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READ - * ' ig * ' " HERALD VOL. 25 NO. 3ft State And N< Condensed In ?State New*? i Rock Hill, 8. C.. Sept. 6.?An a*. I erage of 50.000 tourists a year may ! be expected at Kings Mountain Na- ' ttoual Park within a few years. O.' K. Camp, park superintendent, told ( the Rock Hill Business Men's Lea- ' gnc at a meeting here yesterday af-' 1 temoon. 1 | JLos Augelos.^ Bepb 6.?Film ^ Com. I damages today for Injuries lie re?'] celved In an auto colllsaion Dec. 20. J < He charged a truck owned by Con-1 ( SOUdattd Film Industrie* stntrlr Ms' i car. . i Dearer, Sept. 6.?Plato been* are 1 11 higher per 100 pounds on the Den ver market. Maybe there's no con* nectlon ? but beans have been a ' staple In the soldier's mess kit since ( the rifle replaced the crossbow. I Malta. 8cpt. 6.?A special meeting 1 of the Maltese Council of Govern* ' ment unanimously adopted today a motion reaffirming Malta's loyalty and determination to support the j British Government. I VOL. 29 NO. 36 ? ? City-Wide S. S. Rally ^ Day October First V At an enthusiastic meeting of the ' Ministerial 'Asecciatlon together ' with the Sunday School Superlnten- * dents last Monday night, plans were made to attempt to make a persona} i contact with every child anl atfult N In Kings (Mountain net in Church and Sunday School before the first ' Sunday In October. Supt. B. N. 1 Barnes was present at this meeting and the school teachers and school ( official* are giving their full support. A census Is being tak&n this week ' in all public schools to letermine c how many children are not in char- i cii and Sunday school. | All Past on and Sunday School Superintendents are expectel to meet at the Lutheran Church Tuee-' day, Sept., IS, to study the results of the census and to make further plana. Handbills also, will be distribute! throughout the city by Boy Scouts, urging the people to go to Sunday School. Mr. Charles , ThomasEon is Chairman of this moveTent and . a very active campaign will be put on throughout the city. A wonderful Interest and cooperation ta being manifested In this citywide Church and Sunnay School moveTent. It Is hoped that when the campaign Is over that there will not bo a person In Kings Mountain who has not been Invited to Church and Sunday School. There has already been a consider able Increase In Sunday School and Church attendance. The Sunday Schools reporting for last Sunday are as follows: Central Methodist 204; Lutheran Church 288; Presbyterian Churcn 184; First Baptist Church 220; Secend Baptist Church 198; R. R. P. Church 144. : " ' ' I Laughing Arour With mvns A Way Out of I " ' ? -W By IRVIN ! "W^HETHER we expect to go there < ** have an appeal for us. Here is _good many years: An exceedingly rich man who ha -a good and a loving care of his moi "knocked at the Golden Gates and erm St. Peter received his application, also, to pass on the petition. "Your name." said the saint, * We have heard of yon while you were your mind and see whether you can la the flesh which ia your opinion < dwell among the blessed." The millionaire gave himself ov? "Well, there was one thing," he proud. One cold winter's night on newsboy. He was crying. I stopped i because he couldn't sell his papers; s j price of it was only a penny, but I ga I "Exfctiae me for one moment," u frere to consult the records and see v The aagel Gabriel looked throng there a certain entry, nodded his hea atheT la lew tones. It appeared < ma. At length Gabriel slammer ther aad exclaimed: "Oh, Jut give Ma bade his thre? -'* . -j -v'' \ &>' ' * *' - } >l? * ' V; " , . Kings I; !' " - .v " I itional News i Brief Form I - ?National News? Gastonia. Sept. 6.gAnnouncement was made thla morning that Mrs. Mary Curry. 