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_ MAD TH? 4 HERALD A'CL. 28 NO. M A _ * State And N Condensed Ii ?State New?? . RaHgh, 8cptj 19.?A uew Irish pc talo, the Sequoia* la expected tc i prove a boon tp North Carolina farmere M. B. Gardner, head of the department of horticulture at State college said tycday. In teat* conducted this year and In past years, this new potato has consistently out>feetded all othet vatic tits In a three acre teat ph>' on the farm of Fred Cotvard to Sparta ntvir*. 8. C.,Sept. 19.?Another Spartanburg food crop to moving to market. With the completion tot marketing plana last week, the first coop emtlve load of late tomatpes to be nNtoPOd from this county left IkursJ.v rvu.nlv A VMlt W W StAllWftrtll WUUV ... _ reported that the shipment totaled 215 bushels and waa billed tor Iftoml Florida. Rrflelgb, gMpt. 19.?{The tremendous pressure now belbg exerted era overcrowded ntorthern fruit and veg etablo terminals could be rellered Immeasurably by the tosUMlsbtaent of regional markets J. W. Johansen extension economist in farm organization at State College aald>. Wilmington, Sept. 19.?Ftour ol nine ships in the port ?cf Wilmington were held at their docks today due to causes arising from the European conflict. The Panam, a ship whfcae ownet is ir England, which files the Panamanian flag, la chartered by a concern the headquarters of whkfl* arc In New York, and which is manned by a Greek crew, baa been unabl* to sell since Saturday because the crew demanded war risk bonuses and the agents have found com muni catftn with England. g McBee, 8. C.. Begvt. 19.- -Officers ;,lK>u?fct some clue today to the Identity of a hit-run driver whose ante . mobile at ruck and fatally Injured Gecnge T. Delacorte, Sr., 23, of dfotu n>outh Beach N. J. in this village late Saturday night. So fhr as could be learned i*> ane actually witnessed the accident. Attendants at a filling station beard the crash a half block distant about 11 p.m. and upon tnvec ligation Hound the youth crumpled beside his bicycle. Stateevllte. Sept. 19.?Dr. John J Shea of Medphlg, Tenn., and x?r James W Wbtte of New York wiU present papers at the fifth annual meeting of the North Carolina eye ? ear nose and threat society hen September 21. A business sesrttt* -will be held in the afternoon a* which officers wfll be named ant nest year's coruveptlon site chosen. Thomasville, Sept. 19.?The Bay wood Hotel, a three story Tramt structure, caught 91 re yesterday ant Gartfied Bslk, 56 lof Thomasville I glest was burned to death. Back's body was found In a hal a' the head of the stairs on th< third story. FUre Chief Robert Tbtomi son said no one seemed to knos how the firs caught. t Referigh, Sept. 19.?A clemency hearing was arranged! before Parole Commisdfonsr Bdwtn M. Qllll ' fo today In the case of James Qcdwk High Pdlnt youth under sentence t die Friday fbr first degree murder. . Laughing Aroi With IRV] J _ The Test That fey IRVH 'I'HIS yarn has a Southern setiin 1 days, Hired a gentleman who tea Bourbon. His colored butler, eras equally fond at prim* bottledROT"1 ' "Watkiaa." skid the wbito llStedS^ kff2SX2S^ tells no that ifs been acta* fa a am aipredattre palate, 1 want yoni So ufiBff. m txmrftd out rm w*" m^jamsaws arvuoa^ns vm? ouV ? teddy class aad placed It in the < always bod a far fa MM mind thai i?5ri. . ' ' ' ; . . > >.rV.. . >V v' f ' V. ' lassiaaaaiiaai i i i Kings ational News 1 Brief Form ?National News? New York. Sept. 19.?Mm. May. Haucf-rk Aycr, socially prominent! widow, today pleaded guilty itn fed- | en 1 cv.urt to a six count indictment i clicrglttg the nmuKaling of approxi . mately (14.254 In merchandise. She, ij vm given a suspended sentence K>lj j a \Mr and a day. fined $10,000 and, , placed on probation for two years Budapest. Sept. 19.?The H'IDgMf1 *n tel araph agency carried a re1 tk I1'. 