Hm4 Th? HiriW And Itiy At Horn* 9 ? VOL. 26 NO. 20. Condensed Ii State And N . *.* * ?Stale New*? i f' harlot t? Mai- 'Ji ?o-.ti Winston-Salem. Ma> /l.?The Rev P. M. Crosby of Hickory was eloc'ed commander of ih? North Carolina department. Veterans of Foreign 'A'ars. at the department's annual convention here yesterday. Charles F. Stowe Dies After Short Illness I ' W Funeral services for Charles F. L ' Stowe, age 66, were held at his late I rhMdcnte on last Friday morning at w, 10:30 o'clock with interment follow in? In Mountaiu Rest cemetery. Rev P. D. Patrick, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, of which Mr. ^ Stc-we was a member, was in charge of the services. Active pall-bearers were P D. Herndon, Dan Bridges, Earl Black. A. it. Conlwell. N. K. MCGill and S. O. Klrby. Honorary pall-bearers included J. R. Roberts, W. \V. Parrish and the deacons of the Presbyterian Church. M . Stowe was a native of the Ne* Hope section of Gaslua county, lis family having long been prom inertly identified with the religious anJ social life of that community. F.e came to Kings Mountain in ycung manhood' and was- for many yiv.rs connected with the Cora Mill Sto~?. in recent years he lias opera : tec a store near his home on the Kings Mountain - Cherryvllle highway J-fl.s death, followed a heart attack of the previous day and was a gret.t shock to his friends and relAtivca. He is survived by his widow and the following children: Mrs. J. A. Kpivey. Charlea and Houston Stowe of Kings Mountain. John Stowe of Shelby, and Mrs. Henry Yuan of Greenville, S. C. SOUTHERN AIRES AT EAST SCHOOL The Southernaires. Kings Mountain's superb string band that has been making a bit every place it ha* made an appearance wilt present a another performance 1n East End School, Friday night. The show is being sponsored by the Boys' Class of Grace M. E. Church and the public Is cordially invited to hear this outstanding quartette play. '..? > ?Ain SRStMSSgMMP^ Laughing Arou - With IRVT The Curfew By IRVIN /"\F COURSE, in these days, who obscure or so old-fashioned tha orchestras and schemes for a propos* could be made to apply in aay An formed that in a previous decade it As the tale runs, a man who hi Nebraska country seat moved to Nc Mas. Years later a friend from Y Naturally talk drifted back to chile "I guess the old town hasn't < the New Yorker. "Not much," said Jim. "She's pi "I presume they still blow the night just as they started to do sho: "Naw, they nad to quit that a body up!" (Awritu W, 4 ? ?mm* ? w H? iup> V.', of Helm out, died today at u lio*-' p.-.itl here of Injuria* received Suu uu> when struck by an automobile on Wilkinson boulevard near Creijt.union. Sherifl C. O. Kobinsou of Gab tot county sslo no u'luttifA. TJe1*.? 'BwfiirtJt ugiuiiHt. William Winter of Charlotte whom be said was the driver of the car. Charlotte. May 21.?The annual rotvention of the North Carolina Pharmaceutical association opened here toduy with PhU D. Gattia of Kr.ielRh presiding. Hickory* May 21.?Onrge P M'auney, seveuty, of near Newton, dicu in a Hickory hospital at 7 p. m. Sun city of tnjuiies receive i .n an auto-, mobile collision on H gitway 7u a" cut four hundred fee west ??f the ?. "on-over citv limits lac" . oalurday. Kings 1 - ,i .1 ????????????????????? n n i oner rorm ational News I ?iNauoual New*? j. Washington. May 21.?Barely a J fifth of the army's funds tor (lie last decade were spent for new equipmeui and modernization.. War' Department statistics show. live Di-uct liartou, ltep.. New York, saya nobody cares what Congress is doing and that imail tats dropped tlvo or ten percent of Its tender vol time. "All the- mail we get now is from people who want us to get into war or to keep out of war." he told the Brooklyn Ohumbci ol Commerce yesterday. Columbia, S. C.. May 21.?A total peach production about equal to last year's was forecast today by Frank O. Bit*, F"-u\/iul-State 1'IJ.op statistician. Bowman. N. D.. hidy. 211- An Ok-j lahoma gunman who Invaded thel North Dakota Badlands, for a sl.000 holdup took lit too much territory and today round -himself hi jail after a 34 mile running-gunflght with The gunman. who nave his name aaOscat Mills of CUlekasha. Oklu., admitted. Sheriff Joseph- R. Hawks of Bowtman County