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L . ' I-' J -* ' ? V 5. " . ? 'I DM The HmM AM ? - Buy At Hani* . . At VOL. 29 NO. 26 State And N Condensed Ii t"' ?National New?? Jersey" City. June 3. -Blackened rubble and heal- twisted steelwork held the secret today of the cause of u 24 hour fire thai ravaged eight blocks along the JerSey <'tty waterfront, but the iiullee. Const C.uard1 and Federal ihircau of Investigation expressed belief that It definitely van not sabotage'. Klre Chief Frank .Krtle, who estimated the damage at $25,<J00.00<> , . told newsmen to. '"put any rabotuge ' idea out of your mind.'' adding that the fire could have started Irofn a eJ.uVleKsly-i'^Hff.'d ?|gia<>Ui. J. Kdgnr Hoover, -OlM chief, who rilso discduuted the sabotage possibility. said lu,.Omaha, Neb.. tlia*. . there were ?<> national defense' ma fcrials destroyed. V " "** ~ Vatican City, June 3.- -Pope Pius XII, outlining his views on how the "fundamental values" ol social and oeonoinie. life should share in "that iiew order which the world expects and hopes" will emeriti' front the war, emphasized safeguarding of the rights of the individual. In a Sunday radio broadcast commemorating the fiOth anniversary 01 Pope' Leo XIII's social encyclical, "Rerunt Novarum," the Pontiff said be wished to give some further directive moral principles"' on the three' fundamental values: The use of material goods, labor and the family. He cautioned against loo extensive state interference iu the rights and duties of individuals and families and upheld man's right to freedom in his physical, spiritual, religious and moral movements. Dublin, June 3.-?Pour bombs which fell Saturday on neutral JJub lin, leaving at least 30 and perhaps 61 dead, were of German origin, the Government of jpire declared today as it instructeS its charge d' affaires in Berlin to protest aud demand reparations. The known death toll stood at 30, hut 31 other persons "Vere miss ing and a formal announcement ?aid that in all probability the final 4oafli toll aril be 61, since Uttle hope was held that any of the miss ing would be found alive. Gainesville, June ?.?a Hal couji | ry coroner's Jury found that 13 yearold T, J. Bennett, shot in self-defense when he killed his stepfather Hex Roberts, 45. with a shotguu blast ere yesterday. It was the second slaying of similar nature in Georgia within the past few weeks. Recently Robert Messex, 14 year old hoy was sentenced to life imprisonment for the Blaylng of his father, 8berlff A. W. Bell of Hall county said Roberta was shot while pursuing the boy during a family quurrel at the Roberts home one mile south of Flowery Branch. Atlanta, June 3.?Postman G. B. Murdock was fishing lu the Chattahoochee River when he aigted a< giaht snapping turtle. With a yell ri he dropped bia pole in the water, grabbed the monster's tall. A more cautious companion ran and got a rifle, shot the quarry thrice thru the head. On a scale the huge turtle weigh ed 71 pounds. Said Murdock, unabashed by loss of his tackle: "With enough soup to feed my wholo neighborhood what could 1 do with fish, anyway?" f* w? ??~- i* * I Laughing Arou With IRVl I. ; He Was an Oj By IRVIP AN INSPECTOR of plants whe ** stands sponsor for a story of I at Edgcwood Arsenal, near Baltimc a veteran worker. \ y?"T pd -! ' .* .' "Does you know whut us perd "Dynamite an' cannon-balls ar "Naw suhreel Us makes pois watch out fur, 'cause sometimes i lerame show you somethin'," He led the newcomer to a pi! ?:p-inVicd with chloride of lim?. "S I de<-?." that's the way poison sriiet' -irt sim?2, don't yev "tit! yor> tfft /"> a?'" clear ,s this re ; ?'!? be a*?' 'Coo,. V, ! N?? Hv* ?