1 MM" .llUfinrAjfti *f(I'lbent, U. 8. military attache tn Poland, waa overtaken In his cat I hy Soviet troops at Kotomyja, In iricnd. near the Rumanian frontier I The report said ,Major Oobern's | Polish chauffeur poeeod tm a Ger-| man and* managed to proceed and reach the fitolter. The major ha* . been in the Interior of Poland In the role of military observer. ? Washington, Sept. IP.?The Oerman government arfked withdrawn t<0av rf-a registration statement for , 973.000.000 worth of funding Agenda , v.hlch the securities commission had questioned. The request was recelT. cd by the. SEC art the opening of a hearing "thie rrjeereing to determine I whether the commlrelon should per| ml; Oermanv to farue the bonds. | 2 y Penoma. Pan.. Sept. It.?A new W S. pursuit palne he was piloting citshed iilto Panama Bay yesterday ond Lt. Carl Parks, 27. |of leGrange V C. was killed. Witnesses saM the plane's motor, felled. It was flying low, escorting a Costa Rlcan plane carrying a' ' group of Uruguayan flootball players) Park?? was graduated from West Point fn 1935. He had been stationed at Albrook Field fcr 22 months i^ng there from Kelly Field, Tex. Providence. R. I.. Sept. 18.?A trail oif crime reacfcfhg to Durham. N. C.j was ibelievodl reived todhy following' arre?t of John Jordan. 19. of Arctic,) and Laurence Morrisetta IS. of this, city on tamakflng and entering andi larceny- charges. Catotain of DttecMrm James F.I I Rogers said ebe pair, arreseed early I 'vesterdi^y. a<hrtWted tehtedlng < foMr ; dwellings In this city, two in Crans: ton, and one In Durmam three weeks ago. Rogers said they alafc> confessed stealing two automobiles In New Ca noan. txjnn. ruircc n?*o jewelry allegedly stolen In the local breaks. Washington, Sept. 18.?The ClvllJ Ian Conservation dcrps has announc M Ha North Carolina operatic program for the six ir|cnfh period be: ginning October 1 provided for the ' establshment of -nine new camps tc . replace a Uke number ordered cloa1 ed. NEW GARAGE OPEN8 i A new garage, operating Under I tho name Crook and Rollins Oarage l has been opened! corner King and Railroad Avenue, opposite the new I bridge. The, owners, W. K. Crook ? and Hubert Rollins, have been emP payed by the Cleveland Motor Co. r for several years and' are well known in Kings Mountain. They will do general repair work and wit: r also retail batteries and automoblla I parts. New modem equipment hac t been Installed. , o The opening ad of the new firm e will aopear in the next Issue of The Herald. ? * ^ ... . ? ~-n ind the World 8 [N s. COBB : Could Not Fad 4 S. COBB iff. In Kentucky, in the pre-Volstead prided himself on beinff d judge of who had grown old in his service,, la-bond spirits. SmS. an eao evening, "here's some eery mm, of the Thorn aeon distillery, seat It's oat of Ids private stock and he rood for fourteen years. You've got r judgment on it" agh of the predoes fluid to half All safer hands of the old man. Watkfna m fling tips and than having emptied ad laid oat, suh, do me a favor? Fs day aright bury aw alive, eo I wants aker aadjea* wave it bask and foth : up fc do eofltn, tell W to go ahald ? MnilTI lvlUllI] KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C. Prominent Women Passes Tuesday Mrs. Daniel Fulton.82, well known re?'dent of Kings Mountain passed on ay at her home on Wast Mcun-; ta'n street Tuesday at noon. Mrs j Fulton suffered serious injuries in a fall mere than three weel^s ago and has been a patient in City Hospital () .,tenia, until last .FridAy when she scs 'brought hack to tier home. I Mrs. Fulton was befero marriage M'.f-s Alice Bookout, member of a well known family of near Rock Hill V.. THT*. ago. are has lived In or near Kings Mountain. She was reared In a Presbyterian home and a member of the Preabytetnan church until after her marriage, when she united with the Methcdtst church with her hudbaad For many years ahe was a faithful member of El Bethel church la which community she lived. After moving to Kings Mountain, the fam- j lly brought their membership to Cfntral Methodist church. Mrs. Pnl-i lor.'a pew was seldom vacant. 