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ilaleigh. July 2.?President Frank
P. Graham of the University of
North. Carolina warned last night ;
against "six columnists ? the men
who would tuke our civil liberties away."
Americans, he said, speaking at
a vesper service here, should make
their county 'worth defending It.
times of national defense mensures.'
itocky Mount. July 2.?The North
Carolina Kural Letter Carriers Associatlon
will begin a three-day annual
convention here tomorrow.
Siler City. July 2.?Motorists have
complained that Siler City traffic
lights wait too long to change colors
Johnny Peoples proved It.
Investigating a traffic Jain. Putrolman
June Moody.said Peoples caused
the mix-up by driving up to a red
light and going sound usleep before
the light turned green.
Raleigh. July 2.?North Carolina i
dry leaders were Jubilant today because
Johnston countv wlilrh Im?II.I
eed county ABC liquor stores after
the legislature enacted a local option
law In 1937, has returned to
the dry fold.
TOiey predicted confidently that
the action presaged the return of
etatedwlde prohibition to the state?
possibly by a special election ordered
by the 1941 legislature. Johnston's
return to prohibition left the
state with only 26 wet counties,, all
1o the east. ,
Greenville, 6. C., July 2.?Arville
l'arlow, 26, of Ashevllle. N. C. was
Injured fatally and three companions
also of Aahevtlle were hurt last
night when their car overturned after
failing to make a curve on the
Hendersonville highway, 25 miles
north of here.
Lumberton, July 2.?The body of
Miss Marie Haywood, 18, who was
drowned in the Lumber River, near
hero yesterday afternoon had not
been found by searchers late this
morning. It was annouuced.
Miss Haywood, It was said, was
standing on a sand bar, extending
out into the river, when she slipped
and tell In.
She attempted to swim back to
the bar, but was sucked under. Her
brothers and others at the river
with her made attempts to rescue
ber, but the efforts failed.
South port, Jqjy 2.?William T.
Dye, Jr., of 1817 Bwlng Avenue,
Charlotte, was dismissed from a hos
pital here after receiving first aid
treatment for the bite of a shark.
Yeung J)ye was bitten while fisht
tng at Holden't Beach In Brunswick
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8eothsm negro tito imt
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society in order to insure for him*
fascial steading.
in one or the largest cities oi
rounded-out colored man who has
I reception committee at the largea
corners at the front door. His maun
is a lesson in courtliness and depor
power. Especially does he shine wh?
One day he receded a message
; farm a few miles oat in tho countr
: nephew wee wry lew. If he will
i - ohm at oneei what* frees the v*
j portaat, he most bring WRh him s
taker was to be f send in the neigt
I Uncle Henry amend promptly.
I, > tkIM(1l trmm. Ida hilM. Ini !
president of the beak, loaded a eoi
** ?At Seend of the week he re
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"Huhr frosted the old men.'
?m^We11,1 rqp* UuT^S^ ?
hew been fled to letjk
"Thai woen't it,
sifter Seek?He merer
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ational News
?National New*?
HalletUvllle. Texas, July 3.?Flood
waters from cloudtmrstbwollen
streams raced across southeast Tex
as toward the llulf today alter killing
at letist four persouB. making
hundreds homeless and duing uncounted
damage.
ICpidomic and famine threatened
this town of 1800 persons, hardest
hit of several communities flooded
Heavy rains seut the Lavaca. Colorado
and Guadalupe rivers surglnx
through business districts and across
farming lands.
liern, Switzerland. July" 2.? Swiss
Tanners at Jura, near the French
frontier, reported today they had
found incendiay bombs that appeared
to be of British make in their
fields.
The bombs were described as the
same type as 24 dropped early yesterday
on peat bogs and fotests in
the foothills of the Alps in central
Switzerland.
Chicago, July 2.--M. L. Annenberg
who climbed frotu \punigraiit newsboy
to. one of America's wealthiest
men, today waa sentenced to three
year's imprisonment for evading
*1.217,298 in Federal ta.\e> on his
1938 income.