40, lecal practical luira who my8ten:ou?ly~iJrSSpt'P6rtd from jai tonla Sunday afternoon and who had been sought .'Inee that time < Hasten and adjoining counties. re tuir.dd to her home here last .night, Shelby, Sept. 6.?Detail is are rap dl\ being completed for the 16th an' l "T Wl'iSTtif11 Jtr4we*' thi< ugh the previous 15 years is has /peratun! has come to be recognised is one of the citatanding Pairs of Its kind in the South. "V The dates (or the Fair this year ?rc. Tuosday. Sept. 26 through Satur lay. Sept. 30. Rack Hill. S. C., 8ept. 6?A civil iuit in which Mrs. C. W. Simpson of Charlotte la suing fcr 925.000 damaigcs for Injuries allegedly received in a fall into a grease pit In a Ches ter filling station neared a cloee n United States ^District Court iere tdday Charleston 8. C., Sept. 6.? John leffrles. a fireman, was tallied and three fellow workers injured when in oil treating tank exploded today. AAR?PRICES GO UP Results of the war in Europe itiuck Kings Mountain yesterday vilth a sharp increase In prices on various commodities. For instance, a ten pound sack of lugar which sold for fifty cents last seek Is now sirty. Fat back, lard, ind other pOrk products have risen iharply. The moat alarming rise in prices same in grain products. All feedituffs inclullng chicken feed and1 >thers are rising steadily. Laying rash is up as much as thirty cents m the bag. Flour la up 91.00 a bar. Til and still rising, pne merchant -eported that rice is expected to go ip. If you find that your grocery bill a considerably more this week that t waa last, It will be because of the oar. The wholesaler and jobber have gone up, so the merchant must. Many markets will not make a com mitment on the future of sugar. Tex tiles are also reported to be rising. SPECIAL SERVICES AT METHODIST CHURCH Rev. E. W. Fox. the pastor of Cen iral Methodist Church, announces a special meeting, of about ton days. Itey. H. M. Robinson will do the preaching and Mr. F. C. Todd will lead the singing. Services will be held at 7:30 each evening. An. louncement will be made for any day services held. -The pastor and members of the church cordially tn> rite their friends to Join with them In these special services. - ? . t ? * id the World j I S. COBB sL>. ?ti iuc L/uiituiiy 5. C03B >r not, stories about Heaven almost one which has done se/vlce for a d been noted all his life for taking ley, passed away. In due time he 1 jtsMb 1J red admission to the Celestial City. The angel Gabriel was called in, 'is not entirely unfamiliar to us. on earth. I ask you now to search recall any deed ever done by you mtitles you to enter Paradise and rr to intensive thought, said, "of which I was always very the street 1 met a little crippled tnd spoke to him. He said he cried 0 I bought a paper from him. The ve him three pennies for it." dd St. Peter, "I must ask my eonrhether you statement is correct." h the Doomsday book and finding d. St Peter and Gabriel consulted hat they could not go behind the 1 the covers of the great volume i emits and tell kirn to go to helir* hrnm, laO '"/ '?u "m JK. ' Moun . KINCS MOUNTAIN,' N. C. Mrs. J. T. Johnson | Appointed To Lead. NCTC Tax Campaign New impetus has been given the National Consumers Tax Mc minis.i'.on'a North Carolitui drive against "consumer - penalizing" taxes with the announcement that . Mrs. J. Talbot Johnson of Aberdeen has been appoited to head the tax-education cmrade iiv this state.' Named a member of the ottran'za^ t'.on'js national committee. Mt's. John act! will lead the lit tax study groups which now function in 108 North Carolina communities, accors Inc to Mrs. Melville Mucklestcho, NCTC president. fru, , ?1 nnfl. partisan, ntn profit grouu. now has nearly 6.000 similar study , groups meeting regularly throughout the country for instruction in the Intricacies of taxation, she said. Particular emphasis Is placed on "bidden taxes" which new account for 66.2 per cent, of all local, state and' national tax revenues, the NCTC president explained. 'Hidden taxce1 constitute an .ever. growing menace to the American standard of living," Mrs. Mucklesione declared. "The rticent national poll which Indicated that 40 per cent of those In the low Income group believe they pay no taxea at all is an Indication of how Insidious the growth of thlst torn of taxation has been. Only thrcugh a broad educational campaign can the people be awakened. "When the average wage earner income is $1,500 a year or less pays an anual tax bill of $171 without knowing it there can be little doubt that a serious situation exists." Mrs. Johnson has long been promt* nent in North Carolina club work. After serving as president of