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Antf. f Buy At Hmm VOL. M NO. 29 Condensed In Pi i * l m* oiate Ana IN; ?State New*? Asheboro. July 2;'..?Plans to obtain approval of ('AA officials. the < ur?i'y and a WPA appropriation for i ili*' proposed Askeboro airport have I been instigated by representative* of local civic organisations. < l<eelle E. Parkinson. State toilette I aviation authority pointed out that a? rn tlHMjii|tMilH'?.)jHWUJlBJ'1 army that WPA labor and aiiny machinery may be used on the project | tiolddboro, July 22.?IH. C. O. Ab eruothy. 5h, Raleigh physician who was seriously injured In an automobile accident on the Kinwton high- , way five tulles east of Golds'?oro at , 7>:JO Friday afternoon, died in fbo | <?olddboro hospital al T ho Sunday , morning. ( Angler, July 23.?Vernon Stephens t of near Angler was killed Sunday morning when his automobile overturned on the Benson-Garner highway. l H's father. Charlie Stephens, and an uncle, Willie Stephens, were In- j jured> the father seriously. I 1 i OherryvUle. July 22.?Kufus Hear- ' ernor. 67 an employee of the Dover ' Mill here. Is In a critical condition 1 at Crowell Hospital at Dlncolnton. as the result of gunshot wounds he re- 1 reived about 4 o'clock yesterday af- I ternoon. < Tonsil Clinic j To Be Held Here . Dr. Z. P. Mitchell. County Health j Doctor, announced that a three-day , tonsil and adnoid clinic for children , will be held in Kings Mountain fa , the High School Building beginning . August 6th. Dr. Mitchell was here Tuesday conferring with Supt. B. N | Barnes and making plans tor the , clinic. Dr. J. S. Norman. Elye, EJar ( Nose and Throat specialist, will per form the operations and Dr. Mitch- ] . ell will give the anaesthetics. Nurses from the Health Department will ;assist with ttfe clinic. I A clinic was held recently by the HealUi Department In Shelby and >64 tonsils were removed. ( The clinic is (or those whose par- ( -ents are not able to pay to have the ( operation performed. A nominal charge ef $7.60 will be made to part ly defray, the cost of the operation. Examinations of all school children was made during the past school year and a large number was fonnd that needed their touslls acd ad- i noide removed. Barents of children who need thiia operation and are not able to make l arrangements with their doctor are ] advised to .communicate with the < Health Department as quickly as ; possible. It will be necessary before t a child Is eligible for the clinic op- 1 era ton. te secure a statement from i tbetr family physician to the effect thad they are not able to pay. Dr. Mitchell and the Connty Health Department Is to be congratulated for the fine work they are doing In behalf of the school children of < > Cleveland Connty, and citizens of Kings Mountain deeply appreciate the co-operation and service of Dr. J. S. Norman who wttl hare charge of the operations. < -i ? if i in n Laughing Arout With IRVns The Voice of By OtVIN ! AN EASTERN College professor, Park, attempted' to study st cl came down the garbage heaps bad pvovemlsr. An irritable she-bear, wit tUM curiosity. She hauled off and sta preparing to claw him when Mrs. I with an umbrella, and by opening a ?bm the lady-Dear ttimt im oepanec to the startled tneeetiymtor. Oa the following day two of eerred as park guides were diacnssii "I claim that was a powerful bi her hands to save that fool hoabanc *1 don't see no thin* so bnva ah would do that" "like hell they wealdt Spoee*n i - was flxin' to daw her to death?whi , "Me? I'd glee three load rtngfa (Aatrltn Mm mP- ' Kings i Brief Form itional News ?National News? Burlington. Vt., July 23.?Two no JW'ik. Involved In an unauf reaaful scupe from Fort Kthnn Min<e'a de icutlon center and the KiitoMegueiit wounding of two puroueri will t>< i-ouri uinmaitxi soon, fort Hutborille* said lo'las with assault with a dangerous ?n Hon with the intent to kill and Prl tat? K. 8wetscd with escaping <~on Nn emeul. , _ > LaKayetto. La.. July 23.- Accused t)t slapping the fat*' of a fellow lb* mot-rat, State Representative .lame; [Kmicugeaux. a candidate To- Con green, was ordered into court todaj i>ti charges of fighting and disturb Ing the peace. Polled Officer Mai rolm Kisher reported. Chicago. July 23.?The Oovertt tnent began collecting In time frott M. L. Annenberg today. Uncle Sam already hug The firs! installment of $800,000 on an $8,00? 