Buy At Heme ^?? VOL. 27 NO. 1 ? State And N; mndmwr, April I.?Tdo crewmen | 111 killed but none of the 15 pa* I* Utngcrs wee injured when the en-' glue. coel tender and baggage car m e 8on|h*B HeWwa> rf?*frtRdr train left the tracks and tumbled down a fiO foot .embankment into ralley river near here yesterday. Engineer Fred Bourne, 45, and Fireman J. O. M. Zimmerman, 45, i both of Aaheville. N. were kill cd. The train, on a regular run between AsheviUe and Murphy. N. C., left the tracks going down an incline. The sole passenger car was ( thrown against' h mountainside^ Raleigh, April 8. -The allotment of $6:19.769 for national defense pro Jects will he considered here Tlnirs day by the national youth admints, tration's state advisory committee. The funds will go for a project at the new shipyard at Wilmington; for production of hospital supplfes to extend the rehabitation health program; to open a rehabilitation center at^Durham; to build a NYA center at Gastonia; and to enlarge i the NYA center at Ashevllle. Raleigh, April Additional defense projects may be located in North Carolina'. An Inventory, Gov. Flrnughton. said, will be made of tiro state's defense resources such at labor tools, factor space, factor sites, and eucb matters as recreation. health conditions and sanitation in defense areas. Prank Vane. of Washington. director of the Dlvlsiou of Federalstate cooperation,' has appointed at hla desk, and his pen racing across the paper. "Come on. old man," I said, "w< "With us." "Cant go to lunch," he said, MCa I am ?if I go out to lunch with you or three days. I'm going to send a coffee and a sandwich. "Cant you spare even half an hi paaieafj "No, I can't, I tell you, I cant lea en bow is done. There's a time lim pledge to stick here until the thing is , "A time limit,'?h fr w of us said is flit very latest oossible date when y He glanced at the calendar above "A weak ego last Tuesday," he sa (Arasrlcan News V I * ? ' . -4 .V " ' ' '; - { ' - ' IT ^ Rings ttional News Brief Form ' - * Washington April 8. . Secretary .lull Mid today Uu- Slit*- Ilopartm-nt had received a message by lnllrert means from Arthur litis* atn^( the American Minister to t'ugunluvla reporting thut all Amcr i-tiii* In Yukoalavla were believed o have been safe an late as Sunday light. , Trenton. N'. J.. April 8.-Threerear old George Ziegler was struck >y an automobile. That wn bad. Taken to a hospital, he was found o be unhurt. That was good. A rash on his hotly Indicated scar et fever. That was bad. The rash disappeared and a' docor decide that George merely ato oo many strawberries. That was cood. . . / Norfolk, Va., April Ik"?A wrecWMl naval bomber was sighted off Jape. Charles, Va., today by searclisrs for a big naval patrol craift which has been missing since yeBterday. with ten men aboard,- , Naval authorities here said tha^ t was the missing ship. ill ope that the plane and its men were safe was felt for a time on he basis of reports from Navy and -oast Guard sources in Washington uid New York that a ship resembliug the missing craft was seeu operating safely in New Jersey watc%* LAter tiie Atlantic. City Coast Guard nation identified this plane as one sf those searching for the boiQber. Washington, April 8.-?The Recon struction finance Corp. today announced plans to build two defense factories costing over $3,600,000. Both plants will be built by the REYl and leased to private companies for operation. One will be an airplane parts f|cLpry at Chicago to cost $1,108,90-. It will be leased to the Pullman Stuniard Car Mfg. Co., Chicago. The other will be a steel plant at Dunkirk, N. Y., to cost $2,500,000 and to be leased to the Allegheny Ludlum Stee] Corporation ot Pitts burg. i . Atlanta, April 8.?Advertising results. Mrs. Eld Bernd offered lu an ad some unneeded. furniture for sale, Including a couple of deck chairs at 25 cents each. A customer called at her home uid left 50 cents with a Negro maid Tor a couple of 'desk" chairs. One of the chairs was an autlque :hat had "been in the family almost 100 years, and worth, Mrs. Bernd mourned, considerably more than