30 P. M, and Saturday opes
7:00 A. M.. clch? 8:30 P. M.; Dep.irtmebt
Stores, week days open
8-00 A. M . clo .e 5:30 P. M., and Saturday,
op< n 8:00 a. M.. close 8:00 P.
,K?; Grocery Stores. .Monday thru
Wednesday, open 7:00 A. M . close
7:00 P. M.. Thursday and Friday
open 7:00 A. M., close 8:00 P. M.,
and Saturday open 7:00 A M., close
10:30 P. M.
The directors were appoiutcd as a
committee to center with the County
oc-unnissiuiicrs about the license (ax
as to wticiher they were a statev
ide me. sure or ioi Cleveland
County only.
itlt'ii's Club Meets
ionight
The Men's Club will have their se-:
oi-d regular monthly meeting aud
I sapper this evening in the Woman s
I t ub building at 7:00 P. M. An. inter'
t Ming program has been arranged by
j the prcgram comiuiltee consisting o(
, Messrs Aubrey Mauuey, B. S. Peeler,
I and 1. B.Go forth, The program com
i mittee has invited and will honor
those who have gained 9tato-wide
ft cognition, aud at the same time,
advertised Kittys Mountain. The invi!
ted guests include, Mrs. E. W. Grif
ii.i. State Chairman. Surety Division
of Woman's Club,'Hetty Lee Neisier
j.nd 1-add Hamrick, Jr., Cclor-bearers
i ai World's Fair tor N. C. Day. Mrs.
' Aubrey Mauney. organ composer
! \. uu won state contest, Rachel
Smith who will sing a composition of
Mis. Mauney,. . Miles and Ernest
Mauney. talented musicians. Paul
Hendricks. Iland .Director, Dr. E. C,
('toper. Director of Religion of N. C.
Prisons, and Paul Nelsler, Jr.. repre
sentatlve td World's Fair.
M a l ine Recruiting Office
Opens In Charlotte
Sargeant Charles T. White, at the
t*. S. Marine Corps Recrlutlng Ser
vice, opened an ofTice in the Post Of
f;ce Building. Room 221, Charlotte
this week ft'r the purpose of Inter
viewing and examining young mer
for enlistment In the U. S. Marine
Corps.
Applicants must be white, single
e'ghth grade or above In educatioi
.and of gcOd habits and character.
Applictlons and pamphlets descril
ing the I'ft- iind opportunities of ?
Marine will he gladly furnished bj
the sergeant.
Applicants accepted will be trans
ported to Snvnnnah. Oa.. for final ei
"initiation and enlistment. Thosi
"!h>ted will be transferred to th<
Marine Rarracks, Parris Island, 8
C?- for the usual training prepara
tcry trt assignment to some ship
r-t hpol or barracks for duty,
Jean Ware Hostess At
World's Fair 1
f Miss Jean Ware, daughter of Mi
/und Mrs. M. A Ware has been s<
f lected as one of the twelve hostesi
es to greet the crowds at the Mat
Faddon Building at the New Yof
World's Fslr. Miss Wsre has pose
for nCme of the leading painters an
designers In New York, and this net
selection Is a , distinct honor to yj
^ Rings Mountain lady.
EXHIBIT AT WOMAN'S CLUB
An Interesting exhibit of work t
Adult Schools will be given at th
Kings Mountain Woman's Club c
next Wednesday afternoon from fot
tc six o'clock
Miss Clara Dale. Mrs. M. L. Hon
er sad Mrs. * P. Oltos wftl be I
chares. The public la tsrltsd to a
tend and a special tori tattoo 1s
tended
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I Tilt* br^>*>(L * i ?tiim iaiu < !?*-- *?
.h'hislorv of ttie Kings Miuitfain.
