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charlotte, July ?.?L* u. Mabouej
age 26, of 2016 Brlarwood I load, ai
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ed a suicide yesterday morula* bj
Coroner Fred p. Austin, shortly aft
er the young man had told tils wif?
that a pain In his head was unbeai
able and then shot himself. The
funeral Is set tor tomorrow at 1(
A. M. at the residence.
The police report quoted Mrs. Ma
honey as saying that her husband
was unable to sleep through Satur
day night because of his headace
About 4:30 A. M. he was quoted
she heard the shot and found him
with the automatic pistol beside
him in the living room.
' Santord, July 9.?A bookmobile
truck loaned by the State Library
Commission will be operated in Lee
County for the next eght weeks be
2'nnlng Tuesday.
The bookmobile is coming to the
county as a WPA project iu cooper
atiiu with the Lee County Library
and the County Board of Education.
' A trained librarian will accompany
the truck to various points in the
AAimfu #nt? fKn WHMVAOA
oy mvir
A POPULAR playwright?prosp
claims to b? the central figure ?
"I bad written a doaan or moi
died aborning. Finally one of my t
on Broadway. One door farther do
we expected to play, stood a sari
was deposited the last two hondre
"Well, we had oar opening r
thus! as tic, though I noticed that th
themselves and remain calm. The
for the second nlghfn performance
"Ai l way^towe
behind the stage last night after
show clewes sttMend of the week.
* 'Bet, look?fust lock at all t
trying4to boy tickets?'
^They're not easterners,' he i
hank alongside boated this raornin,
dsn fines Mw
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ing books free to readers In the rural
sections.
Dunn, July 9.?Mrs. H. B. Jackson
about 25, was critically injured and
thred others less seriously hurt yesterday
in an automobile .rolllsiuh
near here.
Darlington, 8. L\. July 9.?Bobbers
broke into a barn on the farm of W.
M, Arnold and stole several bushels
of wheat.
I.uaibertou, July 9.?One year o*
hard work ip the sale of magazines
has enabled Miss Nettle Floyd, blind.
gn-1 of Fairmont, to purchase the
first "Seeing Bye" dog lu Kobeson
county. .
Miss Flovd returned home a few
(lays agl from the "Seeing Eye" dog
school In Morristown, N. J., where
she had been training the dog tor
the past month.
(The dog will now be used by Miss
Floyd as her guide as she coutinues
her work In Fairmont.
This ''Seeing Eye" dog is the
eighth such in North Carolina
There are some GOO in the United
States.
Raleigh, July ?.?S. Brown 8hepberi,
84, member of a prominent Raleigh
family anr widely known over
the state through his activities in
the Young Democrats, shot hlmselt
accidentally this morning, Coroner
Roy M. Banks said, and died instant
ly.
Orangeburg, S. C., July 9.?An automobile
collision on the Rowesvllle
Bond yesterday claimed the Wee
or the two driver*. ASby Caldwell..
S3, and Jullna Bell, 84 both of whom
lived near here.
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n Brief Form
lational News
[j ?National News?
r Washington, Jut/ Admlnlstra
tioual convention to adopt an agrlt
cultural plank broad *.iuok1i to cow!
or Governmental Using of farm
' prices if economic developments
> Should nterfere with present crop
1 programs.
Such a plan would be lu sharp
i issue with the Republican platform.
I The latter favored continuing all
present farm subsdy programs with
Governmental crop control features
. removed. Price fixing on the other
i band, would involve greater Govern
i mental control.
Loudou, July 9.?Baron Maurice
do Rothschild, head the French
f branch of the famous banking and
, financial bouse, landed today at a
Scottish port with 300 other refu
noes from the continent.
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Washington, July 9.?President
Roosevelt was aligned today Secre,
tary of State Hull in contending
that there is a difference between
Monroe Doctrines under the name
only. and. the u6e the true Monroe
.Doctrine as we know and have it.
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Montclatr, N. J., July 9.?A theory
of mistaken Identity was advanced |
by police today as they probed the
murder of John Longstreet Kly. 80,
who was rtfysteriously ahot as he
played solitaire in the home of his |
son-in-law, former Assistant State
Attorney-General J. Raymond Tiffany.
Ely, a retired Holmdel farmer,
was found slumped over a table in
an enclosed porch yesterday morhtng.
A bullet apparently fired from
the sidewalk 60 feet away had passed
through the base of his skull
and richoted oif the wall.
Brevard. July 9.?Dr. E. J. Coltrane,
president ot BrevarU College,
has announced that meetings would
be held this week In Anson, Stanly,
and Cabarrus Counties to arouse Interest
in college education and the
work the church-related college is
doing in higher education.
