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?State News?
Ashevllle. June 20.?The Huncombe
county grand Jury toduy hil
d'cted Dr. T. W. Kolsoin, Asheville
pi yslcian, on charges of maiislangli.
Aer growing out cl the death of J.
B. Hensley and Miss Eleartior Rue' ucs
lii au automobile accident taut
June 7.
The defendant probably will be
tried at the July criminal term ol
superior court, officials said Au- j
nouncemetit was made that the cu?e
would not be called at this term.
? 1 1 UUMMflMi. ^unelfl-'Nie ilou, '
--Jag authority of the City of Wilming
too will opea Mds July Li on contracts
to ooastruct 27 housing buildings
and a community hssss (or the
negro sectioa of Its -low Mil busing
sad glum clearance * proJOet. H. R.
Emory, executive secretary of the
authority announced to day.
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Rutherford ton, June 20.?At a hear
lag today before County Recorder
McRorte, C. B. Ingram, who has
Sena held la Rutherford Jail elncc
Sunday on a charge of manslaughter
- la connection with the drowning of
Paul Warrick and Roy Pray tor
when the boat la which the three
men were fishing capsized on Lake
Lue Sunday, was released. The
court found no probable cause to
hold Ingram.
Lancaster, S. C., June 20.?Neal
fiown, 23 year old white man who
admitted be killed his six month old
on here Kay 28. was Indicted for
murder of the first degree by the
grand Jury In court of general sessions
which convened this morning.
Judge A. L. Gaston presided.
Salisbury, June 20.?Nuirteiotu
trees were blcwn down here and electric
and telephone wires damaged in
several Instances by a severe wind
ond electrical storm here Sundav
afternoon.
' Dunn, June 18.?A atorm which
caused one fire, forced an airplane
to lite ground and boat down huge
fields of tobaoco results* In several
thousand dollars' damage in this
section last night.
Wadesboro , June 20.?Thomas
Stephen Sanford. 42. was accidental
ly drowned In d Ballast Pit lake about
six miles east of here Sunday
afternoon. Sanford, weaver of the
Wade manufacturing company here,
was teadhlng swimming to his son.
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jmd 2rte?r*M.T. Knotta, 14.
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fVllmll^dk 1"h? body of
a drowned Mthfeqnd floating
tn the Oftpe fw?r VMfr wtim Mar
ket and Dockdt Strftdta by Warrick
Cooper ftnd 17. 0. Ofhn, white men,
It was reported today by Coroner
Am W. Allen
Wilmington, June 20.? Mayor
Thor.iiin E. Cooper was advised today
bv Lieutenant Commander J. T.
Bottom of the new V. S. destroyer,
Gridley, that the vessel will arrite
early on Thnrsday, June 22, to take
part In Wilmington's celebration of
\ the 200th anniversary. It will dock
at the custom house.
(Raleigh. June 20.?J. Paul Leonard
of Stateavllle, secretary of the
State Fair Tag association, said today
there appeared to be a demand
I for an "out-and-out anti-sales tax
candidate" for Governor of North
Carolina. T"
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ational News
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I ?National News?
New York, Juno 19.?North Corel.nu
moved right in on New York , today
? New York heard .about it.
Nearly-'4.000 North Carolinians. ip>.
tlve and expatriate, helped Governor
Clyde II. Hoey [dedicate the
State's exhibit at the World's Fair
iti a program which lair otTicials
: end New Ycrk newspapermen called
| "the best State day.yet *
I Washington, Juue 20.?As the
hearing on the proposed :\2 1-tV an
hour wage scale for cotton. rayon,
iwii nlPh wth.li HJl mT?TWWWr'%lHllJP1'
today before Administrator Elmeer
F. Andrcwn and associates. It was
predicted that the real battle over
the *wp> fixed by Industry committee
No. 1 under the wage-hour law
wculd be fought a week hence In
Atlanta.
