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Hickory, May 20.?Carl JHoyt Mace
12 yent old Westmont school gradepupil,
sixth grade, died in a local
hospital lust night after two Hickory
physicians and other persons
had prolonged his life for an hour
and a half with artificial . respiration
uhd oxygeu. Death, physicians
stated, was due to pncumouia and
streptococcic meningitis, the latter
a rare malady
Darlington, S. t\. May 20.?Damages
estimated at more than $60,000
resulted last night when the
Coxo Brothers -Lumber company in
JMoritclare section of .Darlington
. county was practically destroyed by
tire.
TIip' fluinotl lirttrun Sit u iSi?o/1 hrtr
at the rip saw end of the largo
lumber plant. )oca:ed about 10 mil
es front Darlington. The lire was
discovered by the night watchman
and the Darlington fire department
I -was called. However, the flames
bad gained such headway that it
Was impossible to save the plaut.
Whiteville," May 20.?An intensive
hunt for the hit-and-run driver who
Saturday night struck down and
killed 22 year old OUle Carroll as
he rode a bicycle along highway 74
near bis home at Freeman, has bean,
fruitless so far. Highway patrolmen
and other officers ure' working on
the case. Carroll's brother, Floyd
was riding just behind him when
the death car went by, but was unable
to give sufficient description of
the car to be of much assistance to
the authorities working oa the case.
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(High Point, May 19.?Boarders in
all but three hosiery mills here
struck for wage increases today
and spokesmen said that boarders
in ono of the three would Join the
Strikers tomorrow. One of the mills
is not affected because of a recent
wage increase there.
Committees "representing the stri
kers and manufacturers tfW" resume
their negotiations tomorrow.
Several hundred persons were affected
by the strikes. Picketing was
peaceful and there were no disorders.
Sumter, S. C., May 20.?Mrs.
Priscilta Brown Shlpman was ordered
held for trial by "a coroner's
Jury here this afternoon inquiring
into the death of her huabaud, Robert
Alderman Shlpman, who died
on April 17 at the home of bis brother.
J. W. Shlpman, in a Sumter
suburb alter a visit to his wife at
Florence allegedly for the purpose
of "making up" after a separation.
North Wilkesooio, May 20.? Police
Chief J. E. Walker said here
today that more than $350 in merchandise
was taken in a robbery of
C. A. Lowe and ' Sons wholesale
house Friday night. Entrance to the
building was gained from the back.
Five and one half cases of cigarettes
and a quantity of chewing gum
were ta&eh. There were signs of attempts
to open the safe. On the
same night Gulf Refining company's
plant was entered and several
tires were taken out of the building
but apparently had been abandoned
on the grounds.
Laughing Aroi
With IRV
? iwi n m n m u
A Walk Awake ^
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FOLLOWING the close of hostilil
1 battalion?natives of the Farm
on a dock at Brest. Naturally, 1
would do when they had bean shipj
oat of the Service.
''Me, I done Rot it ell Agger*
lee son front deee yen Frenchmens,
don't draw no oolor-lins. So, I'sps
dt same ea I'm been doin' over ;
eborely moat a' changed bade bona
s I strikes oar ole town I'se goin
from bald to foot-Vite soft, w*ite
everything wte. An' I'm goin' po
down do street bound far de ice en
do wVn you gits back?"
"Wert," said his companion, "I
wet, in a way, similar. I'm goin' |
to foot, and black shoes, as' I also
Jest behime you?'cause I'm' gwine
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?NaUonil News?
l-eniltur, N. Mex., May 20.?If Father
Perot says so, it's true.
The residents of tills Spanish
Am or lean village merely went back
to sleep when the civil authorities
sounded flood warnings. The latter
appealed to the priest.
Father Perot rang his ?liurch
j bells. The faithful listened and
1 came. In cliurch. he. explaiucd the
i menace from tlje rising ltlo Grande
I and soon had the exodus under way
Washington, May 2i).-e-The Mar- (
I ques de Aguiar, who registered at j
Ij the State department today as an j.
| agent of monarchist and Catholic
groups in Spain, said that Adolf]
! Hitler and. Francisco Franco signed]
I a pact i?.i Oct. S. 1938, under which,:
' Hitler was given power to direct
1 Spain's national and International
^ policies'.
j Kuoxvilie. Tcuu.. Maw '20.?Mem
bt-rs of Alt. Harmon); Methodist
church wers startled when during
yesterday's services a woman rushed
out and cried for help front the
adjoining graveyard.
