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Wilmington, Nov. 26^?Att afti'mpt '
was made today to remove the car-'I
bo of sulphur front the 26.'>;; ton s. s 1
Severance, which sank by the bu\V j
hi the C?l>e Fear River Saturday at
. ter striking a fender piling of a
Midge.
iteinoval of the cargo was expect
< (1 to facilitate righting the boa'.
Operations were delayed yesterday
pnding the arrival of officials of
the Diamond Steunisnip Corp. ' oi'l
Huston. which owns the boat, and
underwriters;
Charlotte, Nov. 2t>.?I/to Seehrcst
of Statesvllle Road his wife anil
their five year old son, Alfred lAje,
were injured yesterday afternoon about
4 o'clock when a car in which
they , were riding was strick by Sou
them train No. 21 ut a crossing In
the Derita community near the
home of P. J. Hunter.
Kings Mountain Prepares
To Give Thanks
A quiet' but city-wide observance
of Thanksgiving. 1040. Is scheduled ;
in Kings Mountain Thursday with a i
general suspension of business ma j
king way for the holiday. . .
Virtually all business bouses will '
be closed all day Thursday.
Kings Mountain schools will bo j
tlosed at the end of the school day
Wednesday,. all white units to con-1
tinue the holida> until Monday,
(December 2., according to Supt. B.
N. Barnes
Postmaster W E. Blakely said
the office will be closed and tliero
will be nocity deliveries or collections
Thursday. Rural post deliveries
will be made ou schedule, however,
the postmaster added, inasmuch
as rural carriers observed the
"Roosevelt Thanksgiving" Thursday,
November 21.
Heveral of the Kings Mountain
Churches are planning on having
special Thanksgiving services tomorrow.
, T. B. Seal Sale
Begins Next Week
The double-barred cross is strikingly
symbolical of the anti-tubercu
losis crusade in this country. As
clearly defined as the two bars on
the cross lire the two main principles
of tuberculosis control.
These two principles can be stat-1
cd in a few words. First, find the J
person, who has tuberculosis.
ond. prevent the spread of the disease
to others.
The two principles are far-reaching.
Thus, one can see the extent of
the fight facing tire ^national Tuber
culosis Association and its more
than ltJOO affiliated association*
throughout the country. Christmas
Seal dollars are the sole support of
the fight that is being waged.
When buying Christmas Seals we
are not 'giving' our money to help
'-anyone elae. Christmas Seal dollars
are not given to charity. They are
iponey Invested in health.
Sale of the Seals will begin here
next Monday according to Mrs.
Mack Oantt, chairman. Seals will be
mailed to a list of citizens and a
house to house canvass witl he
' made to increase the sale of the
seals in Kings Mountain.
Laughing Aroui
With IRVIT
Speed and Gi
By IRVIN
JOHN JONES spent several years
the gold rush when life was un
home in San Francisco that he had
Epsgg 7^
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man in one of the mining camps. W
wilds, a fellow California!), meeting 1
regarding the affray.
We neard down here that yon
"Tail me, fast what happened?"
-W3l> said Jones, "it was like
thing I said or did gave offense to
had time to explain that I meant no
gene into action. He yanked a big <
and Just aa I tamed to get away ne
off not more than ten feet. Before he
oat of the door."
Then he missed you," said his
"No," said Jones, "he hit me rif
"Too most have been pretty bar
"No, Just a alight flesn wound."
"A flesh wound at that range?
bore a hole clear through you."
"Well, you see," said Jones, "bj
trigger I was traveling so fast tha
quarter of an inch."
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?National Ncwh?
itoi'hciiier, N. V., Nov. ;!6. A ills
cover\ that"the stiver in a developed
photographic linn HOt'-lie dols
which show as "grains" to ilie eye
.iml to the mlcroscop'. hut a lacework
til it 'credibly fine lines was an
uouncod today by Dr. ('. E. K. Mees,
director of research for the Eastman
Kodak Co.
This discovery upsets all previous
beliefs about the silver and
points u possible way to get rid of
tiie "graiiiess';which limits, enlargement
of photograhps. Dr. Mees said
the discovery is the most astonishing
thing in photography in years.
