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V" ' ' - - . . . > Y - I . M 1 " J K?M The HoraM J' And :( lay At Mora* j VOL. 20 MO. 31 " State And N Condensed Ii ?NATIONAL? , It llatou HougV, La.. July 16.? Ten Louisiana communities were withN out electric power at varying periods Saturday night and early today and the Gulf States Utilltes Co charged some of Ita equipment hud been .sabotaged. Vichy. France. July 16.?A prominent but unidentified suspect has | beet urrested at Le Man. In the oc< u'pled zone, an announcement said today, and has been sentenced to 18 *aonths In prison on u charge of being head of Communist propaganda In western France. ^ Washington, July 15.?The Amer | lean Ited Cross suid todav a SI.000.-! 000 shipment of .medical suppliesj ; , \ would be i'ust| " o China, to meet ' > *'Vltltuil needs, reported by represen I iatives who made a survey from 'lie Burma border to Chungking. j ;. Chairman Norman if. Davis said j the, .supplies would be put aboard the first freighters . leaving Pacific J coast ports. To date, more than $:i. j fiOO.OOO worth of supplies have been x?enl to China, Davis said. * , Washington, . July 15.-- Rubber was added by the Office of Produe tion Management today to the list -of more than 300 "critical Items' to which anny and navy contracting officers" may asissgn preference : ratings. All types of fire prevention aiid ^ fighting epulpment also were added ' -Officials said th?t fire engines liar, -been purchased for army nanips and for that reason were included a> mong the items oil which government orders will have priority over -civilian purchases. * I Pittsburgh, July 15.?A street purse snatching which yielded only J ?-l I.. I.?- ni.i.lli>nl -It,..I 1., (I.e. |?u iv ii*. i ooouiiniib ivpuncu in IIIV death of a woman pharmacy employ - -ee, homicide detective James O'Kane reported today. The victim, Rose Haber, 34 died today in a Pittsburgh hospital 14 blow on the head as she alighted from a bus in the East Liberty die" trict almost within shouting dstance -of her home. New York, July 15.?Walter D. Fuller, president of the National Association of Manufacturers, said said today that a survey showed the current aluminum supply was meet , ing needs of alrplune and other defense manufacturers, although noti defonse industry was getting very 1 little. DEFENSE Q. What is the price of i A. For the smalles Bom Bond will increase ir $25. For $75, you gt crease to $100; other II /A 11TI. _ A ? at *<j. wnai win ine uoven I pay for my Bond? f ]| A. Your money will be p | National Defense Pi freedom and safety H and of all its people Note?To purchase Def L Ko to the nearest post o Laughing Aroui wt With IRVIP h Absolutely N< By IRV7N A DISTINGUISHED act-r of my ai ** ment in Chicago. One day he Street and came to a district of sec iie saw there sent him back nost-hai take them with him to help him enj< i\ trio who accompanied him. kill He halted us in front of a show-i seductively worded legends purportir P^M had been cast back upon the maker own but rather because of the captic f The words "Misfit," "Not CUlir, recurred time and time again. But in the central display, origii ing phraseology had scored a trlump of trousers ox a most startling cut a The colors fairly leaped through th< the eye. To the garment wag' affixe "The Panto Ware Uncalled For. Kings ational News 1 Brief Form ?STATE? Seltna. July IB.?Willie K. Crocker. 31, owe of the leading tobacco growers of Johnston county. died of a shotgun woutCl early today that Coroner K. N. Booker said was selt infleled. No inquest will be held. Rutherfordtou. July 15.---Mrs. Maymc Forrest of Ht\dersonville. stale Inspector of beauty shops, was , seriously injured forty tonight in a head-on automobile collision on the Asheville highway 8 miles north ot here. Tryon, N. C.. July 15. -Two automobiles collided on the AshevilleSpartanburg liigliway today and in ,jurva six person, two 01 inem senousl.v. ; _ J r Raleigh, July 10.?A suddeu down pour of rail! tills afternoon caused a spectacular gasoline fire. near the main business section here and resulted in the washing uyr-ay of abotfr 50 feet of l". S. highway No. 1 six miles north oh' Raleigh. Seiitta. July 14.--The Kenly section o? Johnston county 'was visited by one of the heaviest dowppours this afternoon in several years. Sev eral hundred yards of trackage on the Atlantic Toast Litui between Kenly and Micro is tonight reported under water. Rutherford tola, July 15.?Ray Hoi lifield. 