New York. July 6.?The first lar
ge group of English children fleeing
the threatened German invasion of
Great -Britain settled down In this
country today and more were expected
within the next tew days.
Uuion, 8. C., July 9.?H. M. Arthur,
head of the Arthur Bute Bank ot
Union, has personally purchased theBank
of Buffalo at Buffalo.
It us understood that the counting*
house will he quickly liqadated api
the accounts morgan with Arthur's
bank here,
ind the Wodd
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exous now bat struggling ooee ?
if tt>? champion hard-lode experience,
re plays," ha says, "and all of them
i rain-children lived 16 see production
EL (QUIT K?T>D^'\
ybuRSEir l/i
in the street from the theatre where
etc* beak, and in that savings bank
d dollars I had in this wo rid?
dght. The crowd seamed fairly ena
critics present managed to restrain
nest morning when f had read the
a being particularly complimentary,
intra to see hew t&eta wen selling
. As I toned dm corner into Broad-~
md astonishment, A Una of smiting
ind midway Teto the Mock below,
ids the ben office X met dm house
rmly, eeiei llat him te eeogretnlete
te a hit, decent Kt'
raeely. The producer came around
you left end posted a notice. Your
haoe pepoplol' I gasped. 'Aren't they
they're depositors. The serine*
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KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C. T
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Hamrick Reports
On Kiwanisi
Convention
At the regular meeting of Klwan
-i a mW * S
1 nursdayeveulng, utetubera heart
ah inspiiing report by President
Ladd (lamrick. who was a delegate
at the 24th auuual convention of Kl
wauls International held Juno 16-20
at Minneapolis, Minn.
Approximately 6.000 Klwaulans
and Kiwntn-anues were registered al
tl>e couveution. There were SO dele
?alca from the Carolina District
l'he newly elected President for th?
touting year la a tuan troin the
I SOlIth- -Df- ;Vf :i B* Lr A s*in;tl* nf Tlt/tftr
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KOI), (ju. The next International con
ventlon will he held in Atlanta, Ga
Mr, Kalph Darker," from Durham. N
C>. was elected an luternatioua!
Trustee. Mr. Darker will be gues!
of the local club on Jul) 18th. .
"It was five days of intense bust
ness, unsurpassed addresses, and
line entertaiaiueut. The problems 01
the world aud the aims of our club'
declared Mr. llamriek, ''made an Interuatlonnl
convention at this time
perhaps the most important iu Kiwanls
history. President Gen Knud
son in his address sounded the key'
note of the convention when he
said, "At this very hour there is a
very definite need of upholding the
desire to serve and. do our part to
maintain the strength of our na
tional and . community structure, for
without this we are endangered 01
{he storms of |lntcrnaV<4>al war
and floods of false social aud poltt
1 ical doctrines."
i To sum up the spirit aud the proI
gram of this great gathering Mr.
j llamriek read the following resolu|
(ions which were unanimously a
dopted: ;. , ;
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First, that volunteers be urganiz
od aud tralued throughout pur country
to meet any emergency.
Second, that we sponsor spiritual
and moral rearmament.
Third, that we sponsor conservation
project*.
Fourth, that Klwanls Cormittees
on American citizenship be organlz
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ea .10 sponsor loyalty and citizenship
In schools and control Fifth
Column activities at large.
Sixth, that we endorse programs
of vocational guidance, enlisting
particularly the help of the younget
members in Ki> ..ills.
Seventh, that we dedicate our
membership to citizeuahip responsibility.
Eighth, that we urge an adequate
program at defense. -This
week's meeting of KJwanla
will be held at Plagah.
Country Club
Receives Charter
'x^A_cbarter baa been granted uy
the Secretary of 8tate at Raleigh to
Kings Mountain Country Club, lac
The organisation wae authorized to
operate and maintain a country
club (or tha purpose of social ana
reoreatlonal activities. The corporation
will be a non-profit organization.
Plana are going forward tor tba
construction of the golf course on
the R. 6. Plonk estate on the new
highway. The home la to be remodel
ed for a club house. The property
haa already been surveyed and is
considered by experts to be an excellent
location from everv resueot
Kings Mountain golfers will soon
be able to play ou their own course
and not have to go out of town to
follow the game.
Jake Early On Short
Visit Here
M Jake
Early, catcher for the Wash
Ington Nationals baseball club, came
home Monday to visit home folks
returning to Washington Tuesday.
There were no major league gam
es scheduled Monday, Tuesday ant!
Wednesday of this week due to th<
All-star contest in St. Louis Tues
dny.
