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?' H"igh Point, May 28.?file annua
-?u?d*?entiou of the Southern . HutdH
Kuiviture ' ijMOtlitiion opeued hurt
tnciuy: Some 2O0 furniture dealer*
manufacturers aud wholesale sale*
men from the- t'aroltnas apd Virgin
. ia were expected lo attend. . .
Mexico City, May 28.? Mexico'*
powerful Petroleum Workers Union
.... s~.-. ,<?v,n H^edTfteitr- <rv,f-',*t??rtr;r-m
da> to oppose a sleeping iiew wage
cutting. job-eliminating economy
program announced for the -Mexican
oil industry last night V?y President
La7$ro Cardenas.
Red Cross
Contribution Goes
Over The Top
, Citizens of Kings Mountain, -not
only marched to the polls Saturday
UUU \OkVU- lot* lltCll l.v > ul ktj t-UIUll
uai.es, out they aiso niateiieu to the
iteu Ctvss lioouts utiti voluntarily
contributed to, the fund 'to relieve
suner.ng in ttie war areas of Europe.
"i ne uuota of S*ou was oversubscribed
'by generous citizens, in
the one uav urive for funds. A total
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u was uuuuicu aim Mia.
Prici Kaittenoe, Chapter Treasurer,
. > lias- already mailed a check tu ualions)
headquarters of the American
lieu Cross in Washington. .
ft?-d Cross Olficials. who promoted
the one-day free-w,lll offering drive
were, extremely happy that Kings
Mountain citizens over contributed
the quota without the necessity ol
having to make a house-to-house
canvass.
Appieclation Expressed For
Response To Red Cross Relief Call
latld Hamrick. Chairman of the
local Chapter of the American Ited
CrQBf, issued the following thanks
t* everyone for the part they played
in-the successful drive:
"The Local Red Cross Chapter
leaci-rs are grateful for the hearty
and willing response you people of
Klnys Mountain made to the call
for help for the innocent sufTerers
In rope!s War. Our quota given to
, us- from National Headquarters was
$400. We gladly accepted that quota
and- told you about'it. Plans were
made to get this without any personal
solicitation by canvassing. You
peoj-le of Kings Mountain came to
the Booths and contributed $421.75
in .cue day. That shows that you
williBgly gave. As Chairmau of the
Lootl Chapter I am taking this
means of expressing to you our appreciation
for your re^onse.
"Jf there i? another appeal it will
be because there is real need and
we have confidence in our people's
response. To every one who had
any part in the work and in makt**
tog contributions we express our
appreciation."
L. W. Hamrick. Chairman
Kings Mountain Chapter American
Red Cross.
Laughing Arc,
With IRV
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Not in a T
Br ntvn
AN ELDERLY gentleman of Cel
he decided that possibly so met!
a physician and described his symi
How many drinks do yon taf
the practitioner.
yoOR ftDVtCE i
IS POMK" Avs "
[ riaift
"Oh, maybe eighteen or twenl
'Ginorally more?if I ldn git thim."
"How many cigars?"
"Oh, maybe ten or fifteen, an
goin' to bed."
"Well, what time do yon go to
"Niser before two o'clock in t!
i "I don't think you need mediciz
"What yon need is aomethine
Smoke om dfir after each meal m
be in bed by nine o'clock every nJrt
Without a word the patient ai
hto leave the room.
"By the way, haven't you for*
man.
"I think not. I didn't brine m
forgetting T"
"Payment for my advice."
"1 ain't going to take your ?
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II Ottawa. May'29.?Immediate exP"pk
union of Canada's aruiy anil air J
s force- Is the first objective in the
> Dominion's war plans resuliing
i from the critical condition iu Europe.
New York. May 28.?Cornelius
' Yaiulei*bilt, chief executive officer
President Roosevelt today that A1
merican air defense'plans should be .
linked with those of I'un-Ainerican
nations.
Roxevllle. Calif.. May 28.- -The
bodies of Richard Payne. 8. and
Uobby Richmond. 4 were found in
an t ice box in a shed on their parents'
property shortly -before last
midnight. 1
Loll Allen. Chief of Palice. said
ii Avas possible they had been lock |
ed in by playmates but that he was
investigating the possibility, of murder.
