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State And N
Condensed Ii
?St?te New?? i
i, lUletgh. Mur. 6.?The Moior Vc-!
hicle Division reported today thai j
l North Carolinians bought 3,(577 new
(" automobilea in February. This was'
874 more than were bought In February
1939.
Raleigh. Mar. 6?The new chemState
roliege were dedicated today.
Today was the 53rd anniversary* of
the General Assembly's ratification
of the bill establishing the college.
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Raleigh, Mar. 6.?The State is
taxing the incomes of Federal em j
ployees for the first time this year I
and North Carolinians who live in j
fe, Washington but maintain their le-:
gal residence In North Carolina j
must pay state income tares. Assist !
ant Attorney General T. Wade Bra?
ton said today.
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& Greensboro, Mar. 6.?-Demand for
home construction in North CaroUna
in February, 1940, shows larg-;
?r increase over February 3939. t I
Belk's Opens Boys' Dept.
Belk's Department Store now has
* l?oys' Department .that would do
;.Jurtice to a town much larger than
Kir.gR Mountain. The n,ew department
wil be under the supervision
of Mrs. Adelaide Allen Hamrlck,,
and she extends a cordial Invitation j
to 1>oth boys and mothers to viRlt j
this new department that will carry
at all times a most complete stock
of boys' clohing.
Mr. Fred Stallworth, manager,
says that if mothers and sons can
not find exactly what they want in
thi? new section he will make every
I effort to secure the item through
the facilities of the great Belk organization.
Complete details of the opening
will be found in a full page advertisement
in this issue of The Herald.
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Y. A. Tag Day
The N. Y. A. Sewing Room, spoii
sored by the Junior Woman's Club
is in need of funds to carry on the
work they have been doing, which
not only gives employment to these
girie hut also furnishes clothes to
needy children In our town.
Saturday. March 16th, has been
set as Tag Day by the Junior Woman's
Club and the public is asked
to respond to this call by buying
tags fr<ym the girls who have them
for sale and so help this worthy
cause.
GRASS FIRE AT
GRACE CHURCH
Firetaeh were called oat Tuesday
afternoon to extinguish a grass fire
at the Grace Methodist church near
the Phenlx Tillage. No damage was
reported by Fire Chief Grady King. |
Laughing Arou
With IRVI
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The Fin
By IRVJN
JN order that the point of this sto:
preliminary explanation is requ
moat successful of the younger g
squarely built little man, not more
and with rather an emphatic way
him that once he had made up his
decision with dispatch; nor, wnen 1
any doubt as to nis exact meanina.
Sometime ago, he pot on rath
before bringing It into New York,
very well on the road. He ran th
reports, as sent in by the road-im
latter to cancel ail further booking)
f " the required two weeks' salary, and
back to the storehouse. Naturally, 1
drawing the production became th<
theatrical district
A few days later, Wilton Lac
aspiring dramatist approached him
M8ar, Lackeys," he began, "ma;
remedy has lust gone into rehearsal
body seems to like it; but we're sh
You know how it helps, sometimes,
with a wallop. Fve racked my br
I'm hoping maybe yon can help m
brifflg what the concluding scene Is
-1 don't think you need to do
I^got you^what you want is sometk
"That's it."
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Kings
ational News
i Brief Form
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?National Newn-^ .ymJ
Newt York, March.. 6.?Atxiliduke
Otto Von Hapttburg. claimant of the
ancient throne of Austria. 'relieves
:r Central Kuropean Democratic
b'edertitlan would follow a revolution
In Germany. or an Allied victory
in the present war.
al Guardsmen. CCC enrollees and
County officers searched wooded
hills north of here today for four
year old Nona Carpenger.
The daughter of Mr. nud Mrs. Ed
Carpenger last was seen yesterday
noon in the yard of her farm home.
Washington. Mar. 6.?After six
months of the European war, Atner
lean military men were In substantial
agreement today that the conflict
has reached a deadlock and
mai wie way out is not in sight.
Florence, S. C? Mar. 6.?Improve
went of the municipal airport will
be complete this summer.
Settlemyre Presents
fainting To K. M. H. S.
Mr. J. L. Settlemyie, Jr., young
lccul artist, recently cc|.uplete(l a
painting, depicting a scene -from
"The It line of the Ancient Mariner,"
which he presented to the Kings
Mountain High School.