STADIUM SPECIFICATIONS
BEING MADE
Plan* and specificatiq/hs for the
School Stadium 3s shown on the
plat now on display in the Central
Barber Shop are now being made
by Engineer Rose of Shelby. The
plans call for football bleachers,
udscuan granasiana, Meia riouse,
Concession Stand, and- Ticket Office.
This complete set of specifications
are expected to be completed and
delivered in Kings Mountain Friday.
As soon as this information is received-plans
will be made to finance
the project. ' . *
Red Cross \ ?
Goal Almost Reached
Officials of the Ked Cross Roll
Call announce that the goal of $2,500
is short about $475 and if any
one who was not contacted would
like to contribute to the funds that
relieves suffering In Kings Mountain
can do so by paying Mr. B. S.
Neill, Treasurer, at the First National
Bank. One member of the
committee also asks that if anyone
should like to increase their contribution
so that the goal can be reach
ed, to notify Mr. Neill.
Roll Call Chairman. B. S. l'eeler
Stated that total pledges to date 3'
mounts to $2,133.59 with one more
week to go. Several groups have noi
reported .because the house-to-house
canvass is still incomplete.
This fund not only aids Red
Cross nationally, but the larger par!
remains in Kings Mountain to aid
citizens here. '
So, if you haven't already con.tri
buted. pleuse do so at once. or II
you would like to give more. all
contributions will be kindly received
by Mr. Neill.
A. W. Jones Dies
Mr. A. W. Jones, aged 82. died
at his home here lust Friday, only
nine days after the death of his wift
Funeral serv i^-.vs and interment
took place at ;.,)enoer Mountain Sat
urday after ,oor.
Surviving are two sons. Frank
Jones of Dallas, Arthur Jones ol
Lincolnton. one daughter, Mrs. \V.
^ Hawkins of Kings Mountain
Three step-children survive, Will
Stroupe, Sam Stroupe and Mrs
Oslo Gunnells all of Kings1 Mour
tain. ..
Mr. Jones is also survived by 21
grandchildren and 8 , great-grand
children.
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4 S. COBB
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reater Speed
S. COBB in
the Klondyka at the height of
certain. Reports came back to his
been shot?or shot at?by a bad
hen he returned from the Aim kan
dm on the street, naked for details
had rather a close call," he said.
this: 1b a saloon one night some*
a professional gunman. Before I
personal reflection upon him, he'd
M calibre pistol out of his holster
cracked down on me at a distance
could shoot the second time I was
friend.
rht between the shoulders."
ily hurt then?" '
I don't understand why he didnt
r the time that guy could pull the
t the bullet only went in rbout a
FttlnnM. Inr.k
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QS MOUNTAIN, N. C. THUR8D/
Christma
1 Rui'iTr] r*1 n
Owen Albert Huffstlckler, local
I, taxi driver who will be the f.lrst man
from the Kings Mountain Draft j
Board to enter the army on December
5th. Mr. Huffstickler, whose or- i
der" number was 1,316 volunteered
for service. The number one man is
29 years of age and is the son of
Mr. Robert Huffstickler. He was in
the U. S. Marines for about 2\&
years, and was stationed in Panama
and Haiti. He is a native of Kings
Mountain and a young man of pleas
ing personality.
The other man, to make up the ;
first quota of two, had not been se- ;
lected yesterday in' time for publica- f)
tion. The two men are to leave here A *
by bus for Fort Bragg at 10:00 A.M. _
on Dcember 5th. .. ' I* I
Mrs. J. G. Hord C
Passes After
: Long Illness ^
Funeral services for Mrs. Carrie
White Hord, age 63, prominent wo v.i
1 man of Kings Mountain, were held Ha
' Tuesday afternoon at Bo.vce Mu?u- th<
' rial Associate Reformed Presbyter- an
iau Church, with the pastor. Dr. K. Sit
' N. Baird, in charge. Assisting were be<
Dr. W. M- lioyce, of Charlotte, a ur
' former pastor of Boyce Memorial
and Dr. C, B. Williams of Pisgah. tl??.