900 settlement the Philadelphia pul Usher and former turf news mag pate agreed to pay as his civil in come tax debt. Hut Atienoerg also has to paj three years In time, ehe penitent larj tenm imposed Tor criminal violatior if the income tax laws. HLullender Reunion Next Month The attnudl Hullender Reunion .sill be held at the old Hulleiidei place on the Shelby-Dallas road Au just 11th. All the relatives anc friends are invited to be present foi ihe occasion and meet old friendt ind make new ones. Everyone It isked to bring well tilled baskets. . All who lmve relatives and frlendt Suried at the Hullender grave yarc ire requested to meet and clean ii ?tl July 27th. A. B. Morrow Is chairman of ar raugementB tor this annual affair. false Alarm TUESDAY NIGHT Evidently some prankster though he Kings Mountain Firemen need 3d a little airing out Tuesday night to get relief from the hot weafher A false alarm was turned in and th< firemen ru&hed to Lackey Street and looked and looked but no flr> could be found. hT HOT SPRINQ8 After spending a few days it Kings Mountain last week. Buc) Dllllng, of Atlanta, Ga., left for i month's stay at Hot Springs, Ark r. minus ? > m.wu|nuicu oy un sister, Mrs. Botth Gillespie of A1 tentown. Pa,, who baa also been 01 a visit in Kings Mountain. YOUTH COUNCIL PLANNING YOUTH CRUSADE WEEK Members of the Youth Council o Central Methodist Church, whe an planning a Youth Crusade Week fo August 18-26, will meet at the hens of Mrs. W. M. Gantt, their adul counsellor, on Friday evening, Jul 26, at 7:30 o'clock. x id the World r s. COBB a Husband S. COBB on his first visit to Yellowstone ose range the gristly bears that : of the Fountain Hotel for their th n cub in tow, resented his ad enoped hhn down fifteen feet and was , rOrCIIBOT I2B0 IjlllHilMf VPt VUMu ad closing it repeatedly, so MghtI without doing say serious injury the cowboys who. In the season, ig the affair. 8aid the first one: rave woman, takin' her ewn Ufa in I of htris" rat it," said his friend. "Anybody tome beer had your wife down and it would you dot" 'cheers. If mOUll . KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C. THU UNION SERVICES' AT BAPTIST ^ CHURCH 8UNOAV The seoond in the eerie* of Annual Union Service* will be SUnday ' evening in the First Baotiet Church ' with Rev. P. O. Patrick, of the Firot Presbyterian Church, bringing the meaaage. The union service last ' Sunday in Boyce Memorial A. R. P. ' Church wa* well attended considering the extremely hot weather. Dr. H- C. Sprinkle. Jr., pastor of Central Methodist Church dallua/xl .?h? urtron. r Last Rites Vor "~ J.T.Davidson Kuticrul b?imv?-o mi' J. T. David* bo 11, prominent cilUcli 01 Kings .di.iuuani, Merc Item at the l'roali) u-rtan euurcli tasi Friday at- ?!:du p in., a lib uit* Uev. 1'. D. Patrick ,tu CllUlge, aSSISlCIl b> net. Co? i iluu let. Mr: Davidson passed away nutelly a't his home last NVedtiesuuy niglii at ii:oo o'clock alter,a long period . ol declining Health. Ills ueaUl. t wioiifeii expected, came us a shock LU me lumiii unu iiicnus. Mr. Davidson was liorn August 1-. ' lkoo. the son of the late Cayt. and ' Mis. Hubert Davidson of the lletha n> section of Vork County, South " Carolina. 11c had-, lived in Kings .Mountain the jrast thirty years. He joined the 1'iesby ttjriau chut1 jch hi early life and hud been an old 1 er lor more than tortj years. Hs was devoted to his family and church, and his quiet, consecrated Christian life >vas a benediction to j all* who kuew him. ! He is'survived by his widow, the 1 | former Miss Martha JBolin. and the ' j following children: Mrs. A. T Handv all of the Oak drove section; Vester 1 or Chicago; . Mrs. J. B. Harmon of r Oreeaville, S. C.; Carl and Hubert of Kings Mountain. One son by a ' | former murrlage. J. Frank Davidson j ol Ninety Six. S. C.? one sister, Mrs ; Uclle Falls of Bethany. S. C and ' utile grandchildren also Bdrvlve. ' , Interment was in the Bethany I cemetery. The beautiful floral offerw j ing showed the esteem in which ho I was held by all who knew him. Masons Pres 