The' bodies were In ioparale |:
compartments.
Legionnaires and scores of towns J
people hud Joined polieo in' a eitywide
search for the boys, missing
since mld-afternoot .
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Atchison. Kas.. May 2i>.~ fti Sop- 1
tember, 19I18. Commander Douglas 1
King of the llrftish Air Force flew '
Neville '.Chamberlain to Mun'dh.
Germany, for hs "peace In our time j
. conference.
A year later came the European
war.
Now Mrs. King has l>een informed
her husband was killed in action
three weeks ago.
Mrs. King, an American, had liv
ed sixteen years in England before i
coming here to visit relatives. <
Chicago. May 28- -The report that ,
the Belgian King had ordered his I
army to surrender brought out a
wave of selling ti the wheat pit ear- ^
ly today tliat lowered prices about
:t cents.
BUSINESS HOUSES WILL BE
CLOSED TUESDAY AFTERNOON j
Most of Kings Mountain's busi- '
ness houses wilt be closed next Tues f
day afternoon for the first half holiday
of the summer according to (
Glee Bridges, President of the Mer- {
chants' Association. The firms will
close at noon Tuesday and not open '
again ui|ti I'- 'Wednesday morning,
thus offering the clerks and em- .'1
ployees as well as the "Bosses" a I
half day of rest and relaxation dur- J
ing the hot months.
Mr. Bridges was very enthusiastic
over the way local firms co-operated (
in the event with the closing being (
almost one hundred percent, among (
members of the Association, bealdea
aeveral etcres that are not members. ^
Customers of the participating
teres and business houses are ask
d to plsaae take note of the clos- t
Ing and transact business according- <1
ly. , c
....The oioslngs will be for ths c
months of June, July and August. ]
*' Oarages and Drug Stores will re- c
main open. ' j
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tic antecedents didn't feel just right,
ling was wrong with him. He went to
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You will cot nt diMdaf entirely.
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Rev. Louis C. LaMotte. Presicien j
Presbyterian Junior Collegei Max-,
ton, N. C., who will speak at First
Presbyterian Church Sunday morn
Ing.
Presbyterian Jr. College
Head At First Presbyterian
Sunday
Hev. Louis 0. (.uMolte. Pie-ddeut of
Presbvteiiini- Junior Pn1lM?? of M??.
tdn, N. C.. will be the gue:jt minister
at the First Presbyterian church
Sunday morning.
In the field of education "lite Jun
ior College is coming into its own
line College at Maxton with its
tplendid faculty and fine equipment
under Mr. LaMotte's leadership, is
rendering a splendid service to our
L'hurch and our *1816.
It is a privilege to have Mr. LaMotte
with as and the public |s corlially
welcomed to this sevvlce..
Compliments Band
With Letter
The following letter was received
iitd the Herald is extremely, happy
o publish it foy the 'benefit of band
)urelits and ibund boosters of the
iJcst Town In the State. The letter
dtould make every citizen proud and
dae Herald appreciates the words
>f praise from the gentleman from
he Sunshine :'!:ite:
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iVest Palm Bea d. Florida,
May 21, 1940.
LLh?* Editor, Kings Mouutain Heraid,
Kings Mountain, N. C.
Dear Sir:
On May 9th, 10th. and lltlt, we
cere hosts to the eighth Region N<*
ional School Music Competitionfestival,
and it.was our pleasure to
>e boat to tbe Kings Mountain Band
utder tbe direction of Mr. Paul Hen
Irtcks. ,
Because of their tine appearance,
heir excellent discipline, and high
leportment. and their superb aetata*
menu la musical and marching
>o in petitions, we (eel that the Kings
Hountain Band' should be highly
,'ommended and that the citizen* of
oar city should be rightfully proud
>f them.
Sincerely yours,
West Palm Beach Racreation
Commnflajnioet k I
lidhur O SUemlurv
Bridges Thanks Voters
To the Voters of Cleveland County:
1 wish to thank each and everyone
of you who voted for men In
the primary Saturday. I ajn very
grateful for the wonderful vote
which I received. Thia Is the first
lime I have ever been a candidate
for nny County Office and I am very
appreciative for the splendid vote
?lven me. Many of you voted forme
and did not know me personally. 1
hope to be able to become personal
ly acquainted with all of the clt:sctiB
of Cleveland County and thank
each of you for the vote Riven me.