Marseille. France. Juse 20.? The
Atlantic. Clipper moistened Its metal
suuot la the blue Mediterranean .today
to complete a 42 hour and 28
minute flight of 4.880 miles frctn
New Torfc with 18 persons privileged
to make the first Atlantic crossing
in a plane operating by' timetable.
" The press preview fl'glit officially
ended when my fellow travellers
ond I stepped ashore from the winged
boat which has been our home
during 29 hours and 49 minutes of
actual flying. Total elapsed time Included
an overnight stop In Lisbon.
The average speed from New York
was 156.4 miles an hour.
I-a Jam. June 20.?Freezing weath
er early today caused extensive damape
tc crops and gardens In the San
Lulc valley In extreme southern Colorado
and the Colorado Spring area,
farther north, where ice formed on
still water. Tourists shivered as
they viewed the sunrise from Pikes
peak in a temperature only 12 degrees
above zero
A
Pueblo, (Mexico. June 20.?Ten officials
and soldiers, returning In a
motor truck from a raid on a clandestine
liquor plant, were ambushed
and killed by a band of 50 today.
The victims were three Alcohol Inspectors,
an army corporal and six
roldlers escorting them. A search
was organised for the killers.
Little Rock. Ark.. June 20.?Little
Rock was shaken by a slight earth
tremor at 8:44 p. m. (C.S.T.) today.
No damage was reported immediately.
Pine rtuff, 41 miles southeast of
here, also reported feel In* the tremor.
The Little Rock weather bureau
where a stack of books was dislodged
by the movement, said the tremor
was apparently of not more than
two seconds duration.
Philadelphia, June 20.?Mrs. Elisabeth
Cook. 71. and a widow, was
given a suspended sentence of a
yeer. and a day and fined $100 today
for embezzling $11 from the United
States Mint. She has repair $81. The
mother of five children, Mrs. Cook
admitted taking ntcklee, dimes and
quarters while she was an examiner
of finished coins. She satd she didn't
know why.
Cfcarlerot. Pa., June 20.?A coal
miner shot his 19 moth old daughter
today as she crawled toward htm
In their home, because, he told State
Motor Policeman J. C. Conway, "I
felt I had to sacrifice in the eyes
of the Lord In order that I may go
to heaven." The baby, rushed to a
hospital, was reported In grave condition
with a wound In the head.
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KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C.
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Publicizes
Local Band
The (lastcnia Do.ly Uiueite .follow
ttt K the l\tu apptrai.itKos In mi wi 1 K 01
lu* KtiiKb Mountain Si jto >1 Laud dtu
the Cotton Festival in Gaat'.nia
'contributed af great ileal of apace
Minting to'the liand actlvit.e* t'llt
7.< ns oi King* Mountain and band
Icosters appreciate* the *i;ind words
of the neighboring editors.
The playing of "The Star SpaugU-d
Banner" by the band uuring the
exercises in the Legion Stadium
M'edneaday night was the inaptra
tion for the QUIRK QI1U, Ccluinn
W Alltlhs in Saturday's Is
5 rue. which will he found elsewhere
I 'D ibis issue of The Herald.
The following appeared in "Along
The Avenue" Column:
"THK KINO* MOUNTAIN ?ANO.
"Yon can um all tha adjectives in
tha dictionary and than maka up
seme IT you wibh in dsaceibing ths
work oT ths Kings Mountain Migfi
School Ban," said one of tha moot
prominent citizens of Oaotonia thii
morning, and than you will not hav?
said enough about that band."
"Praise of the fine musical organl
wition from our neighbor town was
<n the lips of every one, particularly
after tha performance at the corona
tlin ceremonies' at the stadium. Th?
- ork of the band was excellent In
the parade, their alignment and mar
ching were perfect and their tlmt
was faultless, but It was In the me
nettvering at the stadium that the]
wen the plaudits of the crowd.