Canberra, Aus.> July 2.?A. G. Cam
eron, Australian Navy Minister, an
nOUIHUU IOUHJ AUDUBIlit IS lumnr I
trating ou warship construction fori
Britain. Every available ship yard j
ia being brought iuto commission to J
produce chiefly desU'0>ers and!
sloops, he said.
Athens, July 2.?A battle between j
a British naval convoy and Italian
aircraft Saturday off the northeast
coast of Crete was reported today.
The convoy was believed to be
moving from th,e Dardanelles. 1
Panama, July 2.?With Acting
Governor Colonel Glen E. Edgerton
at the controls, the big dredge ' Las
Cascades" scooped up a heavy rock
today.
It signalized Btart of work for the
approach channel to the third set
of locks for the Panama Canal. The
new Miraflores Locks ? which will
cost 1227,000,000 and take six years
to build.
London, July 2.?The Ministry of
Information warned Britons today
to disregard the advice of a self
styled new British broadcastiDK
company which Is a German shortvave
station operated from Germany
to flee their homes In the event
of bombardment.
Washington, July 2.?The Commsr
ce Department regained today its
former control over commercial and
private aviation.
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pride tar a f?sral - tab ?m ee
ddtssa> beat darity yaraa have bams
otfb Ctab. Neariv every repotabls
unity pays Ua tane ha tab buial
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elfa florioua final send-off and finGeorgia
then ia a dignified wellfunctioned
for many yean aa the
t bank in town. He welcomes all
sr of greeting a prominent depositor
tmeat Among his own race he is a "
m an interment is taking place.
. from Ids sister, a widow on a little
7, telling Ma that; her as*, and his
Md to sss poerSna alire he most
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iborhood whs? the grieving mother
He ehtefawd a three days' teen of
I soma money from Mr. Gray, the
la into the beck of the wagon, and
tamed, looking strangely linirseesii
1.
1 hope yon had a good funeral T"
Twuart nothin' to brag 'boot, Miat'
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KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C. TMl
New Belk Manager
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Above is Mr. Hilton L. 'Ruth win
arrlved in Kings Mountain las
w?fk to assume mauugershTp o
Bt-lks Department St'ore, succeed
ing Mr. K. It. Stallworlh who hai
been transrei red to. Charlotte. Mr
Ruth comes to his new posit ioi
from Bclk's in Charlotte t\ here hi
was assistant manager of the Bar
gain Basement.
Mr. Ruth's merchandising experi
enee began in i;i'J4, at which ttmi
he specialized in shoes and ladle!
ready-to-wear. ' Since that time hi
has gained experience In other linei
having managed stores in both'Rod
Hill and Columbia. S. C.
Mr. Ruth is married and has twi
sops, and they are planning 01
moving to Kings Mountain as soot
as he can find a house. Mr. Ruth ii
a member, of the Baptist Churdh
and Is a native of Salisbury. N'. C
The newcomer stated that he ha
been very "favorably impressed wltl
Kings Mountain and he Is lookini
forward in making his home here.
The new manager expressed tin
opinion that the general buslnea:
outlook is good for the coming aeH
son. and he extends everyone a cor
dial Invitation to visit him U
his new position.
Tonsil Clinic
In Shelby
The Cleveland Couhty Health Dt
purtment will hold two days of it
tonsil and adenoid clinic on Jul:
itth and 10th, at the new higl
school buildiug in Shelby. Otho
dates will ptr'ahly be arranged la
ter for more aerations. dependini
on the requests received.
Inasmuch as this type of work 1
intended to serve those who are no
able to have such operations done a
regular prices, and realizing that ni
one knows better, generally, a pet
son's financial status than the fam
lly physician, the Health Depari
ment as asking each one to consul
thoir family doctor and obtain ;
statement to the effect that the It
dividual ia eligible, because of fi
nanctal conditions,, tor this clini
service. The (Department must hav
thta statement either from the phj
sic Ian or from the welfare depari
ment', right -away, so a" definite dat
for. each patteqt fan be set.
f .> ^ Lions
Eat at Bethlehem
Members of the Lions Club ant
their invited guests enjoyed a boue
tiful meal at Bethlehem for th
first out-of-town supper of the ses
son. Following the supper whtel
was served in the school bulldlni
near the church, Lion C. P. Gofortl
Program Chairman, introduced Lioi
James Penland, a member of th
North Carolina Blind Commission
who told in a very Interesting man
ner of the trials and tribulations o
the blind. He thanked tj?e Lion
Club for the work they have don
in aiding people to see. Mr. Pet
land presented Mrs. Babbs, a teact
er with the Commission. Both Mi
Penland and Jdra. Babbs were bllnf
but both are gainfully occupied ai(
ing other blind people to make
living.
