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February ]
Draftees
Announced
The Kobruurj quota oC rlRb: ^
4n(i?? and three replacement*'
u III be selected (rum the following j
The eleven men will leave Kings '
Mountain on Keb. 21st for Ft. Bragg :
Two of thla number are volunteers. {
43?Eugene Hardin.
44- Edward Clarence Blanton.
V-96?Vernon Perry Crosby.
123 -Walton Max Whltwortb.
132 --James Helm Pace.
143?Marvin Lemuel Blvena "
156?George Oates Blalock.
170?Charles Fetldle Camp.
179?Warren Edwards Revnolds.
181?Jon a? Lero.v McCraw. ?
197?Tommio Herman Payne.
20d?Walter Peterson.
V-629?Cicero Hood Falls.
The colored quota for the neat e'ri j *'
listment calls for two men.- one
draftee and one replacement. The ^
two tnen will me selected from the
following three men qualified. by a
the Luteal Draft Boqrd. One of these
colored men. John Henry Burson. ]r i
Is a volunteer and ts still under 21
years of age. The men selected will ?.
leave fo reamp March 3rd:
136?Ruben Ross.
156?Welsey Ross. . *
,V?John Henry Burson. Jr. t
Draft Board Officials announced S
that the medical set-up has been 11
changed and complete details will s
he published In Ihe next Issue of c
The Herald. ' 1
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Three-Act Play Will Be
Given By Plonk School I
February 17th . a
T l>
; "King Cotton's Children." a three
act play by George Ttdd, Jr.. of Ashe
vllle and Hendersonville wl be presented
at 8:00 o'clock Monday night v
Feb. 17, by the Plonk School of "
Creative Arts at the Central School w
^auditorium. The production Is spon ' 3
. sored by the Wigs and Rig Drama il
a tic club of the Kings Mountain High
School under the direction of Miss u
Retta Byars, a graduate of the Plonk 8,
K School of CImIIts Arts.
Misses Laura and Lillian Plonk, s
pirectors of Plonk School of Crea- u
tive School of Arts, are natives ot t<
Kings Mountain and their many i,
friends here will welt^nne an oppor u
'f1 tunlty to witness the second perform \}
nnce of the play.
The scene of the play is Mtlfork, |
a cotton .mill town said to be typi- q
!|' c,al of dozens of such towns through i .5
out the South. The plot centers a- a
bout the once-wealthy Thornton fam ij
ily, owners of the cotton mills. It ?
deals with the struggle between C1
these airstocrats and the mill work- ^
ors and the efforts of -John Thorn- jj
ton and his rtlece, Prisciila. to save v
the family from bankruptcy. C(
Mr. Tidd gathered the material q
for "King Cotton's Children" during
a visit to Union, S. C.. where he was ^
able to observe the life in a cotton Cl
mill town. The play is the first orig- e,
"Inal- work to be presented by the B
"Plonk school. Mr. Tidd Is the author c
'of several other playg. a
.> Mr. Tidd often appears in his own j
plays. In "King Cotton's Children" B
I he will play the r<<e of Charlie Mix- t,
on, a young cotton planter and the ^
sweetheart of Prisciila Thornton. a
Others in the cast are Kathryn F
Phillips, as Prisciila; CUenn Smith. a
Jr.. as?Major John Thornton;? a a
World War hero; Bob Steele as? B
Bill Thornton ? Prisctlla's brother; g(
Kdlth Wall Holcomb, as ?Jane a
Thornton,?Priscllla's mother; J. T
T>. Mlxon* as?Prank Thorntons? t,
Prlscilla's father and president of ^
the mills; Lucy Oaston as?Ida Rlv- fj
ers ? a wealthy northerner; Hhrry
Adams an ? Walter Rivers?Idas ?
brother; and Barbara Robert* as? ^
Clarice?a young mill girt and. the
wife of Bill. P
Admisaton prices will be; Adults T
50o and children 2Bc. n
I Ace G-M*n To Address 5
| Lions Club
I t L. O. Padgett, Chief of the Char m
lotte Secret Service Office, will tr
show a movie entitled "Know Tour n
Money" to members f the King* ft
Mountain Lions Club next Tuesday o
I evening in the Woman* Club build* p
'tag at 7:00 o"olock. Chairman of the l
program committee Don Blanton,, j,
made arrangements with Mr. Pad* ei
gdtt, who Is d native of Mr. Blan* r
ton's homo town, to bo present forr n
- the meeting. tl
Feeder Officer Padgett, was can- t<
ed to Waahington recently for the S
President's inauguration, and mem- Jc
'here are expecting to get the OjMan b<
Br.- to relate soma of his interesting ex- B
perleaoes.
