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Condensed In
Maiden. May S*.?Leonard Parkar,
M year old eon of Mr. aad Mr*. Oeo
M. Parker, was bund dead near hla
home here thla mornlag.
Police eald he apparently waa alec
tiocuted when a radio aerial wire
be was connecting contacted a Uve
wire.
jMonroe. May SO.?A near riot waa
avoided here last night when some
75 enrolleea of the Local Negro CCC
comp marched through town, breaking
automobile glaaaee. throwing
rocka, turning over garbage cana,
and generally Inatllllng terror thru
certain parte pf town.
rrhe trouble la aaid to hare started
when oae of the enrolleea claimed
to have been "rocked" In North hfoat^
roe. He returned to the camp, gathered
up a bunch oC other negroee
and net oat*to "paint the town red.'
.They left, the camp, located In tfce
southern part of Monroe, marohed
down the street forcing can to atop
~R:eafclng oar wtndowa with roeka.
kicking um ?Mh and curalng all
and anadry.
Durham. May 30.?Eighteen year
old MtMred Crank of El Ira be th City
, -stepped into a- ddep ' water bole
while wading In the Eno River near
here yeeterday and was drowned.
Younger compsnUV tried unsuc-ceesfuliy
to pull her to safety.
Raleigh. Mar 30.?Official North'
Carolina will move to the World's
Tair grounds In New York on June
19, determined to make a splash
loud enough to be heard by ever,
the most blase Yankee or foot-sore
visitor.
It will be North Carolina Day at I
the Flushing Flats exposition, so
Gov. Clyde R. Hoey, his staff, his
Council of State and his aides will
lead a delegation of Tar Heels ex pected
to number at least 5,000.
? Poppy Sales
A Success
The Poppy Sale. which ts sponsor ?r
annually by the American Legion
Auxiliary, 'was held last Saturday
with lira. Paul MSttffey ha chairman
end waa a distinct success. Nearly
700 popples wers Sold and naat sum
Teallsed, the money to be used in the
Auxiliary Rehabilitation program.
Girls winning prises for selling
poppies were Alice Betty Manney.
"Petty Patrick, Prances Crouae, Hellen
Ramsey, Vera Sergeant, Dorothy
Harmon and Sue Rnddook.
Merchants and firms contributing
f 1.00 and joining the 100 percent
group were: Phenlx Mill Store,
Crawford'i Grocery Store. Kings
Metpiajg Puniture Co., Elmer Lumber
Co , Phifer Hardware, Bridges
and Hamrlck, Manney Mill. W. A.
Ware Roller Mill. Baker's Grocery
Store, Sunrise Ice Cream, Dr. L. P.
Baiter.' D. P. Hord Furniture Co.,
r-lk " Department Store' add Rector's
Department Store.
As a part <* the Memorial Day
Program, the auxiliary placed a
-wreath of popples and an official
bronxe marker on the grave of Mrs.
P. P. Ormand, beloved past presi-J
don't of the local auxiliary. <
Laughing Arout
with irvit
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By IRVIN
TP TOU are a Gentile you mav lay
? yott are Jewish you nwv, w.th ?
acter la it was a temperamental Chi
here cf the tail was ef the Jewish
ed tills dsy^a esmskt at the^decse*
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Chatham. Vi , May M -Shciff A>
cber Overhey %nid 8am Hannaon.
Pittsylvania county negro clinmeu |
vlth slaving Constable William N. <
(oward. 40. near Calands yesterday, t
was captured at datflght today at
Ma father. i
Officers aald the negro was per t
suaded to attrrender by hts father, i
Walter Swanson. after he rad nought <
refuge at hia parents' home during
the night.
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Washington, May 29.?Anticipating (
a favorable reaction, the House i
Ways and Means Committee sought
the views of business groups today
on Secretary Morgenthau's sugges- j
tlons Cor corporate tax revision. <
A tax expert of the American Bar ,
i^Mpt^iqa-sBd-a representative - -ot
the National Fore'gn Trade Council <
were Invited to be the witnesses! ?
