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Wftf ij k '?^rrzr ~ % . An - Buy At Horn* VOL. 27 NO. 5. Condensed Ii State And N -?State New*High ' Point, Jan. 28.-^ Oscar M?l' mow Audrews, 52. foreman of the finishing department at Triangle Hosiery mills for tlio law 12 years, riled this giorntng of a bullet wound in the head. aud County Coroner Wallace O. Freemon of Greensboro pronounced htm a suicide. Greenville, N. C., JJa'n. 28.? Recorder I.? C Skinner dismissed char gee today against 21 men and women representing themselves to be ' members of the religious sect of Je hovah's Witnesses, who were arrest ed yesterday and Saturday by Green ville police. The recorder said his decision - -iv uuxeu upun a ruling 01 tue U. S. Supreme Court, which held uncou wtltutional an ordinance ahnilar to' the one under which the arrests were made here. Wilmington, JUin. 38.?Woodrow Wilson Melton. 29. son o( Charles Melton of .Masonboro sound was.one of three IT. S. marines killed yesterday in an'automobile accident near San Diego. Calif., it was learned here tpdav. " iHe was a native of Wilmington, joined the marine corps her? in 1936 and had seen service at severhl ma rine posts In this country as yell as inf Hawaii and on the China const. . Barium Springs, Jan. 28.?The awarding of contracts for the coh .-itruetlon of a quadrangle of cottages at the Presbyterian orphans . home at Harium Springs were form-, ally made here this afternoon by the finance committee of the Board of Regents, which delegated tills authority to the Pittance committee at k its September meetiug. The general, contract for $37,573 went to the* Krwin Construction coin pany of Catawba, and a combination plumbing and heating contract ot $9,400 was awarded to K S Barkley Plumbing and Heating Co. of States villc. Walter W. .Cook of Charlotte is the architect. Whlrevllle, Jan. 28.?SollcitorlJlv id Sinclair announced this morning at the opening of a two weeks term -of criminal superior court here that the case of \Villie F. Ward and Mrs Edith Ward, who along with Roy Uanon Simmons and \V. Chess Ward are charged with conspiracy .in an alleged $43,000 Insurance swindle, would he called to trial at 2:30 o'slork next Monday. in uddfflon to conspiracy charges. Mr. and Mrs. Ward -are to be tried >oti charges of false pretense. The charges grew out of the alleged fake drownings last May 11 of W. F. Ward in the waters of Ektle River inlet in Brunswick county Subsequently, Mrs. Ward is accused of having collected $43!000 insurance for the *'dea<th" of her husband. Salisbury, Jan. 28.?A six year old boy from Rockwell accidentally kill ed his five year old sister this morn ing with a shot from a .22 calibre rifle, Dr. W. L. Tatum, county coroner, reported today. Mary Redell Moose, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Moose, was the victim. She died almost instant ly after being shot thru the head by her brother, Wm. Plnckney Moose. ..* , ' Laughing Arou With IRVI ! Suffering fr< By IRVIN ' * ' 'I'vVO actors in New York sometii to an extreme. To put the rat attacks of what were known in the - recuperating from these seizures th sanitarium. Let us, for eonvsnienoi It befell one day that A felt period devoted to rest and res to rat the sanitarium he met his friend Just cemia# out, Lo, old man." said A somen pressing a hiccup, whax maszer wi "I'm all right now," said B, "1 again for me? I'm through. You i nervous now. but- you should have to got over it. Why, man, for ten eyes and purple tails were crawling With his horrified eyes starting forefinger at B's coat collar. "My God, man!" he cried, "yoi of 'em M.jweowr / . % *'' ' (wTtisi r.? lir "'fim'-" "-"' ^MBhi'rusiif fi*idAiiai''1fi <i'iVfiaaBh ! Kings i Brief Form ational News ?1\ animal News? Chicago, Jan.' 28.?The nihil tha { Chicago firemen would like most i |?