15, and Charles Bradley. 17. \ drowned in the". municipal swim-1 mlng pool here tonight. Ray. son of Mr. and Mrs: Charles, .HolUficld and Charles, sou of Mr. I John Bradley were reported to have t gone swimming after life guards! i and evcryoue elso had deserted the | 1 pool. I - . " '" . I Wadesboro. July 16.?J., h. Home 1 i negro favmer of Route 1. Marshville says that in addition to an abnor mal plague of boll weevils bis cot ! ton is beset by an Insect similar to . the Army worm, It was reported by I Negro County Agent Otis lluffaloe, ! Anson county. York, S. 0.. July 14.?People here : wondered for a few minutes last ! night If the German blitzkrieg had ! been switched from Russia to York 1 when a hand grenade of tear gas , was thrown from a passing automo; bile into the midst of a main street crowd in the heart of the I business district. BOND QUIZ ! a Defense Saving Bond? I, you pay $18.75. The i value in ten years to it a Bond which will inBonds are in proportion. ; iment do with the money iut to work at once in the rogram to protect the r of the United States, BYcrywucre. ense Bonds and Stamps, ffice or bank. I id the World I ^ s. COBB ? ) Justification S. COBB cquaintancc was playing an engagei took a si: iil along South Clark ond-hand C'o'.hing shops. A thing ?te to find three of his friends and ?y bis discovery. I tm one of the rlndow filled with garments bearing ig to represent that these offerings s hands through no fault of their usnes3 of the original purchaser. ied," "Tailor's Sample, fcnd so on. lalitjr in the gentle art of advertish. Behind the glass dangles a pair nd an even more startling pattern. * window to smite the passerby in d a card bearing this statement: . < Moui - KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C. * Water Plant Now Spick and Span ( Kings Mountain's water plant, which Is subl to be one of the best in North Carolina, .has recently undergone u complete painting and cleaning. yThe interior of the building is immaculately clean with its brand new coat of white and grey walls and "maroon floors, it would take an expert detective., to find a spot of dust or dirt anywhere in the spotless clean building. City Water Plant Director. L. P Stowe is the man to thauk for the cleanliness of both the exterior and interior of the building. Mr. Stowe did 'all tlte painting by himself during spare time. The mammoth f,0.0(H)" gallon tank was also cleaned inside and out and a sparkling coat of aluminum paint applied. .. The Kditor of the' Herald visited the plant with. City Manuger- II. L. Blirdette. wiio is vorv nrniul of the appearance of I hi' filtering plant that servos water to 'approximately 1.400 customers iu . Kings Mountain. City Manager Bimlette extends a cordial invitation to any citizen who desires to iuspeet Kings Mountain's filtering plant an.l stated that Mr. Stowo would be glad to explain the operation of the pigm to visitors. Post Office Increase 14 Business in Kings Mountain is on the up grade according to one of the best barometers, the post ofTiee receipts. ; When business is good, folks write letters, mail is dispatched. and stamps are bought. Accordlug to Postmaster W. E. Blakely it's percent more stamps were sold by the local post office for the first six months of this year compared with the same six months last year During the first six months of 1941 stump rt-ceipts totaled $8,480.09 com pared with ouly $7,408,41 for tit-first six months of 1940. which Is an increase or $1,071.68. a gain oi 14', > percent. The total stamp sales for the fiscal year ending June 110. 1041. was MfrSSISSIPPIAiNS VISIT KINGS IVFTN. Mississlppians, numbering between 150 to 200, breezed into Kings Mountain at 12:30 Monday, on a special train. The party on their way to Halifax awns on a "Know' Mississippi Better" mission. The party headed by Lieutenant Governor Dennis Murpliree of Miss , and made up of merchants, farmers professional men. with sixty wotneu Included, was met at the Southern Station by a large delegation ,fro/.i the Kings Mountain Kiwanis and Lious Clubs, who provided cars and escorted the party on a trip to the Kings .Mountain Battlefield and National Park. A delegation from Charlotto headed by Clarence O. Kuester. Secretary Charlotte Chamber of Commerce,, was also present to greet the visitors when the trfin arrived in Kings Mountain and to assist in transporting them to the Park. The ceremonies at the Park included short speeches by some of the visitors and words