Mr. Settlemyre did the palntfng af
ter a request front students of the
school for one of his paintings to be
hung permanently In the library of
his alma mater. The painting is 44
by 48 inches, and will be framed
and hung permanently within ' the
near future.
The scene depicted is that part of
the Coleridge poem in which the
others sailors have hung the dead
albatross around the neck of the
Mariner, and shows, in vivid detail,
the' mighty bird swinging from a
length of rope, leaning against the
rail of the ship is a steilor who has
died from thirst and the intense
best.
Mr. Settlemyre Is the son of Mr:
and Mrs. J. U. Settlemyre of West
King street. ,He graduated from
Kings Mountain High School In '33.
and since that time has studied art
In Washington and abroad, where
his works were accclanied by leading
critics. He now maintains studios
at the home of his parents.
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BABY DERBY PRIZE WINNER8
WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT
DIXIE THEATRE
The Baby Derby prize winner*
will be announoed at the Dixie Theatre
Wednesday night at about nine
o'clock and checks will be presented
to the parents who are present. The
baby wNhMtif;tha~ first prize will be
given the loving cup and crowned
ktng or queen on the stage of the
theatre after the prize dhecks have
been presented.
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N S. COBB
talBang
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ry bs madq clear, a word or two of
ired. Arthur Hopkins, one of the
roup of theatrical producers, is a
a
than Ave feet, six inches in height
of speaking. It is characteristic of
mind to a thing, he mete upon his
he expresses himself, is there ever
er an expensive play for a tryout
The production did not seem to go
rough the figures of the box-office
inager, and immediately wired the
i, pay the members of the company,
ship the scenery and the properties
dopkins' action in so abruptly with?
subject of common gossip in the
km ye was in the Lambs Club. An
rbe yon can help me out My latest
L It looks pretty good, too,?everyy
a good tag line for the last act.
if you bring the final curtain down
aia hut I cant think of anything,
a If you've got time. HI tell you
like and perhaps that'll give you an
all that," said Lacks ye, softly. "If
lag short sad snappy to cioee a new
"f - ' ."i'- :'N v . - c' e
it is In two words: 'Arthur Hopi
fwtmn. ias.1 .
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KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C. T
Aged Woman
Passes
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Fuueital services for Mrs. Addl
Ormaud Uoforth, age 06, were hoi
j at Long Cieck I'rusbj teriaii (Jliurc
i Sunday afternoon. a) 4": tH> o'yoc
I and interment made in the famil
| plot in Ling Creek cometery.
In the absence of the pastor. Re
i P. I). Patrick, pastor of First Pre
, l yterlan Church, Kings Mountali
: was In chance and was assisted' b
j Church.
Pallbearers were Hugh Ormani
Boyd Harrelson. Thomas Etter
Rufus Elters, Leonard Gamble an
rjlunter Ware.
Mrs. Gotorth's death early Satu
| day evening cauie as a relief troi
I an illuess of several years, durin
allien tune she had beeu coufine
j-to her l ed. Tile prucipal cause t
her illness were injuries receive
I in a full.
The deceased was the widow <
i the late Beatty Goiorth, whose fat
I tly, have for many years been proi
) ii?ent in the church and couuuunlt
life of El Bethel. She was a daugl
ter of the late Benjamin Ortnan
wife ot Long Creek. Born of u tan
ilv long identified with the Preab;
ler'.an Church, she retained he
membership with Long Creek chu
ch until, death and attended sen
| ces there when able. She was als
j deeply interested in El Bethel M
rhodist church, near her home an
encouraged members of her famil
who gave unsbintingty of their tim
in the service of their church an
I of. their Master.
Mrs. Goforth possessed an unu
| itally sweet, kind disposition an
| was loved by her neighbors an
j friends.
I Surviving are three sons Clarenc
and 1 B. Goforth.of Kings Mountait
Onnand Goforth, of K1 Bethel; on
daughter. Mrs. Shipp Falls, also ?
Ey Bethel. Seven grandchildren an
six greagrandc'bildren, survive.
Mrs. Goforth's husband died J
; years ago. A daughter, Miss Vloh
Goforth, died during her mother
illnesB. and a grandson, Gilbe
Falls, died last year.