her local club she was elected president of the ninth district. North Caroliua Federated Clubs and now ia state chairman of that group's department of American citizenship. She also Is active in D. A. R. ciroles, in the f*. T. A., and In county welfare work. War Catches Local Boy In France What happens when you've got a son who Is- in the capltol city of a country that's in a nice Juicy war with Germany? Mrs. J. L. Settlemyre Is in Just that predicament, and se isn't worried too much. Well maybe Just a little bit. But Mrs. Settlemyre laughs at It. "He'll stay, If thev'U let him." she mvh of J. L. tlon lasted fcr several days and the principal speakers were A. Hoyt Wilier, missionary, at home on furlough from Africa and Rev. A. D. Miller, poet or of the First Presbyter Ian church In Raleigh, both of whom arc first cousins of Mrs. Davis. FIVB-YEAR-OLD LEAVES FOR HOLLYWOOD Nan, Jean, the five-year-old da ugh ter of W- Mrs. W. M. Gantt. of North Piedmont Avenue, will leave Saturday morn in* for Hollywood, Calif., where she wll Interview Hal Roach, manager of Our Gang Comedies. Little Mtis Gantt will be accompanied by her mother and Mr. Kenneth Stanbaugh, head of the Southern Cinema Corporatkm. Mies Gantt made her first Important public appearand* la Blowing Rock, later going to Virginia Beach where she was featured on several programs. Screen teet* were made at Blowing Rock and Virginia Beach. J ?1 itainl THURSDAY, SEPT. 7, IMS CITIZENS EN ATTRACTIVE HOME BH|HB~ Above is the handsome brick the corner of Piedmont Avenue and I There They Go K.M. Kids ? ?. . , Schools all over the south will b9 bragging before long. And they'll have something to brag about. Most any school in the south can brag that they have one or more students from Kings Mountain. These are members ct last year's graduating class who are leaving for school, ami' where they are going: Robert Cecil Crook, son of Mr. and Mrs. '.Kenneth Crook, Clemson College, ClenfbOn, S. C. James G. Darracctt, jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Darraoett, Davilson College. Davidson. N. C. Paul M. Nelsler, Jr., son of Mr. and: j Mrs. Paul M. Nelsler, McCauley'sJ [ Prep School, Chattancoga, Tenn. I Jim Nlckles, son of Mrs. J. C. Nickles, Davidson College. Lawrence Patrick, son of Rev. and Mrs. P. D. Patrick. Darlington. Prep! School, Rome. Ga. Marriott Phifer, son of Mr. and1 Mi*. Campbell Phifer, Ersklne Col* lege, Due West, 8. C. _ Fred Wright, Jr? son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wright, Appalachian | State Teachers College, Boone, N. C.l Hazel Falls, daughter of Mr. and | Mrs. Wm. Curt3i Falls, Mereditll Cclloge. Raleigh. N. C. Maule Plonk, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Plonk, Glreensboro College. Greensboro. Margaret Ratterree. daughter of Junior, who is In Paris studying painting. Mrs. Settlemyre hasn't heard from him since the trouble began, in fact, not alnce July, but J. L. has passage on an American ship, so that tact comforts a great deal. He went ever In the early summer on the President Harding, and has a round trip ticket, so he'll probably come back bn it, says his sister, Melva .who is> still home. ''But mother dreads to hear about a ship being terpedoed." The daughter of I-eslie MoGinnls. former citizen of Kings Mountain now llvtng In Richmond, Va., Is also In Europe. Mr. McGlnnis was in' Kings Mountain Saturday visiting. He Isn't unduly worried about his daogher, Hther. Attend Centennial Celebration Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Davis returned last week from a visit of several days at Mrs. Davis' former home at Martin. Ga.. where thev went esnec s w _ ~ ' ? '.ally tc attend the Centennial Celebration and Homecoming of Hopewll Presbyterian church, where sevttal generations of the Miller familv havn knnn m nm kneo TkV* Mr. and' Mra. Bright Ratterree, W. C IT. N. C., Greensboro. Sue Ruddock. W. C. U. N. C., Greensboro. Melva 8ettlemyre, daughter of Mr. and Mrs J. Settlemyre, band director at Boiling Springs Junior Col lege. jMary Helen Hambright. daughter of Mrs. G. dD. Hambrlglit, Plonk School cf Creative Arts, Asheville, >T C Dorothy Hoke, daughter of Mr. .