President Tom Fnlton thanke
the ladies of Bethlehem for the flu
meal and asked for the co-operatto
of the club members for a succesi
ful year.
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PIONEER CONFERENCE
AT. CAMP YORK
The Pioneer Conference of Kin|
Mountain Preebytery 1a being hel
this week at Camp York. The f?
lowing Pioneers are attending.
Gloria Rawls, Edna Ruth House
WIUad?*n RoytUr. Doria Rhea. JU
ph War*, E. B. Harria, Jr.. WU
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Local Pla
SECONO REO CROSS DRIVE TO
BE SATURDAY WEEK
The aecond Red Croee Drive f?
funds to relieve suffering in wa
torn Europe will be similar to th
firet one that went over the top i
one day. The date tor the aecon
I contribution hu been ut for ftitu
day July 13th, and booths will b
placed in the business section " i
that citizens may contribute withoi
having to be personally solicits)
The quota set this time is the asm
as before which was $400. The cit
zenehip raised this amount in th
one-day free-will contribution ..an
' leaders in the Red Cross feel conf
1 dent that same generous spirit wi
prevail again as everyone knows <
the hunger and suffering that mui
* be relieved, and Kings Mountain wf
*- do her part.
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Ratterree Now
Town Clerk
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' At a meeting of tUe Town Couuc
, held Monday uigUt 1i. L>. Katterrc
was named acting Towu Clerk au
. I tit-usurer. Tlio motions was inad
r, tha boat mIwbu fat tka w?Hd
tl. exactly. 1*1 iiiwi boat TV
_ gar that aold you thoao hoc
bnubaa b Uw tn
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j by H. Tom Kulton aud secouded b
t >V. K. Mauney. Mayor J. B. Thoma.
s f sou presided during the meeting.
The commissioners voted to cha
" ge property owners one fourth th
} cost of constructing full widt
'streets with curb and gutters. I
' the street is to be a .narrow one th
s Mtwii will stand the whole cost an
s not assess the property owners. Th
motion, which was carried was mad
by \V. K. Mauney and seconded h
Tom Kulton.
i On a motion made by W. K. Mau
cy and seconded by L. W. Hamricl
all checks are to be signed by B. 1
Rntterree and countersigned t
Mayor Thomasson.
Mayor Thomasson and Tom Ft
ton were appointed to purchase
new pole chassis and wenph I
wrig up on the old truck.
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The Summer School for Churc
R Workers conducted by the I.uthera
Churches of the South will begin t
Blue Ridge this Saturday, July 6t
s There will be a good number atten
i ing from Kings Mountain. Rev. 1
t Boyd Hiunin will teach one of tl
0- leadership Courses. Sunday July
will be observed as Brotherhood Ds
1- There will be outstanding speake:
; appearing that day and throughoi
t ,ilie week.
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\\ Hamrick To Report On
c International Convention
' President L. W. Hamrick of tl
t* Kiwanls Club, who recently atten
6 cd the Convention of fClwttnls 1
terrtatlonal In Minneapolis, Mint
will report to club members tl
highlights of his trip. The meetli
will be held thlf evening in the W
1 mans ClUb building at ?:80 and i
t. members are Invited to be frreaent,
0 Club members and invited guea
enjoyed a delicious out-door suppt
last Thursday evening at Lot
? Creek Church,
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Will Roger.*
a VAjkiBi
* numoroat atory
I- By WILL ROGERS
[' e ALESMAN8HIP U U? fronton!
a An?rlotn art. It takaa a gonlui
I to mU moat stuff. 80 ma gays I
a know can Mil brokan lamp chimney*
for twioe what thny coal
now, right oa Broadway.
i A fallow appUad for a Jab aalllni
e toothbrunao for a Jobbnr. Trt
! tka boat aalaaman la thTworld," 1m
told tha Jobbar.
