North Carolina Newspapers

r _ Hud the Heraltf . 1 A"d Buy At Home VOL. 26 NO. 44 , . jj | Condensed Ii | State And N ?State New*? I I crt L. Gray of The Fuyetievll'c ()i ! .server and Ldeut. \V. II. llyrd of th?; 79th Field Artillery, Fort Brugtt. | wore hurt Saturday, lilght when j their car turned over. They were ret urn lug front a football game at | Chapel Hill. Gray. suffering from lacerations and a pulled ligament in his hue'. IpYy was brought to a hospital here. Bvr1' was released after treatment at tr S? Fort Bragg Hospital. ?m Greenville, S O., Oct, 29.?The So ?3kS; dal Science (Federation of Soutrt : . Carolina College Students will meet a: Furman " University Nov. 7. Raymond (Dennis of Wofford Col .vr logo Is president. Goat on In. Oct. 2!t.- -Coroner ('. C. :'wl Wallace said today that ail Inquest i ; . -will be- held at the courthouse here >\V- Thursday at 5 p in. into the death ' ?'. of* A. Wilson Thompson, 51, Uesspmer .City street and water depart* ' metil , official who whs struck and killed by an automobile Saturday night. HK.v " , The automobile was driven by Paul Bridges. 18. a resident of the VV'j. Myrtle Miils community in Gastonla Charleston, S. C.,. Oct. 20.?Representative J. W D. Zerbst of CharVj-lX lest'on County, Speaker Tempore of 1 the House, predicted the General As sembly would "not pass any mew tax rfSs -es next year. Commenting on a decision of the QMS'" State Supreme Court declaring tinffl constitutional an act 'which diverged State highway funds for general purposes. I Raleigh. Oct. 29.?A State-Federal marketing report said todav that tobacco prices on the new bright and middle belts of North Carolina were a little lower than those ot the preceding week. Price drops of from $1 to $2 a pound, were noted on cutters, smoking leaf and fair to fine grades ot leaf on the bright belt, while coinand low loaf and most- luc grades showed decreases of Croui H 5 f>0 cuts to $1 Nondescript grade MR prices wove pihetically unchanged ?&. lunnberton, .Oot. 29.?J)epult# . Sheriff F. L. Crump, IIS. for the" past sixteen years a police officer in Rob eson County, died suddenly of a heart attack about 1 o'clock thts morning./ ; A local taxi driver found 'Mr. Crump slumped over In his car, removed him to the cab, but Mr. TO 'Crump died before they arrived at 7,'% a hospital. , an] Mr. Crump, a large, robust man |&< had complained early Sunday evening of feeling ill, but later went about hla work and Beemed to be .in good health. Laughing Arou withiRvr A Growing By IftVIN ' | 'HE PARTY was ro full swing i IA gentleman who plainly had air reached this one. It would seem a ^ -done at least two things for him, f appetite and the other being to I capacity. "What I can swallow I can dij he announced dn a loud thick voict . guesta. His roving m fell upon a i He stretched forth his hand and anybody here fly* dollars," ha said, of wine without taking it down fro la thoaa pro-Prohibition days b purely as a supporting proposition t The wager was posted and the nee "Now then.he said to the los host, "111 give you a chance to gel that big bowl or salad dressing yor Again the money was put up a Wiping his mouth on his sleeve h? to conquer. "Come on, let's try again," he you a really attractive offer. Let's Ladles and gentlemen, I've got jus that says I can eat those lace curts (Am*rlcaa New . a , Kings -. "* Vi Brier rorm ational News ?National News? r>i,tw>a mO-Wi of oil ali'itattc rwoM gate. the New York World'* Fair has passed Into history, wcuiiig a crown of superln lives which marked it the king of exposition*. . A lotal of Slrt.Wi>2 cash customers jammed it* 1-216 acres as the curtain catile. down yesterday sending the two-year mark to -i5.0U8.ttk5 paid I admissions us compared