Other member* of tbe program di
m are Panl McGinn la and JOha Caveoy.
K; ? 0
Kings
'orget-Me-Not Sale
Manned
Dl?abled veterans v?f tli" World
l'u. Hilt apOUSOr a fOrgCt-UlO-UOt
alt- In Ki<ig? Mountain, oat unlay,
Vbiuuiy 15. ...
Ii'^tnuiuii ?i S:Ou o'clock. girls of
ii- 11lull school ?ill conduct the
lie
Mayor Pro-Tem M. T. Fulton, in a
laleintil issued . today. endorsed
'ii niini'i i i I if i
i.iigratulstcd on tin- drop roncsrn
la manifesting for wartime bud-,
tra ar.d for the widows and orbaua
of tboae gallant soldiers wno
tadr the supreme sacrifice," said
:u may^v. "J trust there will be a
rowing Interest In this annual ap
eat which gives to each of ua tne
pportuulty of Showing that ws
ave not forgotten the sacrifice* ot
Linerlca'a sons.'
Girls who will conduct the aa e
laturday include: Margaret H.
fare, Chairman; Martha McCtnin.
hnty Mooiv, Virginia Roberts, {
trace Allen, iWlniflred Clark. Flor- j
uce Rhea, June Ware, Frances 1
Idens, Dorothy Lynn, Margaret C.
Vare, Katherlne Jenkins, Louise
fright. Janette Mabry. Hetty Tuoms,
Lucille Cushion, Eloise Randall.
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lev. H. G. Fisher Delivers
scout Sermon
An overflowing, crowd packed the
'irst Baptist Churc .taSuudav, night
t> hear Rev. H. G. Fisher, Pastor of
it. Matthews Lutheran Church, delve
r the second annual Boy Scout
er 111011. Rev. A. G. Sargeant, welomed
the large number present ana
(resetted |IW- H. C. Sprinkle, Jr.,
resident of the Miniateilal Associa
Ion. who presided during the serine.
Dr. R. N. Baird led the open
iK prayer and Rev. P. D. Patrick
isinissed the gathering with a
rayer.
Rev. Fished, who was making his
irst appearance before a union ser
ice of Kings Mountain Church
lembers. delivered a sermon that
as inspiring and eloquent to both
couts and adults. Rev. Fisher said
1 part:
"There are a great many people
nat look up Boy Scouts as youthful
uhools tor future. soldiers, They dq
ot know the alma and ideals. of
coutiug. its founders and leaders
uve sought through the years uot
i make soldiers out of these boys
ut to help them to become useful,
xtelllgent, helpful and decent mem
era of society.
"In the Scout Oath: 'On my honor
will do ray best to do my tiuty to
od and my county, to obey the
cout lawB, to help other people at
U times. To keep myself physical
r strong, mentally awake and mor
lly straight,' we have not only the
reed of the Boy Scout but also the I
ynamic principles of all Chrltslan
vlng. One can not be a Christian
Ithout being a Scout and neither
an one be a. Scout without being ?
hristian.
"Point north on the Scout com
ass is duty, point east is duty uj i
i. ? it- ? . A. _ _ J A __ i . -it. I
ouniry, poim soum is nuiy 10 ouv )
r? And point west it dutv to self. J
Wween Duty to God and Duly to
ountry there are three Scout laws.