"pDos.ena of folks spoke to the Am
bier about the work of the band and
hoped that It would receive specta!
mention. The band deceived blgt
honors at the recent American Le
glen post officers' conference al
Shelby and at -the southeastern band
contest In Charlotte, being rated Nd
1 In the State. If our Information ti
correct.
At any rate, the band completed
captivated the people In GastonU
and-much of the credit for the sue
cess of the coronation ceremony ii
el-en to the band. Its marching
counter-inarching. drilling and per
feet Cfvonlination brcoeht loud ai
plause from the thousands Who tttl
ed the huge stadium."
The following Is reprited from ths
itiuiivriw wiiuuu*.
"The Kings Mountain high schoo
band, which led the. parade, ant
which alto played for the oorouatkn
ceremonies at the high school ata
d!um. deeervea all that has beef
aa d about It. It la ve|) worthy o!
the encomiums that hare been heap
d on Its director and personnel. I
Is' the beet seen In these parts In t
long time. We all knew 1t was a fln<
organization from the precision at*
perfect time and alignment wHI
wMch It led the parade down Malr
btreet. but It was ths work of thi
band at the coronation which tool
the eye of the public. Hundred)
wildly acclaimed the work of the or
gantsatton In Its maneuvers and Iti
nlaytng of the patriotic are. It s i
fine organization and we don't blanu
the Rings 'Mountain people for beinj
proud of It."
The letter below Is s copy recelv
ed from the president of ths Junto
Chamber of Commerce which spou
sored the Kesttval:
Oastonia. N. C
June IS. 1939
Prof. Paul E. Hendricks,
Kings Mountain. N. C.
Thar Mr. Hendricks:?
On behalf of the Oastonia. Junto
Chamber of Commerce I wish to tel
you that we deeply appreciate youi
co-operation in making our Cottoi
Festival the grand sheets it was.
The Kings Mountain High Schoo
P nd and Its performance in the Pa
rndt- and at the Coronation Bxercii
es at the High School Stadium wll
remain In the memories of the cit!
reus of Oastonia for yeara to come
The quality of their music and the!'
unerring march drilling is a hlgi
tribute to their director an# to th<
c tlzens of Klnga MtotPatn wh?
have layally supported tbsm.
As you have no doubt sees in thi
local newspaper, the Oast on Ian a wh<
vere privileged *0 see the perform
snces cf your organisation are ven
proud of the fact that Kings Mouu
ta.n 1o a close neighbor of theirs
To this flee mnsteal organisation o
the youth of your town the bonds o
friendship heretofore existing be
tween Kings Mountain and Oastonh
hare been greatly strengthened.
Again ws thank yon for baring gl
r? u your unstinted co-operatloi
In making the Mg Street Parade an*
ibo Coronation BxerelMt aocft a ma
morable affair, and eoagratalata th*
tuglatag of the Klaga Mountain yon
Ik In tko flald of namrtc
With kindest ffornoaal regards al
ways. I nath
Cordially yours,
Basil L. WMtonor. President.
Oootoala Junior Chamber of
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Thursday, JUNE 22. 1939
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BUMMER BEGAN THIS MORNING | 1
<^0( WEATHER TUESDAY I
I According to U. S. weather offi? !
cfels Summer officially began thia ] 1
A> M. it 2:40, but according to ' the j I
Editor of Tf>e Herald hot weather J
ofTlCiallv hrnan Tu*iH*u
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King* Mountain tweltered in- tor
rid temperature (or the second con.ccut.ve
day yesterday. The hot
wia'hcr pushedA ihe thermometer |
rnd-nj to 100 both dayf. Several h
, cUI timer* on the street* were oven
heard to *ay thi* was the hottest '
I ..pell ever experienced during the j
> month of June.