8he| loved her church and was faithful) In every ponse of the word. She waS( rue. of tho oldest members and hei| oassing wl'l be keenly felt, pot-only! In the church (service "but In hei missionary society and circle. 8he was a woman of culture and charming manner, thoughtf"l. kind and sjnipathetlc. She waf ^ devcted wife and mother, never tiring of ministering to their need6. Those who were privileged to visit In her home were Impressed with the genuine hospitality and evidence of real we) ccme. Funeral services were held at Cen tral Mietbcdlst Church on Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 with the pas or. Rev. E. W. Fox In charge. Interment was made -in Mountain Rest cemetery, the grave and) adjoining lot banked- with beautiful flowers The active pall bearers were the f'hlowfag gfhndsoTv. I^ilton and Mike EverhatV W11 burn and Gal I MlOanlel. Albert" Allran and Donald Olive. Honorary P?ll bearers were stewards of Central church. The granddaughters of Mrs. Fulton served as flower girls. Mrs. Fulton Is survived by her huHhand and six daughters, Mrs. V* R Everhart, Mrs. C. L Fulton, Mrs | W. C. Putnam; Mrs. E. B. Olive,] ! Mrs. G. L. Mc|Donlel and Mrs. A L Allran, 20 grand chlldre nand sever al great-grandchildren. Two brothers survive. Hiram and Jr.mes Bookout of Rock H1U. 8. C. New Service Manager At Cleveland Mbtor Co. Mr. L. L. Sellers arrived in Kings Mountain Monday morning tie as. aumo the managership of the service department of th? Cleveland Motor Co. according to on announcement from Mr.'O. O. Jackson, manager. Mr. Sellers comes frcm Spartanburg where he was connected with the , Chevrolet dealer. I Mr. Sellers Is an experienced, fac. ( tory trained mechanic and Mr. Jack, den feela very fortunate In securing i his service* for autolnohUe owners of Kftigs Mountain and community. 1 Mr. Jacks|:h extends a cordial in\ Station to motorists to stop by and meet the new service manager. 1 Mt. Sellers expects to mitve his ! famftly to Kings Mountain shortly. J* Death Claims Former ; Kings Mountain Man Gecrge William McAllster. 71 years of age, for many years a resident, of Kings Mountain, died in a I t.coin ton hospital Tuesdfay after e leng period of 111 health. Funeral service# were held at ihe First Methodist church In Lin. col at on Wednesday afternoon. Mr. McAllster U survived by three dtMXghi|en|a. Mrs. Rlgo Ho?ers of LlncOtnton, Mrs. H. B. Baker of Charlotte, Mrs W. JF JcJhneon of Davidson. On* brother, Tom McAllster of Laurens. 8. C. aurvtvea. Since leaving Kings Mountain Mr McAllster baa been living in lined nl on where he was a prominent contractor. Town Council Meets Members of the Town Council met Monday night with all present for the regular aenod-moothly meet, ing. Member* voted to make both si dec of Molntain street and Battle ground Avenue In the bnalneas sec tlon a on? hour parking street. ThU ruling wilt go intl effect as eoon si proper msTktags notifying the pnb. lie of the ordinance can be Installed Several property owners who have been effected by the new high way appeared before the board relative to., a .MMIffnent top damage* but no action waa taken. itain ? THURSDAY, SEPT. 21, 1*3t Major Bulwii "Stop War I Mountaineers Scrimmage Bessemer City v Kings Mountain Hi's '39 version tf the Mountilneers moved agiilust Ikssenicr City last Friday and were moved against to the extent . fo a dozen-up tie. The invaders began the onslaught moving straight down the