Ice Cream Supper
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The Bennle Community cihb wil
give an Ice cream sapper Saturday
July 13, on the vacant lot beefdt
the Bonnie Store. Come and brtni
your friend*. In cose of rain the su]
per will be at the Stub House.
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HURSDAY, JULY 11. 1*40
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RED CROSS DRIVE SATURDAY .
All' -IA.S M V#l_ ? " '
mi cimvni of ivingi mountain
who desire to, aid the suffering in I
. war-torn Europe are reminded of |
the Red Cross Freewill drive which
will take pace Saturday. The second
quota for Kings Mountain is the 1{
same amount as the first which was
raised in one day hers recently. This ?
4400 will be used to feed and clothe e
the needy which haye been made ^
homeless and hungry by that monster-War.
Kings Mountain cltisens have at- v
ways contributed generously when 1'
the need was deserving, snd Red
Cross officials feel confident that 1
this time will be no exception. w
Booths will be maintained in the o
business section all day Saturday, II
and everyone is asked to do their
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TO HOLD STftEJEJ 8ERVICE ?
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The Kings Mountain Holiness M
Prayer Band that was organised "
this past Easter morning at the Wes 8
leyan Methodist Church Is going to
' hold a street meeting this Saturday i<
afternoon at 6:00 o'clock on western d
1 front near the Gaffney Barber shop s
These services will be conducted s
by ministers of Kings Mountain u
each Saturday. Rev. Clyde P. Self, u
will have charge. Come and hear ii
this young man preach" the Gospel, d
Everyone welcome.?Reported. ?
Methodist Board Of
Education Meets (
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At o monfln. a# l>?. .J oj
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mation of Central Methodist Char t
ch Monday evening, Minn Eva Mae E
Ruber waa elected to membership on t
the Board, and plana were made foi j
a meeting and watermelon feast for j
the Worker's Council of the Church
School. H. Smyer Williams Is chair
man. and Hunter Ware Is secretary 1
of the Board. 1
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WSt Rogers'
Humocoot Story
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By WILL BOOBS
TV/HXN yon see a middle-aged <
w man with a putaled expression
on his face, you got to figure that
he Is thinking aoont what he Is
going to tell his daughter next
' time she talks back to him so
smart The middle-aged people are
getting wrlnklee from worrying
Hi
about the daughters that are grow- ,
mg up sod talking se nmay. I
5&4LT-f5asM I
with him again fer a asrw ear and a
t suppwedrw wave sagagml to
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THE WHIP
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Vuto License
Revoked
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28 automobile drivers in Clev?
rnd County bad their drivers' I
enses revoked during tlie first si
tonths of 1940. according to figui
s released this week by the Higl
ay Safety Division.
Ronald Hocutt, director 'of the d
ision, said a total of 2.774 drivers
censes were revoked in the stat
rotn Jan. 1, 1940 through June 3d
940. Since the Drivers' License ac
rent into effect Nov. 1. 1935. a tota
>f 28.387 drivers have had thei
Icenses revoked by the state.
Drunken driving, by Itself and ii
ouiblnation with other offenses, at
ounted for 95 percent of the revt
atlons. and the remainder followe
onvictions on miscellaneous offenes.
including manslaughter, Lsrct
iy of automobile and repeated offe
es of reckless driving.
Revocations, under the 1935 Uni
arm Driver's License Act, are ma
atury upon couvictiou ol': 1. Mai
laughter or negligent homicide rt
ulting from the operation of a mc
or vehicle; 2. driving a motor v?
icle while uuder the iuflueace o
utoxicullng liquor or a uarcoti
rug, 3. any felony in the commit
ion of which a motor .vehicle is us
<t; ?. rauure to atop ana reader ui<
u the event ot a motor vehicle acc
lent; 5. perjury or the maktng of alae
affidavit or statement unde
ath under the Driver's License Ac
>r any other law relating to ,th
iwnerahlp of motor vehicles; <
wo charges of reckless driving cor
Qitted within a period of twelv
nonths;. and 7. one charge of reel
ess driving while engaged la the 1
egal transportation of liquor.
"A driver's license Is a prlvlleg
[ranted by the State on the aasom
Ion that the licensee la qualified t
Lrlve with doe regard for the right
ind safety - of other users of th
tighway, and when a driver wanto
y abuses this privilege, "sregart
ng and Jeouordialog the safety fl
ellow travellers, the state takes i
vay his driving privileges." sal
iafety Director Hocutt, coin men tlu
in the revocations.4'
3am Suber, Jr., Secures.