- . . t'v* Bj^l Kings i ~ t. ' ational News 1 Brief Form ?State New?? | ~Mantco, June 3.- A plane report- 1 Odly exploded and fell into the sea . olf Kitty Hawk yesterday but searl chete found no traejj of it. 1>. Walter Harris ol' KH/abelh f.'ity said ltd-and several others saw a plane about three miles out and i it turned toward the shore nial! | seemed to crash. Then, he shid. lit'!; | cralt apparently exploded and he , : ayv the wreckage on waves -hut | finally lost sight of it. C.(ia-i guards i "men and tilanes scouted tin. u*n? i hut nothing whs loutxi Greensboro. June . 3.--Degreira [ .vote awarded ;58"? st\t itn. umu y ' ' ttjitl Wotuaiis College of . the Culver | tsily of North Carolina entered hup i i. i;s 5oiii year. 1 Filial messages wort.' given ihe: scalers. 'Gov. Ploughton. D. Hi-, tlen Uuinsey, editor-of the' Asheville , j Citizen; Dr. Frank P. Graham. lire3 i ' Ideiit of the University; Dr. \V. C. j Jackson. dean of administration of i the college, and Miss Frances Dani i'e! of Wilson, representative of the ... I graduating class. I V ' Thoinasville,, June 3. --Paul Jack-. | son of Tboma'svlllo was held today j j on charges of manslaughter, re.ck- j | less driving. breaking and entering j ; and receiving in conuectton with J theft of merchandise front the Hudi sou Belk'ktore -here and a subseI quent cliase by officers. | Officers Charles Barnes and W. | II. Lashley said they spotted a heavily londed automobile early yester day and while chasing It the fleeing car turned over. They said T. Koos ovelt Carricker of Thoraasvllle was fatally hurt. In addition to Jackson, the officers arrested two others they identified as Wiley D. Carricker and William Carricker, Jr..- aud charged them with breaking and entering. larceny and receiving. Local Girl Graduates From W. C. U. N. C. CrpMi>sbtfror~jw*?-2.^-MiEB Virginia. IMdnk, dauKher % of Mr. aud Mrs; j If t - Plonb nf Un.mK.tn . <tf MV ? ?VH|% *?? 4?iunn 1U Ull II IU lll| ,graduated from the| WomaiU's .College of the University of North Car olina on June 2, with an A. R. dc? gree In grammar,grade educatloi^r Miss Plonk, a member of the Alethiau society, was a member ofl the Y. VV. C. A. during all four years. She .was a member ot tli3 Speaker's Club and the Young Deinocrats Club in her Junior and senior years. In heo senior year. Mist Plonk was a member of the Inter Faith Council and the Education ?lub. She was a memfber of the Lutheran Students Association all four years and president in her senior year. Attend B. And L. Convention - j /Messrs A. H. Ptterson. Secretary, and J. B. Thomasson. Director ot the Home Building and Loan Association, and J. C. Lackey. Secretary and J. C. Keller, Director of the Kings Mountain Building and Loan Association, are attending the annual meeting of the North Carolina Building and Loan League which is meeting Jointly wtth the South Car olina Association at Myrtle Beach. Attornoy and Mrs. J. R. Davis and daughter. Aids Jean, are%ittending ,, the meeting. i w j md the World [N S. COBB " i )timist Anyhow < 4 S. COBB < tv explosives were made or stored, two colored men who were employed >re. One was a newcomer, the other aces here?" inquired the old-timer i'?" begun the novice, on gas. An' that's what you got to t gfts loose an' it travels fast. . . . le of kitchen refuse which had been Smell that there funny smell ?" jras smells. An', boy, any time yon Git goin* an' don't let anybody stop servation. Or else when yon wakes 5t Peter* 1" n r?wnw, Iaa) ' ' x t v ' '. -1 ; f tirsieir i Moui KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C. Miss Lottie ( Building To Be Remodeled 4- * ' ' . ' . J. ft. Thorn Bason is- planning U start extensive. remodeling of* hii "bus| less property oil Mountaii Street