said, holding up the Breeder Exchange just before noon yesterday and fleeing with nearly $1,000. Washington. May 21;? Sharp chan ges in several phases of the New Deal program may be exported as the nation begin* to flex its" muscles for the national defense drive. I The War and Navy Departmental find that some of the labor and con tract, law restrictions stand in the way of speed. Gardiner, Mont., May .21. -A tooth ulcer caused Mrs. Anamnc Scott to j postpone her wedding day for a week ? until next Saturday ? hut that was too late. * John Jones, her 24 year old fi ance. wan crushed to death Sunday In a mine at Silver City. Nov. GERMAN POLICE DOG MAKES WAR ON HOG8 The attention of Paul Cole was: recently attracted to his hhg pen: something: having attacked one of] his hogs. He found a large Herman | police dog with his teeth sank deep I .'Into the sixty pound, shoal's hack just behind the shoulders, tearing It I | too death. The dog held on. It could not he scolded off until Mr. ! Cole It it hard with a hoard. Quite recently. |n the same nei-j I ghhorhood. Mr. Winv Williams lost j j a 250 pound hoe the same way. | SATURDAY IS VOTING DAY | Voters yvill go to the polls Satur! day to east their ballots for their favorite candidates for Democratic nominations for Governor and County Commissioners. One Governor Is to bs selected from a field of seven candidates and three County Commissioners are to be selected from a group of seven. Offtolals for East Kings Mountain Preoinet, whs will have charge of the voting at the Town Hall are: Arthur Crouse, D. Goforth, and I Boyd Putnam, and for West Kings > Mountain at tha Cleveland Mater I I Co., L. W. Weeden, B. M, Hayes and %v. A. William*. nd the World N S. COBB in Nebraska S. COBB n no community is so small or so it it lacks service stations and jazz ed Civic Center, this story no longer . . Wk _ . m _ , . 1 en can town, mrt 1 am miaoiy inhad a baaia of fact behind it. id been born and reared in a remote :w York where he succeeded in buallia former home came to aee him. [hood tfcenea and memoriea. changed much, has it Jim?" naked netty modi tha tame." curfew whistle at nine o'clock every rtly before we moved EaatT" fter a few month*. It woke every> fwww IM.) If Moui KING8 MOUNTAIN, N. C. T* Lions Minstrell Is Roaring ouccess "It was ouh of the best ?how? ?tv or tpresotJIed in Ktugs Mou.itain.' or 'it ?as really a *1.00 show fo only 2&c" were typical remark hcaid after the Iwor.s Club Mlustre which was presented lust rtum. ? . very one . who attended. am the number wus very large won hlgb'iu their praises tor each of tin four attractions which made up tin cull.e show. h'irst, Uie Minstrel, with Huge Crier as the Interlocutor. '' rough down the house with the witty jokei arid songs And next the Osborni Trio of Shelby, youthful song ant dauee artist ctitelrtalned the lat??' kr.U lb. Llu.lll.nnh. UUUIVU^r UI1U II11U III' lli r?|/v 11IIUUIK with the difficult routine of th< dances. And next on the program \va' Kings Mountain's own string band The tSouthernairos. wlte received i large applause for their "'sweet' music and song. The, Quartette wm really one of the hits of the show. ^And last. I ut not by any means least was Toby Williams and hi 'College of Musical Knowledge1' af stated by Lewis Cathey and his cA chestra front Gastonia. At tlie -con elusion of tlie _ c ontest Professor: Fred Stallworth and Paul McGinnii declared Virginia Hudspeth and U* iy Ruddock the winners, and boll 'were presented appropriate prizes a block of ice and a live rooster. Club Secretary Myron Rlivjte 1n troduced tho different acts and ex pressed appreciation for the clul for the large attendance. J., P. Thompson who had charge of the performance was given a rls ing vote of thanks at the regit la meeting of the Lions Club Monda: night, for his efforts in making tin show successful. Commencement Begins Sunday Night Kings Mountain High School' gtautumng class, Donating >u po-ssi piiiiics ot gradntsUou. will rccehi ihoir diploma.-: Wednesday -evening .\la> lib. 194b . 8:0b o'clocli. ui-rort ing in "Tin . louuiaiiicer," higl sciioul publication. Tlx- piogluiiD aicoidiilg to tlx school pup?*r, will be- as toUows.: Commence Sermon Sunday nigh May 2l>. 