25 Year Cer ? ' Twenty members of Fairview Lodge No. 339 were presented with PR tooro i>oeHfW'ofou Ku P T vv.wnvwwio u; ?4. Li. TTVaiU' era, State Deputy Graud Master of Shelby, at the dinner meeting in the Womang Club Bu^ldiug Tuesday evi enlng. Mr. D. M. Baker was honored i by being presented with a fifty-year i certificate. :. Byron Keeter gave the invocation k after which Dr. O. P. Lewis welcom - ed the ladies, who were present for t the delightful occasion. Mrs. Moffett Ware appropriately made the re* sponse. Toastmaster P. D Horn doe presented the Invited guests who included Editor and Mrs. Haywood E. t Lynch, Gloria Comwell, Maude a plonk, and Leslie McOinnis. former r member of Falrvlew Lodge but now & of Richmond, Va., who told of his t love and affection for Kings Mounv tain. Miss Oloria Cornwell. who woe in " troduced by Toastmaster Herndon as the baby daughter of the oldest member of Pairview Lodge, rendered a beautiful aolo of "God Bless America.' Miss Cornwell was accompanied by Mi>s Maude Plonk at the piano. Following the solo Mlsa Cornwell the entire group Joined in singing the -B&rae song. Mrs. Moffett Ware read "The Jtuers', a satire on men who join ev?ryt6lhg that comes along. Deputy Grand Master Weathers in his presentation said, 'You men rep resent the finest citirenshlp in any country, you are men who have been faithful, and it is indeed a pleasure and distinct honor to present you with these certificate's and I sincere ly hope that you will continue to serve and later 1 can come back and present you with your 50 year cer tiffccate like the one Mr. Baker will receive.' , Those receiving 36 year certlfl ates were: Dr. J. E. Anthony, A. B. Cobb, C. T. Cornwell. Z F Cranford, J. R. Davis. M. L. Hanmon, T. A Harmon, Arthur Hay, J. E. Herndon, F D. Herndon, Dr. Baxter R. Hunter O. T. King O. E. Modena. O. C O" Farrell. B M. Ormand, J. M. Patter son, Bam R Suber, B R. Wllleford W. F. Logan, Dr. L. P. Baker. The meeting was dismissed fol lowing the singing of ''Bless Be The Tie That Binds.' itain F i , RSDAY, JULY 29, 1940. Stadium I County Contest To Select Celeb A count* wide contest has been launched to choose queens to rtf|S over the Cleveland C'ouuty OntcnIML sn?wta*^M>WW oda* Miss' Shelby" and ''MtfK Slugs Mouutain" will tie chosen. They will oe co-starred in thu centennial pageant. will have attention focused upon 11 mi 11 in the fete parades and uiuit i-vtiji!', win ue oniciui. no?tesscs to dignitaries and will otherwise be itcvorded platen of honor during the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the county The two young ladies chosen as queens will be crowned on Monday night, August 26, as the pageant unfolds for the first time. The governor or some other notable figure will perform the coronation. The | queens will he attended by a court. Nominations for Miss Shelby and ' * t Miss Kings Mountain started Monday. To nominate a young lady, any person may clip the nomination coupon which appears in" This issue of the Herald and mail it to the Clevefttnd County Centennial, Inc.. CITY AUTO TAGS NOW j ON SALE The new city automobile tag* are now on sale at the City Hall ? and every owner of a motor vehicle is asked to please secure same as quickly as possible. The old tags expired June 30th but the sale of the new ones had to be delayed because they had not arrived. The licenses sell for $1.00. The new tags are the same in design as has been used for the past several years. The only change is the date and color. The new tags have white lettering 'on green and red background and are very attractive. ented tificates jVfcGill Reunion Aug. 1st. The Annual McGill Reunion will meet the first Thursday in AugustAugust 1, 1940, at Bethany Church. A program of tnterest will begin at 11:00 o'clook. The Rev. R. N. Baird, ,D. D.. of the Boyce Memorial A. R. P Church, Kings Mountain, N. C.. will speak on this occasion. Dr. Baird is one of the most outstanding speakers in the A. R. P. Synod. The gathering will also be favored with a vocal solo by Mr. James' Mallady.' Choir Director of the First A. R. P. Church in Oastonia, N. C. Ali relatives and friends are cordially Invited to come and honor the name of Capt. William MqOlU. Your presence