-.nd Mrs. L. A. Hoke. W. C. U. N. C Gieensboro, N C Eight of last spring's 66 grals are in Kings Mountain High taking post giaii'uate courses, preparing for next year. . 1 ; ?[ Will PntTpM1 &? Humorous Story ? ' " > By WILL ROGERS i r HE American public la awful critical of musical shows that i ain't musical shows. I moan that I the folks are critical of just music in an entertainment, if there aie * some regular show-girls in the cast, and the skirts ain't too long or ain't at nil, why the show may get by all right, even if there's a cracked voice or two. But a guy that handlea a glee club or a choir or a religious chorus or eomethiag like that baa got to I be a mood one, and not too eensi| tire. Weil, one fellow was directing a chorus of fifty or sixty, and not a pretty girl in the tot. A reporter says to him, "Why, do you haul such a big chorus around with you? Tha traveling expenses must ba . awful." "Yes," says the director, "it costs a lot of dough. But in a singing organisation like this you've got to havo a lot of them singing at once, as that tha blame won't fall too heavy oa any en# or two of 'en.* 1 > mmmmmmmrnummtW lerald DORSE HOTEl : ? OF KINGS MOUNTAIN ' 4 .rWr ? Pf jlZw*' js I 'P^Br -'* Bh ^^jLBRC JK JH residence of Mr*. J. Q. Hord on the King Street. J'l Town Board^Met Monday Night The Town Council, meeting in reg ular session Monday night appointed Ladd Hamrlck to confer with thef Beard of Ccunty Commissioner on thc matter of fire protection for persons living near Kings Mountain, but whose property is outside the city limits. The actiou was precipitated by au offer of the commissioners to furnish liability ins><rance for fire-1 men engaged In fighting the out-of town blazes. Ml. Hamriek' is expected to confer with tho commissioners shortly as Kings Mountain's representative.; Tho Council heard several comfciaints of property owners Rrowing j out of the new highway bridge and j other Improvements. It had been a-j gieed between thc highway and, public works commission that th& j f own Council |sroul<l adjust corn's piaintB. This agreement was reached! after It (was decided to run the high way through the center of Kings Mountain. All members of the Council were present for the meeting. Sunday School Rally Day October First ? I The Sunday school Superintendents and the Pastors of the Chui"? ches are workitlg to have a real rally day in Kings Mountain Sunday schools and Churches Sunday, October 1st. Every Superintendent and Pastor should Ate preset f Tuesday Evening 7:30 at the Lutheran Church to help complete the plans for this most worthwhile effort that Is being promoted by Kings Mountain Sunday School Superintendents. Missionary At Presbyterian Church Rev. A. R. Craig from Tsiug Kiang Pu Ku, China, will speak Sunday morning at the First Presbyterian Church at the regular morning woi?? ship. Rev. Mr. Craig will speak on cond'tions In China, where he has served as a missionary from tne Presbyterian Church. Suniday morning Worship at 11:00. Father of Rev. L. B. Hamm Passes At Age of 84 Rev. L. Boyd Hamm was called home yesterday (Wetiktesda>) mornj tug on account of the death of his father, Draytbn Luther <Hamm. Ha tiled at his home In Newberry Coun ty, S. C., early Wednesday. JHIs death was expected, as he has beenill for nearly a year. Mr. Hamm was in his 84th year. The funeral arrange had not been completed when Rev. Mr. Hatntn left for home yesterday. . - j . Billy Weir Now At Belk's Mr. Billy Weir, popular young man of Kings Mountain has accepted a position with Belk's Department Store and has already started to work. Mr. Weir will he In charge of the ishoe department according; to an announcement from Mr. Fred Stallwortb, manager Mr. Weir extends a oordial Invitation to h.1a friends to visit htm ha hi* nerw connection. Spartanburg, 8. C., 8ept 6.? Jact Plumley, 18 year old garage employee, died last night of burns suffered Saturday night, his employer, L C Dill and said when, he struck a mate! to light a cigarette shortly aftei washing his hands In gasoUae. ' * BUY f " '> ' at X A HOME . . \ \ ' 'l':4 ?? FIVE CENTS PER COPY T^movemenT ;v * r ' Approximately lot) citizens unanimously endorsed and pledged their support ti> the movement to. secures a modem hotel for K'ugs Mountain ut the Joint meeting of Ihe Liens, and Men'.