The only promise I atn making la
that I will do my beat aa County
Commissioner to serve my great
Bounty a* beat I can. We have a
splendid county, a great people and
[ ' shall ever be loyal to the trust
mposed upon me,
Olee A. Bridges.
3 ASTON IA POPULATION
SHOW* INCREASE
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Gaatonla. May 28.?Ore ate r O anon
La baa a population of 33,487 by
he new 1940 census. District Cenma
Director Douglas Robinson an
lounced today.
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I8DAY, MAY 30, 1940.
Kings Mount<
Graduates Si
Maxell Carries ~
Kings Mountains
Precincts
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mh ii mini fii theGovernor s race,
carried both precincts in 8a"irdty'k
primary. The. voting was light as
had been predicted by followers of
iht' polls. A total of 1141 voted at the
Town Hull, and 37t" at .the Cleveland
Motor" Co. No disturbances of
11? kicd were reported by officials.
Ilroughlon was the high muti In the
State content, - with Norton coining
in second. >
. Olee Bridges. Kings Mountain civic
and business leader completely
had the field at the two local box
as and was also elected along with
Baltimore and Washburn as the new
Hoard of bounty Commissioners.
Here's the vote for the two precincts
in Kings Mountain and the
county totals:
East Kings Mountain:
For Governor: Maxwell. 133; Morton
100", Cooper 24; Grady 30; Gravely
17: Simmons 3: Hrouohton 28.
For County Commissioner: WashSiin
Inc. >trn.~.. lot. ??i -?
"Ulll *VW, ?? IIOUII lwtf. 191 ;
Walker 17: Bridges 293; Baltimore
92:. Irvin 66. ., .. ..
West Kings Mountain
For Governor: Maxwell 182: Horton
45; Cooper 12: Grady 61: Gravely
14: Simmons 3; Broughton 64.
For County Commissioner: Washburn
92: Wilson 104: Allen 188:
Walker 24; Bridges 260: Baltimore
94; Irvin 131.
County Totals
For Governor
Maxwell .. 1.906 *
Brought on ...... 1,784
Horton -, 1.730
Grady .. ....... .1 283
Cooper 189
Simmons ., 9
For Commissioners
l^tttmore .....< 3.254
Bridges 3.114
Washburn 3.063
Irvin . 3.063
Allen 1.580
Wilson 1.48o
Walker ' ! .. ... 883
QUINTS SIX YEARS OLD
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Cullunder. Out., May 28.?The 1)1
onne quintuplets, six years old today.
awoke to a day of new experiences
and another milestone in their
upbringing.
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Witt Rogers'
Humorous Story
Br WILL BOGEBS
T SBGKON itfs bran mratioasd
Mora that women are peculiar.
It's sra bran noticed that they
hare a ftnar way of making
thlnra miserable for othor women.
Another thing, though. You know
no woman orar wants to wear anythiag
that's exactly lfln anything .
that any othor woman wears. It
might bo a littlo bit like, bnt it
cant bo hut tho same. Almost
orary husband knows how something
baa got to bo done about it
If tho wife seen another woman
with a hat like horn.
Well, there was two families
that was great friends, in Chica?>.
One day Jones come home, and his
wife was feeling terrible.
"That new hat I got is no good,"
she says. "Mrs. Smith has got one
exactly like It."
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"That's too bad. You'll hare to
*uoi.ner one,"
But that didn't satisfy the wlfa
t alL She fait terrible all evening.
Next day whoa Jonas come home
from work, ids wlfa was singing
all around tho house.
"Did yon gat yon a now hat 7"
says Jonm.
? N?, not yat Tomorrow will do
But I fixed Mrs.
Smith, all right. I ain't unhappy
bout it any mora"
Hotrti ftat T Tan ain't goqa
andbawted her out, have you 7*
Not a bit. That's a man's way
of doing. What's the use bawling *
bw out and making her sore at
? T No. I Ju*t giro my now hat to
Mrs. Smith's cook."