<x their hands on ? a fire alarii j oug ? weiu back to work lodaj | iiiruiug in 14 faint! alarum hi tw and one half hours. Friday lie pulled IP false alarm in three and one hulf hours. ' Six companies answered the firs box today, but only one engine wa uispaiched to lue others. Street were slippery wltli snow and tH going was treacherous for the heuv trucks. j Richmond. Vu.. Jan. 28.--Sevei [ hundiedan d filly pupils at Hutu l bridge junior High school here ma elicd In orderly Hues out ol the buih tug shortly before iiooii today whil a fire .which eventually caused thre alttlius to ne turiied in. raged in tin auditorium. No child was injured and the tei filters said there was no fcvtdeuc of panic. The Tire broke out in the curtain ot the auditorium stage and spretv to the ceiling Firemen had ditflcu y gei.ing at the flames and hunk if. plaster crashed about them a . hey handled the hoses. The fire appeared to be unde control at 12:15 p.rn a ltd most o the damage was confined to the ai ditorium, Kansas City. Jan. 28.?A huge iki vol reserve artivOry, its interiar coi struc.ed to resemble that of a ship' was destroyed Tate today by fire ilia was believed caused by tin overhea "fure: F. Ik 1. men and members of tin police d out it assigned to investtgati subversive activities, however. b( gun an Investigation while the flan cs still 'were roaring through t.th leu year old frame and sheet meta structure. . > Fort liliss. Tex. .Ian. 28?Mmintait climbing was placed on the list o "dont's' at tills post today Private Joe S S'.eever, Arkansu national guard, climbed 7,1<)j0 foo Mbuut FrartWtt^wss*^ t dislodf ad rock and 'then trapiied o' it nueonw In/1 <*( Hn Iu?> ???%anli -.a iihi ittn a v . I in m ? lin ir in ui I, 12' hours before rescuers, work In; in the beam of an antiaircraft seai chlight, suececdetl In lowering bin with ropes:' ' . Miami. J-'la.. Jan. 27.?Chief liurnl rrati'.n Officer \V. 11 Thomas sail odr.y permission to enter the UnM a.- States had been denied Ainton Vanin, 26, -who described himself a i former lticolonel in the Italian av iation reserve. Vanin said he had asked for a vl ilor's permit so he could see hi wife, ill in Boston. He said he r? signed his commission when hi went back to l>?ine from this conn ry last Xovem'ior. He planned t< appeal to Washington. MAKES GOOD GRADE Mr. T<add Ji am rick Jr.. son o Mr. and Mrs I>add Hamrlck, mad at) excellent showing in his grade at Wake Forest College for h{s firs semester, having a report ot ail A' or an average of 98 or better.. King Mountain citizens extend congratt latlons to Ladd, Jr., and wish fo him continued good work. . ... . nd the World kt n n 11 O. V.VJDD >m a Relapse S. COBB mes carried their social inclinations itter brutally, they occasionally had vernacular as the "willies". While ey customarily patronized the same i's sake, call them A and B. himself to be acutely in need of a ion. As he approached the door of B, rattier white and drawn-looldnc 'hat thickly, and with difficulty res you? Same ol' complaint, eh?" 9ut I've had an awful time. Never may think I'm a little bit shaky and seen me last week before I began i days, little red 11 sards with green all over me." from his head, A aimed a tremulous i ? you ain't well yet! There's one f . \ .jrt; b Fcatur**, Inc.) - sJ: : a :: it . , , jr p ? " - 1 ' . ' " - . ' ' i Mour KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C. THl HOEY TQ BE SPEAKER I AT ANNUAL SCOUT WEEK BANQUET ? Large Group Attended Piedmont W Council Meeting In Ga&tonia Tucs day Evening. 1 ^W. K. Maiiuey, chairman of Uu* t Kings' Mountain District or the boy ? Scouts, announced that the Hon r. Clyde It. I Kiev would make the adl dic-ss at the annual hu?