T Many of the congregation answered
the call to find a five year
old girl pinned underneath a tomb
stone that hart toppled from its
base. The child was' admitted to a
hospital with a broken leg.
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Myron Rhyne
Elected President
Of Lions
Myron A. Rhyne was elected
{'resident of the Kings Mountain
Lions Club at the meeting held
Tuesday evening in the Womans
Club Building. President Rhyne
who will be installed later along
with the other officers will aucceed
H. Tom Fulton who served as President
during the past year. Mr,
Rhyne holds a responsible position
with the Pauline Mill and is one ot
Kings Mouutain's moat promising
young business men. lie is a member
of the Lutheran Church and
was First Vice President of the
Lions Club last year.
Other officers elected were: First
Vice President, Robert Miller; Sec
end Vice President, Carl Mauney;
Third Vli'A ProaldAtit T^?n I? nhnrf a
Secretary, Bill Thomson; Treasurer
John Ca%*cny! Lion Tamer, W. K.
Mauncy, Jr., Tall Twister, Hiltou
Iluth, and new Directors, George
Houser, Holland Dixon, and Haywood
E. Lynch. M. H. Blser was elected
a Director to replace Dr. H.
C. Spriukle, Jr., who is moving to
Asheville.
Lions Charles Thomasson and
Mike Milam were elected delegates.
to the State Convention to be held
In Asheville.
Lion Myron Rhyne reJRViTea tor _
Chairman ot the Blind Committee,
C. P. Goforth that 53 boys and girls'
were examined and 49 were fitted
with glasses at a total cost of
$197.00.
Following the business session
members enjoyed playing Bingo
with Haywood E. Lynch, Chairman
of the Program Committee, calling
the numbers.
jnd the World
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ties two members of a colored labor
! inland Georgia town?were sitting
their thoughts dwelt on what they
*d bade to the State* and muttered
1 out," taid one. "I bM takin' a
Dey ain't gut no race-feelin's; dey
eta to carry on w*en I gits back Jeat
rara?only mebbe mo* so. Things
l aince we been awey. So, ex soon
' git me eome w*ite cloths, all w*ite
necktie, wTte straw hat, w*ite shoes,
it dam on an' den gwine walk slow
mm parlor. What doea you aim to
'speets to act diffe"nt from you, an'
fH me a blaek suit, black from haid
is gwine walk slow down de atreet,
be yo* pall bearer,
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kings mountain; n. c. tmurs
Poppy Day (
To Be Observed
Saturday "
Mopiory of America's war dead
in the- first World War will bo honored
here on Saturday, May. 24,
when everyone will be uskcd to .
wear a memorial poppy in. tribute to
their service and sacrifice.
Plans for the observance of Poppy
Day are neing completed by the
American in-giou |Au\iltury under
the -leadership of Mrs. Pride Hat
te, rce. Poppy Duy Chairman Tho
memorial flowers, made by disabled
war veterans, will t offered "on the
streets throughout lh< day by the
Auxiliary women.
This* year, -Willi the threatening
shallow oi a new Wbr! I Wai- lulling
across America... .the nieiiiOri.it, poppy
hart new tigiii; icain < it shov. s
mat America silll. retiM inWrs unit <,
Honors tlinst who tell in its defense *
-a years ago; ihat Americans still i
Relieve that Am?M lea's tree way' of , I
life is worth any .sacriiice, and that \
.in- spirit of putiiottem still burns \
>trcngiy it American hearts. *
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i iiu |iuin?u-h gi vw un me name or
front in France wliere the young f0
men of'America defeated the mill- pj<
lory might of autocracy in n gallant m
tliapluy of the streugtii of aroused be
democracy. When wc wear (liem on by
Poppy Day, their bright, red blob nit:
will remind us that our democracy
has -the strength to repell any dan- I
gors if we will serve as they served
There if. inBplrution for us all in the ?
poppy of great memories.
The poppies which the Auxiliary ?
will distribute here have been made H
by disabled veterans. All Poppy Day
workers will serve as ygjunteers
and ull of the money contributed to
them foe the flowers will go into
the welfare funds of the Auxiliary
to carry forward the Auxiliary's w'
work for the disabled, their famili- m"
es and tho families of the dead dur- 1>a
ing the year ahead.
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jMISS LOTTIE GOFORTJHL ?
