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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 <K.
L Gravely of Rocky Mount as field
supervisor for North Carolina,- the
governor said.
Raleigh, April 8.?The State prob
ably will not add a 12th grade to
the public school system until the
19*2*if. school year. Lloyd (JnlJTtn.
Secretary of the State School Com A.
mission said today.
Oityftln pointed out $tat white
the Legislature authorized the addition
of a 12th grade the approprl
ation for this purpose did not contemph-ce
its establishment in 194142.
The appropriation called for ex
penditure of 850,000 iu 1941-42'aJia
approximately $400,000 In 1942-43.
Griffin said the $50,000 would be
spent to set up the machinery for
adding the extra grade. The school
commission probably will .buckle
down to the task of starting the
machinery in motion In June.
Kateign. April -rue appeal oil 1
Joe Calcuft former slot machine dig .
trlbutor. from Wake County, 8uper|
lor (5ourt conviction calling for a 1
year*# imprisonment, $10,000 fine, )
refraining from politic* and qulttng 1
the slot mafchlne business, was ?
held under advisement today by 1
the State Sapreme Court. '
BANK TO BE CLOSED |
VASTER MONDAY
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The First National Bank wlil lie 1
closed Easter Monday, April 14th, ,
which Is a national legal holiday, eo i
cording to B. 8. Netll, Cashier. 1
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By IRVIN S
HTHERE ig a writer in New York wl
put off until tomorrow. All the sa
is always in demand. Some time at*
on a contract to furnish a given burnt
intervals for publication in a popular
One day abont noon-time two of i;
'We found him humped u*> 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
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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 L<end Lease program and
ilso would undertake repair to British
war vessels.
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S. COBB
Present Mood
. COBB
ho never does today what he ran
tme, among the editors, his output
o, in a careless moment, ho took
>or 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:
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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"
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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.
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oamaged By Fire
Tin- \V F. LoKUII lltMIK' J! Mi"
corner uf (!uld ahd Tracy nlree(s
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ter yesterday morning about 'J;30. I
The fire started from a spark on
the roof, according to Kire Chief
Brady King. Damage was estimated
at several hundred dollars, as the
ioof ws aboul one-half burned -off,
anil considerable damage is as doue
by' water.
Kfremeu effectively used their,
canvass salvage covers to p'rolec'the
furniture, which was placed .in
the center. of the rooms and covei
ed. '1 he two apartments ou the second
floor which were occupied by
James Littlejohn aud Gat land Huberts,
were badly damaged.
it was understood that the home
was insured.
J-'irupnen wer? afao "?Vih'd out
Monday .night about ll:0u 1'. M. to
ihe boiler room of the Rimer Lumber
Co., but uo damage was reported.
Robert C. Ormand Dies i
Robert Coluptbus Ormand. 78. |
prominent and highly esteemed res
blent of Bessemer City, died at his
nome in Bessemer City m 5:30 Tues
day afternoou after an illness of
only 34 hours of pneumonia.
He Is survived by his wife. Mary
Alice Shetley Ormand, and three
children: Robert S. Ormand' ol
Banbury, N. C. Henry R. Ormaud of
Mariou. n. C., and Mrs. .1. a. Ranker
of Bessemer City; three grandchildren,
one brother, J J. Ormdml
.of Bessemer City, two sisters. Miss
Xtyda Ormand. ol' Kimn MVuniiin.
and Mrs. S. M Stacy of York, S. C. i
Mr. Ormaud has been a member
of the Long Creek Presbyterian
Church since boyhood. He was ar.
elder iu the Presbyterian Church
for thirty years and was active iu
all departments of the Church. Ho
was educated in Kings Mountain
Military School, and after fiuisblug
taught school for several years, but
later wus engaged in farming for
many years.
Funeral services were held yesterday
afternoon at the Presbyterian
church in Bessemer City. Burial
was In Long Creek cemntor
College Girls
leaching Here
Three Winthrop College souiors?
Misses Nan McKinnon, Grace Jeter
and Mary Gam or- -are teach
fug here this week in an exchange
plan of teachers exchanging places
with senior students.
Miss McKinnon is teaching the
third grade at West .School while
Miss Kail life Carpenter studies and
observes for -a week at, Winthrop.
Miss .) li t" is co! ducting tile (lasses
of the sixth grade, white Miss j
Mi;. h< 11 Williams Is at Winthrop.)
1 and Mi s Gamer is teaching eighth !
grade English while Miss Mary Mit
chcll is at Wlnlhiop.
The Kings .Mountain schools
.were recently chosen among those
to cooperate with Wlnthrop in the
exchange plan.
Dance Friday Night
One of the highlights of the Easter
Social season will be the annual
Stag Club Easter Dance In the Womans
Club bulldiug Friday - night
beginning at 9:30. Music will be
furnished by Lewis Sathey and hta
orchestra from Oastonlo.
PAULINE MILL CLUB HAS
NEW FLAG AND POLE
Members of tlie Pauline. Mill Club
and Roy Scouts" from that troop ar#
very proud of their new 45-foot flag
pole and 8x13 foot flag. "Old Olory'
proudly waves In fhe breeie over
the attractive club house in the Pau
line 1111 Village.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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