Postoffice Job
Sam Robert Suber, Jr., has bee
tppointed by the Civil Service Con
illusion as chairman (or the no
postoftice building and ground;
koung Suber hug already started hi
vork and the building will be kei
ipick and span. The new employe
rated 100 on the civil service tes
md was first on the eligible list, a
.ording to Postmaster W. E. Blak
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The work Is part time (or th
present and pays 50 cents per hou
Lions To Meet Tuesday
Tho flrat regular meet Inn (<
ruly of the Lions Club will be hel
lext Tuesday evening In the Moui
la View House. This will be tt
first indoor meeting since the ne
tfflcers were Installed and Prei
Seat Tom Pulton asks that all me
wri he present. The meeting h
Kins at 7 e'ckxA.
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More Information
About Death Of
Robert L Ware
lei'citvU he,K couvciuutg Ine dbaie
oX tloueit K. Mare, a cail\e of ihi*
touui}, a ho *a.? uinrUeied in X?uo
itUi l>?, OU Juiie 17(U
Kelai.ns, including Mi. and Mrs.
Clyde H. Ilarber, l-'rank b. War*> aao
Oeorge I'. Barber have' rixuuicd
iroiu a visit co Liuulni. '1 hey report
thai law enforcement offlccis axe
inaklUK dillgeut cflorts to bi'.ug iko
guilty parties' to trial. Two tiegrwei*
.axe being held iu jail ou suspicion,
pending Federal 'Bureau of lnvestl
gatlou tost ot blood touud on Ilia
clothing ot one of the negroes.
Chief of Police, J, VV. Kobertsou,
^tnl.kW !*.%? f > - r - x :
ihmivu iudi, ii ?u? aim ui intj niOHL
brutal attacks be had ever 'SM, He
attributed tin crime to desire to
rob- and' tile ussLsin is bolieted to
have slipped up on tha aged man,
v%ho Was on dut> as night watobuiati
at the Alexander- Lumber Mill
on the outskirts of Dublin and
struck hiin with a blunt instrument,
probably a. snort piece of one thro?
board. No evidence of struggle wan
- visible. Mr. Ware bad been beaten
about the head and face, robbed of
some money.' his watch and gun In .
the ''wee hours of the moaning" and
was still living when found at six
o'clock by a wprker at the mill. H*
was rushed to the hospital but died .
y enroute.
" Mr. Wore wont to (ieurglu to eux
gage In tbe lumber business about
thirty years ago. He was. a teember
of a large family and is survived 0/
a number of nieces and nephew*
i- and one sister Mrs. CI. P. Barber. .
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? Keeter 1 hanks Junior
' Legion Supporters
' J. B. Keeter, Athletic Officer of
r the local Post of the American Legion,
wishes to publicly thank every
n one who supported In anyway tbe
Junior Legion Baseball team. The
> Juniors made an excellent showing
d considering U being tbe first year
for tbe team. Kings Mountain wo*
- five out of ten games, in the'first
n elimination series.
The Athletic Officer daairaa ng.
i- pecially thank Jiui VV'ill.a for his aid
u in ruisiug funds lo help the team, C
i- C. Eonda for his work with the hoys
^ aud Tom Kulton for aiding iu keepy
ing the kail ground In good condi!
tion.
* Mr. Kceler said, '?\Ye are proad
v of the boys, and Coach Troyanna,
. for the record they made. They ima
proved as the season progressed,
j and it looks like now, we can hav?
% a real team next year.
t Car Destroyed By Fire
a
>, The Dodge Sedan belonging to
n Policeman A. C. Short waa complete
? ly destroyed by fire Tuesday night
t> about 10 P. if. In the northern eeol
tion of Kings Mountain. The car
was bslng driven by George Short,
cousin of the owner.
e
p Cause of the fire was unknowB.
0 The car wee Insured.
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(Opinion* Expressed in Thio Column
Are Not Necessarily the Vlewa of
This Newspaper.)
As America gets down to the )obi
of building national defense, a plo
" ture is being disclosed which starta"
lea many Wasbingtonians. It shows
w clearly the result of having a hodge8
podge, disorganized federal govern ;
" ment.
,e The fanner, the housewife and
,? the grocer may think all this doesn't
lC foean much to them. But it iudicate_.
es that their tax money hasn't been
spent with too much discretion by
ie the multitude of boards, bureaus.
r< and agencies. And Washington observers
also are ooavlnced that order
must be brought out of chads ba
fore the nation can. be re armed.
>r For example, the government hu
d had very alovenly buying habit*,
a- Nearly every agency of any oonaele
quence haa Juet been going out and
w bnylng whatver It wanted. Frequent
t- ly, aeveral age note a have wanted the
m came thing at the same time, ae
e- they have even bid against one ana*
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