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ne Crash \
Last Krida>'? airplane crash which
claimed tho lives of the two oceu-: !
pants was one of the most tragic '
"" accidents ever to occur here, liny
r- MeKtutiey. ear-old Shelby solo ]
pilot and .Mildred llarrelson. 18-year |
" old Shelby Hospital nuyse of Waco i
.were both fatally injured and died <
r- in th" City Hospital' shortly aftet ,
'? tlte crash. The boy died Hbont 12:3n |
10 ciid the Kill about 2:30. The crush j
't happened about P:30 in u wheal i
* field near the Park Yarn Mill.
Mr. Ted Weir saw the plane fall
I* and rushed to lite scene of tlte crash
o and with the aid of others extracted
d the bodies which were badly niaug'
led front the wreckage. Mr. Weir
" brought the injured couple in his :
truck to the business section where
they were transferred to ambulunN
ces and rushed to the City Hospital
in (lastonia.
The plane was. the property of
l>r. U. M. Morrison. Shelby Optomeit
1st, who also maintains an office
m Kings Mountain. . l)r. Morrison
called the Cvll Aeronautics Authority
in Atlanta and received" permission
to hate the badly damaged
'l plane moved to Shelby. The plane
:t was moved about 1:30 P. M.
I*1 The young couple had taken oft
e from the Shelby airport for a pteasure
cruiso and had flown to Kitfgs
8" Mountain where the ship landjed at
Hawk Haver* (airport-). It was short
ly after the take-off from the local
| airport that the crash occurred. It.
' I was understood that young MoKin- <
nev hud only a .solo license which
" does not allow passengers to be
flown. The general opinion of those
? who baye some knowledge of flying
e that the wreck was caused by stunting
of the ship.
Mr. J. O. Nalle. C. A. A. inspector
n for this district was in town Suuday
t, and was expected to return to make
D. further investigation of the crash.
iy It is an established fact tliut the
ship was not out of gas. and the
Bhip did not come apart in the air.
ll ' The ship was damaged beyond rea
pair, and no attempt will be made
to to rebuild it according to Dr. Morrison.
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One of the most tragic angles ol
the sad event was that the father of
McKinney was in a local restaurant
about noon time and learned of the
accident from conversation in the
Hi place of business. Mr. McKinney has
*1 been installing the machinery in
h. the grain elevator at Ware and
d Sons.
k Funeral services for the two vie10
tims were held Saturday afternoon
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Jg Mr. and Mrs. Keeter
at Entertain Store Staff
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Keeter were
hosts last Friday evening at their
attractive new home on Cleveland
Avenue to members of the staff of
KeeteFe Department Store and the
ie Dixie Bargain Store. A delicious pic-1
d- nic simper was served in the out-l
.a lill.J _ M kfl?. nn In mwtA 1
n- uwur *uYiag ruum. ju ?uu
i? Eollne Keeter assisted Mrs. Keeter
ie in the serving.
ig Those present for the delightful
o- occasion were: Misses Martha Franill
ces McGIll, Margaret Cornwell. Madames
DecJc Fulton, Anne Roberts,
Margaret Baumgardner, Messrs
" Smyre Williams. Hoyle ''anooks' Mc*r
panlel. Mr. and Mrs. Paul McOlnnls
'* and Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hudson and
daughter, Mary Alice, of Shelby.
1 W. W. Souther Named
District Commander
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W. w. Souther, prominent legionnaire.
hns been notified that he has
t been named Commander of the 16th
District of the North Carolina Amer
lean Legton. This district is comI
posed of five counties, Including
I Mecklenburg, LJncoln, Catawba. Bus
ton and Cleveland. There are fourJ
teen posts of the Legion lu Comman
der 8outher's district,
j Commander Souther will serve for
I a period of two years, which Is not
1 only a distinct honor to Mr. Souther,
but also to Otis D. Green Post,
of which he is a member.