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Things, Iowa; May 20?Five little ?
children vlctlme of a tire which de- <
strayed their home Saturday night, .
will be burled here in simple ceree- \
w/:ny tomorrow. 1
State Fire Marshal John Strohm
returned to Das Moines after search
Ing the ruins of the Tom Price home
here, but did not disclose whether i
he had found the cause of (he tragic
blaze.
Chicago, May 30.?Harvesting of
the half billion dollar United States i
wheat, crop of 1939 Is under way In
Southern sections of the belt. 1
Threshing cf the first golden grain
of the season already is proceeding
'n early fields of Texas'and Oklahouta
where railroads have directed
their annual earlv summer concentration
of cars to haul wheat to mar- ,
ket. i'
Washington. May 30.?High army
officials are preparing the most In- ^
enslve recruiting campaign sine*
he World War, wltr a goal of neatly
115.000 recruit*' or reenllstments An
the next thirteen months. /
The drive Is designed to meet re*
tilacement and expansion needs V of
he air corps and other branches\gf
tre service.
Eighteen hug* recruiting station*
on wheels, new slogans, posters an*
motion pictures will be used.
Auxiliary Birthday
i'ROGRAM
The annual Auxiliary Birthday pro
gram of the Presbyterian Church
will be given Wednesday, June 7, at
3" 00 p. m. In the Fellowship Hall.
The special Foreign Mission Offering
t .ken at this tlmewlll be need
In establishing the Mmlston*PMr>
log kknorlal Fund for Girls' Hones
n the Belgian Congo. Africa.
The urgent need of the people of
"the Dark Continent" wee vividly
presented by JDr. Stixrud, medical
misbtonary to. Africa, in his recent
address to the Kings Mountain Pros
b)ter!al. ,
- A playlet. "From Strength to/
strength" will be presented witv
the following in the cast: Mr*. Pajp
Muuney, Mrs. W. B. Thompson, lft/s
Pirbarn Summltt.
' The entire church membership lis*
cordially Invited to attend afed y>
remain for the brief social hour lm>
mediately following the program. >
J
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J S. COBB
ling Grief
S. COBB
' this story on th? Jewish race. If
tau&l right, ity priodotl ehtr*
StianTln the vc.sienl hMrdtte
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KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C.
fatherine O'Farrell
Earned Beauty Queen
Katharine O'Karrell. attract!'
ni'thier of Captain and Mn O. I
3 Farrell. vai selected beauty que?
?f Mtckluoburf Independence Oi
?. 0.. recently. by ibr North Carol
li Democratic Club. It is a dim in
miior fur both Miss O'Farrell ai
Kings Mountain U> be crownt
I'fcn with 100 "lovely ladles" 1
be competition.
The column. "Watching Waahln
on," by Robert Erwln. which a
wars each week In The State. > hi
it#- following to say about Ml
TFarrell's achievement:
"Miss Katharine O'Farrell. prat
rnung brunette from Kings Mon
r.ln, was crowned beauty queen i
he Democratic Club Ball. Her sel<
lion followed the grand march
100 counties, led by President at
Mrs. Young M. Smith. Each coast
In the 8tate bad a girl sponsor, tl
county name inscribed on n rlbbt
the wore. ^ . I
Some congre*mlonal*4ialritl?.4afl
to have a, young lady present fro
Vlftk fsi tVt aI*> AANItllbd BA #A?S !
Rteoln*. Mlia O'Farrell. who la tea
Cleveland Countv, played the pt
it M1s* Warren County ore*
Judge Kerr'a District. This. howev
didn't lessen the pride ot Tom Oi
land. Major Bulwtnkle'a lieutenant
In the victory of the young lai
from the Rulwlnkle bailiwick.
Capitol Hill and the Federal I
p.irtmcnts were very wel repreaei
od. Including secretaries from v
'uallv everv ocngresslonal offl<
Senator Boh Reynolds was reprec
?cd by son. Bob. Jr.. now an att<
nev In the department of Justice. 1
eldentallv. young Bob looks a 1
like his father and ehows many
the mannerisms of his crusadli
parent."