field fot tl-elr first marker early In the first luatter. The locals retaliated witb ay 'guar then on it was nip and tuck, with both turning loose passes, and both Intercept ing. The neatest play . oi the day came oc one of the latter when Morrison, local lad grabbed pa si- with a B. C. label, lateraltec to Gibson, and the play clicked1. Kings Mountain's Une waa not equa! to, the heavier Bessemer City heave-men, but tbe backfield made up for thia, bu putting on a beautiful show of running and passing Smith. lccal center, showed decided Improvement. Mitchem. s recruit si end, played a game which could eas lly have put a veteran to shame. Womack, half hack, proved hit ability as a pass catcher and blocker. Ruddock, utlMty man, also show, ed possibility as half. < Sunday School Pep Meeting Approximately two hundred Sunday School Officers and Teachers end interested parties of all the city churches met last night at the West Knd school for the purpose of completing the clty-widte Sunday achoo and church canvass and mako tnel; plans for the Sunday School Rally Day on October 1st, 1939. Quite a bit of Interest and) enthusiasm Is being manifested throughout the" city. There is only one ajdro Sunday before the Rally Day and It Is hoped that al of the chur. I rfcfh will be very active from now I untn October 1st. Since the campaign started one month ago home of the Sunday Schools have had remarkable Increase: The First Tresbyterlat I church has gone from 167 to 230 the Central Methodist from 169 t< 222, Grace Methodist church frorr 185 to 211, the Second Baptist chur. ch from 218 to 259; the First Baptist from 201 to 279; and some o the other Sunday schools hart ,m .?de considerable progress alsa It is urged that every person li j Kl.igs Mountain not In Sundai i School be invited to some Sunda: I School next Sunday. Stop Light For Highway Intersection Ordered City Cleric Charles Dllllng has or dcred a stop-go light for the inte 3 act tot) at the ' overhead bridg where highways 29 and 74 mee4 The light jrhcoild be received in i te>v days and it will be install* cpon arrival. | 'kj < ???? ; Will Rogers' Humorous Story By WILL ROGERS r | 'HREE small boys entered the A village hardware store. The I rather gruff proprietor said to the. J tallest, "'What do you want^ Boy t" "A dimt'i worth oI KB shot, please." The old man climbed a ladder, brought down tha shelf box that cbntalned the air-rifle shot, made np tha packet and returned the box to tha shelf above. Then he { asked tha second boy, MWhat do you want, eon T" "A dime's worth of BB'a, please," was the meek answer. "Why didn't yon say so before?" said the old man, irritably, as he want for flw ladder again. Be made np (ho packet as before, and then > turned tethe third. "And do yon want a dime's worth of BB'a. too? ha demanded. ; "No, replied that ens, has!tati "ft. eld mea climbed laboriously to the shelf again and deposited the bo* of shot. Then he retained to i the ooanter. 1 wU^he"3eaS2led,fWt * mk nickel's worth ef BB shet * 'CtaiHae WWtefcetswi. 1ml> lerald nkle Says, ralk" '? Major A. L, Hulwinklo, principal speaker at the; formal opening o j King" Mountains' now $100,000 high way and overpass last Friday, told the gathered citizens that "we ar^ fortunate to live* In a country where we can do as we plotfac without carrying packs on cur backs and act Ing as soldiers." Major Ihilwtnkie spoke to a large assembly of persons who had gath., ' ored for the opening of the hdghv ay which was almost-a year In con r JJK11 mw? ipesuii'j .