*XHJND DEAD EARLY u,
TUESDAY MORNING ?
Funeral services for Miss Lottie 8
Qoforth, one of Kings Mountain's
highly esteemed and best kuown
citizens were held at Sisk Funeral w
Home on King Street Wednesday
morning at ten o'clock and inter- Pf
inent made in Mountain Rest ceme- ci
levy. Hoy. R C. Uoforth, pastor ot: ll
I at Fayette Street Methodist Church. | w
Shelby, and relaiive of the deceas-' !li
ed, conducted the last rites and was 10
assisted toy D. H. C. Sprinkle, ol M
Kings Mountain. ar
Pallbearers were W. F. Logan,, oa
A. H. Patterson. M A_ Warn I P ne
Gororth, Palmer Pulton, J E. Ader M
holdt, M. L. Harmon and Ed Pat- its
terson. .to'
Miss Goforth bad been in 111
health for several years and during <
the past winter had spent several
weeks In the Shelby Hospital. She
was found dead early Tuesday
morning wheu an attendant went to
her bed at her home, to call her
and It is. thought she passed away ,
quietly while asleep.
Miss Goforth was a daughter of
the late William Goforth and wife, |
Jane Houser Goforth, a prominent
family of the Kings fountain Bat- i
tleground section. Her forbears j
fought In the battle of Kings Mountain
and for many years her parents
owned and lived in the famous
rock houBe built by her graud-fath- |
er, the late Henry Housor, in 1803, \
and which still stands as one of the '
places of interest of the battle- (
ground area. For more thau forty j
years Miss Goforth has maintained ,
u residence on Battleground Avenue ,
in Kings Mountain. I
She was a member of El Bethel
Methodist "Church, where her pareutB
and other raombers of her fain !
Jly worshiped in years past
Surviving are two brothers, Rob- J
eri uuionn or uusion Bireei, rviug^ |
Mountain, and Dave Goforth, who j
has realded In Texas and New Mex ,
ico tor many years. ,
Betty Patrick In Recital
Mies Dorothy Carson presented
Betty Patrick, daughter of Rev. and
Mrs. P. D. Patrick, in a High School
Senior graduating piano recital 1
Tuesday evening. May 20, in the
.High School auditorium. Tho program
consisted of composition
from the different schools of musicclassic,
romantic, Impressionistic,
and modern. Miss Patrick pl&ye>
with artistic feeling and technical
ability.
Sara Herndon, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. P. I). Herndon, gave two
dramatic readings. Miss Herndon is
a dramatic student of Mis3 Retta
Byar. This Is the first time that
a Senior has ever given a piano recital
in the High School.
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IDAY, MAY 22, 1?41
11yde Bennet
Mayor ProLEAVES
SATURDAY"'
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H. C. Sprinkle, Jr., who leaves
r Asheville Saturday to assume
storate of thi West Asheville
ethodiat Church. Dr. Sprinkle will
succeeded at Central Methodist
his father.
>r. Sprinkle
eaves Saturday
or Asheville
Dr H C. Sprinkle, who nas serv
as p\?tor of Central Methodist
lurch for the past year and a halt
11 leave Kings Mountain Saturday
jrr.ing for Asheville to accept the
istorate of the West Asheville
ethodlst Church. ,Dr. Sprinkle will
succeeded by bis father, Rev, H.
Sprinkle, Sr., or Mocksville. a re ed
minister; who will arrive Sat day
and, he in charge of the ser>
cee Sunday. Rev. Sprinkle recenthad
charge of a week's special
rvice here and members of the
?tig rogation and citizens of Kings
ountain were more than v pleased
Ith his ability and personality.
I>r. Sprinkle has taken an active
irt iu both of the religious and
vie life of Kings Mountain and
! leaaves a host of friends here
ho wish for him great success in
a promotion. The departing pasr
was President of the Kings
ountain Ministerial Association
id a member of the Lions Club.
The announcement of change
me as surprise' not only to memrs
of the congregation but Kings
ountain -citizens as a whole who
ive Dccornc attached to '.lie frieud
Methodist Pastor and his wife.
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Will Rogers9
Humorous Story [
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By WILL ROGERS
r\NCE in a while you hear fua?
^ ny story about a lunatic. I
reckon lunatics have got to bo funny
once in a while, especially if
they're not very much different
from us people that thiak we eini
lunatics.