KIRftT COTTON BLOOM
The first cotton bloom of the seay
son was reported to The Herald
Wednesday morning by Hugh Falls
P of the Patterson Grove section. The I
I bloom had already turned red which
I Indicated that It had opened the day
before which wa? TOesday, July 8.
Mr. L. L. Honeer of the Mauney
M111 Village reported the flrat gathering
of corn from hte garden last
Saturday.
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School Board'
Approved
Stadium Project
Members of the Kinus Mountain
School Itoard ut their nioetint?
Vliotidiiv lltell* uimNll'lid Quit ' " .'?*?
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very much ill favor of the stadium
project which has been discussed
lately. Charles Thomasson. fonner
member of the School Board and
enthusiuilic backer of the, project
explained .In detail the merits of
having a Municipal. athletic stadium
inst<;ad of the hall park which In
now used. The Board voted to tako
the - matter up immediately with tho
Town Council and see what arraugo
merits could be made to secure thu
stadium for Kings Mountain. * ,
The plan as outlined rails for
telling the hall park property at tho
coruer of Cleveland Avenue and
Kings Mountain and. with this money
purchase property near Central
School bv the J>uke Power Co. sub
station, which .is a natural setting
for a stadium and where it could bo
constructed without a grout deal of
expanse. The old ball park property
which is ro> a suitable location,
could he cut up ar.d sold . lor reslidential
lets., The movement haa
been gaining ground and with tho
approval of the School Board Tuesday
night, the project is far along
to a reality.
Kingg Mountain To
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Aviators and passenger a Hying
over Kings Mountain will now' be
able, to find the direction to Char
lotte and also the'Hawk Haven. A.
crew of 11 WPA workmen were in
Kings Mountain last week painting letters
that may be seen from an altitude
of 5.OO0 feet 011 the roof of
the Mat-grace Mill. . Harold Hunn*
cult last year had Kings Mountain
and an "arrow pointing north painted
on the roof of the building. The
crew repainted this sign and added
the direction and distance to Charlotte
and also the direction to the
local airport.
The air-markiug of towns is spon- *
sored by* The N. C. Junior Chamber
of Commerce in conjunctiou with
the N". C. Department of Conserva- .
tlou and Development. The work U '
under the supervision of C. A. A.
The foreman of the project informed
Mr. Hunuicutt that when the
new air maps are printed Kings
Mountain and Hawk Haven will bs
included.
Odd Fellows Singing
Class Here Tuesday
The singing class of the Odd Fellow's
Orphau Home in Ooldsoora
will present a program next Tuesday
evening in the Central School
Auditorium at 8:40 o'clock. The
Lions Club is sponsoring the appear
ance of the class in Kings Mountain
and the public is cordially Invited
to bear the boys and girls s'ng. No
nHmiaqtrvn will Ha rlinritad feint a
free will offering will be taken.
The youag sinkers have, quite a
reputation and a real treat in im
store (or those who plan to attend.
The group is scheduled to anffe
here about noon Tuesday ad*S leave
Wednesday morning. Members of
the L>lons Club are making arrangements
(or accommodations for the
children during their afternoon and
night In Kings Mountali.
General Supt. Arrives
,Mr. R N. llines of Heitford, the
new Town Superintendent, arrived
lu Kings Mountain Monday morning
"and has been busy this week getting
acquainted aud Teeling" hie
way around The Best Town In The
State. Mr. Hines plans to move hU
family here just as soon as he caa
find a house.
Mayor J B. Thomasson repeated
his desire (or the citizens to co-operate
with the new Town Official
and to help him perform his duties
to make Rings Mountain a more
efficiently governed tftwn.
REVIVAL SERVICES TO BE
HELD AT GRACE CHURCH
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A series of revival service* will
be betd at Orace Methodist church,
beginning Sunday, July 7th, and coa
tinning through July 17th. Service*
will be at 7:30 p. m. each oveatng.
Rev. D. M Nlfmg, pastor of the
CherryviUe Methodist church, will
do the preaching. Mr. Nlfong is a
very able preacher, and the pubtfa)
Is cordially invited to hear htm. j
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