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xty t
. .^onim^ii(i?ui?u^ ewer riser?of Mt-irrg .Mountain
Schools bog an Suuduv tj;
night. with Itev. It. X. Itaird. pastor pi
of .lloyce Meuio rial Associate Reformed
Presbyterian Church con- tj
(looting the baccalaureate sermon. ,|
Rev. Mr. fUiird, speaking to th?
sixty Iroys' ' dtid girl* graduating y
I'oin Kings Mountain IliKlt School. |j
hs- ^ ; < *rr:" .vr W?..*M?e ^
men liltewtse exhort to be sober- 01
minded." explaining that "sober- pi
minded" means thoughtful. Delivering'
u message of high spiritual vul- \\
tse."Rev. Uaird warned tliat "A lit h
tie forethought can prevent a lot of 'n
disastrous afterthought." He ended n.
his message with the plea, "in the jr
Name of the Almighty God. ami for
His Christ, ami for tin- Sake of liu- tj
inanity. Forward March." . Ui
Tuesday night ltev. H. C. .Sprinkle.
Jr.. pastor of Vent nil Methodist Cl
Chulch, speaking to the hoy r and
girls graduating from Primary tfi
School into lligli School; told them tli
ill at "You boys and girls are grow ot
iug into young men and women, ol
spiritually, ' physically, and mentally in
and that . the world's greatest need w
is quick thinkers. w
Graduation finals were held ill" the
Auditorium of Central itiehool last * 1
niglit. with the address by Dr. linnter
B. Blakely. of Queens College
of Chaflotte. Rev. A. U. Surge? t, 08
pastor of First Baptist Church, ?t
the Invocation, with Rev. P. D Pat* ht
rick, of First Presbyterian Church, in
introducing the speaker. to
Diplomas were presented to the Pc
graduates by Dr. I,. P. Baker, chair* "
man of the School Board. Dadd W.
Ilamrick, president of the class, pre
..enteri tli" Class Gift to the School, ^
with Principal ,D. M. Bridges presenting
medals to outstanding stn* ^
dents. Rev. P. D. Patrick had charge
of the bpnedictlon.
Medals presented to students a'
exercises last night were: Plouk g
Scholarship, l^add W. Hamrick. Jr.:
Western Activities PoeUry, Medal. "
llpf t v I ,p<v Vikialoi" H A D 1JIo?a..?*
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Atleen Welch; Fulton Reading. VIvian
Prince; Hortl Declamation. En-/ CI
gene Mathis; Hoey pratorical. Ra- M
gone Mathirf; High School ''ittz^n Rl
ship. Robert Hord. fc
Kiwanis Club ?"
Urged To Build"^,
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"Now is the time when all rigid j a,
thinking men bhould he banded 'o-jmi
get her" said Rev. Horttce Kusom, jK
Lieutenant-Governor of the western fo
North Carolina u?rea of which the <n
Kings Mountain Klwauis .Club is o
part in his address to that club in
their regular weekly meeting Thuni Lt
day evening at the Woman's Club. *n
He pobited out that Ktwauis was at
not only an organization but a moving
spirit pushing men and eommunItles
upward. "The birth." he said, Hl
'of Kiwanis In 1915 was the birth of 5t
a mighty movement. Todav there 6r
are 2,007 clubs with a membership cfc
of 106.000 men. In 1917 the club became
international wtth groups or- cl
gaplzed In Canada and the motto M
'We Build' was adopted. The obJects
of the organization are: dr
"To give prltnacy to the human ds
and spiritual rather than to the material
values of life. To encourage
the dally living of the Golden Rule
In all human relationships. To promote
the adoption and the application
of higher social, business and
professional standards. To develop.
by precept and example. a more Intelligent,
aggressive and serviceable
citizenship. To provide through Kl- ,c
wanls clubs a practical means to
form enduring friendships, to render
antruistlc service and to build
better communities. To cooperate In
creating and maintaining that sound so
public opinion and high Idealism w<
which makes possible the Increase fo
of righteousneas. Justice, patriotism of
and good will."
The Kiw&nis this evening at 6:30
will honor the High School Baseball nu
Team and Coaches at a special din- th
ner at the- Woman's Club building. ]|)
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Lutheran Synod Meeting ^
In Hickory J
The one hundred tWrtvrixth annual
convention of the N. C Luther- 18
an Synod opened at Saint tndrews P?
