W*?ft ukit On Y*f N#w A*i
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?Aiiiimal JNew??
Now York, Jtyn. 8.?Otis Tbomp
con, 32 year old uegro, kept his No*
YeSrl* defer rendesvo^s twltti th<
IS ' l*w.
On January 1, 1988, be wut ?r
J rested tor assault.
H . On January 1, 1989. be was ar
restsd tor felonious assault.
On January 1, 1949, he a as cha rt
ed again with felonious assault in
the stabbing of his wife, in\ serous
ueh rear, Thompeon has ofen the
I ttrat arrested tor I mony bl New
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Jw Wee York, Jan. 8.?Louis ILepke)
L ; Busfcaiter, a thlok bodied tidustrl
B " tal racketeer whose career id keen
' surrounded hr an aura of lolence
and sudden death, settled i I his
oM accounts with the Fed< >1 Oovj
enanent today and was 4e fenced |
to 14 years In prisoQ. 4
P Washington, Jan. 3.?Thi discrm
tlsnaij power of the Securl a coil
> , Ssisslon to make ptibii prof 1 an/
1 t low statements of corporal dis us
Ik dor Its Jurisdiction 'was up! fd tfday
by the United 8tates J elicit
? oourt of appeals here. /
i The tAWerfcmn Bomatda obarfuj
; corporation, which owns ajbot Is,*
&00 acres of farm land -ir Mansa
chusetts, Connecticut, Qtojla and
Florida and has its stock'Wed ou
[ f the New York Stock Excbsge, had
asked the court to overrui< a com-,
H - mission decision to pifrMpi a pari
of the corporation's profit f/d loss
If.' 1ft. statement.
Kansas City, Jan. 2.?A /grocer)
W employe stalked in zero washer to
the home of two octogendHan sisr
tsra today to kindle a tlrcf Opening
the door, he found Mrs. -Anrter
& (on or exposure, b. Jie the
*tt>vet uid (Mrs. Margaret ifeml dyv4
tac in bed. She^ died a Jrt time
|P th> MlssMBippl^rtvorj^argtd to
[ tttbi la the Senate a^the House j
Of biluMtintJlhy llaimea
UM distinction of T>?1 the 'nation's
m ' ;L_?oTJts sJor nyitorlst*
,JPfccjo?7 whistles J slreis pro
mo ptinns wc ail monins
a traffic fa vy. (jongrntuc*i
from) Nation['tOrancil
1? ra who are
?y?dflgllCfaa Clai urg'B "aafest
TW AH., Ob. i Washington
university (St. htm student, oil
uuge Bowl game, i iniured fatally
and. toother stu t *?? hurt today
ad their autoa tie I left the
i X4** curve mr lrundlidge^
Washington, Jai i^ltoporta; cir
colated today th Breckinridge
I Long, former amft* a# to Italy.
would, be named a lAtant eecretary
of state to sil -eflbeorge 8.
Meeseremltta, who of be fire a
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laJonal News
n Brief Form
"Jf ?St*t? JSewo?
Ijjlelgta, Jan. 2.?-R. ltayne Al1
ltd* At, announced today the followi
,lnl' personnel changes ?t/it?
employment Service: Joseph H
Cfdo. Henderson office manages, to
LldMrton as office manager; 1 Lee
Farter. Lumber ton manager to
l/radereonrllle as office managor;
! deerge Bordelat was made acting
i Jiiaager oi" the Henderson office
i leading appointment of a successoi
i Ion of Raleigh was promoted to Juki
or interviewer and assigned to
fc the High Point office.
I Columbia, S. C., Jan. 2.?Chief Jus
|tice John O. Stabler of tbe M?r?
I Supreme Court, ft at the Columbia
hospital, was reported today . aa
much weaker" and very low. Tke
(8 year old jurist was brought here
last week from bis home at Saint
Matthews. . ..
,V : a ' Spartanburg,
S. C., Jau. 2.?"Wltts.
cut referring to specific instances,
I Judge G. Duncan Bellinger of Columbia
today condemned the actlvttl
es of hooded night riders as a ratnanco
to state's rights in his charge
to tho grand jury at the opening of
the January term of Spartanburg
county general sessions court.
T9leratlon of mob rule, the jurist
declared, Is an Invitation to the Fe?
tral government to enact the antl
lynching stutute to deal with : mob
violence in the Federal courts.