Which will add greatly t< Kings Mountain us a trading center Tin* buildings ?now occupied by Hit (1. \V. King Oarage and Ansel Beauty Shnprte will be cotnplelelj remodeled and new (routs installer The two finished buildings will In SO by 100 feet and will be niodert In -every respect. Architecture plans have "already been receiver a ltd actual construction will bo.gh about July first according to Mr ThoinassOti. Two sl.ore' building o e?iual size will, .occupy the spaci now taken up with the garage uttc beauty shop. The properly whieh is locate. ...til.;., i.wif* .. v.l?..t ..f ?> ii iixii nun ? uiui.iv t?i III?- ut-v? i urn Office is vtiry desirable and \v K1 the improvements ht bo made suit.' bl?: tenants should' be sutured quid l>. Mr. Thoniassoii stated In would make alterations to suit tin tenant, and if a renter desired tin entire, sphce he would change his plans and have one large bnlldiiH instead of the fwo smaller oues. NEILL HEADS SALE OF BONDS 11. S. Neill. cashier of the First National Bank, has been appointed chairman for Cleveland county tc sell .Defense Savings Bonds. The County Committee to servt with Chairman Neill follows; It. T I.eOrand, IV, E. Abernettiy, ' Clyde R. Hoey of Shelby, R. B. Wilson ot l.awndale, Mrs. F. R. Summers and Haywood E. Eyneh. A separate committee has beer appointed for the eitv of Shelby The Committee under the direction of Mr. Neill will promote the sale of bonds and stamps In Kings Mouv, tain and Cleveland County.: C. H. Robertstm of Greensboro is state administrator of the Defense Savings Staff. A Joint meeting ol the committees will be held at an early date ?o which an authority or tlie bonds and the campaign foi their sale will .be present. The ap pointment or the two committees it tc spread the cost of defenso tt< widely as possible among the Arnei ican people ami give tlicni a sen?* of direct participation in the fmanr ing for nuttoual defense. lu announcing this new progran Henry Morgenthau, Jr.. Secretary Of . the Treasury, said, "Defense S;n ings Bonds and Stamps give us al a way to take direct part In build Ing the defense of our Country ? an American Way to find the toil lions needed for National Defense The United States is today as it has always been, the best investment in the world. This is an opportunity for each citizen to buy a share In America." SCHOOL TAX RATE SET The Cleveland county board ol cpmmilssloners Monday afternoon approved the budget for the Kingf Mountain school districts whlct will leave the 1941-42 school taj rate for Kings Mountata at 27 cents on each $100 valuation. Snie action was taken during a <fcs8ion devoted to discussion o the 1941-42 budget for the count} School- appropriations are only i part of the budget allocations, ant the remainder of the budget-making will not be completed for several lays. In approving the Kings Mountain schools districts budgets and setting the school tax rates, the commissioners merely okayed formally [ho proposed spending plan ot Kings Mountain school board as relitired by lav. Tire (Kings Mountain district ?liool tax rate figures will be: . Capital outlay, 20 cents; debt service, five cents; teachers retire ment. two cents; debt service was reduced by two cents and the tea shov retirement figure was added. CHARLOTTE TEACHER TO ftPEAK HERE Sunday morning at 10:00 o'clock Mr. T. M. Oglubian, teacher of the Men's Bible Class of Westmlnistei Presbyterian Church of Charlotte, will, bring the message to Men's Bt ble Class of First Prcshyterlar Church. ~ ' He Is a native of Aremnla. Prac tlcally all of his people suffered death of martyrs because of theii loyalty to Christ and Ills Church Ho has a great testimony for hit Master. The public Is cordially invited lamiar-"- ? itain H THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1941 joforth Leave: IJuion Service One of the splendid feature* of! Christian worship Is the Onion Sc.'i- j ' 1 vit-is each sinunii.