>|Vtet' of Scouts and fathers to be held In the a High School Cafeteria *on Thursday. February 13th. Yhe plans for the oc t caslon arc betng made by a coiublu a cd committee ot the Scout leaders, a the Hoys and GIi'Ih Work Committee e of tlie Ktwauis and a committee y from the ldons Club. The Thirty-first Anniversary ot Scouting iu America is being obsei a veil during the week of February 7 i- to the 13th. Bach troop is planning r . to take u part. Windows will he (led J orated and Scouting demonstrations u presented. During the week at tho u sound of short blasts of the city fire a siren a general mobilization of alt Scouts is planned to demonstrate i their use as a' civic service in" ah a emergency. The Annual Scout ITnkin Service s will he held at the Baptist Church u IVbruony ioi.h. Sunday *>veuing at I- T:U0. The sermon will be delivered s by Rev. Herman (5. Fisher.of the Bus tlternn Church. At the banquet meeting of the r Piedmont.' Council Tuesday evening f at Headquarters in Huston iu all a council officers were reedected except that Hon- Clyde U. Hoey, the ..retiring governor, was elected as i- vice-president from ."Cleveland Coun" it ty to succeed State Senator Ralph s Gardner. \* , t W. K. Mattney was reelected as '. ehairtnau of .organization of the coun cirhhd BfN. Barnes as program e I chairman. Troop No. 7 of King.' e i Mountain was awarded the Troop ' | Standard Ribbon for 1:>40. Troop No. it | 7 is at the Mnrgraco Mill. Haskel e j 0. Wilson is Scoutmaster. 11 Among those attending the ban| quet meeting from Kings Mountain j were: \V. K Mattney, Ii. N. Barnes t I Rev. H O Fisher, H C Wilson. Zeb f Falls. J.' 12. Hefndon, Daney O. llett mar, Jack Hullondcr, Carl W. David s son. Bryan. Hord. W. K. Mnuuey, Jr. t J. K. Aderhotdt, Rev P |D Patrick, rt' Brvm^tfs' -MoTts,-',!. L Settlemyve, Jr, i and Aubrey Mattney. v The address of tlte occasion was g delivered by Dr. Amos O. Sqitir.es. - chief medical examiner of Weschosii ter County. New York, and past pity rlolan of Sing Sing Prison. He spoke on why so much crime. ^rlme he 1- said cost the t ted Sta'es annually d fifteen billion dollars. Tie altrlbut ed tills to a great disrespect for e laws, world unrest and wars, the tns fluenee of drugs, the publication of st crime news and the desire for pubIt >!l.. uriiy. ? Dr. Squires stated that twentys five percent of those in prison for i- felonies are psychopatic and that b released from prison they would coti i- tinue as criminals and that of these o IT percent were aliens and should j bo deported. To combat this crime cost, J>r. Squires said, we must ll.terest ourselves in character building agencles. The hope of the future Is in the " Boy Scout movement. Nine million 8 boys are and have been influenced by Scouting. 8 ' s Crime today he Indicated la ini creasing 30 percent faster among r women than among men and that we should givd more attention to - Girl Scouting. Te closed pointing otit that we can con tribe'most by being paiB to our own '-'"'Hren. "It we maintain the right relationship as dfida our children will hardly become antisocial." Two Small Fires Recently ** - ? * *-? ? All n rem en nave uith umtn w?v twice within the past wck to tires that did very little damage. The first tire was last Thursday afternoon about $ p. m. when a pile of trash and grass caught fire In the hack yard of H. L. Summltt's on Gaston street. No damage was re< ported. The second fire was Sunday morning about 9:30 at a house tn the Cora Mill, village. Only slight damage was done to the house from the fire that caught from a defective flue. , i i i i ii % ON HONOR LIST , Miss Ruth MoOlU was on the Honor List for making high grades on examination for Nurses to practice Nursing In the State. Miss MoOlU has been with the Aston Park Hospital, Ash^vllle. un til two weeks ago, when she t#efc( to Plnehurst, N. C.. to .take a battel position with the Moore County Hoi pltal there. itain i JRSDAY. JANUARY 30, 1941 Special Services At Presbyterian ] Church 4 Tli'*re will be special services at the First Presbyterian Church Ken. 2 0. The Sunday morning message by the pastor will be on the theme"Are We Hound for* the Promised I/iitd?" A quartette from JkuIUhou College will be with us for this service. At the evening hour. 7:30. Itev Coyte Hunter of our city, will use as his subject: "Noeded. Visions.' . Services Monday through Friday will be at-7:30 P. M Monday evening Rev. W. H. John Uon. pastor of Amity Presbyterian Church of Charlotte, and Stated "lerk of Mecklenburg Presnytery will preach. Tuesday evening motion iictures will i be' shown on the "Church at Work In Africa." and on Wod'fesdny evening pictures on 'For God. America and Mexico." On Thursday evening Rev. J. W. '!;??a,.R. jv. i).. pastor of Splttdale 1 :>i? s.byterliin Church, for mattv' ! tv t missionary to Jnpan, will 1 and on Friday night we will j 'u at- Rev." O. .V; Armstrong. J). D., I a veteran missionary from China, of , X. r. .<. i Tho public is cordially invited to I those service?. j . ' j Robbers Bore Into Plonk's _? The robber or robbers who bored j heir way into Plonk Pros, and Co. ] 1 after midnight Tuesday gained very-' I little oV"- nothing for their- trouble, according to Jimmy Purns. Chief ot ( Police The robbers gained entrance . to the building by crawling under. : the building and boring a hole, size IV by 14 inches in the floor. The , stife Which was not locked was I I found -ansaoked when the store was opened for business Wednesday j morning. Patters from the safe were scattered. No money had been left' In the safe s<? the robbers loot was j nil. ps '"o merchandise -was found , missing from the stock, j Chief Purns is being assisted tp ho investigation by Officer Carl Short. I ; -j. | Travel Pictures To Be ' Shown at Kiwanis Meeting Kiwnntaus llone Ntisler and liarI old llunnic-utt-will present a moving j ! ..ictiu-u program of Mr. Netsloi's I would trip at tho meeting this evening iu the VVoniaua fclub Iluilding at 0:3l?. Tho pictures are very ilitori sting, especially at a time when In- map of the world is being chaug < (1. ainl a large number of members aro expected to be present for the iuuwing. The Kiwants Club mot last week ia Shelby with other clubs to hear Itobert Lee Humber, who lived la Mil rope for 20 years. Jlr. Humber told In a very vivid manner of the ?auditions that existed in the oid world. The speaker declared he believed the only solotton of the prob lem of preventing conflicts such as now rages in Europe to be a world federation of nations. Over 300 werj present for the meeting. Will Rogers' Humorous Story i 1 * * ] ; By WILL ROGERS ' . ' i 'HE Worst Joke I heard today was told to me by an Englishman. We were talking of the Eucharistlc Congress they had In Chicago, and he told me the . allowing story. There was horse 1 ;* a ... uuaea, no motor ouses, in ine (lays when this happened. They stopped to take on passengers ana the conductor went' to the driver of the tas and1 he said, "Bill, I believe T rot Cardinal Newman Inside that bus." "Well, why don't to ask him If It's himt" said BUI. "Be I Will, BilL 80 I win." *Beg|la' your pardon, Sir, but might you be Cardinal Newman, Mr?" "What toe Hades has that rot -to do with It, you God-forsaken IfttotT You ^blasted Impertinent ? Puppy, ret back to the outside plhtform. "Oh, Billl" he shouted out to the . driver. [ "Yes, what is Ht" "I was wrong. It Is not Is Eml, nance, judgin' by Is speech." Sswrtsss News TMUaiea, Iao. s -i*V > 4 <r*y v * *'V - %X' >. jyitlVVl MM v.