104b. 8: ou o'clock. Speaker, Rev. R X. Ilalrd, Pivs tor. First A. it. P. Church. Grammar School Graduating Ex orclses Tuesday night, May 28. 8:0' o'clock. Address by Rev. II. C. Sprinkle, jr. Pastor Central Methodist Church Presentation of Certificates by Su perintendeut B. N. .iarnes. Presen tution of Medals by Mr. C. G. White High School Graduating Exercises May 29, 8:00 o'cdock. Speaker, l>r Hunter B. Blakely, President Queer Chlcora College, Charlotte. Presentation of diplomas. Dr. L P. Baker, Chairman School Board. Presentation of Medals and A wards. Mr. D. M. Bridges, Princlp.-i of High School. Lions Have Zone Meeting The Kings Mountain Dions Clul was host to visiting clubs from th< zone composed of several conntiet of which Cleveland is one. at tht Woman's Club Building Monday ev ening. Following the supper Wil Mam Pl?|nk. Zone Chairman. intvo duced the visitors by Clubs. Pas District Governor Robert Cook o Shelby Introduced District Governoi Dan Stewart of Ashevllle who pratf ed William Plonk for the fine worl he had accomplished as /.one Chair man. Mr. Stewart made a > ry In terestlng and Inspiring address 01 "Human Relationships." Rev. H. C. Sprinkle presented or appeal from the Red Cross for fundi to relieve suffering in the war-ton areas of Europe. Blakely Named Postmaster ~? W. E. Blakely. postmaster It Kings Mountain for the past fou years, has been nominated by Pres idept Roosevelt to succeed htmseli according to an announcement fron Washington. Mr. Blakely was recently recom mended for the position, which b? comes an indefinitely-termed Jol with the new Civil Service ratine by Congressman A. I#. Bnlwinkle. -----it _l: ... - .... \ ' f v % '"v. ' "... y* itain F . . ? ' . " / _ * ? .. - . . iURSDAY, MAY 23. 1?40. REI) CROSS TO RAISE $ " ? MERCHANTS' DIRECTORS APPROVE CLOSING Director* of II Rtings WWJSRair. Merchant*' Association met Pueada> night in the Herald office and ap-i .. proved closing ate res. and busineas; . houae* each Tuesday afternoon dur, ing June, July and August. Presis dent of the Association, Glee A. I Bridges, presided, and the Directors uTata big majority of the t firms desired to have a half holiday u each week during the summer B- months. The eluino will b?oin th? fir*? I Tuesday In June, and continue . for three months. Complete details will be published in the next issue of l The Herald.. Wins Trip To j 1 Atlantic City 1 Mrs. E. W. Grift in. uivmhur of tinI I Woman's Club, and State Safety Hi 1 Irector for the Federation of Wo/mail's Clubs, received a wire y'estev1, ^ day morning from Milwaukee; informing her thut she had been voted the best State Safety Director in j the I'ttftod States, by the Woman's Club Council now In session there 'S- Mrs. Griffin was notified nester day morning by the National D; rector, and informed that she thti5 won the annual trip to Atlantic t City awarded the State Safety T) i rector who lias done the most out standing work for safely. The exact date of the trip to At . la title City has not been set. but y Mrs. Griffin told the Herald that i* would be sometime during the lat, let* part of the summer when the . General Federation of Woman's * in UN iut'ui? in nil* ;"ncw .rt iHi-y rny. The awarding of the trip to Mrs. f Griffin Is a distinct honor. Loth to Iter and to the many women through out the ftate who work with Mrs. Griffin in the interest of safety. 1 Vocational Interest Pro. gram In High School Four speakers have appeared hi j j the Kings Mpujuailt Higli School] auditorium within the past week in ' the vocational interest program j which has been in action hi tin J" j school. Last Friday two speak.?1* spoke 1 to toys and girls interested" in tlie'.r 1 respective profession*. The speaki j-.rs vrf>re T>r. Glenn, of Gastonin. : who spoke to SS girls who are interested in nursing; and Supt. .T. if * i Grigg of the county school system I who talked about teaching us a life I . ' : wnrk. ?. Monday Mr. Chas. Bryant. of tlie H j Itiyailt Electric Co.. in Uastouia. j spoke to the boys In school who at e , 1 interested in electrical engineering. Vesterday a large number of both . boys oud girls who are Tntercsted in . stenography, accounting, and bookloo oping heard (Jeorgto Etnoryc , who talked on that subject. The vocational work, which is new i in