with the I previous high of 38.62C.54C attracted by tl?e Chicago Century of Progross' Exposition in 193SP34. Yesterday's crowd wits tho fair's largest. Top ay squads "of wreckers attacked lite Jamboree's gleam lug mender. I iu the first step .toward transforming what one,; was (losing dump Into a great municipal park. Part of it is expected to he ready for New Yorkers next Summer. Philadelphia. Oct. 29.?A new maihoil of destroying cancer ceila by I exploding them' \yilli particles of | atoms was described today lu dis! cussions at the opening meeting of i the National Academy of SeieUces. TIumc rosipirch workers of Col < ] umbia University, New York"3"- de| scribed in the academy's olTicial i journal how they had achieved up to a 50 percent death of cancer grow ing by lirst injecting lithium and bo ron, two harmless chemicals, in and uround the cells add then botn barding tliein with neutrons. Atomic particles which have no elic.ri.e charge. London, Oct. 29.?Ix>ss of the Etnt""ss of Britain, 42,248 ton pride of v >? Canadian merchant fleet, with a probable death list of 45 persons was acknowledged today by the British Admiralty and War Office. . Of the 042 persons on board, most :y military families ginU a "small number of military personnel, 598 already have been lander by warships in British ports, a joint commuuicjce reported. Town Council Meets Members ol tlie' Town Council met Monday night at the City Hall with all members present except e. U .Yeislet. Jr., who waij otit of town On motion of .' L. \V. llinirlek, which was seconded by Tom Fulton the purchase of tlie property at' the end of Mountain street lot the School Stadium was approved. Tile, matter of employing a city manager was discussed but- no olii <rial action wAs ' taken'. Letters vi Cnnnu'iniiitilutinii frin W 1? . V? v?..#MVM??.,vr?i ?v?? *? . 1 . city manager ot' ' Norton. Va.. who lias applied for the positioa were read. An application from jH. L. Itur dette, former city manager for eight years of Monroe. N. C., was read. * . ? ? ' Small Fire Saturday Firemen were called to lite .Mous tain View House about 2 P. M. 8nt urday to extinguish a small blaz? in the kitchen of the hotel. The fire started from a defective stove ac ' cording to Fire Chief Grady King ' Very litttle damage was done. nd the World N S. COBB r _ g Appetite S. COilB chen there entered, staggeringly, a eady been at some party before he lso that these prior festivities had one bc in^ to pat an edge on his oaka him boastful of his carrying rest, and I can swallow anything!" i, swaying in among the assembled magnum of champagne Just opened, possessed himself of ft "111 bet "that I can drink this whole bottle B my lips." ubbly waters were common. Besides, he thing appealed to several present. roomer promptly won it. er. who as it chanced, was also the I even. Ill bet you ten I can drink ider." nd again the gifted one made good, i looked about him for more worlds said. "This time I'm going to make see now?whatll it be? I've got it! t one hundred dollars in my pocket tins in the bay-window yonder." i Vutorts, lac.) i ? ?'?? 1 Moun KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C. Draft Order Applying To Men In Kings \ ' I Th Mi raid Iuih compiled and pub ilfches lit*tow the first installment of ;i!?f drait numbers and the order In which the numbers wire drawn with respect to tlie local board. The local Drattlolird in made' up of number 4 and 5 townships of Cleveland County and a total of 1 .HS:: men are teKislered with this board. This list j shows the registrant where tie will I Ut.lU.I 1.1 til.. J.? f. -- - 11 niiiim in i nr miuii rail. The Herald will publish later iiirtrc of the list, or jvill print the lis! of men actually drafted Front | the "is! below a large majority wilt j be exempted because of dependents [ or physical condition, j Only those from class 1 will . be subject to service call about Nov. 15. ' The county's quota has not been given, hut is expected to hp- small 'because the county will be' credited with the men who have -already vol an leered for service. Within a we'k. jite two draft hoards' will s<*nd out ..questionnaires a day to the men in order drawn. They will have five days In which to fill oat and return these questlopaires. After they are in and the Nov. 15th quota is learned, the draft hoard will'select* the quota, placing those with...dependents and for other reasons in deferred classification..' ... ' The names of the men fiually selected for each draft quota will be - published just as soon as available. ' 1 158?Walter Thomas McSwnlti I *--192?Garland Miller Roberts 12?105?Samuel Wood row llowell 1.4?188?George Albert Morris .( 5?120?Benjamin Donald Harry I fi?816?Lawrence Gentry I 7?161?Baxter Wray Owens I 8?14?Willie Albert Childcts , i 9?57?Karl Neil Detter . , , I 10?153?Hubert Kenntb McGinnls 11?19?Burgln William Proctor 12?766?James Baxter 13?172?Oueal Oren Bartow 14?126?Paul Kills 15?187?Earl Jasper Black 16 1854?William Carl Miller , ' j 17?167?Charles Elmer Logan 18?1369?Tom' T-.ee Hamrlek 19 -102?Aslca Holland . 20 -147?Clarence Weaver 21 --130tV?Charlie Andrell Borders. .2- 1353-- Art her Daniel Won ell 23?089?Willi- Eugene Pruitt 24 ? 1293?.lanv ^ Darenee Plumley 25?1234?11. A Joller 26?21?Carl T. Mullinax 27?15C?Jefl* Elliott 2S--C70? Manailins Odonis 29?112- -Thomas Grayson Black 1 30?185?Fred Wendell Plonk ' 31?1362?David Moody Bridges 32?108?Robert Hold Burton, 33?101 - AtM Att-iaaa 34?386?Lawrence Dixon Styers 35?109?Samuel Humes Houston 36?1443?Luther Cansler | ui?1?4?Oscar Clev Short I 38?116?Wilbur Wanton. Wright ' .-9?174?Willie Rogers Roberts i 40?1801?Tracy Mack Aners Stew art. i 41-131?George Robert Ellis s 42-?125?Golunibus lloyle -ileum 43?138? Jay Hugh Phillips . 44?142?Ben- M. Goirt 45?166?Eugcn Hardin 46?1843?Clarencfe Edward Blantoi 47?135? Ralph G. Grier 48?183?Earl Lenten Realty 49?148?Sidney Emmltt Heaveher 50?1373?Frank Hunter Crowder 51?198?James Grier 52?139?Ernest Clyde Clark 53?146?Hi. .it*.? Jonah 54?6?-CI: ' e Buddy Raymond 55?122?-Lnoui Benjamin Bain G$?83?Charlie Frederick Carpeniei 57?1368?Stanlay Ray MulllnnX 58?280?Elmer Franklyu Smith 59?169?Vairce Patteraon 60?1398?Harry Klmiitell 61?145?George Andrew NVaitei'son <52?9?Charlie Voting Sims 63?766?Odell Gibson Allen 64?121?James Harlen Anthony 65 -t625?William Henry Morgan 66?181?John Packard Gold 67?1305?Jacob Mtutney Cooper. 68 -660?Thoma8 Magnus Orolta 69?702?Paul Grier CrawTord 70?86?Thomas Lloyd Cash 71?114?Alaa Earls 72?136?James Felix Richards 73?820?Jack Anthony 74?228?Henry Hoyt Ragland 75?612?Charles Sainuel Johnson 76?231?James Theo Logan 77?1412?John Marshal Blvens 78?203?Frank Eldon Hippy 79?196?Clyde Lewis Chambers 80?1803?Thomas Jeffserson Ellison 81?21-Fred Ixive Thornburg 82?166?Houston Brown 83?768?Harvey Leo fltroup 84?747?Matthews Evans Camp 85?159?Glavis Mclvln Wacaster 86?79?Ray Anderson Klrby 87?681?Duroy Bud Wado 88?782?Alvln Jack Wells (Cont'd on next page) . \ . '' '' K . , iii Vaitaito1'-" itain V THURSDAY. OCT. 31, 1*40 Property l TUESDAY IS ELECTION DAY j Next Tuesday. Nov. 5th. Kings polls to cast their ballots tor their tavoritc candidates. And if the registration of new voters can be ta?en as a gauge of the interest there's great enthusiasm here politically. According to Registrar Arthur C'ouse. of East Kings Mountain 360 new names were added to tne books risking a total of 1,328 eligible voters in that precinct. The Herald was unable to contact the Registrar from