Local Man
Bar President
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J. Roan Davis, ppcminent Kin
Mountain attorney, waa last Frld
night elected president or the Cle
lend County Bar Association at
barbecue and business meeting hi
at the Cleveland Springs Qount
Club. He succeeds O. M. Mull
Shelby, president for the past yea
.4
Other officers named by the i
soctatlo nare John P. Moll,
president; L. T. Hamriok, secretar
and Ralph Gardner, treasurer.
Members of the bar decided
have at leaat three meetings i
year, to be at the call of the pre
dent. There were 2S lawyers press
Mr. Deris was a former law pa
rer of Ex-Gpveruor Gardner, and
town attorney tor Klacs Mounts
Ho la teaehor of the Men's Bti
Class of Central Methodist chun
Attorney Deris u a graduate
Tr.nity College, new Dnke Usurer
ty.
Local Man On State B. &
L. League Program S
^ A. H. Patterson, Secretary of t
Home Building and Loan Assoc
Hon, will serve on the Promotl
Committee fcr the _3Rth Annual C<
ventlon of the North Carolina Bui
Ing and Loan League, to be held
WrlghtsviTte Beach, June 47?29.
A very practical program of I
di&sseg and discussions will be giv
Including forums on Appraisals. W
ntrday. June 28th, and Construct!
Loans. June 29th. Among the n
features of this Convention are t
special celebration for those w
have been directors or officers
b 'ldlng and loan associations
2.". years or more; and an Advert
Ing and Business Development C
test. The latter will be In the mi
ore dealing? with newnnanar .gitv
t'slng because this Is the prtncl
fcrm of advertising used by build
and Lioan associations of the Sts
Music Recital
Miss Virginia Parsons will i
sent her pupils In a recital on Th
day evening, June 1, at t:16 o*cl<
In the Central school auditorium.
Those taking part are Peggy B
er. Helen Pay Cash, Sybil Da
Alda Jean Davis, Betty Knox Da
Jeanne Griffin, Betty Hord, Doro
Hoke, Mary Beth Hord, Mary He
Hord, Betty Howard, Selma t
Alice Betty Mauney, Miles Main
Ernest Mauney, Hell Mauney,
nette Mabry. Rachel McClaln. B?
Patrick. Maude Plonk, Clara Pic
Mary Julia Pollock. Doris Phlfer,
S. Peeler, Jr. Ben tab Rhea, Ml
Settlemyre. Helen Tldsretl. J
Male Warilck. Margaret Wtfltamn
T. Wright, Louise Wright, Cart
Hold fVtls,
Tie public Is cordially Invited.
i' Largest Class
History Gradua
" Fraternity Meet
? At Lake
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01 / Th# Alpha Zea. Alumni Fraternity I
I* r.< Beta Chapter of Oamma Beta Chi \
of LeiolrHbyne college, National 80 tt
jr c'.al fraternity. with readquarterg la
p* Baltimore, Md., held Ita annual ,
Jfkrthg Reunion at the cabin of Ita 1
P" Tieanrer, Billy Manner, on Lakejr
4ontdti'a. I
! " Fraternity Brothers begaflto
patbO^- ahoet 6:30 Tueaday attar- .
noon land by eight o'clock all ex- si
,n -xcten members had arrived. The H
er banians meeting waa called at cl
,r" t:0? fr. M. by the President. D. R.