Interment was- made In Mountair. wa
Heat Cemetery in the family plot, ohi
Tlie grove, and graves of other loved am
ones wore cohered with ueauuiui
' flowers, attest* ; love and syinpa- ' ,
thy of many friends of the berefc ^
uunily and high regard for the deceased.
Pallbearers weie Will Spencer. *
Otis Hord and Leroy McGill of Gas- - 1
| tonia; J. T. AUeu, of * Cheivyville; ?
John McGill and George Hord, ot
Kings Mountain.
Mrs. Hold's death came Monday Hp
morning, after an Illness of'several du
months. Her condition had been ex- 1 cei
iremely critical for several weeks. th<
A native of Smyrna, S. C., Mrs. Su
ilord came to Kings Mountain, with ar;
her parents, the late William and ot
Margaret McGill White, wheu she
was five years of age and has since
resided here. *8
, Mrs. Hord was the widow of the I-u
late Dr. Jacob George Hord. a Clevl- Un
) land County native and for many
. years one of the leading physicians N.e
of Kings Mountain. ,
.. In the early years ot her life Mrs. t
Jford joined Boyce Memorial Chur- f
ch and during her adult ltle has wo
been one of its leading members.
She was a 1'fe member of the Missionary
So- h ^y of the church and '
served for u.. years aa leader of
the Junior Missionary Society. She
was a valued member and former
president of the Kings Mountain
Chapter, United Daughters of the
Confederacy, a member ot the <
Thursday Afternoon Dook Club and
Civic organizations.
Mrs. Hold was a devoted wife and '
mother and since the death ot her
husband several years ago, hati I
shouldered the burden ot the management
of largo real estate hold
Ings.
Surviving are five daughters, Mrs.
Luther L, Anthony of Oastonia. Mrs.
NV. M. Craft of Oaffnoy. S. C, Miss
Mary Frances Hord, a teacher in
the Cherryville schools, Mrs. Jimmy
Harris and Miss Maude Eunice Hord
of Kings Mountain, one son, Jimmy
E. Hord of Miami, Fla., a pilot with
Eaaterkt Airlines. Two sisters survive,
Mrs. 8. EHmer Spencer, of
Oastonia, and Mrs. Lona McCIU, of
Kings Mountain,
Critically 111
Mr. Henry L. Summitt continues
critically ill at Duke Hospital, Durham.
where he has been a patient
for several weeks. The family were
called to Durham Monday night and
while he was slightly better Tuesday.
he is still in a serftfug condition.
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astor Called
or Lutheran
hurch
At a congregational meeting Suni
morning St. Matthews , Lutheran
arch ertetided a call to Rev. Herat
O. Fisher, Redeemer Lutheran
urch, Macon, Georgia.
The Lutheran Church lias been
hout a pastor since Rev. L. B.
law. left in September to accept
; pastorate of Macedonia LutherCnurcU,
of Turlington. N. C. Each
nclay the morning services have
en continued with supply mintss
in the pulpit.
At the meeting Sunday 'morning
re was no sermon. The meeting
s in charge of \V.. K. Matniey,
airmail of the Church f'ouucil
J of the. congregation.
Recommendations were read, and
opted making the congregation a
pie lime pastorate. St. Lukes, a
nil congregation, has been includ
in the parish. The new pa slot;
II he requested for the time being
supply at St. Lukes at two afteron
services each month.
Talks were made by Mrs. J. E.
Tndon on the program of the Chil
;n of the Church, by Misses Fran'
5 Prince and Helen Ramseur, of
j Luther leagues, by Mrs. F. R
miners of the Woman's Mission'
y Society, by W. Arthur Uennetl
the Brotherhood.
\ubrey Mauney reported as a del
ate to the Conventions of tl.e
theran Brotherhood and of the
ited Lutheran Church of America
ilch met during October In Omaha
braska.
IV. K. Mauney telephoned Jo Pas
Fisher Sunday evening to In
m him of the call. As vyet no
ird has come as to his decision.