is needed to make the occasion a success! J. U McGill. President. King* Mountain, N. C. Will Rogers' Humoroui Story I By WILL ROGERS COMETIMBS Id da can think of better Ilea than grownup*. And the kids, Just like the parents, think that people will believe them. The kids have all kinds of reason* for lying, though, while their big ? brother* and sister* usually do it just te brag. This Johnnie was feeling ldnda achy in the middle already when hi* mother found out that a whole lemon pie wee missing. She says, **Johnnie, what happened to that big lemon pis I oooked and sat here by the window to coo) ?" "Wall. IF-" mm JAKUHIA never hv Uka of the big dog that I in staring at that pie get* ting ready to come fight through 1 the window and eat It upl And oo's to ear* the window glass and the curtains and all, I J oat ett ft my* i self, and 1ft give ma^an awful feel* lag!" lerald )roject Is 1 Being Held ration Queens slit-ID} School. Au> .. ifwuK woman It. tt-aik olil to JO. lut'luaivv, will in I'lUUil? lor quet-v aliu uia.i Nouiiuaiiiiiiii iiiuirf )>?' (tout market! out lutVi lli.in Mouda.. Jul)- 2'if at t> P. M in onltT- to cum. K?i li iffrt who is r.oitisuatud will autum.itimiii. terest In his club. Division District nnd International, coupled with his keen ability, regarded as one of the strongest and best founded Kiwani ana ever to be a member of the Car olinas District. Present at the meeting were a number of Gaatonia Kiwanians In eluding President Minor Adams and Sec.-Treas. of the Club, Hon. Bis marck Capps The meeting this evening at 6:3( will be a picnic at the Bethleheir School to be furnished by the wo men of the Bethlehem Baptist Church. WHEW, AIN'T IT HOT The mercury shot up to 99|2 in Kings Mountain and , hung there bubbling while a terrific heat wave swept the eastern half of the Unit ? a >4.. 1 ooal raaUaMfa K a Hi C? OIMIW. bVVMl I e?>wvil%B weltered during the past severs days, but they have the connotation that the Beat Town In The State li not the hottest town In North Car olina. Wilson, N. C? reported a tern perature cf 104 and Ooldsboro (the former home of the Editor) 102 while several towns passed the hun dred mark. The advice offered by one cltiser was to stay busy and forget about the weather. t< In Rocky Mount, N. C., the then mometer reached 106 yesterday, Relifcf from the heat wave ?am< last night, as the clouds darkenec and rain came forth in torrente. Thi air was-refreshed and citizens oi the streets last night were heard t4 remark that they would be able U sleep in comfort at least one night ? '< - " . ' -* . v ' J.- ' receive l.uia.1 'ttilw.' After all uoiuiiiutixiia are in, the nominees will be called together (or a meeting at which aii official of the pugcan.l will cxplai'u the methods of getting votes. The. Shelby girl unci the Ktints Mountain young lady recdvinn the most votes will be queens. Votes toward becoming queen will be obtained by clipping vol'-' coupons from the. .Daily Star and the Kings Mountain Herald; every ticket for the pageant sold by rtte girls will'also entitle them to rotes in a system to be explained later. Ilallot boxes will be placed, at the Herald Office and Kings Mountain Drug Co. Tuesday. July 30. through Saturday. August 17, In order thai the public may cast ballots for queen. (Cont'd oti back pasei International Trustee Addresses Kiwanis (By Aubrey Mauney '<De a stepping stone to better things and not a stumbling block in the way of progress" urged Italph C. Barker. International Trustee of Kiwanis. of Durham, N. C.. in an elo (luunt address to the tregular meeting of tlie local club Thursday evening. Mr. Itarker recited how for five yours ho was. just an average Ki wanian going to meetings and that about all' when suddenly he was "pWbed in- a responsible position in the local group and since during the past seven years he has grown up in Kiwanis. He paid tribute to the organization .as being the greatest value in his life in building friendships and in inuking him a better citizen. "We must stress this year,' he said. *<the traditions which -have made America gveat ? our liberty and the American way of life." He urged that sur lives be planned towards making life full and round to get the great