Vfanney. Jr.. of Cherryvllle. pi
ARjofflcers of the Fraternity were ?
n -elected for their second term t
which were as follows: a
D. R. Mauaey. Jr.. of Cherryrllle,
,r" PreaMent: Julian ^Mike" White5?'
wr of Hickory, Vice- President f 11
en UmTT* Van Hon T InHon o? iri-V... IT
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>r" ??rr**arv; W. K. Mauney. Jr., of u
n"! Kfnci Mountain. Treasurer.? "
'?| | Tlifc Fraternity spent the night
?" I md enjoyed breakfast and a swim
n* Wednesday morning leaving for ei
heir romes around noon. G
Members present were:
D. R. Maunev. Jr., Cherryvllle; Cl
Marry Vnnden Linden. "Mike" White N
r.er.- Chnrles Morrison. Frank Vanden
Linden, all of Hickory; Fred
Kirkpatrlck Murphy, N. C.; Woodsy
year* Hunt; Lumberton; Olbbs C.
^'bbs. StatesvlUe: Den Look man,
8* ntncolnton; John K. Shull. Shelby; p
%tcob Cooper, and Billy Mauney of
* Sings Mountain.
3 JPwJir TfUnks For
,\Id After Fire b
^ W. O. Peeler, whose home and
furniture was destroyed by fire rej.
rentlv wishes to express his sincere
thanks to all those who hare helped
Mm replenish his belongings. There "
to { always some good In everything
k&s t j a ma a 1? _ *? - ? ? ^
ra?. u?u. ana ij ioo^ iae r^eter nr^ ror ~
at- htm to find oat there weTe bo many
at. klndhearted and generous people
near King* Mountain. The Peelers
rt* lost r very thing but now thanks to A
' friendly friends and neighbors they J
lln are keeping house again, and Mr. C
Me peeler .s very-grateful for the aid he H
Ml. bas received. K
?f Mgg. QRIFPIN TO SPCAK FROM P
**" GASTONIA STATION
Mrs. E. W. Griffin. 8tate President
of the 8afety Division of the
Woman's Club will deliver an ad.
dress from radio station WONC, Gas
^jonla. Friday, at 12:15. Mrs. Griffin
he fMs been very active since her an-'
la- ixkntment In behalf of safety In
on Mirth Carolina In both the home
>n- tJtd on the highways. Rings MounId
/aln cltfaena are Invited to listen In
at 'on Mrs. Griffin's broadcast tomor J/r\
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Of I , I .1 . II..! >
f1or By WILL ROGERS
:1son
T SUPPOSE everybody knows
iln that, as lariat throwers go, I'm
er. a pretty good one. So I must have
. hung1 about a cow ; .inch at some
I time or other. And that reminds
ln* me of a story of an old Irishman
ite. that ran a turn ranch in Montana.
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>ck 4
tak- Ha oaad to sail a good bit of milk
tU. to a Hairy to a naity alty, and
_4. then cabm a HflM whM tks nuiX
x'?r?.4^f3'srd.11t :
>lM It una H ?h awfully waak. Wall, l
11. the aid Tad had ? uU. .
i#y, "You ooo," ho says. "Cow* doat
ja. got auuh grow food tkia Km of
yaar mm tfcaaa oowa ara Joot a*
aony aalam. I oftaa oaa 'mm crylag,
agahr orytog, roal tun flow.
?- lag down thoir faeaa, aa they foal
In aa how thair aaOk doat do 'am
Lrta credit, aad thoy ara aahamod."
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Diplomas were presented to 64 \
aduates la the largest class ever v;
I graduate from the Kings Moun- t?
iln High School In the final exer- ff
sea held Tuesday evening. The o
ass last year graduated 48. and 0|
r.ce 1935 when there were 31 grad f,
jtes. the graduation class has more v<
An doubled. , |t
Jrbo graduation exercises Tuesday v
Jht brought to a close the three h
Isrbt schedule of the commence- "
tent program, and ended another 11
iccesstul school year. "
Sunday. night. . the commencement
>rmon was-preached by Dr. Walton [
Qreever, eminent Lutheran Chur- a
hman, and Monday night, grammar c
t-hool graduation exercises fook u
lace. The graduation sddreps by Dr. ''
1. J. Foreman of Davidson College, "
ueaday night was both Inspiring J*
cd interesting.