Anderson, S. C., Jan. 2.?Corone*
Olin Burton will hold an inquest tomorro
wmorning at 10 o'clock into
(be death here Sunday of Henry* M
Kvans, 33, who died of gunshoi
wounds. Evans' wife is held In connection
with the case although no
charges had been made against her
according to Chief of Deputies Clyd
Campbell.
Payetteville, Dec. 2.-^Police to I
' vh^ arfest eCVn?tf* \
negro men on murder charges in
connection with the death of Alberta
Cobb, negro woman, ' who *?
found dead in a field here or
Chrietmas eve. Thoece arrested are
Murrel Avant, Eugene and Harvy
Kv?n?. The throo admitted being
with the woman officers said, but
the Evanses said they left hei with
Avant.
High Point, Jan. 8.?Leaving a
puxzling note scribbled across the
-bottom of-a. " newspaper, ChaYlcs 1,
Elliott, 61, ended his life by hanging
himself in tbebara at his home hqr?
this morning. County Coroner Wallace
O. Freeman said.
(Members of his family said Elliott
had been grieving over the death
of his wife in November.
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Pembroke. Jan. 2.?Georgia Mae
Oxendine, three year old Indian
girl, waa Instantly killed near here
this afternoon when a .22 caliber pis
tol In the handa of her five year bid
brother went off accidentally.
Ma. * -- will hn
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Sheriff Clyde Wade said, after 'being
informed by Coroner D. W. BK-g
that the shooting was accidental^
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Salisbury, Jan. 2*?3yOy Britten
and-'(Dave Hoffman were arr-estcd
Saturday in Stanly county on charges
of vlolattlng the Internal reyphtte
laws of the United States by Tom
0. Blalock, deputy United States
commissioner, he reported.
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elderly widower. hating V returned
ont porch :t his small New HampA
neighbor passed and saw tha
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VI0.00 SPECIAL PRIZE *'
IN "BABY DERBY'
A $10.00 special prise will ke
awarded to tha babw wKm. - ?
, ? renu
report the moat "Baby Derby"
coupons by Saturday night,
January 20. Thle will be the first
count of Baby Derby coupons.
Fotkq, */rt fcfcing for Baby
coupons with each 90c purchase
at the oo-o pare ting stores and
help your favorite baby In the
race, win thla apodal prise of tlO
In oaah, and the first prise of
9200 antf beautiful loving cup .or
one of the twenty-nine ether
funeral field for
Mrs. Navy
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Funeral aenricea tor' fin. Sarah
Navy, IS, who died. at. the boats of
her daughter here, wore-held 2:94
Sunday afternoon from the Grace
Methodist Church. Rot. 8. W. Johneon
wm assisted by Rev. C. Parkdr
ot the* tfeeond Baptist Church sad
Hot. R. J. Johnson of WOodruff, 8.
C. Burial was In Mountain Rest
cemetery. ' Mrs. Navy died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Artie
Meacham. -Saturday morning at
12:12 A. M.
Mrs. Navy had made her home in
Kings Mountain for many years,
and was well'known throughout the
county. She was the daughter of
.he late Hev. R. R. Broohshlre,
Methodist pastor, and during her ac
live lifetime was a devoted church
member. She had many friends and
was a good mother. f
Mrs. Navy was preceded to the
grave by her husband 34 year* ago
.'Ud by one daughter, the late Mr*.
M. L. Connor of Kings Mountain,
Surviving are three daughter*,
Mrs. Meacheam, with whom she
made her home;. Mrs. K. C. Genu,
ot Kings Mountain, aud Mrs. W. C.
McQee of Qantcnla; five sons, Ro
j?nd J. Prank Navy ot Charlotte
Reuben. Navy of Charlotte knd
Kings Mountain, Lackey Navy ot
Kings Mountain. J. Stanley Navy
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Oil Company Asks %
Damage
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The Pure Oil Company of ;?* -the
Carolina* hue filed . $x ^spperfor
court at Shelby a special proceeding
asking for damages from the
Town of Rings Mountain and ,'tbe
State highway and Public Work*
Commission.
The company asks that a cam ml*
olon toe appointed to tlx the amount
ot alleged damage done to . the cam
pany In the construction at Kings
Mountain - of a new highway bridge
and approaches.
A similar action was filed by several
Individuals sometime ago.