-r Kings Mountain ' is anticipating tliijs co-operative ' 1 worship with a Rreaj deal of pleas j ' ure One of the fine evidences of its I abiding value and place in the reli | 1 pious lift- of tile city is - tlit* fact ' that two mot)tits shall be devoted to. ' tlx. tinfoil services this sum titer ra-J ' ther titl^i one as heretofore. The ' ' *' sehcUule for the snintner union sur < I Vices is iis follows: n , . 1 ' .rum- 2'.': Rev. II. tl. Fisher, ;it i i J P.eyre Memorial ,\. II. P. j ; .! Jiilv C: Key R.'N Kulrd at Klrgt f J Bjfptisj. ' July 1:5; Rev. II ('. Sprinkle,' Sr. I at S> Mail hews Lutheran. .1 ?i!> 201 ?{ov. I* I) Patrick at , 1 Central Methodist. . I | L -J i*l 57: Rev; A. C>. Surgeatit a I j i Pi. tiyt v.riati. 1.1 i An- :t: lU-v. II. (* Sprinkle. Sr. , ['a. li v. y iMcyjflill A. K. P. ' ' | j .v.. 10; ni'v. i; N jBnird at St . Ma''!i"wv lAitheum j , I Ati^ 17: Rev. I*. I> Patrick at i : j First Baptist. \ t Auk. 24: Rev. A. <7 Surgeant at t j Central Methodist. I : I .Aug. 31: Rev. H. <i Fisher at J t Presbyterian. * ' . 70 Seniors To Here Friday Ni| Hofiorattle Clyde K. Hoey, inline-1 j Uiate past Governor of North Oaro-j j litta. will he fhe1 commencement. J speaker Friday night as the' results I of a last minute change in the pro; gram, uecordiug to Supt. H. N. 1 i liarues. Mr. Johu A. Lang, state dij rector of the National Youth Adiuin 1 j ialf ffm wlio had jbeen scheduled, j to speak was called to Chicago ! ( Supt Barnes in making the announ j cement of the change said, "We are very fortunate in securing such an ' outstanding speaker us Governor ' Hoey, und we are deeply grateful to 1 hint for accepting to pinch-hit for us at the-last minute." Supl. Barnes received the follow ' i ing telegram from Mr. Lang which 1 I necessitated the change ill speak: ' i era: "National NYA Office has just "I directed me to attend NYA meeting I in Chicago June 7. I deeply regret ' I this order will prevent tny making ' 1 your commencement address on June 6. Will be glad to assist in se' curing another speaker." John A. Lang, State NYA Administrator of [ N. C. ' ' Seventy boys and girls will re' celve diplomas, which will be pre| sented by JD. M. Bridges, Principal. \ Betty Troisier will present the' r class gift and B. N. Barnes will 1 have charge of the presentation of. the medals. The list of graduates and officers of the graduating class of 1941 follows: Charles Leonard AT*k?K9er - James Julius Alexander E George William Allan, Jr. i Charles Eugane Ballard i Gordon Stanford Barnette r Fona Franoea Bobbin I i Madge Horlon Boyd i Clyde Junlorua Bridges i - i ' Will Rogers' [ LI r. I ; I | * luinuruus oiory j i By WILL ROGERS , . T GUESS one of the worst things ] you can have wrong: with you is 1 , sleeplessness. A guy that can't sleep I I gets to worrying so much ubout it I ! that he reallv cant sleep sure I j enough. Lots of times he starts out | by being kept awake by somebody's 1 party or something like that, and , then they get the idea they can't aleep, and ao they can't. Weil, there's a lot of fun in not r : sleeping, because a lot of jokes are i made about it One man that had r got the Ida* he couldnt sleep had some sleeping medicine prescribed for him by the doctor. About eleven o'clock that night he called up the 1 doc and said. Say, that druggist aint got the sleeping medicine to - me yet I That's a great kind of a I druggist to send a prescription to I r Cairt you hurry him upt I'm half . asleep, and I don't think I car> st,.y , awake much longer waitu-.;; tot such a poke."