things out of living. That we get up out of the low things In life above the material things and the worries they bring. President Ladd Hamrick In presenting Trustee Barker stated that Mr. Barker was because of his knowledge and experience and in Wat oh La bat On Yawr Papar Aa* Dant Lat Your Subacriptian Explra! PIVE CENTS PER COPY . \ Approved The Town Council in their meetin u Monday night approved the Mu- , tiicipul Studiuin project x Veil has t>ocn ruining momentum tor. the past several months. slnee It was first tiniiouiucd Charles F. I'liitnusson. Menibci s of the Kings Mountain veliool Hoard. Supt B. N. Karnes, i I'rincipal J). M. Bridges unit Mr. . ThoniHsson mrt With the Town Hi"" 1 > 11'M *'i * ?!mi n"" 1 " r by School Heard Members and Mr. Thormissoh a rttMlullvn- wait mails t>> C. 13- Noisier. Jr. and seconded b> \V. K. Mautiey that the lands at the corner of Cleveland Avenue and Kitij; Street be sold and .the pro reeds so to the School Hoard to fr- , /nance, the construction of the proposed stadium Mayor Thomasson was Instructed to appoint a committee of three, one frotn. the Town Council one from the School Board, one fib nil Ktn?s Miuntain at large, to make plans and preparation to carry out the details of the project. Mayor Thomassor. appointed \V. tC. Muuney, from- tOr Town CounciW P'. I M Neisler from the School Board, and Charles ThoinnssOn from tha Town at largo. Ttio plan is to dispose of tho old property, which is not suitably located atiil tjinrhaMe nninert.v near !h? Duke Power Substatieu which i? ideally situated l'or un athletic field. A natural bowl is already at the site of the proposed stadium, t'one re to seats will be constructed, and an athletic field will be laid out that will be near the school. With the present arrangements, children have to walk a long . uistuuee and cross two dangerous highways to get to the ball park. Those interested in the proposition feel reasonably- sure thai the old property can be sold tor enough in finance lt?e entire cost of the stadium including the laud. The old prop erty could be cut tip into residential lots, and sold to prospective homeowners. Tbe title to the property, even though it is under School supervision, is. in the Town of Kings Mountain. Kiugs Mountain needs an athletio field, conveniently located, in rfcspect to the school and this projy/t has met with the popular approval of everyone, who has studied the merits of the location . and the means of financing: ? ? Following the Stadium conference the council voted to assess property owners 5c per square foot for street paving when the street to lie constructed is over 18 feet wide, which Is considered a standard street. This coat to the property, owners is to include cttrtbing The property owner is to pay only for the extra feet, the town to pay for the first 18 The land owners are to have three years to pay the assessment. The motion was made, by W. K. Mauney and seconded by D. W. Hiamrlck. SERIES OF MEETINGS AX ? EL BETHEL CHURCH A Revival Mating will start at El Bethel Church Monday night, July 29th. Service* will be held each night at 8 o'clock. H. M. Roblnaou of Bessemer City will do the prettch. ,DS " _____ ^^!M^PreSI^ (Opinions Expressed in This Column Are Not Necessarily the Views of This Newspaper.) If the ghosts of |K)i|ticos front earlier dais could come back to Washington for a brief visit this summer, they'd hardly recognize the , old place. Even leaving out of account the dozeus of impressive new bu-ilditntrs that house the itntnVnse hordes of government employees, tho capital picture is far from rec . ognteahle these days It isn't like . any ether summer that Washington inns can rometnber since World , War times. There are a lot of unusual features here at the present time, but 1 theie are two which overshadow alt 1 others In Importance. 1. Congress Is still in session The legislators are never particularly happy about remalntng In Washingtin during the hot summer months, > and especally in an election year 1 it's an odd sight to find them here. ? But events abroad are the grimmest ? Within living man's memory, and > It's indicative of the patrlotio > spirit of all Americans to find the i. Cont'd on Editorial page) ^ .