Scout is Trustworthy. Loyal and
[elpful, which are plotted upon
uree points of the compass be
ween north and east. Between duty
3 country and duty to ohers the/)
re three Scout laws. a Scout la
Tlendly, Courteous and Kind, which
re plotted upon three points of the
ompass between east and south
etween duty to others and duty to
elf, there are three Scout laws, a
coot is Obedient, Cheerful, and
hrlf v. which are plotted upon
iree points on the compass beween
youth and west. Between du
r to ?clf and duty to God there are
iree Scout laws, a Scout Is Brave,
lean, and Reverent, which aro plot
)d upon three points of the comins
between ,weat and north. THE
KG INNING ANjD THE END OF
HE BCOUT OBUOATION IS
UTY TO OOiD. THI8 THE NOR
H POL.E BY WHICH P.AOH BOY
COTTT W1L.L RKD HIS WAT
VBR UFBTS SEA
"Jur* ?? ever truly great person,
Boy Smut recognises that hla flrat
lpreme duty la to his Ood. Joseph,
uly a great man as an Old Testa- '
lent character can be caled the
rat Boy Soout. He did his duty to
od, to his conhtry (race), to other
eople and to himself. 1 Ahiraham
lncotn, George Wfcshtngton, David
lTingatorfr 8t Paul and many oth
r truly great men lived as true
oy Scouts. They all have not only
acogntsed their duty to Ood., to
istr Country, to other people, and
self but have fulfilled that duty.
o we oaa say with authority and
iy that moat truly great men have
see and are Christians and Good
oy fitsbuta.
A Scout win at all times do his
ity to his Country. Our dntv to out
(Cont'd on back page)
Moun
KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C. THUF
0. A. Rhea
Dies
Suddenly
Funeral service* lor O A Rhea. '
veteran motor route carrlor of The
Charlotte Observer. who died nud
u- ii<jr t iiurmlay ntatil at hit* home <
day afternoon At Klbethel church ot
Altkh he wu* a member. Il?-v R. L ?
II.ni? the pantor, waa In c ha me and I
wmb *x?l*ted by Rev. H M. W.ao,
Rev. Wllxon and Rev Raylo, former
yantor*. Interment wag made In the I
.1 jtclt cemetery.
Active jut 11 bearora were; 1. R
Gilliam. I J. Iiomati, Jr.. J. W Belk
I.. NV. Gordon. Jr. William Kawea I
and C. Reynold*, all of Charlotte-.
honorary pallbearer* vter**: J. It.
Itavi*. Frank Ooforth. Tom Goforth. I
("alvon Ware. Wayne Ware of King*
Mountain: J ft W?rH n c
H. I*. Woody, Sam Ionian, Gordon <
Cassldy, Ernest White, Harold
Harkey, U. H. Ward. Jim R&bron, R 1
It. Turner, W. C. Rabrou, G. A. MeCanley,
Angle Klein. Fred W. Hunt- '
r. Carlo's Kabron. Frank Ferrell, Ed
win Ware, all of Charlotte.
Mr. Rhea had been ill ?or several
days but had been improving and
was planning to return to his work
He suffered a heart attack Thursday
night and died In a short time.
Mi*. Rhea was n member of - one
of the best known and highly' re*
epected families of this section. Like
other members of his family, he had
been closely "associated with the
work of his church, Elbelhei, ana
had served as Sunday School super
infendent and steward for many
years. He was of a quiet, unassum
ing nature but faithful in the per
formance of any trust, in a business
way. as a neighbor or in his borne.
Mr. Rhea had been connected
with the Charlotte Observer for 15
years, serying most or the time on ,
the run between Charlotte, Spartan-. ,
burg, Rutherfordton and return. He |
had been a director of the Kings ,
Mountain Federal Farm Loan A6BO j
elation and president of the same (
organization for the past 15 years. (
Mr. Rhea Is survived by his widow,
who was before marriage, Miss
Ruth" Warlick of Lincoln too; a bro- i
ther, Jl'm Rhea, who has been In ,
Florida for some time and' could
not attend the funeral on account
of illness. Mr. Rhea Is also survlveu
by a foster daughter, ldrs. Blckett .
William, of Charlotte, the former J
Miss Margaret Wolfe, who was bereft
of her parents when quite
\oung. 1
Westminster Choir At
Limestone College i
i
Members of the Kings Mountain 1
High School's Gled Club heard the i
internationally famous Westmlnstet
Choir at Limestone College, Gaffney. I
S. C./last Friday morning at 10:30 <
o'clock.
Composed of 40 singers ? men
and women ? the Westminster
Choir Is a marvelously trained, beau
titiupiy responsive tnstkrunfent. ringing
always, a capeQa and from mtnt
ory. They have tonred England, Scot
land, and most of tM countries of
Europe. They have shng for two dlf
ferent Presidents at the White House,
and have alto had the great
honor, season after season, of singing
with the ' moat important Symphony
Orchestras, shch as the New
York .Phllhamoatei-f the Nationat
Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra,
the Philadelphia Orchestra, and the
Rochester Philharmonic, Orehdstra.