Donkey Baseball Game
| Next Tuesday Nijjht
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It b< xiu* to look like a capacity ,,
? ^wwf-WT^WrTSrTT?T!nurST'*TSes<Ia^,^l
( night to sire the rtnhey Baseball M
S.?m? pie > ed by contestanta every- | r
, body knows, at High School ball
' catk (or the benefit ?f the Liona I ?
eink tk> ~?- -"in * i- ? I
i U' will U'-HIU M O. W ^
o'clock and the 'admission will be
25 cents for adults and 15 cents for
children under..-12. a
An added attraction will be the '
Dtnk"y ,I>erby which will be run '
just before the game. ' Local dignitaries
have been selected to be the "
Jockeys. The winning Jockey will receive
a beautiful hand painted, red
plush pillow. The jockeys will be- j
Ctaarte tVarltck. Lawrence Lovell, *
Charlie Campbell. f
The Committee In charge cf se- f
lectin?? the players for Donkey Base- li
ball game and the Jockeys .feel that li
they have organized two outstanding I
teams and a field of jockeys that v
cannot be surpassed. Much time and I
care was spent by the committee s
I members In search for men whb' un- r
i aersiana muie psvcnoiogy and tern-1
I porament. I?
1 All the players mbst ride donkeys' &
but they get their feet on the ground
| once in. a while. (Needless to- men- y
J. Hon there are .occasionally other ^
parts of the players' anatomies cn (.
1 the ground). It Is when they are hat ^
ting that the men get a rest from j
r riding. However, as soon as the hat- T
1 ter hits the hall he must get aboard g
| a donkey to ride to first base. j
. The Bar X Ranch troupe of base- 1
' ball donkeys are said to be In tip- 1
j top ntrape fOr the hattld. The fHShy T
mue jenny, -asee ww, is iud iu ?
bo 1n particularly good shape. o
The players: Smyre Williams, Her <
bert Humphries. Haywood K. Lynch. *
Gilbert Hord, George Womack. Co- c
man Falls, Ebb Wright. Gene Oofor- n
th Paul Kirk. Buss Oates, Brook
Tate. W. J. Fulkerson, Harry Page |
Pat TJgnor. Elmore Brhtees. Hoyle i
McDanJel, Tom Fulton. Wash Layton.
MEN'S CLUB MEETS
THIS EVENING '
Members of the Men's Club
will mart this evening In the
woman's Club Building at 7:00'
o'clock. The program committee
for tonight's entertainment Is
composed of the following: Joo i
Thomson, Hunter Noisier and t
Jos Leo Woodward.
SUES FOR SHARE OF FORTUNE
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Pbenlx Aria., June 20.?Charley j,
Ross, the Phoenix carpelter who. a t
court reclared, was the principal In u
the fameua kidnapping mystery of (
01 years ago, aald today he would t
rue In Philadelphia^ to obtain a
share In a purported $460,000 family
ruts fund.
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|. T^HE Worst Story I heard today
x is about a bod* of American
. touriata In EnglanJ. And of all '
these atoriaa laid end to end and t
burned It would probably be a good t
thing.
Wed. IhU here Aietrteae mi Ma a
f party e# frlaeda were beta* abewod i
r amund the heeee of f?artU?a?t by
* an Engiiah H. P. who they bad met (
la ttfa ??tof oae that, aad be
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Lions Citizen
A Tribute J
The pa-isnig 01 Key.- C.. J Hlaely
>. 1). took irom our tuidst one. <a
lit must |K>ptilur former pastors w
Kirst iiaptlst Church, of thra
. .it;, iinil'oiic ol the outstanding
fi aciuts if his denomination.
.Death came to hiui on 'Sunday
turning, June It. following several
i at a of illness.
Throughout his entire illness lie
iiunlfewted u Christian lortltude
hat could hardly be surpassed. He
Mii?aa?'ll i " iiiTl i lilt i ~II 1'
listor to bis flock with oassicnate
rduor. even after his body vm
a eked by disease
During his residence iu Kings
dountaln. he made a host cf friends
itnong people of all denominations.