VIlCC JUI IU
For Comr
G.. A. Bridges, prominent , Klni
Mountain ^fardware /f<ealer, fil?
yesterday afternoon as a Candida
for County Comtnissioner in the cb
ing Democratic primary. Street ta
has had it for the past sever
weeks that Mr. Bridges would offi
himself as a candidate for the cot
ty office. Mr. Bridges Is a memb
of the Kings Mountain Scho
Board from ward 5. and Is a pa
president of the Business Men
Club. He Is very active In civic i
1 fairs and is a member of the Fir
Baptist Church.
The present incumbent from N
Four township, Irvln Allen, wh<
told that Mr. Bridges had announ
ed. stated that he did not ha'
anything to say at the present tim
Winners Announced In
K. Mi. Drug Contest
The winners of the misspell*
word contest sponsored by, tl
Kings Mountain Drug Co. durit
the Fesbjruayy Birthday Saile, ai
first, Miss Sara Hamtoright, and tl
next three tied for second place i
duplicate prizes were awarded
Mesdaines W. E. Blakely, C. _
Oate8, Joe Mauney. The above me
tloned four ladies are the prot
winners of the handsome and us
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iui a piece aei 01 hiuiuimuiii. 11
correct number of mlspelled won
was 92. according to C. D. niant<
und J. L>. McGIU.
The two proprietors of the Kini
Mountain Drug Co., the Hext
Store, were well pleased with tl
interest shown In the contest. , ai
express their appreciation to eai
contestant.
Lions Club Meets
This Evening
The first regular semi-month
meeting of the Dions Club will 1
held this evening in the Mounts
View House at 7 P. M. A. most int
eating program has been arrang'
according to Charles Thomasso
Program Chairman. A summary
the year's activities and accotnplii
menta will be presented by d Iff ere
members of the club. and eve
member Is Invited to be present.
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HUR8DAY, MARCH 7, 1940
Miens' Cli
Baby Derby
' Drop Saturd
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3- Attempted Hold-Up
Kings Mountain was the scene i
a an attempted hold up Monday nigl
B* as Bill Hyrd and Charles Chllder
^ both of Gaflfney. tried to force J. '
Colvard, with whom they had riddt
ftom Jusr below Guffuev, to l.et the
l" j drive his car.
IU | Colvard, who had bee.n in tl
B power of the men since they pass*
a , through Grover. held the car in tl
>r j road with one" hand, turned off tl
^ switch with the other, and stoppr
the car with the brakes when Chil
" tried to turn the corner at tl
m Bonnie siding to avoid the m?l
31 part of town. He said that the me
y had taken over the car when 1
stopped Just .out of Orover, had pu?
d ed something Into his side and to!
a* him that it was a gun.
\Vhen Colvard stopped the ct
>r here, he engaged in a fight wit
r" Cliilders,-and held hint captive unt
!* policemen Short and Jones arrlvt
10 at the scene and arrested him. Byi
e* escaped, but was arrested Tuesda
^ at the home of a relative In Ga
'y tonia. His whereabouts were learr
ie ?d after a visit by policemen to h
^ family in Gaffne.v. and it was lean
od that "he had relatives in Gaston1
3- The men had asked Colvard for
d lift to Gastonia when he pickt
>d them up.<
Cdlvart^, who now lives In Ash
0 horo. formerly was a resident <
a. Kings Mountain. He said that li
te Intended to wreck the auto In tow
>f here, but that when the men decl
id ed to turn at the Bonnie stnec
he knew that that, was h's onl
(0 chance.
St The case was not tried In Recoi
'a. ers pourt here, yesterday, as wt
rt I Intended, hut will be tried In Shell
.' Friday morning.
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so Will Rogers9
J; Humorous Story
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i&- Bj WILL ROGfiius
in . .M. -
| uti i suu have yrmss on th<
A lawns in some parts of th<
>?? world, even if everything hmi
turned brown in the north. S<
maybe this happened in Florida 01
S" California, just last week,
ill A tramp came to the door anc
looked awful downcast.
lrt "Lady, I'm hungry," he says.
"Gee, tkafs terrible,'' says tlx
ka jolly le asewife. .
>e " Wc. V says tfr* innocent tramp
In ?pd like te eat year (nun. Jasl
er for a meaL Tea ain't no idea bee
Bd hunrry I am."