~\ -r' Ierald ? ! MAKE T. 6. SALES RETURN Mrs. Max Gantt, Chairman of the | T. 8. Sales Drive which was conducted before Christmas has issued an appeal to all who deceived seals by j mail and have not remittee to please do so at once. Mrs. Cantt stated that ,- her final report had to be made by February 10th,* and it is - necessary I for all to pay up immediately. I Members of National ' ; Honor Society I. Ben lloforth. Jr.. Miss Juaui a McSwnin, Miles and Erni-st Mauuey, members of the senior class of Kings Mountain High School were I recently Inducted Into the Kings .Mountain Chapter of the National Honor Society. Thesy pupils were chosen by . the faculty of the high sohoo), who consider principles of character- scholarship. leadership and service. Mem llOPfthin l?t fit si Vflllnnnl n~ w iviim imiiui nu* | ciety is th<> highest honor, the school can confer oft a student. Mr. '.Horace Easom of Shelhy was the speaker chpseti to address the high school pupils when they assent hied in the auditorium for the impressive ceremony. Wife of Former Kings Mtn. Pastor Buried Sunday ? . . v I Euneral services were held nv Vadkinvilhi buiiduv afternoon lot Mrs. Victoria Huynes Vestal, age SI widow of tile lute itov. Miles H. ,Vestal, at one .time pastor of t'ohtral MMiodist t'hurcli. Kings Mountain. Mrs. Vestal died. in the Hugh Chatham'Memorial Hospital at Elkin. Friday night from, complication which developed after she sus-i talned a fractured hip in a fall ui! her home. Her lute 'husband was a ' well- j known minister and former presiding elder In the Western North Carolina Conference. Surviving are two daughters. Mrs. E. V. Johnson of Yadklnville. Mrs. V. Page Clark, of Southern Pines, four soils. Henry Vestal of Somerton Arizona. Paul Vestal of Norih WHkesboro, E V. Vestal of Baltimore Md., Albert C. Vestal of Salisbury. Another Watch Found Miss Radio Huffstetler. who lives with Mrs, M. M. Carpenter, iost her watch in front of Rector's on Wednesday,, Jauuary 15. She was very l.inuch worried over the loss if Iter !''timepiece, aud tried in vain to lo-i | cate the missing watch. One week j \L't>o1r lo Ion \ I loc LlitiTuliilloM itluooil ; :ioe dusuitied ad in The Herald. Immediately after the paper . was published, it Miss Price from Lenoir, who was visiting her brother here l read the ad.* Site utttl found the watch a week before and had been looking for the owner. So again. The Herald brings {lift' finder of a watcli r.ud Lite owner together. t < . _______ t y CHURCH YOUTH TO HAVE SOCIAL AT CLUB HOUSE The Youth .Division of Central ' Methodist Church will be host to members of young people's organize tions of the other churches in the community at a fellowship and recreational hour In the Womnn's Club Saturday evening, Feb. 1, at 7:30 o'clock. All young people fouiteen to twenty-four years of age are cordially Invited. ,Harold Hlpps. of Gastonla, district director of young peo pie's work, will be master of cere monies and will direct a number of games and recreational events. Mem bers of Grace Methodist Epworth I norni/x will ho linnnr irnp?ts Refreshments will be served. Guest Speaker The Men's Tllble Class of the First Presbyterian Church will havo as a guest speaker Sunday morning' Mr. Paul Crane, born and reared in Korea. now a senior at Davidson College. A quartette from Davidson will eotne with hint to furnish music dur ing the Sunday School hour. Lions To Meet Tuesday The regular semi-monthly meeting of the Kings Mountain Lions Club will be held next Tuesday 7:00 o'clock P. M. in the Woman's Club Building. Dr. H. C. Sprinkle, Jr will be In charge of the program. He has secured Rev. H. Q. Fisher, of St. Matthews Lutheran Church as speaker of'tiie evening. ALL NIGHT PRAYER SERVICE There will be an ail-night prayer meeting Saturday night at the Wee* leyan Methodist Church. Also Sunday night the Phillips Trio from Bel mont will be at the service with special singing. Everyone