- Clubs held last Thursday evening in the .Woman's Club building. The two clubs met jointly aloug v;' '.<n invited guests, to hear " the repc rt of the information com* mittee, madfe up of members Of th.-> two clubs . ' Njtmnbeis of the committee were iuiTodm ?*d by- Torn Fulton; who presided durtOg the meeting as Toastniaster. f'ommi'ttee members wer<? Chairman Charles Thomassoh, Sec' T? ' "Ly .It ntiages und Aubrey >lattney from thr Men's Club and Tom Fulton, W. F. I^ogan and Howard Jackson from .the Liens Club . Haywood E. Lynch explained tho plans of the two buildings that had been submitted by archllteots. ex plaining that the cost of the buildings would depend upon the lot and typo of construction. One of tha building* had been estimated at $63,500 and the other one at $$0,000. Mr. L?ynch stated that the architects reecmmended that the lot . be one block from the railroad tracka and also within one block or on both, highways 29 and 74. The size to bp approximately 125 feet front and 200 fee deep with an estimated cost o? ebi ut $6,000. Aubrey Mauney discussed thdt methods of financing the project, stating that from 50 to 60 percent) of the total cost including equipment cculd be borrowed either from private' corporations or from tha K. F. C. Mr. Maundy explained that one of the architects had prepared a stuJy which shewed the hotel would pay off if In about, twelve years. Mr. Thomasson summarized tha entire work of the committee and weut into detail, of the findings. Ha emphasized the need' of a modern hotel for Kings Mountain. Mr. Thorn asscn completed his stirring address by asking those present if they want ed n hotel, andl of they did they w< uld have to be the cne to help pay for It. Toastmaster Fulton asked for a vote to Mr. Thomasson's question and every hand in the room immedt otely went up. Following the committee report ciii7ens were called on to express their cplniohs as to the needs of securing the needed hotpl. P. D. Herndon said: "Of course we nr-erl .1 hotel, and the onlv wav ta " ~ 7* - * eet one is for the people of Kings Mountain to build it." j. B. Thomassou said: 'This thing is going to ccst some money, but Kings Mountain needs the hotel so count me in, I'll do my part." ' William Plonk said, "I want to see a modern hotel in Kings Mountain is much as anyone because I know we need it and I think It will pay.** The next person called on. Dr. J. K. [Anthony. saldl;. "We fcavo Ibeeni heeding a modem hotel for twenty, year, and 1 would! like to help." Mrs. C. E. JCeisler said: "The malt! , thing lacking In Kings Mountain 14 a modem hotel, and If we Just had one Clarence Kuester of the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce say* Kings Mountain will be on the map.* W. K. Mnuney saidi: "The need 14 here, and I'll take some stock." ' - 1 C. E. Nelsler sa'd: "The building of the hctel is up to us. and the best way to raise the money Is to subs< ribe to stock.' 1 . W. Hamrlck said. 'The peopld here are for the hctel, with thl* spirit prevailing it should become a ' reality,"' W. A. Ware said, "Everybody ! knows we need cne. Very ofter trav*(Cont'tf on back page) * Myers* Dress Shoppe i Opens Friday I "Mvers' Denartment Store Is thf# week taking another step In bringing to the people of Kings Mountain! more thorough service. O. W. Myers, owner of the store, announced that Myers' Dress Shopp* { lcocated on the seconi floor of that store, wfll be open to the ladies ot < Kings Mountain and) this vicinity* carrying a complete line ot women* apparel. >The new department is l headed by Mrs. R. D. Ooforth, what > Is. well known In this flell. Mrs. Oo1 forth will be glai-h to have you com? 1 in anl look over their line. Mr. Myers announced that a com- . > piete line of current styles will bat i on band at all times. Prices in that new sboppe will be In keeping witli Mytrs policy ct Quality Merchandise t at Reasonable Prices. Hp extend* * I ceicial invitation to attend the open! k ing, whether you are lnterestel 14 buying or not. i Mr. Myers said: "Oar tfm is H9 r help the people of Kings Mountain! 1 dress better lor less."
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