Famous slclans such as l*eooold
Stoko"">kt. Half Johnson, and
Ahthur Fcwell. hafe composed and
prrsnged special mnsic for the West
minster Choir.
This is our Olee Clnb's first trio
to near a ramoui Cliotr and every
member wishes to express her at*
nreelatlon to all who made It possible
for us to go.
Merchants' Assn. To Elect
Officers And Have Banquet
Directors of the Kings Mountain
Merchants' Association met at the
City Hall Monday night and voted
to have a banquet for members and
Invited guests la the Woman Club
Building on ft*. Jsth. H. L. Ruth.
Jee boo Woodward and Harry Pace
were named as ticket commit- j
tee. The program commutes will be ,
composed ot Otee Bridges, Byron
Keeter and O. O.^ Jackson Complete
details of the banquet will be published
la the next Issue of The Herald.
The directors voted to elect officer
for the coming year by ballot,
which will be distributed by the sec
retary this week. All ballots must
be back la the secret*ry office not
lnted than Prida*. Feb. Jlst. Mew
otftcers win be Installed at the banquet.
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I8DAY, FEBRUARY 13. 1*41
ANNUAL BOY 8C0UT BANQUET
High School Cafeteria
February 1S, iMt
7:00 P. M.
Chairman: W. K. Mauncy.
Song: America.''
Invocation: Rev. R. N. Balrd.
Scout Oath: Led by Executive R.
M. Schiele: ?
"On my honor I will do my best:
To do my duty to God and my
country and to obey the Scout Law;
To keep myself physically strong;
mentally awake and morally strai|hL
Rsoegnltion of Guests.
Scout Singing led by Rev. Horace
Eaoom. Shelby. N. C.
The Kings Mountain Record; R.
M. Schiele.
Introduction of Speaker: Rev.. P.
D. Patrick.
Address: Hon. Clyde R. Hoey.
Cleveland County VI/:e-Prsaident
Piedmont Council. B. S. A.
Presentation of Eaglb Award: Hon
Bismarck Capps, President Piedmont
Council, B. a. A.
Report of Nominating Committee
nnd Elections.
Scout Benediction:
"Our Father in Heaven,
Abcve us we ask you,
For guidance in our daily task,
May virtue and manhooo
Stand strongly amongst us;
To Thee we give all our thanks.
The Scout Oath?the Scout Law
Their lessons unfolding,
To youth in numbers untold,
Out motto, our Good Turn,
May we live and teadh them,
Great Spirit of 8couting we pray."
"DO A GOOD TURN DAILY."
Young Girl Critically HI
Ml*? Jacqueline Falls, - young daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Otlly Falls,
has beeu critically ill for the past
week. She is a patient in the Shelby
Hospital where she underwent an
emergency operation last Weduesliay
niuht when it was found she
had been suffering from a ruptured
appendix. While she Is still gravely
111 latest news from her bedside
stated that she was resting more
comfortably and the physicians
were more hopeful of her recovery.
The many friends of the family
been gredtty concerned over the Illness
of the bright and attractive
young girl. ;
Belk's Have Scout Window
t m i
Belk's Department Store, which is
official headquarters for Boys' Scout
equipment has a very attractive cen
I6F window whirl) W?fl
? . . .. .. ?M wvvVI H VCM M/
Troop Four, under the direction or
H. C. Wilson. Scoutmaster. One side
)f the window .is taken up with a
eau-to while the other side eontaiu>>
nany articles of interest to Scouts.
Troops One and Six assisted Four
in the display, for National Scout
week. , .
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Will Rogers9
Humorous Story
By WILL ROGERS
' | 'HE Worst Joke I heard today
was told to mo by Mr. Edward
K. Titos, Jr., of the Brooklyn
Eagle. well, this old Titus Boy,
I runs fnyself into him away up
in Warsaw, Russia. He comes asaunterinar
in there, trying to find
out something about this Pilsudski
for the Brooklyn Eagle. Lord
knows how the Eagle ever heard
of Pllsudski, but then he was there
and he and I end I
? ? ? w/x> VJ?ae/AS*/?AOp
the Chicago Tribune's Star man,
and Dennewita of the Hew York
Times, why we all went out to the
races. They hare some hot races
tn Warsaw and we had a pretty
good time of it None of us ever
saw Pllsudski. He had it in for
all American Newspaper men.