! Imiflian M?wi F??ture?. Us. . . .y . - V- ' -? ??- ? . ? -- r - " t lerald ' ( Estate Fori s Announced y:'i.\ ^ . * MAYOR THOMSON PROCLAIMS NEXT 'WEEK FLAG WEEK Wht'voas, the period of jjnf Sth lo 14lli Iimr beep designated as KI.AO WKKK l?\ flu- IJiillt ii States l-"la?5 Association, during w'lichtlme llic people ?t our great- country wvill pay tribute to lite Stars and Stripes of the Initial States Mint -yiwlMi! of iuiiiy. of Uliertr and jusire; and W1IKHKAS. it i>_ fit tiny; ut this iiuc when the- wot Id i-< filled with unrest uml influences are worliinn i) desli'Or oil r .Allierieiin ideals ami institutions, that we should accept Lite challenue confront inn aiir de nonary by plliittiih, anew our allei.tiUc to tile Kias: of our Nation. NOW 'rilKIu:r??K|0? as Mayor if lire City of Iviiuts Mountain, 'N'oi h CiVvolinu, I prtii'lairi and desiuial?5 the wccif of June S;!i to ilih is KliAG \VK*K ill i hit- fit v. and all upon the citizens to diephtr iln> "I.AG of rhe t'nitbti Slates m their ionics and their placed of business Hid all expression of our firm- he-, ief in the indivisibility of our coun ry, as syiiiiioli7.eil.tr> the Finn Witness: thy liar.d and the offleK il seal ol tile Town of Kinits M-oun ain. tills,4th day of June. 1941. Joe l}. Thomson. Mayor. Graduate [lit Commencement Speaker ?* < [?V Ion. Clyde R. Hoey who will adIres* the graduating class here j rriday night. Meek Anderson Carpenter rrances Lavinia Crouse lame* Joseph Dickey Martha Sue Dover Herron Howard Edens ralmadge Brooks Frederick Charles Jackson Gamble Mara Mae Gantt Robert Eugene Gault ohn George, Jr. lamas Claude Gibson saao Benjamin Goforth, ir. Mas 8ue Goforth Ellerba VTfieon Griffin, jr. Ruby Louise Hampton Jorothy Hamell Harmon lara Elisabeth Herndon Mary Ruth Hicks lara Mitchell Hord Mara Belle Humphries Louise Jonas tatbryn Jo Keeter Stokes Walter Keller IMartha Ann Kennedy Janny Hord LittteJohn Rilla Rachel McClain Robert Sydney McDanie! Vlartha Juanita McSwain Florlne Mackey Wanda Helen Maloney 3eulah NeJI Mauney Ernest Jacob Mauney Miles Hoffman Mauney Charles Herbert Mltcham Mildred Elizabeth Mltcham Walter Manly Moorhead, Jr. Jetty Lee Neisler Nancy Nickels Me* Denton Owens William Hoke Page Martha Virginia Parker Elizabeth Jaeger Patrick Telia Marie Pearson Menzell Nevarre Phlfer Rufus Qrier Plonk, Jr. Mivian Irene Prince Wade Hill Putnam, Jr. Helen Ramsey Watson Bedford Ramsey Rachael Gilbert 8mith Roy Edward 8mKh Billy Freeman Throneburg Thurman Eugene Ttgnor Marguerite Ethel Tindall. Tdus Frederick Weaver Dorothy Aileen Welch Nelllne Elizabeth Whetstlne ;'ori? Etma White Charles Siocum Williams, Jr. tamcit fT-hy WfTlls, Jr. (Cont'd on psf??* three) ' "V v,"> . " ' v . ' Watch Label 0? Your Paper An* Oon't Let Your Subscription Expirsl ' FIVE CENTS PER COPY m i - ? f. m . m > iospital Here f Vllss I.ottie Ooforlh. wlui wus found dead iu bed at her home oft naUtcgi'ound Road May 20. left her . (11 tiro estate to build and eqillpt * hospital for Kings Mountain, (iofortli was a native- of Cleveland County and ti resident ot Kings Mount aiii ,for oyer 4'? years Her la, t will and testament was written en JanuaVv 15. this year Site doslgi ateil in her will that lb', O. I'. la wis he executor and trustee ot !ln> hospital. Dt. l.ew-i' was- ifnalilu t>> serve because lie wits called for military - <rvice as he is a major in tie I s \riny Reserves Clerk of tin- Court appointed A. It. Patterson ret.ait of tile Home lliitldiug and t.o in A -ocin'tiou. . *:i|Hi M'pdonr, i:ii nd of" the deceased to serve ill Hi fa v. " plnee Mr. Pnfti ixtiii has iiiic.pl qualified and posted hond io ?n-y out-ttie terms ot the will I I If I ' V i ? to > ... .. ? ...111. 