A doctor that was rialting a flsa
Insane hospital in Illinois was going
up the walk towards the bull dine
when he kinds fell into talk with
a sensible-looking chap that was
going the same way. They got
to talking, and the doctor noticed
that this guy was carrying a funny-looking
bag, about as big as a
mail sack, only it was green and
red and bulged oat kind* funny nil
ovor.
"What you got la that bag?iaya
the doctor.
A crow-catcher," aayi the man,
looking kinda sheepiah, and ooming
closer to. the doe.
"What's a erow-catcher?"
"Well, it's a wild animal that can
catch crows while they're cawing
loud. You see, I live In this Joint
here, and the bona of the place Is
a kind of a warden, Doctor Bilk,
they call him. He ain't exactly
right in his head eometlmes, and
h thinks he seen crows flying
around his room and cawing rsiu
loud. So I'm taking him this hero
wild crow-catchar."
"But I thought you said the warden
just imagines he sees the
crows? What good will the crowcatcher
do for that condition?"
w>v; you see, It's an imaginary
e -cher, and it ought to work
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Bright Ratterree Resigns
As Clerk.
Clyde Bennett, Councilman from
Ward 2 was elected l>y secret butlot
as Ma'ot I'lO-Tem of Kings
Mountain at the -meeting Monday
Night in the City Hall. All member*
of the Council wore present for
the meeting which was the .first reg
ular meeting of the new eown officials
which were elected May. 6lh.
Mayor Joe Thomson.presided.
Count'llman W. K. Maundy was
sworn in by Bright Rsnt"rr??e, as ho
wasj 'absent When the other mem
u'.-rs were given the oath of office.
Kt\ . 1'. 1). Patrick. Itcd Cross
Chairman appeared before the
1 Idard and requested an increase ot
$1ojh> per ,month for Mrs. Ituih
('.amble, Executive Secretary.. No
action was taken Hit; tax rate foi'
the new year lias not been set. Tho
matter was taken under consideration
tor future action.
CitVt Manager II. 1-. Burdette reported
on the WPA School Stadium
Project;
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J It. Davis recommended tkat
the Council retain Clyde Hoey to
assist him in the suits against
Kings Mountain as the results of
the overhead bridge. The suits
pending '.trial aro M. C. Harraort,
Mrs.. Fred Finger and the Pure Oil
Co. On motion of W.'K. Mauney and
seconded by Clyde Bennett the recommendation
of Attorney . Davis
was passed.
On motion o? Clyde Bennett and
seconded by W. K. Mauney, delinquent
water and light customers
will have to pay the current bill
plus one moiiib on back bills or
have service discontinued.
George Emery of Statcsville w'as
employed to make tho annual town
audit ou motion of Charles S. Williams
which was seconded by W. K
Mauney. The total cost of the audit
was not to exceed f25o.t)0.
Ou motion of Councilman Wil
ftams aud seconded by Councilman
Mauney tho Town is to consult the
County Commissioners in regards
to' a revaluation of ail real estate
in Cleveland County.
City Manager H. L. Ilurdette was
to investigate the matter of lowering
interest rales on Town of Kings
Mountain bonds.
Cpuncilmen discussed the teas!
bility of u combined rate for heat,
light and power users so that onlv
one meter and bill will be necessary:
Bright Rattcrreo who has been
acting Town Clerk since Charles
Billing resigned to accept the jto
sition of County Auditor, submitted
his resignation to the board on ac
count of ill health. Mr. 4latterree's
resignation was to toeoonio effootivo
at the will of the board. On
motion of Councilman Mauney and
second of Councilniau Williams. fir,
RatterTKo'a resignation was accepted.
The Board members agi-eed to
meet tho- first Monday night lu
each month,
Candle Lighting Program
Held By National
Honor Society
The members ot the King* Moun
tain Chapter' of the National Honor
Societj in an- impressive candle
lighting ceremony recently tapped
two members of the graduating
class and four of the Junior class
for membership in the organization
The tapping was a cvmpleu surprise
to tlie candidates, the choice
of whom nad been made by the
high school faculty after the members
of the Society had expressed
tliuls nt-olnn t Inn ? .f ill nan o t i fl on 1 .1
I ur.ti v ? iiiutii iv'ii wi oiuucuia
eligible to be candidates.