Kings Mountain School. Is sponsored by the Vocational Department of the Klwenls Club, with Mr. Paul M. Noisier acting as chairman. it was announced that Mr. NolsI lor haa been trying to secure Johnny Crowell (or a talk on aviation. i O??III I ????A Will Rogers9 Humorous Story By WILL ROGERS , TT'S a sad fact that men get A Idnda mean sometimaa, just from driving automobiles. Tney ; snap back at their wives, instead of j saying, "Why, thanks for the ad; i vice. By Jove, I never would have , j thought of slowing down for that | chuck-hole if you hadn't men j tioncd it." 1 One man was doing his best, driving across the continent, but it i wasn't ao very good. I guess. Well, , his wife and his wife's sister were talking about aviation, in the back saat. [ "l oat ?dawtand," mays the : I elster-in-law. "hew it is that Lind bergk rot kmh m mit, and this 1 Grayson plans, with Mrs. Grayaoa and two rood aviators, never could H. ? "That's ?asy," says tho driver. . "Lindbsryh didn't have any advica * fro so the bade seat!" I asHsaa Mrwi IWaa laa '"r" ; *' ' -1 ' Watch Label On Your Paper An* Don't Lot Your Subscription Expire! FIVE CENTS PER COPY I ?Fa a ? ;.l - - \ \ > " ' * - / lerald I* - " * * , w > "* "J 400 IN ONE 'DAY Everything Is in readiness for the ..ne-aay drive to raise Kings Mountain's quota of MOO.OO in the Red Cross War Relief fund. Ladies wit! oe in booths Saturday to receive the volunteer offering to relieve suffering in the shell-shattered low coun tries of Europe, and it is the desire of the committee that everyone have a part in raising this fund. It the fund is not raised by the freesPM'.y plans will have to be made to canvass every citizen until the money is raised. The publicity Committee of the War Relief fall, composed of Mrs. C. E. Noisier. It. 8. Peeler. I?. N. Harm's. Haywood K Lynch and Ret L. B. Ilaiunt met iti the Red Cross Office Monday iifteriioou and formulated plans of publicizing the-call In Kings Mountain. Kincs Mountain's quota of $4OO.0i will be a part of a total of .<10.000.000 sought by the Red Cross in the I'nited States. Norman IK Davis, national Reft Cros.s chairman, litis 'declared'that sutr-'a minimum es twnate" of the amount a< tually m-c ijSKarv to care for wounded soldiers; ar.d civilians in the war area 1 Pointing out the dire n'oo.l of Al iuhi troops uihi people^ ior mi*, mon . oh,- the Chairman said tlia: "?r .a flvilf/id and .hiiiiiiUittaidan nation., it a tho very lonkt w.o can do to , make i ontriIx.tions of all Iho money wp can spare to wsc the suffering both of the soldier* and the inno cent bystanders in the nations over j run by Hitler's legions." THE MAYOR ASKS OUR CO-OPERATION "I want to appeal to the cit- j izens of Kings Mountain to make < a hearty response to the call of the American Red Cross for ten million dollars as a war relief fund to help the suffering and needy in the Allied Nations of Europe. ""We may well be thankful that we can -helo by just giving dollars instead of men and lives. Our money will be saving many who would otherwise, perish because of starvation. Out of gratitude for peace in our own country and for our many blessings many of us arc glad to share. -? . . "Of that ten million dollars our town is asked to raise $400 That is a small amount and yet will do much good work. Let our people uniteoly put this over as we have the habit of doing all good and worthwhile causes. "Our. Chapter of Red Cross t does not plan a canvass of the town by workers, but is asking our people to go to one of their j booths stationed at various < points in the city and give their money. Saturday. May 25th, i these booths will be open all j day. This is a worthy cause and | I appeal to you to give it your loyal support. "J. B. Thomauon, Mayor." L. W. Hamrlck. Chairman of the I local Chapter of tin- Rod Cross re-j rtelved the following telegram yesterday telling of the dire need for the funds: "With several million men located In mortal combat on French and Belgian soil the relief needs of Bellman French peoples are reaching staggering proportions. Already five million pitiful refugees are clogging every road into central southern France trying to escape bombing and strafing from airplanes. Our representative* In Framee report thousands dying