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MoELVEEN BACK AT
HOME STORES
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Mr. W. N. McElveen, former manager
of the Market Department ?t
the Home Stores before he was
transferred by tola company Is no*
back In the same capacity. Mr. ",Mc
Blveen says he la glad to be.-ftsck
In Kings Mountain and1 extends a
cordial Invitation to bit friends and
custbmer* to come In and see kUn.
Mac" also stated that he Jsad llv
ed in three towns In Sooth' Carolina
since leaving here about March 16th
and he is now, firmly convinced
that Kings Mountain is the Best
Town In thA iTTwo States.
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Lions Club Meets
This Evening
The Uoni Club will meet this
evening at tthe Mountain View
House, at . 7:00 o'clock. Ctoto President
J. W. Milam is very i anxious
for all members to be present at,
this is the first meeting of the ne*
year. An Interesting program . has
been arranged.
Miss Ula Webber o( Kings Mopn
talh and M>". JarneS Connor ot Shelby
vletted Miss Weber's slsfor 01
Splndale. Mr. and Itft 8 Pendleton
tapt Saturday.
CHRISTMAS OS CO RAT {OR 0 .
TAKER DOWN
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JAN. 4, 1M0
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Local Neu
Of 1939
fHf' cltixeua of King* Mountain
greeted 1940 (with bright hope for
-he -future.- From the pages of The
K.iiMP Mountain Herald come* the
story of . the Important
that took place last year.
jhall Ifkv Plai for Town
ernment Artkhtyneed. To DtrMf
Town l?to F*re Ward*.
Jan. IS: Merchant* Association
Formed. J. B. Keeter Elected Pre*
Ident.
Feb. 16: Kings Mountain's PriseWinning
Band Receives New Uut forma.
Feb. 23: (aw Passed by State
Legislature Dividing Town Into Five
Wards. .
March 2: Murray. CaUtmui, Mfner
ESebtroOutod near Kings Ml onto tain.
March S3:' American Legion entertains
Band Members.
March SO: 50th Anniversary Bdllion
of The Herald Ppbjiehed.
April 6: W. A. Rldenbonr Bleated
County School Boarfc Chalrmtn.
April 13; Martin Harmon Elected
Edttor of Dally Tar Heel at U. N. C.
April 20: School Band Wins First
Place ib both Music and Marching
at State Meet In Oreensboro.
April 37: "IT Candidates File For
Election To Be Hold May 2nd.
May 4: Town Election Returns
Announced:
Ward *f? W. K. Mauney; Ward 2,
J. B. Thotnaason; Ward S, Ladd
Hamrlck; Ward 4. C. E. Nelsler. Jr.
Ward 5, K>uTom Fulton.
School Board:t Ward 1, A. H. Patterson;
Ward j,' Paul Nelsler; Ward
(Cont'd on back page)
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Will Rogers'
Humorous Story
T. , 14
By WILL ROGERS
TfHEJRB *u a Scotchman that
had a boy going to aehool, and
the boy didn't do very well fat his ,
studies. So the principal suggested
to ail the parents that they might
make thsfrUdi study harder by
giving them money prises for be
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OUGHT VtxA/^H
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3, Ulenit White; Ward 4; Dr. L. P.
Baker; Ward 5, Glee Bridges.
May -11:. J. B. Thomasaon Named
Mayor and H. T. Kulton, Mdyor
Pro-Tem. t.
May 11: Band Given Highest Ra- "
(May- M: UJ? Graduating Class
Largest Da School History.
June 1: J. R. Baste Sleeted Pree
.? January and *> j*maky\a<M#d tot
Asm who hat# Mt <li*a fa their
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Ident of Cleveland County Bar Association.
June 8", J. W. MUtUO Klected
President of Uons CtuB.
June It: Band Director Paul BL
Hendricks Presented Lions Citlsenshlp
Csp.
July 6: Band Stain) at Corner of
Cleveland Avenue and King Street
'Dedfeitedr. - -- "
Aug. 3: Movement To Secure New '
..Hotel Started. . . %
Aug. 3: Water and Light Rates
Reduced.
Ang. 3: Hosiery Plant at Meoeey
Mill In Opemtkm.
Aug. 34: Vance H&rreleon Billed
by Train en Battlegrownd \venne
in Heart of Bustnese Section.
Aug. 31: Joint Hete) Mooting of
Ldooe sod Men's Clube Hold. Cltfc
ten* Endorse Movement.'