of welcome from the Park Superintendent, Oswald Camp, and Mrs. Bratton of the King* Mountain Chapter D. A. R. York. S.. C. Cold drinks were served by the Chapter after which the visitors were carried through uork, S. CT? to Charlotte Hotel, where a reception was held in their honor. The train bi inging the MissUsipplans on the tour was made up of fifteen cars to take cafe of the pas Hungers and a special exhibit car. in which was displayed agricultural produce of the State. This car was lined with Masouite an exclusive Mississippi product. Kiwanian Pres. To Report On International Conf. \V. K. Ulakcly. President of the Kiwanis Club will report on the Inlernatifcnal Convention, which was held recently In Atlanta, at the regular weekly meeting or the Club this evening at 6; 30 in the Woman* Club building. Besides the President's report a motion picture will be shown on the manufacture of cigarettes. A large number of members are expected to be present for the doublB-header program. TRANSFERRED Pvt. Clyde K. Bumgardner of Kngs Mountain who Is one of the first 13,500 tranee-graduates of the Field Artillery Replacement Training Center at Ft. Bragg. N. C., is being transferred this week to the 181st Field Artillery at Camy Forrest. Tenn. (He has been trained at tbe F. A. R. C. aa a telephone and switchboard operator. *. . ' " ? ' . i A:.. . itain fl THURSDAY. JULY 17. 1?41 Daily Vacation Bible . School At First Presbyterian J ' .. y The Daily Vacation Bible School / or the First Presbyterian Church 1 will continue through July '25. * | Charles Hlxler is Supt. of tlie j School and 'assisting him are the following workers: , j Beginners' Department: Mrs. Au- ' brey Clay, Mrs. >Uubert Davidson. ' I Miss Colleen Campbell, Miss Sill*, Jiuddock. Miss Gloria llawles. Primary Department: Mrs. It. (I, i Webb. Mrs. %V. L. ftamscur. Mrs., * W. J Fulkerson, Miss Alice Hetty j 11 J Maoney. Miss Nancy Nickels, Miss c Kmelyn Gillespie ' ' Junior Department: Mrs. P. IV ' Patrick. Mrs. Brad us Moss, Mrs.'.* 1 Grady McCa rter. Mrs. Haywood E 1 1 l.vnc'h. Miss -Hetty Patrick. ) The Intermediate .Department is . taught by Mr. p. I). Patrick and Mr. - ^ Hlxlor . ' , 1 Mrs. Harry Page has charge of ; lltn \? .... t ??- -' ?t'l 1 i ?.i?v I ruilUII. tu.l P. .III?" I IIUIIIMMI lias .fliarm- of tin.. supplies. Mis-. . Sara Ortftutul litis charge of regis" .| I rat-ion. . , Inf. rest in the school. in spite of ; of I he ftiin. lots iiu:,reused dally. I Receipts 1-2 Pet $18,151.L'4 compared with lite pre-J | ' vious year of $16.2120.1?. an increase ! , ; -of $1,231.07 for the year. j | . " Another interesting fact revealed . i liy Postmaster ltlak??l> was that- the ! , money order increase ran about the same percentage as the stamp sales ' , j A total of 9,570 money orders were j , j Issued during the first six months '< , oi 1941 compared with 8.385 issued ' , < during the same six monlhs of 1940 ( ' which is a gain 6? 1.185 or 14 per-' , | rent. The amount of the money or-' , ders increased as I7ie number in- | . creas.d, as $57,450.26 were issued | dfiriiig th? first half of 1941 com- > paved with $48.048.(54 (lurlpg the ( j first lialf of'1940, which is an tu- - | | crease of $9,401.62 or 19 percent. j ( ] \V. L. Cashion Dies W. Ij. Cushion, who lias lived in' Kings Mountain for the past forty live years died at his home here ' yesterday morning about 8:40 after 1 - an illucss of six weeks. Mr. Cushion was 66 years old and had been employed at tlio Pauline Mill for the t past 20 years. At the time of his i death he watj overseer of the Card i Itooni of the Mill. He was a loyal ; and 'trusted"'employee anil was held I in high regards by all who knew CI him He was a good father and hus- 1 .hand. He was a" faithful and loyal member of Central Methodist j i Church. Mr. Cushion is survived by his, 1 j widow and six children: Mrs. L. H.' ] | Early and Mrs. Carl W. Moss of j Kings Mountuiu, Mrs. Jimmy O. 1 Dennev of Phenix City. Alu., and ] C. E. and J. E. Cashlon of Burliug-1 J I ton and \V. A. Cashion of Kings; ( J Mountain. He is also survived by ; ( | one brother. A. C. Cashion of Has-' i ; lonia. and four sisters, Miss -Essie | < j Cashion of McAderiville, Mrs. Camp j | j bell PeitlK of York. S. C. and Mrs. i i Major Sims and Mrs. Kd Hartsoe of i Kings Mountain. Ho is also surviv- J 1 <kI by a number of grandchildren. ! t? Will Rogers' Humorous Story I! B? WILL ROGERS L T ADIES will do n lot to make * *' themselves even more bc-autl- ' ful than they already are. Almost 1 any man would think that a woman i ought to be satisfied to be Just as ' i pfctty as she is. But the women | . go and have their legs broke in five ( , ! places to make them stop being 1 | bow-legged, and they suffer awful ... ?Hi.. "..I- -?