Lutheran Churdh, Hickory. N. C., ,D
yesterday. (Wednesday). Morning ul
at 10:80. Rev. L. Boyd Hamm and n<
Mr. W. K. Mauney are attending ae I4-1
Wk a m * - a. a ?_ . A AC
rnmor ana nay i^preaeniatiya m>m i ^
Saint Matthews. The convention will I
close Friday afternoon.
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Oont Lot Your SuboeHptloo
Kxpl.ro!
FIVE CENTS PER COPY
lawk Haven
Airport Completed
ty Mr. Hunnicutt
'King* "ilouutaTn, itiu best town la
11 Slate, takes another step in Iter
og/ess with the announcement bv
arold Hunuicutl. local aviation onluiast.
that he has completed hi*
i|K>rt. the first completely outfl.ltl
airport in the history of Kiugs
ouutnii The now airport, named
awk Haven, is located about Ihreo
l"iT' ? "ffi > (IViff ' ''i if' fti iTk h M o imuiln
i 'lie oh! (irover road, and is comete
with hangar.
Mr. tluiinknitt. a lto keeps Ira
'nco at Hawk Haven, drove the. .
era Id reporter over the lfied foot
nway. add explained his plans to
Id another to this. The present
100 feet clearance, one of the best
nail airport runways In this see- .
on. lias a 500 foot clearance at the
[>per end. making a possible 2000
lot runway to be used ifi" emergen- * ,
es.
Several vislti.ng pilots from over
te two Ciuolinas have remarked
mt Hawk Haven is one of the most
>en fiehls in this section, with no.
>struclioii. to make landing or takg
off a hazard. The present run
ay, wmcn runs cast and West,
lien supplemented ' by the one Mr
unnlcutt plans to run In a -North-'
ailth direction will catch all pretiliug
winds. It is upproxmately
>0 feet w ide. and flyers report, is
isily spotted from above.
Hawk Haven;- is prepared t**
indie air- shows', with ample ,.parkg
space for spectators. An Instruc
r has already been using the alrirt
as the headquarters for a flyg
school. .
Mr. Hunnicutt is a pilot Himself,
ready having received his solo 11nse.
and needing <>nly a few more
ring hours for his private license.
He invites all persons interested
aviation to visit Hawk Haven.
J. K. Mauney Offers
ndowment To Lenoirhyne
College
'W? K. Mauney, prominent local
lurch aud Civic leader, and Mrs. \
atniey have offered to Lenoir- \
Uyne College, .where Mr. Mauney
a mem tier of the board ot Truaes.
an endowment of $2.1.000. ac- J
rding (o ait announcement made /
the College Monday, during Alum- / '?
Day activities. /
'I\he yearly endowment wvitribum
of the Muuneys to the college
ill be $2,500 for the next ten years
t-he end of which time the endow
ent payment will be completed,
terest from the fund is to be used
r student scholarships, according
Mr. Mauney. .
Mr. Mauney, who is a prominent
itheran Church Leader, and a
ember of the town counoll, also
inounced that he i? donating $1000
ward the erection of a -new ohuri
on (the Campus at Lenolr-Rhy.ne.
a announced that a group of about
inwrchiea persons were cementing
the construction of a new
lunch.
Mr. Mauney was one of the prlnpal
speakers, alcfig with Joe
oMti of Hickory, at a luncheon of
? graduates Monday. Several fanned
alumni' participated ' tn the
iy's activities.
)plnlon? Expressed in This Column
Are Not Necessarily the Views of
This Newspaper.)
If there ovei was an object leein
for the American people, the
>rld crista and Washington's plana
r building up the nation's defenses
fer one.
fifty thousand airplanes, an army
ulpped with streamlined fighting
tueriai, a navy aecona to none ?
ese are the goal. Americans don't
ce war and don't like to spend
oney for tt, especially money they
ivcn't got. But all are agreed that
e defense machine must be repair
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The significant thing is that there
only one way to turn for the retlr
material. That is to America*
diistry. Industry which has been
Vdev attack off and on for years
>w; Industry which Is still opera
ag under new and unprecedented
mtrols.
The Army and Navy may have the
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