,n "Go to it," says the hard-boflec
j lady et the boose. "But if yoa*is
_ as nonary as yea say. and wanl
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FIVE CENT8 PER COPY
wanis Club
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Members of the Kimts Mountain
IIUviih'Kk Men's Club voted at their
meet nig , last Thursday evening to
i berotno a member of Kiwants International.
This decision wus mado
after recommendation lmd been
made by the commit toe appointed
i at a previous meeting to study dlf(
fereht service clubs The local club
is being sponsored by the Kiwanis
m4 ? -J? .r> .^e?_^ae?<efc-x*
" I The organization moailn. -i..
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ib Now Ki'
Curtain-Will
lay Night
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| Parents Requested To Check Baby
Record Card At Derby Office Fi
0f ] Of The Baby Derby.
lit "?
B> Tills will be the lust liaby Deri
I?_ story to appear before the bin ra
LD comes to a close. It contain? lnfc
m inutioii vital to the parents, so v
ask them to read every word. Hot
,e it carefully and do not handle;
>d yourself because you read sumethii
[u too hustijy and failed to learn son
ia thing that might have helped you
.(| the Derby.
d- In the first place you are reques
10 ed to make your final subscrlptic
In and coupon report not later ths
.ji 10 p. in. Su-tuf'day. March 9?tl
ia closing'day of the Ilaby Derby. Tl
ill door of the Derby off-ice will' be lot
Id ed promptly at 10 p. in. and no oi
will Op permitted to enter alter th
lr time. Those who happen to be In tl
jj office at 10 p. m. may make their i
jj ports and then leave the office.
,d | The filial count will be madeovi
I the week-end and some time Mondt
,y the total mileage for each baby w!
a. he verified as to accruacy and tl
i_ | 20 cash prizes will be awarded a
Is cording to standings. Parents. . I
n. making their reports, agree to
la bide'by the last count as final,
a " Everyone Is wondering "Who
>d going to win?" That question Is g
lug to be settled soon. Let us su
p_ pose your baby has been- on the He
uf or Holl ? perhaps never In any <
ie the very high positions. Does tht
n> mean that your baby cannot win tl
d- first prize of $200 In cash plus til
,tt loving cup? Of course not! Hei
ly is why that is so.
The weekly Honor Rolls rcpresei
the relative standings of babies ba
ra j ed upon one week's business. Thei
ls have beon weeks when only a . fe
,y hundred miles separated the leadi
on the Honor Roll and the baby
10th or 15th place. That few hun
i 1
itu nines iiuiiuunp uiucii imu uui
ing when you remember thut on
1 four-year extension of a l-.vear o
or new subscription secured ai
time during the first period up
February 24. counts 1020 miiei
Just think of that! A 9-year .exte
sion counts 2820 miles.
If you are the parent , of a baby
the race you probably know altno
exactly the mileage credited to yoi
baby. If you do. then figure what
9 difference 10 of the 4-)ear exte
[ slons would make in your babv
: standing. Ten of these extensloi
counts for 10.300 miles plus a bom
of 4,000 miles, making 14,200 in al
TEN of the, 9-year extensions gl'
the BIG TOTAL, of 37.200 miles.
No wfigure gack your posaibill
ties- for extensions. If you don't
(Cont'd on back page)
. Dn. Blakely To Preach
At First Presbyterian
(Dr. Hunter Blakely, President
; Qiflf*ns College, |Charlptte. N. <
; will preach at the First Pretbyte
f an Church Sunday morning at 11:
! o'clock.
Prior to coming to Charlotte I
Blakely was the beloved pastor
me Mm rrwsuy ierimi cnurcu
y Staunton. Va.. one of the large
|n and moat Influential churches In tJ
Soutfteitt Presbyterian Church.
His decision to resign the paste
( ate and accept the presidency w
the occasion of rejoicing by t
Presbyterians of the Carollnas.
The College is making such str
es under his leadership that he
already recognized as a great ec
eator.
It Is a pleasure to have Dr. lila
l> in Kings Mountain. A great tr?
I i ih rtore for all *rho avail themi
I ves of the privilege of hearing hi
J Local Jeweler Has Legioi
. Cup For Best State Band
Bill Souther, local Jeweler,
ceived Tuesday morning the c
I which The American Legion Pi
ol Shelby will present to the hi
band In the annual I^egion Conti
at Rocky Mount next Monday.