Schocl will revive their diplomas
next Tuesday e veiling in tile Ceutr.il
| School uudtir riuin The 64 seniors
cln??'d in their caps- and gowns will
man. professor of Hible and I'hiloeo
I |.h> at Davidson College will- be tho ,
| main speaker. Dr. Foreman gr-adua;
red from 'Davidson College and slnco ' 1
1 that time received degrees from
F'lnreton, Wavhlnetcn and I.ee, and
Yale Universities. He la an outstanding
scholar and public speaker
;:rd school officiate are very fortua ite
in securing his service* for tho
graduating address.
The nest largest clsss In tho
I Story of the gchrol was last year's .
with 48 graduates.
'I he commencement services will
lie held Sunday evening In tho
School Auditorium with the sermon
by Dr. Walton II. Greever, Secretary
oi the United Lutheran Church, head
ourrterg In New York City. Dr.
C. -cever. before being called to ho
i eccretary 01 tae iimieo uuineru
I Church. served the Church as Piinr
! In hi* native state of Virginia and
j tn South Carolina. 'He wa'a one of
tin- leaders tn expansion of the Southern
Lutheran Seminary at. Columbia
and a member of the. faculty foe
j a number of years. Dr Greever la
| our of the outstanding leaders la
! Lutheroc Church. ' .
Ue?. ri. W. Kox, pastor of Central
| Methcdist Caurch, has been selectI
ml as the main speaker lor the grad[.us-.ting
exercises of the Grammar
i School which will be held Monday
evening at tbe Central School Audiccriuin.
Superintendent It. N". Jta riies ex
! tends a ctrdHI invitation to the citlj
/.cue of Kings Mountain to .be pres
,] 1*t for the thre? exercises which
j nil' begin each evening at 8 o'clock.
. Complete programs for the threw
| inghts arc as follows: ' '
Comtuencement Sermon Sunday
May 28.
. Processional. ' >.
Ihvocation r? Rev. L B. Hamm
Hywm? ''Couif Thou Almighty
| King."
'Scripture Rending ? Rev. \Y. M. ?
| P.oyce.
"Lift Up Your Heads" ? Hopkins
i lit wiling ? 'Girls. Glee.Club.
I Introduction of Speaker ? Rev. L.
| It. Hainni. ..?
Sermon?Or Walton H. Greever.
"God's Treasures" ? Roys Gle?>
Cub.
Benediction ? Rev. W. M. Boyce.
'' Recessional.
Grammar School Graduating Excises
Monday. May 29.
Invocation ?"Rev. A. G. Sargeant.
"America The Beautiful' ? Audience.
Address
? Rev. E. W. For.
Grammar Schcol Glee Club.
Presentation of Certificates ? B.
N Barnes
Presentation of Medats ? C. Q.
[ White.
Benediction.
Graduating Exercises Tuesday.
^ May 30th.
Processional.
"Ant *.-a" ? Audience,
liitreduction of Speaker ? Rer. P.
, 1"). Patrick.
i Address ? Or. K. J. Foreman.
"O lively Night" ? Girla Gic?
> Club.
i Presentation of Diplomas D. M.
r Bridges.
Presentation of Class Gift?Jonen
- Fortune. . .
t'' Presentation of Medals.? C. F.
s Thomassou. . .
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r (Opinion* Expressed In This Column
> We Not Necessarily tho Viowa of
1 This Nowopopor.)
s- U Senator recently shouted during
k a (debate on the Senate floor; "It to
d difference of opinion that makaa
d worse racing." So It ia that a defforw
Ance of opinion appears likely to
y n.ake another kind of race In Washington
before Congress finally goes
home for a rest.
The difference of opinion in this
case will be over the subject of tan>f
alion. In Congress the opinion W S
e growing that taxes must be reduced '
? if recovery is to be accomplished,
ir lut In "downtown" Washington ?
that Is, In the chambers of the Braha
s- Trust and the thinker-uppers ? tho
In cplnlon Is still steadfast that Amert
lea can spend its way out of debt
w\ and depression, with the taxpayer
(Centra en Bdttorlal page)
i 'in ?i in film >in'J i i m, i uri'i'nmifi