Dr. Black received hts education
t Eraklne Seminary and Wake Forat
College. Prior to his ministry he
aught school, being principal of the
Ig Lick Academy In Stanly county
nd county superintendent of Stanly,
fe waa ordained as a minister In
894 and since that time had served
he following pastorates: Big Lick,
Cendals, Albemarle, Silver Springs.
Vlngate. Norwood. Loray Baptist Is
iaatonia. Kings Mountain. Bessemer
tty, Bethlehem, Oak Grove, Mt. Beu
nh. and Brulngton. He served the
fist four until his Illness forced hlin
o- give It up. He was a well-known
rrlter. having published several
:ooka. Unfll recently he was corre]>ondent
for several leading newsinp^rs
in the State.
Dr. Black wrote a complete histry
of the Baptist Church of Kings
fountain.
He Is survived by his widow, who
i as the former Miss Annie Elizabeth
Back, and the following children:
'harles F. Black, member of the
P.'ake Forest College, faculty; Mrs.
ni /s a 1 ? . tfl /-v J -
joy r^ixupra. uanmnia; inis? wwjnu
Mack. member of the Oakboro high
chool faculty; Mrs. W. p. Baker,
ling* Mcuntaln; .Mrs. M. L. Houser,
Salisbury: James H. and George
Mack of Bessemer City, -M'-f
Hlly Black, It. N.. of Winston-Salem,
kif slater. Mrs. Nannie Davis and
>no brother. Edgar E. Black of
'reft, also survive. Funeral services
iere held at Bethleherm Baptist
Uurch tn Cleveland county Monday
tornfng.
J. S. Leads In
Rathing Facilities
Buffalo, N Y.. June 20.? (IPS).?
Americans probably d?~ more singing
ng the bathtub than apy other peo*
>le In the world.
At least all available statistics
mint to that fact, for 96 per centt
?f all bathtubs In the world are In
be United States.
Thomas J. Crcnln of Binghanitou,
v x., ottered this and other 'bathub
strength" statistics at tne open
UK of the New York State Aasoaia:on
of Master Plumbers' convention
"While si* cut of every ten Amercan
homes have bathrooms, In Eng
and the ratio is three out of ten;
lonuauy one and cne half out of ten
aid in France one half out of ten,"
;ronln reported. Bathrooms are the
xcepiion In Italy, he added.
land In Asheville
f or Rhododendron
Members of the Kings Mountain
thcol Bund left' yesteruuy morning
ly Bus idt Asheville where they
rill parade and play during the
thodcdeuurou Festival. The baud
ill be In Asheville until Saturday
ud will appear on the program each
f the four days.
A large representation >t band
Htoaters also made the trip by moor,
and will remain for the celeratiou.
rt USICAi. 8ERVICE AT
'RESBYTERIAN CHURCH
A special musical service will be
eld next Sunday evening at
j'lrst FreiRjyterlan Church with Miss
Virginia Parsons at the organ. Miss
> Haa hun nrnnht ihMvt the
>rgan was lnatalled to the new chur:h
about two yeara ago.
The public la Invited to attend the
nualcal program.
rOWN COUNCIL MKT
MONDAY NIGHT
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Mayor J. B. Thomaaeon and Con*.
uJtnen M. T. Fulton and W. K. Maaley
met Monday Night tor the am
>nd regular meeting for the month
>f June. The privilege llceaae eched1'e
waa adopted, and a atudy of wear
and tight ratee lor Klaga Moon*
fa'Nte made.
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ship Cup
The liiylili^lii or (lit* I,:uiis Lu li>'t
N.fcfil pruttiunl Wiio lat* p.io'-li'.auua
>i the citi/.ensliip eup tu Mi. Paul 1
Ili liUrii k?. 1).rector of flee K.uu
J Mouniitfu Schod U.uul by Jklr. ("Imr
i?'? K. TiioinuMHOii jMr. lliuiuunMiii tu
. tin lUK llw. beautiful- tiopu) t-?