a luarter. "* Washington, April 8.?Secretary Knox announced todav that James Forrestal, Undersecretary of the Navy, was leaving for England for i visit of about two weeks "to eatab llah a close Unison" between the Navy Department and the nrlttah Vdmlralty on mfctters arising under the. Land-iLease program. Knox said that the Department iran handling purchases of material in this country for the British Navy jnder the Lor of humorous articles at stated periodical. ' . is dropped in on him at his offtae. his coat off, his sleeves rolled up, > want to take you out to lunch n't quit the Job. Ton know how fellows 1 wont get back for two boy out to bring me in a cup of our to Join us?" naked my comive here until this Job I'm working it on it and I'm under a solemn finished. I: "well, under your promise, whnt ou must deliver the manuscript?" his desk: Id. atarti. Inc.) M A11V1 > ITAUUIJ KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C. TM WATIR COMMITTEE APPOINTED The Water Investigation committee which was ordered tppaintN Mvsral wNki ago was appointed toy Mayor Pro-Tom Tom Pulton at the dared appointed as the moults " of Street talk and rumors pertaining to "water stealing." The committed le to make a complete investigation of the water syotom and report their finding to the board. This report will be published In The Herald.' The Committee appointed la com poaed of Haywood E. Lynch, Chairman, Arthur Hay and L. O. Welch. ? I Only One Candidate Files I With only 20 days left. to file for Ittae coining Town Election. only one candidate threw his hat into _Uie ring during tlio oast week The I TfTown Election will be held on Tftes day. May 6tli. and candidate have to ' file five days before, which would make the deadline April 30th. So far only two out of the five wards have candidates in the field. ~The~~nettr candidate this week. Is : W. O. "Ows' Styers, who filed last Tluirsday for the Town Council from Ward .4. "Mr. Styers is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Styers and has been an employee of the Pauline Mill for the past 12 years. The new candidato is married hut does not have any. children. Mr. Styers said, "Tell, them 1 am running' as a Democrat, and I will appreciate thp vote and support of the folks in my ward." The other candidates who have announced are L?. W. Hamr'ick and X). U Saunders from Ward 3. MEN WANTED The Local Draft Hoard is verv anxious to locate Boyce Dobbin Wright, white, and Gus Harris, colored. whose questionnaires * have been returned undelivered. Mr. Wright's address was given as Kings Mountain. Gus Harris registered at Waco, stating that he lived on the Arthui Stroupe farm. If any person knows the present address of cither of these two men, they are asked to contact the Draft Board, as It will be a favor to the men aa well as the Board. Bible Class Hears Hoey Speaking here Saturday . night. Former Governor Clyde K. Hoey; addressed 65 members of the Men's I Rthla flora of tl.o m.o> D V~. 1 | uautu v/iuuu v? hue r uoi a i^ou/iur iau Church and Invited guests. Lo| cal citizens, Presidents and Teachiers of the other Bible Classes were present for the occasion. .His' talk featured a banquet session held at the church building. Arthur Hav, teacher, also spoko briefly. Harry Page, president, presided, introducing E. A. Harrill, who presented the former governor Mr. Hoey'a talk, highly Intoreetlug, was much applauded. P. T. A. MEETS The P. T. A. held the next to the last meeting Tuesday evening at the Central School auditorium with a good attendance. The patrons were especially, treated when the, school band rendered several selec lions and Mr. H. K. Hunnicutt showed a verV interesting picture on Mexico. .k > " Leave For New Home Mr. and Mrs. Harry Warren left early this morning lor Houston, Texas, where thoy will make their home. Mr. Warren has a position as claim adjuster for the Aetna Cnsu u)ty and Surety Company. The young couple have the best wishes of a host of friends who regret to see them leave Kings Mountain. Lions Meet Next Tuesday The regular meeting of the Kings Mountain Lions Club will