Membership In the National Honor
Society is the highest honor that
the high sohyol can confer upon a
student The candidates, who must
rank scholastically in the upper
third of their respective classes
and must have an average of a on
citizenship for their entire high
school career with no grade below
B, are chosen on the basis of scholarship,
leadership, service, and
character, both for what they have
already accomplished and for the
promise they show of future ?lev<|
opment.
Those students who were thus
honored are: Jo Keeter and Roy
Smith from the Class of 1941, and
Martha McC-lain, Betty Moore. Jam
os Thornburg and Louise Wright
from the Class of 1942.
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Red Cross
Roll Call
Chairman Named
| Mllte Milam was appointed Hull
Call Chairman at the meeting of
the Kings Mountain Red Cross Cliap
.ter held last Thursday .evening. \V.
i K. lilakely was' appointed assistant. ?
Chairman. The 4'ollowiiig commit
tors were' organized: Military and
Naval Welfare Service. Dr. O. ' P.
I la \\Jk, Chairman, assistants, Mrs
Frank Summers an3 1-ifhl annoy;
Water Safety and Accident Preten
tfon, Hlllj Mauney. Chairman, Caul
i Patrick. ,lr., assistant: Accident
i Prevention .Mrs: K W. 6 riff in,
j Chairman; First Aid. - il. C. Wilson
| chairman, and Dandy Dot mar assiu
j taut;' Nursing and Health Services,
Mrs Prid< Rnttcrree, Chairman
r" Rev. and Mrs. 1' 1? Patrick. Mrs
dailies Ruth C,aniiilc. Pride Ratterree.
tlrady King. J. IC, Hern don,
Carl Mauney, Miss Helen Hay,
Messrs 11. Wilson and Mike Milam
attended the Red Cross Insti-'
. lute for National ,Defense ?Which
was held in Charlotte Tuesday and
Wednesday. Different phases' of
,l*nel- 4?'i.1 veol.l.. '
I r?v..rw T*\.i? VAJIIUJIIl'U itll.U lilt* V1UU
need of Red Cross aid at the present
time- was stressed
The local Chapter is making another
call for knitters. The nine bun
', tired yards of inutcrial for sewing
lias practically been taken carc of,
but the quota is not being tilled as
filled as fast as it should be. The
call for sixteen -million garments
for War Relief must be in by May
2,1st. There are six more, sweaters
to be knitted in the quota. The
Saunders Dry Cleaning and the Dogun
Dry Cleaners are cooperating
by blocking, free of charge. alt
knitted garments for the Red
Cross. Call Mrs. J. E Hefudon for
supply of yarn so that the quota
can be filled as aoon as possible.
Six Leave
For Fort Bragg
Next Thursday
1 The third May call for soloctees
1 will leave here next Thursday mora
ing at 10 a. m. by special bus for
1 Kort Bragg. The group of six men
' includes twq, volunteers. The com
' plcte list follows:
V?743?Winfield V. Long
V?& 18?John l-Yunk Styers.
> 524?Horace M. Walker
I 641- Robert Smith.
698?John M. Costner. " ,
595?Jiles Jolinnio Strjckland
1 Five colored selectees including
1 two volunteers left yesterday for
Fort Bragg.
' The selectees who left Kings
" Mountain Monday for Fort BragR
k were transferred yesterday after'
noon to Ft. McPberson, Gu.
Kiwanians To Hear
School Mhn
1 J. J. Tarlton, Superintendent of
Rutherford County Schools, will be
the speaker at the meeting of the
Kl wauls Club this evening at *6:30
lu the Womans Club Building. Supt
Tarlton, Is a past president of the
Rutherfordton Klwanls Club, an out
standing educational leader and an
able speaker. The program tor the
evening was arranged by ihc Education
Committee.
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*7 UAMEo rRESTOW^
(Opinions Expressed in This Column
i Are Not Necessarily the Views of
This Newspaper.)
The head of the Division of Pro^
duction in the Office of Production
. Management, John I). Diggers, in
; talking the other day to a group
of defense manufacturers, had this
i to say about the proreBB of the rearmament
effort: "The progress is
> in good ? in most cases amazingly
' good; but gentlemen, you. and 1
know that we cannot bo satisfied.
I The task is so tremendous, the
i need so urgent, that gTAator and
i greater efforts aro the order of tho
day."
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Those remarks are a good digest
i of the general attitude In the Capi
tol these days. Astonishing progress
i has been made, but the Job Is so
terrific that constantly more ent
deavor is being asked of ail who
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