is welcome to attend both services. i * ' Watch Label On Your 0?por Antf Don't Let Your Subscription Cxplrel FIVE CENTS PER COPY Local Board Mails Out More Questionaires Questional res are being mailed litis week to registrants whose order number is from 230 through 300 making a totai of 71 mailed out iroiti iHe iucu'l Draft Hoard, according to Mrs Kugene Matliis, Clerk. After the, blanks are Tilled in and returned, the legist rants will be classified and the February will lie selected. The group of enlolloes or draftees will not lepra t? i- - 4 ? _ ? - ? - ? ? rvmgs mountain iipiwi' reu. 17tn ao cording to- information received by the local board. The number to be sent In the next, group Is not kuowa at this time. The two colored draftees, Willie Huberts and James . Durham. left here yesterday by bus for Ft. Bragg to report for a yeur's training. William "Billy" Orr Weir, volunteered fog service with the group ot ten that left here January 21st Mrs. Math.is . asked that all - registrants who move or change addressee to please notify her office, so that tin? necessary changes may be made in her' records* Several, registrant* have. notified members of the Draft Hoard on the streets, which cause* unnecessary bother to members of the board.. v ; i i : _ /v,vr | > ... . . .1-1^. I, . Policeman Haynes Resigns . John A. Manes, who has been a ii'?'inber of the Kings Mountain Police Department for the past two years has re. igned, according to Chief of Police Jimmy Hurfix. Mr. Manes' resignation has alrendv been accepted. Melvih. C. Moover. of Raleigh. who lias been a member . of the State Riireau of Investigation for tin- prist two" years has already been hired to fill the vacancy of Mr Manes. Mr. Moover. was with the Fed ma 1 bureau of Investigation fof seven years and "formerly a member of the High Point Detective Department for two years. The new officer who will begin atlive duly next Mon day is a finger print expert. Mr. Hoover is 22 years old. and is marri cd and lias two children. Chief Herns sail: "We are ver? fortunate In securing ' the sorviioa oi an oitieor wno nas nan soen cxcelletrt training. and experience, and I kfiosv the ritlzpns will cooperate with the new officer." , Radio Evangelist And Musicians To Be Here Radio Evangelist \V. Earl Armstrong of Castonia. will bring two unusual musicians. Rev. J. L. Hughes and Rev. M. L. Mochtly. for a special one-night service at Central Methodist tnhruch next Sunday at 7 p m. The young ministers, who are assisting Mr. Armstrong In a series of services, play, a number of instruments, including a saxaphone. a saw. cow bells, and a set of tuued whiskey boittles. Mr. Armstrong will preach especially to younge? people, but persons of all ages are cordially invited. ' ' P (Opinions Expressed in This Column Are Not Necessarily the Views of This Newspaper.) The astounding scope of the lendlease plan may have taken some poo pie's breath, but it certainly should make clear to the nation what It means for America to be the arsenal for democracy. r .' It means that this country Is going to supply arms and mtfovtons for nations all over the globe? not only the British Isles?to fight, against dictatorship. For the present at least this does not call for man-power in uniform but In overalls running machines In plants and factories. And if these men are to give their all to producing defense goods, naturally sonrw of them must stop -working on things they have been making. That industry recognises the alse of the Job Is apparent. Auto makers, for instance, have been working three months on plans to turn out airplane parts. Now they are talking about abandoning tbeir annua! automobtle show. Rven If they had to go a step farther and not develop new models for next year, that wouldn't (Cont'd on back page)