by rondstdes of wound*, frigh; and hunger. American Red Cross must rush relief of evry kind if these Innocent people are to be saved. We are expediting millions of dollars In money and supplies but wo peed more and bigsrer contributions to carry on. Cannot tiveo upon you too strongly need for prompt action if we arc to "befriend these sorely tried victitTfs of brutal warfare. \\'o count upon yon to reach and oversubscribe your goal within shortest possible time Bvery day's delay means hundred* mnv die because we have not j brought them aid in this saddest, hour. "Norman 11. Davis.' ANOTHER FIREMAN RECEIVES DIPLOMA Kings Mountain Fire Department now has- four graduates from tbe North Carolina Fire College, the fourth member to receive his diploma is Klmo Dridges who was given his award last week in Charlotte Three other momfber* namely: Ted Oamhle Paul Falls, and Hoyle McDanle. attended the school .And fire drills. Fire Chief Grady King and Mayor J. P. Thomasson attended the dedication exeroiaes of the Palmer Drill Tower. Mayor Thomasson also attended the banquet honoring the visiting mayors. V.. 4 ' a v Kiwanis Present. Better Livestock Program (B> Aubivy Maguey) "Stirub w?n u:.cl *.; tobuoeo. peanuts. etc. litest- pu.i... eouu'o If with notion 101 the lund undf take labor hugely at me same tiuie as cotton, ilut oatlie raising and dairying require la001 throughout lite year atul there 1 is income (Inoughoat the year. Milk j ing is a Kt>j cays a year Job. Or. .U-Mus'it wis. presented by ill', .lob? I,. Wilkiirs. otHily. ug.-nt 101 Cleveland Cwint>. 1? uij remark* ho .stated that ht wanted to work witli the fanh people around Kings Momitalu and watt ready to do alt that he could in our interest. He suggested livestock as i supplement to the I'anners income from cotton aud other crop.-. He said thai lie could think of nothing better. The program was in charge ot' Ar | i.oid K.aer. chairman of Commute? on Public Affairs. Wilii Mr. K.scr ou [ this committee are ijW- A. Hridges, j t'. U. iieindon, K L. Maunoj, J. A. .Noisier. II. S. Neil! ur.d C. S. Williams. I.add llainrick. president oC the Kiwants, in introducing the'pro* gram of fie occasion .presented Ofie of the objective? of the oi-g animation was to build a better fanning and cattle ' raising 'community . All Klwnutans whether farmers or not 'ne said are interested in la ruling A'?> would build a closet, fellowship ottween our organizufion ar.o ail farincHS. dairymen and ?ni*le raisers. Greetings from tin*. dub vura lirctuclu to tin- guvs': l>y Plato . tli'i'itdon Mr. Kc'-i presented ' and rend a sketch of the life activities of Mi W'. D Anthony, pioneer farm er and dairyman, and of Mr. W. A. 'Ware, pioneer miller of Kings Moutt tatn..'Other special guests, of the occasion were; Mr. I lay May selies, representative of the Carnation Milk Company, who urged that the . farmers produce and sell milk to 1 the Cnmation company which is oa tablishing a milk depot in Shelby, Maury* Gaston, the county agent of Gaston county; Leo Thornton, assistant county agent of Cleveland county; AAA Committeemen of No. 4 Township in Cleveland county and Crowd era Mountain Township in Gaston county, including Robert Robinson, Dane S. Rhyne and C, L, Putnam; Prof Morris nnd the 4-H" Club Boys of the Beth ware School; and about fifty of the leading farmers of the communities around Kings Moimtutn interested in cattl* raising and dairying (jftnihinqfrn WQnupshcU ky JameS Presto* ?* (Opinions Expressed in This Column Are Not Necessarily the Views of This Newspaper.) As the big totalitarian states ot Kuropc continue the inhuman and methodical process of crushing the neutral' notions under their iron heels. Americans are able to observe ? at a distance ? the fifth column" technique in action. Briefly, this technique involve# the introduction of spies, sabotage unMiatu u rwl ?Vmno IHI-IO ro tn?A country with which your nation 1* not a war. Thin "fifth column" Knad unity establishes Itself In positions where It can do the maximum amonnt of damage once the two coun tries In quostlon fro to war. f iThere have been frequent occasions since when the phrase, has boea justifiably applied to happenings in troubled Kurope. WashlnfOoo va (Cont'd on Kdltorial pace) * ?'' ."a zJilL