Sent. 14: Overhead Bridge Dedicated.
Congressmen A. L Tlul winkle
Sneaks.
Sept 14: Bids Ftjr The Construe ion
of New Post Office Opened.
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POUNDED TO DEATH
NORTH WJLK8HBORO. Jaw. .3.?.
Punerel -service* for Wnr v. s?i<:
dreu well known cHH?o r>f Bushy
Mountain township, who met violent
death at his mill yesterday aft
ernoon, wl|l be held at Bethany
charch Wednesday at 10:30 a. m.
Mr. Hendran was killed while
working with the machinery of his
com mill and no one wae present at
the time although there was ample
evidence to Indicate what had happened
Apparently, he <waa oiling n
Hue shaft in the basement of the
mill which la ran toy an overahot
water wheel, whan n net screw ha
the shaft cought hta clothing.
TAX LIBTIMO TIME
busy thin. Wash Mating taxes for rMh. Ideate
of Number Tour Township. 1
The -Hating than baring been chajW
ed from April to January. The Matem
emphaafced the fact that the
basks will ha elaasd the leet dan
FIVE CENTS PER COfV '$ ?
Conducted! 1
h? Hofald
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unusual
CONTEST
Will take PLACE
IN KINGS MOUNTAIN
Beautilul Loving Cup and 1100,00 ho* ?' .4
Cash PrtMa To So 6>vm Away Ho
. Tha "Baby Darby.'
, The Baby Derby comes fo Bom.
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rortSepeople of Oaralbol' Hi *- -inlnlno
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Interesting race one etiM inutM.
Competitions iavolHai UiMe
have come and gone in thie section's
history, but tble in U? flie*
time in the annals of the Men tbM a
Baby Derby baa pot in an appear?nce.
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Tlio limelight will be tprpgd sm
the little'tots in every community
in tbis area as sponsored by ilemi i
merchants and Tbe Herald.
Each weak several baby plcturem
win be run in Tbe Herald, permitting
over fifty thousand people t?
view the beauty and charm embodied
in tbe tiny entrants under Ntms
years of age. Applications may barmade
out this week so that in neib
week's issue tbe first pictures oTtlie
babies will be shown. As many
pictures as possible ebould be taken
tbis week, and the first days or
next week, to make tbe Baby Der?
by successful as It has teen In thmcltle*
that it haa been carried oaa
in before.
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$600 In Caah Awarded
$600 in cash will be awardod th?
30 winning babies on March ?.
hen the Baby Derby cornea to a.
dose. The parents of the winning
baby will receive $$00 in easts andfcv
a 30-inch loving cup which symbo?
i'v.es supremacy in the land or Babies
in this section. In Judging bowl
this cup would be, remember that,
this paper is 22 inches high and thwcup
la 8 ches higher.
The baby polling the highest mileage
credits will receive th? $20^- " j,
ttv^^Bw seeoan mgsesc
After these high prises have tie em
1 warded, the remainder of thgr. casta
nrlzee will be awarded in the orde*
of the babies' finish, rsprtgw ?T
the location.
How To Wis Derby '
First, let us explain tfcet^.thf*Baby
Derby Is a race of myfh<leaBi*v?
"miles" and the befcy having thm j|
greatest number of "miies" to ltttw- :
credit when the Detfcg ends uriH
declared the winnpr. Turn to liw
twopage advertisement el - thm?
Baby Derby. At tfrd fottp* ?a*?Mm
of the pagV Top wit} (tad listed an
group of co-operating Stores. Tboees.
stores are now ready' to issue Behm
Coupons on eeebftOe cash purchase,
or payment ea account. After ea- . " -M
terlng your baby you ehoeM - aotttp
eU the bsfby's relatives and, fttendm
to be sure to .uk for BABY COIN - ; ^|
PONS when they boy hi these atones.
Bach coupon at thno wOBfcc.
advance the hub; A aoilee In the
Derby. I*ter the value of each cowpon
will drop to * mile* mod thi?v. J
only to 1 mile. For that reason,
wise parent will, upon entering therbaby,
see every one poesfete aoBBw
enlist their airport'in the matteroKr $9
saving BABY COUPONS. Be ' sure^.
however,' to impress upon the pete- ... 3
pie who art gold* to help yoer bate* "9
that* they meet AMC FOB COO.
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