be held next Tuesday evening at 7 P. M. in the Womans Club Building. Effort Is being made to secure an outstanding speaker for the meeting and ail members are urged to be present. RETURN TO WAKE FOREET The following students from Wake Forest College who have been spending spring holidays at their homes In Kings Mountain returned Tuesday: Ladd Hamrlek, Jr. P. F. Hord, Jr., Hal Olive, J. C. Bridges and Jones Fortune. ' ' ' * ' . *". itain I ?. URODAY, APRIL 10, 1041. Over IS, 0( ANNUAL SUM! EASTER MORI The annual Dialer Sunrise Hrrvice will be IiH<1 Sundav morning ut 6:i>0 A. M. in front of the Central School, with Uev. H. C. Sprinkle, father- of II. C. Sprinkle, Jr., Pastor of Central Mothodlst Church, delivering the sormon. It has been the rustout of the Kings Mountain Chur cites for the past several years to co-operate in the early morning ser vice, which has attracted large rumhurs of Kings Mountain citizens. ft I * * - ii uuti ueen aunqunceu it mo weather Is bad the service Will be held in the school auditorium. Special music will be rendered by the' choirs of ali the churches aud the High. School (flee Club under the direction of Miss Dorothy Carsoil. Special Trumpet and Hand selections will be rendered by the High School Hand. Members of the Church Choirs ami Glee Club are asked to be at the School Saturday night for practice. The program for the ?ervlc? follows : 1. Trumpets. 2. I>oxolog>. ft. (invocation, by Rev. K. h. Phillips. * I. "Christ the Ixird 1r Risen Today." h.v the choirs aud high school glee clubs. ' ?. r>. Hand selection. 6. Buster Scripture Uesson, by Rev. A. G. Sargeant. 7. Sermon by Rev. H. C Sprinkle, of Mocksville, N C. v "Christ. Arose." by the choirs and glee clubs'. b. Hand selection. 10: "Ali Hail The Power of Jesus' Name." by the choirs aud congregation. It. HeutKiiction, by Rev. H. G. Fisher. MAN DROPS DEAD Thomas McAbee, 68, dropped dead from a heart attack on tin; street in front of the McGill Service Station here Saturday afloruuon about i o'clock. Mr, McAbee was rushed to a local doctor's office )>} Chief or Police Jimmy Burns, but was pro nounced dead upon arrival. He is survive*! by bis wife. Alice Fnedell MeAbee and six children: l-'red- ol Lawndale. Mrs. Magj?ie Lov ctt of Ervln, Teun., Mrs. Louise Hutchius of Shelby, Mrs. Elizabeth Fisher of Shelby. Miss Bonnie Mo Abee of Spartanburg, and Miss Del lu McAbee of Kings Mountain. He also loaves ono brother. Fred McAbee of Kings Mountain. Fhmeral services were held Monday morning at 10 o'clock at the Church of Ood in King?- Mountain with the pastor, Rev. Sam Cope, officiating. Interment followed in Zoar cemetery In Cleveland county. Will Rogers* Humorous Story By WILL ROGERS 'X'HERE was a holdup in Chicago last week. Well, I reckon it does sound like a fairy story, but that's the way It was told to me. A guy just naturally walked up to a man that war walking along the street , near Grant Park, anil l.n i. -d hint down. Then tin heldl?fi cr'i\K.-wl ? 1??- ' , ^ n uan 01 nioi?.--y from the pedestrian, aud started to ruh. The fellow that wa? knocked down started holelring. "Here, you, come back here and hit- mo again'!" Well, the stick-up hadn't ever been asked a favor like that before, ao he come back. ?. "Won't you please knock me unconscious?" says the victim. He was a little fellow, and not very strong, so the stick-up says, "Why, t don't like to do that. I got your dough, ain't I? I kinda like you. I'll give you carfare or anything like that." _ . "No, you gotta hit me," says the other one. "You aee, I'm treasurer of the Sunday School, and ItH be j mighty hard to explain unless I'm half killed. Beat me up good, or I'll have you arrested 1" . ./><* v,?r? PntntH loa. f lerald 90 Tin Cam BISE SERVIP.fi MING . _ SCHOOL* NOT TO CLOSE FOR EASTER The King* Mountain Schools will not be closed for Easter Holidays to make up the days lost when the schools were closed during the flu epidemic last fall. School officials decided the students and teachers had rather make up several days now than to have to attSnd school during the hot days of June. ' Logan House Badly