West Kings Mountain . Precinct I tor figures. Congressman A. L. Bulwinkle was in town Tuesday shaking hands and speaking to the folks. He seemed to | be very well pleased with the out| look foi a big democratic victory. Kings Mountain Wins Davidson iBand Contest j At High School Band Day lit-Id on. Davidson campus October in. Kipg- Mountain defeated 11 bat ids Horn North and South Carolina in marching competition to win the ! honor of parading at ill" Davidson : Iioini i otning game-. Jj. . idson versus Centre, 6ctober 31. Avenging Oomen to a bond. 12 bands took over Saturday afternoon > ; at Utfdiaidson field, parading ap' 1 proximately six minutes each before the judges and spectators. The hands, were judged by tlie l)ai idson liand for straightness of lines, i 'xcelb-iM ot formations and qual-' f it> of playing. The Kings Mountain I Band, tttiuer the direction of Paul I Ilendtix. was judged superior ill ' each of these fields. I One of the striking features of j tin* Kings Mouiiiaiii perfoimance ; was a parade down the field in Wal ?' I time. Bob Garvey. Davidson's heatt dium major, said that ''Ben Bridges, Kings Mountain's drum major, is the best baton twirle.r that 1 have .re-en this- year." Bands repre.A'nU'd were Kings Mountain, Gaslonia. Shelby, Kan nap i ^is, CtnooXmon. Hickory. Stater.-" . lille. Mills Homo of Thomnsyilh . t bcrryvile and Concord of North ( ..rolinji, and BUtcksbUr' and jjlti: caster . of South Carolina.?-Tlio Da \ iu-uiiian. Lions Meeting Postponed l'lio regular meeting of tho Kings Mountain Lions Club which is siii.'ii ; tiled for r.ex; Tuesday, No"., fitly has hern postponed on account of National Klection Day, according to j an announcement . from President J Tom Fulton. Mr. Fulton contacted a i number of the members, who expressed themselves as being in faj vor of postponing the meeting until < a later date. i ?i Will Rogers' Humorous Story . i ? <1 Bj WILL ROGERS A LOT of ailments are Just im** aginary, they aay. Now, there was a Scotchman, according to a | fellow in Chicago, that stuttered like everything right up to tha time he graduated from college. There was a big rumpus in the family about what kind of work the young man should go into, and the folks couldn't decide, because almost any job they could think of had some talking in it, and they was afraid the favorite son would be embarrassed on account of the stutter. _______ (V-r-T-rw* So kia dad got him a Job in his own brokerage house. He was put in charge of a telephone line between the Chicago office and the broker's office in New York, and had to talk on this long distance line about twenty times a day. * The vary first night that guy come home cured. "They didn't tell me what the tolla was. Dad," says the bright son. "but 1 knowed tkey was too high to be stuttering over dimes. I found out I could say nlckles and' cents without any trouble at all, and so I Just had 'em bid a nickle or a cent at a time. Now I'm so 5ood I guess 111 be able to bid imes and dollars tomorrow." "Nay, nay," says the sire, "you needn't mind. Well make you vice president tomorrow." A swims H?w? futuM, Im lerald For Stadiii Red Cross Lends [ Helping ihiiKf* 1 1 To Veterans ll.' '.-if"" r r . ' ' ' r / * i.'. * The local Itcd I'riiss chapter i?iiclvwl instructions this w< ek- to stand Ijy for National liofehse wort- I -isrlh as a laisnn lietwren homes an.I American soldiers and sailo>? ami a so for First Aid ittslriK lid 's, neon tor which is much greater at tills time ihati normally, according to Mrs. Kuth (jaiuble, Kxec.utive' Secretary. 