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Will Rogers'
Humorous Story
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By WILL ROGERS
THE Worat Joke I heard today
A was told to me by an Englishnan.
Being in England, one natirally
does run en to them now
ind again. It's a Golf Story. It's
i new Golf Story. At least it's
lot the one wc have to listen to
n America every day about the
wo fellow* meeting' and talking
ibout what they went around in,
ind final!/ what they were talking
ibout was the aeore for the firat
tola.
"A email white Golf Ball rolled
yver the green, and was promptly
picked up by Fido, the old Lady's
pet dog. The next moment the
Solfer came over the edge of the
bill and began waving his arms
tnd shouting to the dog, "Put it
lown, Fldo! Here comes the Gentleman
and he will knock it for
frou again I" /
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The Kiwanis
Honor City
School Teachers
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The Kiwanis Club honored the
fifty-two leathers of the Kings 1
Mountain public schools at a Thanks j s'
giving dinner Thursday . evening- at 11
the Woman3 Club. Favors were tils- st
tributed to the lucky-teachers, Cresident'
l>acld .Hanvrick remarked o:i *the
significance ot National Educa cl
tion Week and the value , of our al
school teachers in our present civi
ligation. He called attention to tho 'l
cooperation of Kiwanis with cduca- 11
tion and presented Joe Let Wood- 11
ward, chairman of the Committee on ol
Education. who was \n charge of
i the program. c';
j The leacliej's wore greeted by C. ?
I Glenn Wnite, of the school board. 1 u
] Mr. White said that this was bin ! "
; first time to "face fifty,-one-teachers '-1,
at the. same time, lie spoke of -tho t*'
motto of Kiwanis. "We lluil.i," and
the purposes ol" the organization
, "It is ia line of the purpose,'. he ^
said, "that we eneourage. cooperate '
and welcome the teachers. The respouse
to the greeting was i?y Mrs
Josephine W. Weir of the High '
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' scuooi iucuuy. winner music was11'
by Miss ^ Dorothy Carson.' pianist ot j 0
| the Kivvunis and director )f the 1 w
Girls' Glee Club. . - 'f
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Kiw.nn.it) B. N. Barnes. ftuperin- g
1 tendent of the City schools, present
ed the teachers by schools ? ftio
Park-Grace School, the West school
the Bast school nud Central school. "
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Members of the Kiwanis. present a
were introduced by Mr. Woodward, p
The speaker of the occasion, R.
L. Patton, superintendent of Burke
County schools, was presented by h
Kiwanian D. M. Bridges, principal ot
the High School.,- Mr. Patton was
presented as the Will Rogers of the
North Carolina school system. His
address was well filled with humor
and kept the group In extraordinary
good humor with his wit and stories.
Through It all he spoke, on the
v6ry serious subject of ''Fears that
We Have." He talked of five fears
that are Inherent in all people: fear
ot accident and disease, .fear of being
not liked, fear of war. the fear (
of failure and fear of the unknown.
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He closed his address with three
antidotes to ' overcome these fears:
knowledge, courage and faith in our *
selves, fellowinen, country and God. K
He snld that It was a privilege to be 1
a teacher today to teach the privileges
of being an Ameriran. <
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There will he nc Kiwanls meeting j
this evening. To make up tho at- |
tendance the members have been
guests of the clhb at the Dixie Thea- v
tie at the reghlar sho'vs during the r
week. - H
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Lions T'o Meet ]
Tuesday Night ?
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The first regular semi-monthly
meeting for December of the Llcms t
Club will be held next Tuesday ev- f
etiing at 7 P. M in the Woman* i
Club Building. Program com^ntttye t!
for the meeting will be Hoy Foster, J
b. M. t.ogan and M. II. Biser. and ' 1
all members are urged to be pres- I "
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hi,' ns from Kings Mountain and
i<.iii in,' it'i'i'llorr will ubIioi' in
1 ' 11>i l<1.4> nl'UftOU llt'le lleXi NVml
iay evening Willi a mammoth
iiin ti n> sun: Suiila. ill,it Jolly
mat: Iiohi tfio north pole will ho
\e wi:li gifts fur the eiilldreti,
I U!l OVcrflOW CHlWll is oxpocfod
lie pU'sv'fit for the i-taln e'elit.