oamaged By Fire Tin- \V F. LoKUII lltMIK' J! Mi" corner uf (!uld ahd Tracy nlree(s WHS liadlv* llamtiiri'il Uf" .?? ^ ' "V v V ' * a ' . i ; Watch Labal On Your Feper A?tf Don't Lot Your Subscription Cxptrol PIVE CENTS PER COPY s Collected IJo\s and Kil ls went Into act nut t.i ?! week and collwiwl uVw la.oo# tin cans^ftn Theatre party.ot_. tho itiK Chief of Police Jimmy Hurt}5 tttr old of Manager DatMf Cash. The Kiwanis aud I.tont Club* and llatanod K t.yneh. Kditor of > ' The Herald, in the event to rtd Kings Mountain of tiu cans, which are the breeding places of mosquitoes The Presidents of the two Clubs. \V. K ntakely. of the Kiwtn is, and H. Tom Fultou. of the ,l,lona acted as Judges of tile sontOst. and the two cluhs Jointly donated the funi\s which made the proniotlou possible. Chief Hums presented tho rash prises to the xhappy* winners. The cans were brought to the theatre on trueks, bicycles, wagons ears, wheel burrows, scooters and . on foot. It took three of the. Town's trucks to remove the cans to the V dumping ground First prize of $5.00 cash was a- warded to J. If. Cole, of tile Pan line Mill Village, who had a total of ".tiltH cans. Young Cole delivered his flr.d'" in a !' * ton truck.. ' David Fisher aud Gillie Falls, Jr. tiisl for second prize of Jt'.OO aud Donald Allison and .liihiny Hudges tied fur the tliird prize or $2.00. The Dixie was almost packed witli boys anil girls who enjoyed tho two hour special- show arranged., by Manuger Cash. Chief Burns expressed his appro . ciutiofi to everyone Who assisted in the contest. The Herald desires to. publicly thank Mr. Jlut\nicutt for tuking and developing pictures of the cans piled in front of the Dixie. The Herald regrets that the cut | did not arrive in time for publish*I ing in this issue. The picture will j be printed next week. Yates Spake Elected Alderman According to the Morganton News-iUerald of Tuesday. Mr. Yates Spake. Morganton druggist, who r?*. aided itt Kings Mountain for a nun? her of years, led the ticket in the city election Monday and was elected to the board of aldermen. Mr. . Spake was un-opposed in his ward and received 1140 votes. He Is a brother' of Mrs. D. F. Hord of tbla j place and a native of Shelby . t ' '.* 1 Patrolman Jolly Back On Job Here Stale Highway Patrolman J. T. I Jolly, who was transferred several I months ago' to Holly ltldue, N. C.. . is now back on. his old job. Patrolman Jolly is making his headquarters at the City Hall and will patrol I the highways in Cleveland and UaaI ton counties. Battleground Siipt. To Address Kiwanis Club j ^ Oswald K. Camp, Superintendent 1 of Kings Mountain National Mill-, lary Park, will be the guest speaker this evening at the Kiwanls Club , meeting In ^he Woman's Club build ing at 6:30. Hupt. Camp will discuss the history of the battle, and park, and also the accomplishment* that have been made at the park during the past three or four year* Supt. Camp was formerly in charge of the Statue of Liberty and club x members are, awaiting his address with a great deul of interest. (Wfti/imqfon M^napihcti James Preston^ 'Opinions t vprSised -n Ttris' Column Art' iNti Cct'ss.iriiy the Vicvv* of f hiy Ne'iA/spaohr.) Only time will toll win titer the I'resitiitn*. t> new Hoard can keep strike.) trout. hamstringing defense production,- Just us time proved to to Washington that something hooded to ho done about strikes. Some people In Washington, parlieularly Congressmen who know what strikes ore all about, feel rather dubious. They point but that the government has the power to crack down on defense Industries,, even to the point of taking them or or and running them Itself, but it does not have nor seek similar power over workers In (V? p'^nta. They become especially pessimistic when they see what they con- ' aider to be Indications of the administration's attitude on the situation. There was House debate recently over the flpllowlng remark attributed by one columnist to a high Washington official: "The right of the CIO to strike is paramount to the right of this (Cont'd on Kdltorial page) ? # -? ?'? e- ,C./ - ' jt&'y I