11 ( , The work of the local lc? I Pror* Chapter will ho to keep up the morale of- tin service titan through fro nuetit contacts with tiis family had.' home- "KviVj e.'tort will hi tna.le hy military authorities to liofei tho i. those tlicn w Inr have dependents, itnt no matter how opreftii tile, selection ot a lilrgr -Anti) and Nav.v, it is certain to hriug many families I , iiciul and eionomic dis''ess. Men oC-servce age, whctlter married or ingle. are usually contributing t.ri the income and domestic life of the household, lien- Is whole tile lt'id I ( ross enters tin' putail' | Not every tninily. by any means. ; will require material belli. Rather j there. w ill be a mowing .need tor lit! t'yinnutlnil , unit ease woi>t service, j w*. quote 111)111 a letter u> the local ! tied -Cross. "Kvorj mail who leaves J your 'community for this . serious business 01' iiiiliiany training: -should ' go with the "fit assurance that bis I family may turn to the Red. Cross ! in any emergency." ' I That there will bo a great demand j for First'-Aid training tins mining 1 year and that the need to tench it | to every person' who .can and will | lake it Is shown by experience in , European countries at the present I lime. "Tliere is an urgent demand for a much or.eii.r output ig_ iliu ! ensuing yi ar. NVwly organizell Nit* tional Defense groups' will, rfHUiv'J i lied Cress Kivst Aid training. The j CCC and similar governmental agen I eiea are requesting Instruction , (1 reatly expanding activities in iti j dnstry inevitably will be aecompanj ied by an increase i:t 'lie nuiiiiiei of i eeeidi'tits". says a letter from na j tional headquarter1? of Red Cross. Anticipating this need. Red Cross fir?! aid is being ,laught to s nd\ is ; in the Kngs' Mountain High .School i Kverulivc Meeting Of I P. T. A. Held ...... Tin* KvpchMvi' !< ? of tho i : CentrM ih'hco) P-'sreni-T ai tier \>-o i rial ion met at the home of M>?. I1 Haywood K. I.yn<f!i Tuesday night mul rormiilat. d plans for the eoming year, Plans were made for a musi* ; C8' ton to bt pi von ^iilurdav. Nov. | 2P.nl m the home of Mrs. Charles j Williams. Committees wore appointed to - carry out the different phases of the work during the school year. ArI ruugements wore made for a veVy interesting program for the first meeting of the year to he held Nov. 12th. at 7*30 in Central School An-: ditoriiun. Everj mother and father is invited to he present for the initial meeting and learn how parents and teachers can work for the mutual benefit of the child. Those present for the meeting were: Mrs. Haywood E. Lynch. President; Mrs. 1. B. Ooforth, VicePresident; Mrs 1. P. Baker, Mrs P ,p. Herndon, Mrs. (Bonn White. Miss Louise Mortis, Secretary and Mr. D. M. Bridges and Mr. B. S. Peeler. Three Belmont Boys Arrested For Stealing Gas Here Three Belmont young men tatne acourting to The Best Town In The State last Sunday night. Their car ran ottt of gasoline, they saw a park cd car on the upper end of town and decided to repllnish their tank without bothering a service station man. Chief Jimmy Burns got busy on the case and applied some of tho technique he learned at the Police School last week, and the n'Oxt day had the alleged gas-stealers arrested In Belmont. The boys who are under bond pending trial here are: Dallls Lee. .Carl, J)aggarhart and Kelly Oswalt. The next time the boys come acourtlng in Kings Mountain thoy wilt have their tanks full of gas. Bank To Be Closed Tuesday The First National Bank vlll bo closed all day next Tuesday, November 5th, which Is national election day, a national legal holiday. ' c. *' ' ' . " ' . ' " Watch Libel On Your Paper And Oon't Let Your Subscription .. Expire! ' ' . > -'* ' V # FIVE CENT8 PER COPY in Bought ~ IW's fin I fi< pi opolrf y . Ml tlto end hi I2.i*. Mount Sli'.'t.'t is now iu tile -M.llt* >' ill! t"H\ M ill. Tl|? I.Ill I M>M?iisaaM?aiii>an nu a i'i?i?i? ^>a> In, which in. .his tli.il lllo inurh ti<"iji-i| -i lni(?: vadium will -ii'Hi iu I'll' a h-:i Ili.y^Vriii- |OU|l (oil of-thn |>i m|k i t y was ' approved nv . i lm ?t< hotil ll?..ii !. tin- Tii.mi I'd nu ll ami Tin- Committee in charm*' of" thn . ft Stadium project. V Tin' land which is'ideally lota i.