Ileinbers of the Kings Mouutnin
ri'liinits Association, sponsor of
* annual, event decided to huvo
nothing different from the ordl- ?, . J
ry parade. So all boys, girls, mais
and papas are invited to prace
tip on Christmas,songs and join
the singing that will lie lead by
ntlreds -of voices under the Joint
oction of. Misses Carolyn Cutlisio
d Dorothy Carson of the. Kings
lunluin School Faculty. Mr. Ken*
til Crook will assist in the leading.
The big joyous singpig event wilt
ke plaee immediately following
t utiuu uai.iut: w uh.ii ucguis ,l 1 u
. .M.,111 iioili oi Central School
to baud will parade down Pied- ?-/
.mi Avenue to Mountain Street*
<n down Mountain hi rue' to But ground
Hoad then down Battleo.iitu
itoa.i to Gohl hired where
e musicians will turn around ami
trace tiu-ir steps to the , Baptist
lurch corner where the shining
ill take place at 6:30. .
Glee C'JiJ'bs front tlie three' kings
ountaiu schools and from, Dixop,
etlilehem, l'urk-Ciuco. ' Uetli-SVure.
id -Patterson Grove have 'joen inted
to take part in the big musical
rent. Choirs from the Kings Mouo
liu Churches will also lend their
liOes to tlie singing of the Christas
Carols and Soilfes.
Several members of the Band uu
.-r the directloii of l'aul K. lieui
h ks will accompany . the singers
skimp"' Stowe will have his loud
[leaker hooked uii so that llie dl
ctors may he heard" as well as , ^
ten. *. '
i'uceding the baud parade 'Miss
arson will render a, . half hour
ninte concert frdni the Preabyterl
u- Church.
Chief of Police .Jimmy Burns- and
is department will be assisted by
lemlK'rs of the Fire Department in
egnlating traffic and maintaining
rder.
And now. for tlie highlight of tlio
ntiie occasion, .... the appearand!
f Santa Cains .... that red garlenled
gentleman from tie- frozen
orth. who has :i! the names of
ood little hoys and girls. Wiv-ir the
ingcrs peel forth with tin- harmony
f ".hrlly Old Saint Nicholas" which
. tlie tetjth song oil tin list. Santa
ill make Ins appearance to the do eht
of the little Tolks ol Kings
IlflllllUlll illiu VUllllllUIIKt .
' Flood lights .will b>; installed, co \:.i
ies of ilit; souks will bo printed, /*-'
latforin for the directors will bo
onstructed, gifts for lio.vs' and girls
Mil be bought, in fact every detail
< being attended to to make tills
he biggest Christmas ever proen
ted in Kings Mountain.
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Following the singing. Santa will
ike his stand in the entrance of
ne old Presbyterian Church and all
oys and girls of grammar 'school
ge and younger will file by and bo
resented a gift from Santa's own
auds.
The Merchants Association is giv
jg a $5.00 cash prize to the mer*
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by JameS Preston
Opinions Expressed m This 'Column
Are Not Necessarily the Views of
This Newspaoer.)
The post-election question of the
reedom of the press is being brotiht
toward a bead much sooner
Iiuu many people expected.
With the result of the election
;nown for only 48 hours, both the .
^resident and one of his chief cabnet
followers. Secretary ickes, open
lie discussion.
Since the balloting is out of the
ray and the President says ho will
tot seek a fourth term, it can be as
mmed that the issue is not being
aised for partisan political purpos
s. Therefore, it cannot be partisan
ihlitlcs to report some, of the discus
lions that are going on in Washingon
aod elsewhere.
The first gun was fired by Scc.reary
Iskes. He issued a statement
tsserting that only 23 percent of
ihe rtewspapers supported Pr?ai?
lent Hoosovelt for re-election this
rar. He described this as a "perious
situation" and saw a need for
'a truly free press.' He Invited tho
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