> MI I ihji ??? j gram were T. Max Watson, Division h'ghway commissioner of Shelby. HIB. Noell. dlv'sion engineer cf Ruthorfordtcn, Mayor Woodson of Shelbi ant) Mayor Thomaascn of Kings Mountain. H. Tom Fulton, loca ! councilman, was in - charge cf ar-!' rangements hod Introduced lithe ej takers. Charlie Barrtnger, Jr., con-| tractor, expressed his appreciation to the people of Kings Mountain and commended, them for the coo pet at Ion shown his company while working here. j Mr. Noell presented the bridge and highway to ttie town and htayoi Thomasson cut the ribbon which officially opened K. ..j Major Bulwlnkle, who apoke tc the assembly on conditions now ex-! Utrtig in Rurope and the nroposed routratHy laws for the United States. He ommended' the people ol Kings Mountain on the fine band Of, of the Kings Mountain Schools, say-i Int;. "'Finer than the material things of your town Is your magnificent hand. I do net know of a better band, anywhere." Speaking further on the proposed neutrality laws. Major Bulwlnkle; said: '.We most be neutral. We wdlij rot sacrifice our people. It lies with j you to see that we remain neutral We are not going to get into tt.. appeal to you to stop the slack talk 1 alTUit us? getting Into It."' The band which Major Bulwlnkle j speke os was on hand for the open-' log. marcb'ng up the newly payed '.section cf Battleground Avenue back again, and returning. After r the formal opening, the band led a mctorcade two blocks down the high , way, than broke ranks. The motor, ca-Je ccnWnuecf to where the neof and old highways Intersect on the! ^ west side of town, turned and motored back over the bridge. , DIXIE GRILL NOW OPEN KInfcjs Mountain's taewest and I most modern eating establishment | , The. iDixte Grill, la now open for ' business and ready to serve the pub lie. The interior has been complete-' r tv remodeled and new fixtures Inf stalled, and now the place la one of tho moet attractive in this section Dixie Grill Is tinder the personal management of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Payne who .extend a ccrdlal Invltailcn to everyone to visit their moderi restaurant. Mr. and Mrs. Payne said: '.We i will strive at all times to serve dee liclously prepared food at reaeona: bte price, and we want folks to ? come and eat with us." il Mr. W. W. Souther won the prize offered for the selected name, Dixie Grill. ' FIREMEN ANSWER TWO CALLS FlTemen were called out two times w'thln the past week, the first call being answered* Sunday after noon at the home of Fred Owens on McO.lnnis Street when a mattress cr.ught fire. No damage was reported except tho less of the mattress Tho second call was from the heme of D. A. Fulton on Mountain Street, when members of the household thought the house was on ftre, hut upon Investigation this war found to be a mistake. HERE'S MASS PRODUCTION 7 he pumpkin vine* in ths patch ol D. G. Blsnton of the Park Yarn Mill Vlltsg# muat have heard somsthlng about stspplng up to maaa produc. tlon; aa 27 large pumpkins wer? fcund on one vine. With Hallowe'er just around the corned the pumpkln? will come In handy and according t< those who have seen the pate* thev are certainly there It larg< number*. MEMBERS OP BAR A88O. CIATION ENTERTAINED Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Darts entertah ed members of the Cleveland' Coun ty Bar Aaaoolatlon of \>hich Mr Davis Is president at a picnic suppe> at Hill Top Cabin, Lake Moatonk Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Davis wa assisted In serving a bountiful sup per by Mrs. B. L. Campbell Mrs. 1 A Hsrrtll and Mrs. Charles Thoma son." Onsets Included 2d members o the association and others. uv '.at HOME '*. y_ ; .' ? 'j,' , i ' "* . ? ' "*<4 - --* FIVE CENTS PER COPY Stay At Htime Away From War: Settlemyre J I.. Settlemyre." Jr., just returned lrotu Paris, France. wliero ha has been studying art for the past several months, declares emphatically 1 llSf.t the <>uis;.Ut?ing tws Ajnrrlca tc do tmccrnlng the present situation , is to "Stay at home and' mind our own business. Mr. Settlemyre said that Paris was at present dead, and that the Kietich people as a whole were silent and tnc ruse concerning the pres 'ent mar. lie told the Herald reportdr.