That should not hare barred him
from seeing me, however. Well,
here is one direct from the Brooklyn
Tingle. A colored Lady answered
an advertisement as a
Laundress. She was as Mack as
a coal but she bed children with
her at every description in the rainbow,
black, yellow, high brown.
"Why, say, are these children all
yours?"
"Yea, ma'am, they is all mine."
"But they are all different col99
"Yas*ra, you see Mb like this. My
first husband he was black like me;
the second one was kinder brown,
end then I decided for the next t
would prefer Blondes."
American Km VVatSNS. las.
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Scouts Trot (
13 Miles To i
Sister Of Local
Woman Dies
|iS(nr^.l 4V ? * v . ? , .T] '
atiawrtB
iUK At the rite ib> hwapl'il fpUuTlnK
an i'lueit? of only three May* were
held at 2:3v Monday afteincou.
Th?> rile* were r?ndui't<-d at lleaver
l>am Ituptisr Church hy the l.fev
p. K Putuain and Or. Zcno Wall' >
_Mr?. Huniphiic* *i? 40 year* old
She was a rettideut o( the lleavri
Dam community, and an active mem
her of the OapiiHt Church there.
Sho waa teacher ol the Mother's
Class, secretary of the female member*
of the church and a faithful W
M. U. members. She was a devoted
Christian and was over ready . to
serve. * ' ' t.
Mrs. Humphries wvas the former
Miss Brun.ia Jiavis. She was married
to William H. Humphries on Feb
runry 2, 1913,
Surviving are her husband and
the following children: Hen. Clyde."
Mabel.' Mattie. Grady, Ray, Gerald j
and a three-weeks old son, James, '
all at home, except mattie who is a
student nurse at the Shelby. Horpital.
She aitfo leaves two sisters. Mrs
Mack Connor and Mrs. John Mauney
both of Kings Mountain; a half ulster,
Mrs. Henry Ellison of Atlanta,
(la.; a half-brother, the Rev. Char
les 11. Ilavls of Clarksville. Ga
Red Cross Appoints
Officers
Tho Executive Committee of the
local chapter ot' the American Red
Cross met r^ce^tly and appointed
the following directors for tin: coming
year: O. O. Jackson. G. A. Bridges,
B. S. Feeler, W. K Mauney. F.
R. Summers, J. W. Milam, H, C.
Sprinkle, Jr., A. G Surgeant, R N.
Baird, and Mesdames Carl Mauney,
and J. E. Herudon. B. S. Neill was
named Roll. Call?Txeaaufer aab Mis*
Helen flay was named Publicity
Chairman.
Mrs. Rotb Gamble was re-appointed
Executive Secretary.
Members of the Executive Committee
are: Rev. P. .D. Patrick, Chair 1
man: Mrs. C.. E. Neisler 1st Vice-I
Chairman: L. W iiamrick. 2nd vino !
Chairman; Mrs. G. W. King. Secretary;
Mrs. P. O. Ratterree. Treasur
er.
Sprinkle Address P. T. A.
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Dr. H. C. Sprinkle. Jr., Pastor of
Central Methodist Church, gave a
very . inspiring and helpful lecture
on "Mental Hygiene" ttr member of
the Central School Parent - Teacher
Association at their meeting held
Tuesday night. Rev. H. G. Fisher.
PaHtor of St. Matthews Lutheran
Church, had charge of the devotlonals.
. ,
JMrs. Smyije Williams' second
grade won the prize for haying the
most parents present.
Lions And Kiwanians
To Meet With Scouts
Members of the Kings Mountain
Klwanis add Lions Clubs will Join
In the annual Roy Scout meeting
and banquet which will be held tl %
evening at 7:00 o'clock in- the Central
School Cafeteria. Former Governor
Clyde R. Hoey of Shelby will
be the main speaker. Arrangements
Have hee.n made to take care of
over 250 adults and Boy Scouts.
Hunnicutt Shows Mexico
Pictures To Shelby School
.Harold Hunnicutt sho-wed a movie
film of a trip C. tf Nelsler. Jr..
made about a year ago to Mexico
City to students of Shelby Junior
High School Wednesday afternoon.
Mr. Hunnicutt explained scenes in
the movie to the pupils.
jMnesrs Hunnicutt and Nelsler pre
sen ted the same film to members of
the Shelby Klwanis Club last Thursday.