*d is also a natural Mil it! It t < i- tin* athletic field. Tlii- property is jitsr otic block from I ho now Post OfTic* lluitdinp. ami -will face on thrc'J Mit'octs. (insioti. Carpenter and (lohl The properly is ap|iro\iiuateh 4.10 fret square. which Is''hIiuhI I acres. Thv sta/liu?n site was soyuroil for S-.L'Miu sicr'inltni! to- the record at .'to City Hull t'runt lite following: T P. McCill. Mrs Ulu Jack* son, $1175 12 I, Campbell. Si'O'.i.Vi; ami Mr. ami Mrs. J 12. Adorliolllt, il.'nili I . * ' , ' ' ' I Tft. now athletic field when coin pleted. will have concrete stands, I dressing room, showers, and will h't I up-to-date ill ev< rv respect. Fieh'.i will lie laid nut- for fpotW.i 11. baseball and tiaeu. ' Thomas 1). Hose. (ivil engineer of Shelby. ?iiu had charge of tlio Shelby Stadium and tin* Southern States Fair iu Charlotte has been employed ami has already started to ! work surveying and laying out the ! property. He is to.draw plans ami 1 specifications to h<- submit.ed '<? contractors for bids. Flans are go *. ' ing right ahead and it will ant ' tul' ' long before actual work on the School Stadium begins. Fropertty J near the stadium site, adjoining ' Mountain Ids; (Vmctciy may tar | used for a parking urea, j The-Committee .in riiai'ge fi-st I considered the properly near tlio 1 Duke I'owvr Sub Station, but lu'.s site was rejected liecauke i! was I too small, and the title to some ?.f | sin in .'I'fH 1 not exactly clear. It was also necessary to buy three houses which ran the cost of , fh<j prop1 rty up to wlun- it wouhl havo been twice as expensive, as the silo' secured. The old school ball ground^ tit the cot tier of .Cleveland Avenue ami Kin S fee; w?s sold at auction dor ing Septembi r for .approximately .tS.oiKi; Tiii> fued vyil? go to pan >" del lay tin co t of ?ipn site amf" " ?the ionstrttc:ion ol the Stadium. .Mi mix. rs of tin cominit'ei- weo have labored faithl'uily to ac?a.;n- " b.lish what has been .lime are; Paul iic.sl r from the School Ho-1 tel. C. .' K. Mauney - from the Town ('unit. it. a.ud Charlie Thoiiiitssoii, from tlio town gt large. ' 1 "... ! Ro/cllc To (live Bible ! Lectures At Central Methodist The Rev. K. O Rnzxelle. I'a: *c r of Main Street Methodist Cliuroh, Qastonia. will deliver a series of Bible lectures at Ceiitj-al Methodist Church November 11-15. These lectures, sponsored by the Daughters of Wesley Bible Class, will be open to the public, and members of otber churches are cordially Invited. Tho lectures will he given ouch evening ' at 7:;10 o'clock (Wmhinqton &Q?iapshcU by JameS Presto* '.Opinions Expressed in This Column Are Not Necessarily the Viewa of Thit> Newspaper.) . l,ike a woman, Congress reserve:# (he light to change it> mind. When the fire scut session began in January, Congress wits economy (bent In the first three weeks of the session, it cut, appropriations $128,000,000, below amounts requested by the President. By mid-October, however, 'nation-, al defense" had impelled It to von for the expenditure of $27,580,0011,000. Some indication of the size of this amount may be had from the fact that during the last war lb* biggest expenditure in any one yOar wub ?1S,522,000,000. The peak World War expenditure amounted to $176.40 for every man wofnan and child In the United States. This year's figures ate $210.28 per person. If all this money were to bo spent on ''national defense." s substantial portion of tho people probably (Cont'd on uext page) , > ' V-. i?