P
The coveted Plonk Scholarship V
tedal giv?n to pupil of high school tl
taking highest scclastic. record was it
warded Billy Throneburg. 9th grade
upil. r
Other medals and honors were: a
Western North Carolina Confer- v
uce Reading Medal ? Mary Evelyn
ofcrth. T
Western North Carolina Conferen- b
e Oratorial Medale ? Betty Lee u
elsler. ? - . ' S
Fulton Reading Medal ? Mary
volyn Gofcrth. g
Hord Declamation Medal ? D. F. c
lord. Jr. ft
D. A. R. History Medal.,? Carolyn v
rirtce. <
Activities ? Jones Fortune t
Art ? Eugene Goforth. j.
Boys' Athletics ? Paul Nelsler, Jr. g
Girts' Athletics ? Wanda Maloney. b
Dramatics ? Mary Helen Ham- t
right. t
Journalism ? Carolyn Prince. , c
Band ? Jcnea Fortune.
Piano ? Rachel McClain. t
Debaters ? Mildred Williams, How *
Whlttlnglon. Clara Plonk. Mar- '
ia McClain.
American Youth Forum Contest:
Issay?Mary Julia Pollock; Art ? a
ioward Edens. t?
Graduates receiving diplomas were 1
Edward Hal Allen, Robert Fulton &
.'Iran. Charles Blackstone Campbell L
r.. Coley Campbell, Robert Cecil
rook, James O.. Darracott, Jr., Andy 'C
organ Falls. Jr., Daniel Miller Fin- r
ei. Jones Robert Fortune, Eugene >
larvtn Goforth, Thomas Wilson Har U
er, John Robert Kesslah, O. C. Kis- "
r, Jr.. Guary Clemonsee Mc Dan I el, 1
'aul Mauney Neisler,. Jr.. James Cat *
in Nlckela, Halbert B. Olive.
Henry Lawrence Patrick. Marriott 9
Arlington Phifer, Samule Robert '
luber. Jr.. Howard Reld Whittington, *
loffat Leon Wolfe, Fred James r
bright, Jr.; Minnie Evelyn Adams,
V'.llle Lee Bankhead. Ruby Annie C
fae Bennett, Eulala Wllodean Blan- t
on. FTorls Colleen Campbell, 8arah
lelen Clonlnger, Evelyn Ruth Falls,
tazel Marian Falls, Helen LouisS 1
'rlls. i
Marie Mattie Falls. Virginia Dare 1
"alls, Lillian Rebecca Fisher. Juanlta <
'aith Frederick. Katherine Irene 1
ieorge, Mary Eveyn Goforth. Kathleen
Emma Greene. Mary Helen 1
Inmbrlght Frances Margretta Hicks f
Jorothy Pearl Hoke, Ruth Hughes.
<ell Sims Jenkins, Mary Cecelia Lall
V>ro% Clara McGinnis. Margaret
'ranees Mitcham. Hazel Louise
toore.
Ida Mae Moss. Ruby Estelle Mur>h\*.
Annie Laura Ormand. Norma
Allien Osborne. Maude Plonk, Sara
/'rginla Proctor, Margaret Elder
tatterree. Vera Jacqueline Rawles, (
dary Helen Sophronia Rhodes. . 8u?
' it-- ??u?i.
IIIC0 nuuuuun, oriuomjic,
Bonnie Elisabeth Smith, Ellen Jean?tte
Smith. Ruby Lee Smith. Annie ]
Mae Sims, Mildred 0*Nell Williams, i
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WASTE HOUSE
Firemen were called Saturday aft- 1
ernoon about 3:30 to the Margraee '
tVaete House. Water was already be
Ing pumped on the blase by mtll emDloyees
when the firemen arrived. '
Borne damage was done to the con*
tents of the building.
ICR CREAM SURFER BY
METHODIST VOUNO RKORLE
The girls of Mrs. Howard's Class
will give an toe cream party on the
lawm^taclng^Piedaaont^ Avenue at J
ore da win he for beeefh of the class.