Mi. Ilt'iidt U k? said be had heard
It is ui i>vopU? make tin* rt'inuik that
King* Mountain did not have any
ptiliU.: spirited t'tlizt'iiH. w hit h la a
gtuve iiii*re|?re<teniaion cf th*
tart*. Iieeif\e w lii'11 one look* a quad
ititoniplisht'd litre which were tha
results ot oftcrtu put forth, Kiug*
Mountain Joe* have as many or
own- civic intniled citizen* as any
u vsn in the United States of tho
same size He cited the Woman*
flub Building. The Presbyterian
Cnurch. the new Host Office-to bo
built, the Public Library, the vClty
Hall The Uynuiaslum, as ' concrete
example* of public sptritedness on
the part of the citizens of Kings
Mointain. He said. "Santa Claua did
not leave these things here, they
were worked for." Asking Director
ibudrlcks to stand. Mr. Thomaason
su:d. "I am new coming to the thing
that is closest to the hearts of the
people- of Kings Mountain, our schcol
tand. and you Mr. Hendricks with
your untiring efforts have advertised
Kings Mountain throughout the
United States, and you rightly deIseive
the honor of receiving this
| I.ions Citizenship Cup. I. am sorrythai
your father and mother could
net be here tonight to see you receive
this honor, but may Gcd bless
you. and may you continue your
gt cd work In Kings Mountain."
Howard Jackson presided at the
hiaupiet honoring the wives, .sueeth
farts, and invited guests. APer tho
invocation by Luther Cansler Gecrgts
Muuney introduced the guests including
Mayor and Mrs. J. B. Thomas.-on.
Toasts were read by Mesdaines.
Fred Plcnk, Coman Falls*
Charles Thomasson. C.eorge Maune-y.
Tom Fulton and RllUat of Shelby
end Lions William Plonk. John' Okren.v,
Pu Hendricks. W. K. Mauney,
Jr. Lawrence Lovell and W. F. Logan.
Mr. J. P. Thorn uson made remark*
about women that was both witty
and complimentary. '
I.Ions Jo? E, Wright, afflrmattve,
and J. W. Osborne, negative, both of
Shelby debated the question. Resolved.
"That the wife should take
charge of the famltv purse." The decision.
ended In a draw.
H. Tern Fulton gave a toast'to the
Indies, and Lions Otis Falls and
George Mauney distributed the fatal
s to all thp ladles, which was a
generous sire bo* of face powder.
Robert H. Cooke, district Lion
Governor of Shelby Installed the new
of leers for the coming year, saytag
the officers had a three way restate
slh'.lltv. one to their town, two to
their club, and three as an officer of
Lions International. Governor Cooke
stated that the Kings Mountain Club
ens second only to AshevlUe In mem
berahlp Increase during the past*
year for the entire state.
Lions International Representative
Napier awarded special lapel butlr
us to each member who had been
100 per cent in attendance. Mr. Nap
er stated that the Kings Mountain
Ucns Club was the most outstanding
In the State.
Following the banquet, members
aud their guests enjoyed dancing to
the Junes of Lewis Cathoy and his
orchestra. Members of the Stag Club
r ere Invited to the Dance.
(Opinions Exproosed In This Column
Are Not Nooooearily the Views of
This Newspaper.)
By metric measure, Capitol Hill
and the White House are only about
a mile apart. But If the dletaaoe
could be measured now on the basis
of poMcles and alms. It would show
them to be poles apart.
Differences are being araootsed orse
la spots sad the wide breach Is
belli kept out of the headlines as
much as paedtble. but keen observers
detect a bitter ooatHct.
Here are a few of the major teauoe
on which the administration and the
Congress hire oollded bead-on:
1. Taxes: CoagrOss wants to restore
some of the burdensome tax
load aad thus stimulate recovery by
permItttag a mom natural flew of
capital. The White Hawse (until a
ecmpnmlss was worked oat) was
dead sat agafnst say change, arguing
that taxes most be Uft sisas ip
(Cont'd on Mttortal pa?s)