1. Vlil iisoitv Mi. Ihi'.ici-"ii i'l ejosing the estntu Tin- is estimated , to ho' worth. . hotw.tm ?on ami but the va.'t >. -ittit. will In' ilnti.i milted by "ho ii .11 i -tail win u sold I It-sides tlu- t'l'iil ii*l;ili' the defeased <Av.uell I r o".siitiMn'i!.<- hiCildiilg and loan stock. It i nt is'.Ooil that 111" Duke Koiuidntfoii will match dollar fin dollar funds contributed for.a pule lie hospital. Kings Moutrahi. 'a thri viug city of 0.04S has needed a lios | pital. and with this large ooutrihu! lion several have expressed tliomselves that this pressing need will he filled. Sliss Hnforth .was a pstici.t in the Shelby Hospital for many weeks prior to. her death and it may have been the inspiration - for Tier desire to establish a hospital hi her liome I town. ' The complete last will and testament.'as recorded In ' the Court - , House In Shelby follows: I. Lottie Coforth. of Kings Mountain. North Carolina, do make, publish and declare this to lie my I?as? Will and Testament hereby revoltlag any other will or testamentary disposition heretofore made by me. ? PIHST. 1 direct that all my Just debts and funeral expenses be paid by my executor hereinafter named. SI'/COND: 1 hereby direct and empower my executor to sell anil dispose of all my personal property to the highest bidder at auction, as soon as practicable after my death and.jo sell my real estate at auction or private as it may iu Ills judgment seem most advAiaui'inm T.IflKI): I hereby give, devise am* bequeath tii Dr. O. I'. Low is. Trustee. of Kings Mountain, N. i;,? alt moneys received from my estate, tn build- and equip, o r help- build iind equip au institution, elitiic or JiespU.il, located wiJHiin Kings Mountain, to' give medical and surI gical aid. free or ut reduced cost, i to the pour and helpless citizens of Kings Mountain. N C? and do request that all my feather pillows and. feather beds be not sold but to be put to use lu the above described Institution. FOURTH: 1 request that Mrs. L \V. Finger and Mrs. Nettie Hatubright, take charge aud arrange my personal belongings for sole. FIFTHI: 1 uoinuiaie. cOt:?tltUVu and appoint Dr. O. P. Lewis, executor of this my Last Will ond Testament. SIXTH". 1 give and grant to my Executor at anylimo in office full power to sell any or all of property both real and personal, and to give good and sufficient deeds or instru menfs of sale to the purchaser and I direct that the purchaser shall not Im .required to see to the application' of the proceeds of any such (Cont'd on hack page-) Kiwanians Entertain Hand And Hall Team The KiwanLs club on Thursday evening entertained Os their guests . the Jligb School Hand and the boys and girls, tiiat qualified for an athletic letter. I'rof. !J. N. Rumes i)f tlii' Hoy* iinii Cirls Committee had charge pf the. program and Introduced the different organizations. I'rof. names also introduced the guest speaker, Robt. T Allen,,, director of athletics of Charlotte schools. Coach Allen in his talk stressed the lessons that were learned from Athletic competition ? that is learn ing to ohey rules and respecting the decisions of the officials. The speaker urged his young hearers to go out In the world and put Into practice the things they have learned as athletes. Time has not been wasted he said, If u boy or girl has learned to suppress the desire of the Individual for the good of the whole." Mr. N. R. Millwood, a ventriloquist from Caroleen, was also on the program. The Klwanis Club will not meet this week but instead will attend one of tho commencement exerclaes at the Jllph School. r. 1 iT -ii"ir riiik'V tfifuft liiltf?im
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