Burdette Attends
Raleigh Meeting
H. I,. Burdette. City Manager, attended
a meeting las$ Thursday In
Raleigh of the North Carolina league
of Municipalities. The League
entertained members of the State
Legislature. Governor Broughton
served as Toastmaster for ths ban
quet. Mr. Burdette is a former vicepresident
Of the association.
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Greetings
Shelby
Vl'tittilj'llvi! King* MrHl?!nbi liny
i.'i*. acting a* good-will courier*
tk.uyed a mv??aa? yesterday xfteiilOon
from Mover l?r<> T??t?v Tot Cn*.
m 'III' H'.llJ 1 1"
Swain. Mayor Pro-Tent of Shelby.)
The letter which is published below
was presented to Scout James Hern
dun In from of the City llall by Mr.
Pulton. The letter was presented in
Shelby at the City Hall to Uill Osborne.
b> Scout Jack Maunny. Mr.
Osborne, County Solicitor, who ?sl
cially received the letter In the absence
of Mr. Mc&wain, introduced
each KinRH Mountain Scout m:\ing
the trip to Shelby.
The Scouts were stationed at one
half miles intervals, between the
neighboring towns, and as each re
celved the message he trortert tn<?
distance to the next scout who In
turn ' received the letter. The first
Scout left hero at 3:$0 'and the last
Scout arrived in Shelby- n't 5:05,
making the 13 mile -trip on foot In
one hour und 40 minutes.
The Scouts made the return trip
by automobiles and reported with
their lenders to The Herald Office.
The Scouts assembled in front of
the city Ifall '85 strong in answer to '
an emergency alarm yesterday aftor ,
noop prior to the Shelby Jaunt
Scout Commissioner Aubrey Mauney
addressed (he boys and congratulated
them for tliotr prompt response
to the call. Mayor Pro-Tein Fulton ' .
also thanked the Scouts and stated
that thev were a big asset to Kings *.
Mountain. y.
The good-will message beating
trip made in connection with the
local'' promotion of National Boy
Scout week which is being observed
throughout the JJ.nited States this
week. The climax will he reaches
tills evening at the banquet to bo
held In this School Cafeteria. aC
which Hon. Clyde Iloey of Shelby
will speak.
Mr. Fulton's letter follows:
February 12, 1941
Honorable Yates McSwatn,
<Mty-ef-64wH>y,--- -?
Shelby. North Caroline.
Dear Mr. McSwaln:
1 ? + * * ? ** *
in lUKtMi in me t.eieoratton i?r
Boy Scout Week In commemoration
of the founding of the Hoy Scouts 01
America we transmit through tho
Boy Scouts of Kings Mountain,
Novth Carolina, our most cordial
greetings to our sister cltv of Shelby
with sincere good wishes, happiness
and prosperity In all things tr>
her and her people."
Most cordially yours.
TOWN OK KINGS MOUNTAIN,
H. T. Kulton, Mayor-Pro-Tom.
Mr. Mauney'a letter follows:
February 12. 1941.
Mayor J. B. Thoraasson,
Mayor Pro-Tern, H. .T. Fulton,
All City Officers.
Greetings:
We. tho Boy Scouts of Kings
Mountan. at an emergency practice
call, a series of short blasts on tho
fire siren today at 3:00 p. m. mobilized1
at the City Hall eighty-five
85 strong within less (ban ten (10)
minutes.
We stand ready at the same call
to mobilize and render services in
nny emergency locating lost persons,
oavrvlng messages, and as may be
retired in case of fire or storm.
The Boy Scouts or
Kings Mountain.
Aubrey Mauney, Commissioner.
James Pre Stow^
(Opinions Expressed in This Column
Are Not Necessarily the Views of .
This Newspaper.)
American industry, in its day-lo
day defense production, is making
poor prophets out of all the writers
who have contended that "you will
never make a satin purse out of a
sow's ear.'
So far, as modern researcher*
knok James Howell. In 1669. was the
first man to put that phrase into
writing. Now, 300 years later Wash
tngton hears dally of new industrial
accomplishments for defense which
make transformation of a sow's ear
into silk look like child's play.
The handicap* In many instances
are tremendous ? but since the
government is setting the policy and
needs weapoos and machines for de
fense, Industry is producing them.
To the layman. this production
might seem a simple job. But facta
talked privately in Washington
show that It is far from simple. Hera
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