*ft?fiO. "df " '- *-* ?>?J the French "nof to prevent a war lis the near future ? with the betted that If Hitler conquers Poland witla outteslstance. he will invade Prance In the future. When questioned concerning actual battles, he1 sold that be actually sa"" two aerial battles ? one between anti-aircraft guns and a bomb or. and another when a '.sausage' yvas shot down. Mr. SflStlemyre spoke of Mackcuts just aa we speak about the plays that Duke will use to defeat Carolina this year. He said that the Prat alarm in Paris sent the popu latlon to collars frcm 1:20 In the morning until 7:00. After emerging for breakfast bt that time, they agc'n went (below for two or three mere hours. He - recounted. having slept with a glass cf water, a coat seme food, and' a gas mask constant !y near one's bed. In the cellars, he reported, the women cried fsllemtly but that, none became- hysterical. At' of the children have been taken from Par's Into the country, where .they are either in camps or In private homes. The governmient makes it compulsory for pecple whe can to keep as many children at .nevsrhle. Many children. Mr. Sottlemyre said, had lest their Identlfioa<ien tags and were hopelessly lost Mo told of a trs'n wreck In which 200 children were killed ibelng taken t; the country. Speaking of his return to the United Stales, he said: 'As I let' the . dock I looked' back - and saw many Americans very scrrowful anfc wishing that they were on the boat. Put it was impossible because ot lack of rcoaa. Therefore. I was surprised when 1 learned several days later that many persons on the boat had never been to America before. There were Jews." Many Americans. In fact, practice ily all of these who have been ii? Kumpe for sometime, express the opinion that America should stay cut of the war, said Mr. Settler.tyre. While In Parle. Mr. Settlemyra | Joined the "Defense Passives," a i croup of men whose business it Ja to build fortification! fbcim bombs, and do other work- for defense. Hla j-.b he repoeted, was supervising 'he building of plaster work toa 1 wall protectloes. j Speaking of painting. Mr. 8ettlemyre's favorite topic, he said that ' America Is now the art center o) the world, because of the War, and that the next great school of art | will be the American School. ,Mr. Settlemyre will be In the ! south for the next six months, paint Ing and studying. At the end of that time he will exhibit his works 1? t he Georgetown Gallery. v .j Gpubhinaton ^snapshots S James Prestoh | (Opinions expressed in This Column Are Not Necessarily the Views of This Newspaper.) ] The summing sense of disbelief I that (tnvadted the mind of the average American when the headlines scream ed WAR was probably. In the longrun,. the beet |V<aalblo reaction. The European "war of nerves" had boors 1 going on for no long that many pdoI pie fa this country wtere beginning ' to dcmclude tbat It was going to bo 1 be (perpetual. Than, when Use dhocle1 tig bVowofT finally came, al Amerf\ cane found themselves suddenly fac . ed wbth the paRirful necessity of ad1 ] Justing themselves to a whole new 1 world of values. And. from the point of slew of the welfare o the Unhea State#, which ought to be the Wrst consideration of ell real Americans, k to a afcod Men to suspend Judge. tuottta and (decisions till a very cam. ' ful and very general inventory to * taken. Observers asd the general public r are. agreevS on one tiring, at lesdt: If 1 we have the well betog of the Amer j 1 icaa syet em at heart, we ought to "aiak? haate afcwiy fa deoMtog c where we atand and what probtema ' we are gotng to face ha Use oout? 1 (Cont'd on Bdltort&l pegs)