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The .honor of liuimr* luii ln-cu >*xInled
(v and accepted li> the Kinxs
vuntaiti School Hand, to play for ]
, President of the Tailed Stale*
upt B N Bar*** In a longe dls- , .
nee phone call yeaterday from C.
' Walker of Aaheville, member of
ie pri icruin committee for the openK
of the Great Smoky Mountain . . >
atlonal Park, waa extended the In- , /
tatlon for the Klnsa Mountain
and to be the only official band
om North Carolina on the program
nly two banda have been Invited.
at- from North Carolina and oner
om Tenneaaee. President Roosehlt'
will be the speaker for the open
ig of the parkway, and thie Klnsa
lountaln Band will play following <.
Is address. The band Invited to rep
urent Tenneaaee is the Knoxvllle
land, which . will play. just before
ie President's address.
The 'en tat I ve date set for the cele
ration la June lith, and thousands
re expected to t>? present for the
penlng of the park that attracted
lore visitors last year than any
L'tlt in America. The celebration
jke place at New Found Gap, which
i on the N. C.-Tenn. line, and Is aout
the center of the park. It Is apirxlmately
160 miles from Kings
lountaln to New Found Gap and
He band members w'll be able to
iake the trip and return in one day.
The whole program will be broadast
over the entire- United States
nd the Kings Mountain musicians
ill be heard In. all parts of America.
Mr. Walker emphasized to Supt, . 1
tarnes that the Kings Mountain
and will represent North Carolina
ud will be the only band from the
late to take part on the program.
It has always been considered a
reat honor to perform before tho
rown heads of Rurope. but to play
?r the elected head of a great Reubllc
? The President of the Unita
States of AnieTica. la an honor v|
hat Just can't be excelled, and Dlector
Paul Hendricks Is to be conratulated
upcn the success of th*
.-.nd to the extent that it merits
be invitation to play on the same
rogratu with the highest official
f America.
Manual Convention
)f Synod j
The one hundred and thirty fifth
uuual convention of the Nortii Carana
Lutheran Synod opened la Cher
> ville, N. C., Wednesday Morning,
la> 31st, with the President. Dr. J.
.. Morgan, preaching the sermon.
Wednesday Evening Dr.. W. H.
Ireever the United Lutheran Church
epresentative spoke. Tonight five
r ung men will be ordained to tha
icupel Ministry. One of theae young
ien la Mr. J. W. Cobb, son of the
'astor of the Lutheran Church
.here Synod Is meeting.
Pastor L. Boyd Hamm. Mr. F. R.
ummers, lay-representative of tha
coal congregation, are attending.
Ir W. A. Rldenhour, alternate layepresentatlve.
will also attend. ,
>R. QREEVCR AT LOCAL
.UTHERAN CHURCH SUNDAY
The Reverend Walton H. .Oreever,
>. D.. cf New York City. Secretary
f the United Lutheran Church In
Lmerica., will preach at the Lutheran
'htirch here Sunday Morning at
1:00. A cordial invitation ia extendd
to visitors to hear Dr Greever.
iho Is one of the outstanding leader*
in the Lutheran Church.
[Opinions Expraaaad In Thla.ColunMk
Are Not Naooaaarlly the Views at
This Newspaper.)
Washington, so the tourists say, to
never remembered for its . restaurants.
in tact, the lack of good estbIng
establishments in the Capttel
City is the subject of much "beefhMf
by most Washlngtontans.
Nevertheless, the natives are eating
their beefsteaks with mora tharf*
usual vigor theae days and tha argitnent
now Is not over tha quality
Ilia wiaisilSa nt Wash ike enalliw
H'W I MU|| VU V VTVI iu*3 tfUMtV/
of th? beet,
C?oi? of It all la an argument between
the President, the Nary Department
and Congress over the relative
merits of American grown beef
steaks, and the beet shipped In from
the Argentine.
The Pre el dent contends in an odtcy.I
statement that Argentine beef le
cheaper and better. So strong dose
the CMet Executive feet about thn
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