The Kings Mountain Band. w
ner of the cup last year, will r
take the trip to Rooky Mount
I compete for the Cup. Mr. I<add '
Hamrick. president of the Bai
f Parent* association, told the H
r aid that due to the Greensboro tr
and the possibility of a trip to Flo
I da. the Association considered
wise to omit the Rocky Mount tr
* He added that It would also be t
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' j fair to the bana raetnoers, tnems
j ve?, since they have two home <
em exits next week.
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new club mill be held thin evening
at 6:30 in the Woman's Club Build>y
lug Mr. Warren D. Olson. Field See
l-e vice Representative of Kiwanls In,r"
I ternational. has been in Kings Moun
"e tain for the past several days signtng
members up. and Mr. Olson will
lP be present for the important meetlug
this evening. Charter Night wilt
16 be held later and complete details
*n w ill be published later:
With the addition of the Kl wait is
,l" Club. Kings Mountain now has two
>n national service clubs.- as a chapter
in j of Lions International was installed
I hero in 1938.
' The Men's Club is the outgrowth
: of the Civitan Club which was orlt>
gauizcd here iil 1H27. And changed
al to the local club lit 1932. The Men's
,t- Club has been' a controlling factor
"* in the growth and progress of Kings
Mountain, as its members have at0I^
ways been ready and anxious td
sponsor and contribute to any move
ment for the betterment of The ' >
u* Ilest Town In the State.
c' Klve new members were accepted
last Thursday evening. The new
a" members were: .Fuller McGlll. W.
M. Morehead. R. H. \Vebb( W. A.
Williams and L. I?. Benson.
?" The club voted thanks to Dr. J.
^ R. Anthony for the delicious grape,n
fruit served at the supper which
^ had been shipped from his grove
11 In Palm Harbor. Florida,
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'e Local Man Building
Private Airport
s- Kings Mountain, one-tiiue possds*re
sor of a municipally owned landing
w field for airplanes, will soon boast
er of a real privately-owned airport.
in Mr. Harold Hunnicutt, local air? ......
d- enihusiosl, told the Herald vesterh
day morning that he has already
D surveyed his Weld, which will be two
id thousand feet long and one hundred
'7 fifty feet wide. This runway runs
to east and west, and, according to
B- Mr. Hunnicutt, will take advantage
n- of the local weather conditions in
taking off and landing,
in The airport will be located oh the.
8t Old Grovor Road. Just belaw the
ur Margrace Mill. A temporary hangar
a is being constructed to accomodate
n" Mr. Huandcutt'8 plane, a three passenger
Waco. The field will be ia
ns condition to use within two weeks.
118 said Mr Hunwlcutt.
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'* Bulwinkle Seeks
A 'm
i. junice Again
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Major A. L. Bulwinkle, representative
in the United States house of
representatives from the tenth, district,
which includes Kings Mountain
and Cleveland county, announced
during the week-end that he will
?* he a candidate to succeed himself.
2-i .Major Bulwlnkle, first elected t*
ri- 1920 and who has served all but one
00 term since that time, had been e?pected
to announce 1 his candidacy,
subject to the Democratic primary
of May 25.
ln The representative filed the required
filing fee Saturday,
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1 > ty JaheS Preston^
j{e (Opinions Expressed in This Column
a( Are Not Necessarily the Views ot
This Newspaper.)
m Washington is now playing around
with another version of the
idea of helping the farmer by in1
creasing the cost if -living. It has
not made much of a hit with Congress
so far. *
re- The new plan centers aroundthat
up most popular Washington weapon
ast -^a new tax. But recognizing that
?st the word TAX is slightly unpopular
jst now, the planners call It a "certificate
plan."
in- The way it would work id this:'
lot Each processor of a farm conimodi?
to ty would be required to buy a spec!
W. fled number of federal "certificatesT
id- when he boughht the farm goods,
er- This "certificate" tax money would
ip, In turn be passed along, less admln>ri
Istrative expenses, to farmers what
it reduced prodcution or otherwise c.oip.
operated" with the Federal - farm,
in- program. t ^
el- Naturally the man who bought the
m- 'certificate would have to add thelft
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