> ? 11 vi uo) KCbvuiK uncir. cyuorowB WIU ofct. God bless 'em, they just got ft hankering to be more beautiful all < the time. , But one lady wrote to a ehemi- i , cat company and said, "See here, j j your vanishing cream ia the wont j fake out, and I'm going to tell Will t Hays and the postoffice department i all about it. Vanishing Cream I 1 ! That's What it ain't, I been troubled with a big nose for thirty years, and I rubbed this so-called vanish- ' ing stuff on H for a year now. The 1 nose is Just aa big as It was, and some say bigger.'' i [erald Police Depart Service To B< SCOUTS TO COLLECT KLUMINUM I The Scouts of Kings Mountain in ' in effort to do their part towa'rd ' he Defense Program will, in . the ' lear future, make a house-to-house 1 anvass for the purpose of collect- 1 ng aluminum* utensils. "Vhe time set I side for collecting the aluminum ivill be announced in next week's ssue of the Herald. A meeting of all. Scoutmasters in Kings Mountain will be held next - ' Tuesday evening at the home of ^arl HauiHcnn r? fnr??nlat* ? ? I -? *? o or the drive. Fairview Lodjje To Celebrate Sixty-Seventh V i, Anniversary Fairview _I,odgp No. 3J'.> wilt eele Aat'o On- *?7tli vcaf o! its existent' ivill) a picnic supper to W; served Members, their wives unci invited quests by tile Ladies of K1 liethel ,'hnre'h on their church grounds lirxt Tuesday July 2?ltd. Uev. H. (' sprinkle will he the speaker for the icoasion. the address by him will )e about 5:Oo p.'tn. and flip supper will be served at 6:30 p.m. This Lodge was established in Kings Mountain on Dee. 8. 1874. with Isaac W. Garrett as Master, 'retio Hilling as Senior Warden, i tnd Benj. F. Hixon as' Junior War-J Jen. Two members of this Lodge..: Chus. (I. and Percy F Hilling, are'Lhe grandsons of both the uiiginul' Master and Senior Warden. Also ' I [here are many other relatives and lesceuilauts of these officers who! were outstanding men lit this com*! munity and men who are held in loving remembrance by many of he older citizens. " I'. 1).. llerndon will act as Master :>f Ceremonies lor 111*. ..occasion ' Program Commiitee who has char- I ge of arrangements is composed of j J. A. Nets lor, O C. OKarrell, P. 1). llerndon. Tom Fulton anil Oliver1 Hayes. S. A. Crouse is Master of! he Lodge. j Rev. Kistler To Preach At Lutheran Church Hi v. .Daniel l>. Kistler. pastor of ihe Lutheran Church in Coopers- r ?urg. Penu.. will preach at the morn ing service of St. Matthews -Lutherin Church according to lirv. H. ('. Fisher. Pastor, itev, Kistler is a son j In-law of Mr. and Mrs. Henry- P.1 Peterson. The public is cordially in-, riled to "aTTeJul and .hear the visit-j ,ng pastor. Lions To Eat This Evening At Long Creek. Members of thi^ Kings- Mountain j Lious Club and invited guests will i loin with the Bessemer City Lions! Flub this evening at 7:0t? o'clock | 'or an out door supper at Long j ."reek Presbyterian Church. Long "'.reek Church is located between <ings Mountain and Bessemer City o the left of the highway. The Herald was In error in first report-1 I u fx the meeting was to .be held ' I'liescliiy evening. which' is regreted. 1 I ' SOLDIER INJURED IN IVUTO ACCIDENT Sargenni William A. Meiealf. son >t Mrs. l,e|a Metealf. who has been i stationed at Kort Bragg was sari usly' Injured last week in ArUan- ' -as. Sargi ant Mete alt was en route ' lo Kort Sill. Okla . wlirre he had ; ieeti transferred, and was in an ; into wreck. The Kings Mountainioldier has been in' the A'-my nbou'.j me year and his friends will regret o learn of his accident. The injti-1 lies suffered by the Sargeant.i hough painful and serious, will not ilirove fatal unless eoinplicaiious r levelop. according to information ( received ny uie \ouiik in.tu ? mini- ( y here. NOTICE OF CHANGE The Social Security Hoard Field ) )ffic? at (iastonia announces <i hange in the iDute and Hour of reg j ular vfslt to the City Ha^l in King* j Mountain In order to provide a bet- 1 :or service to interested employers1 1 ind employees. The New schedule s as follows; The first Tuesday of; Bach Month from 10 to 11 A. M. ' i 51 STRICT-WIDE PICNIC There will be a District-wide picilc for Methodist Young People at Itankln I>ake. Oaatonia. on Kriday, j luly 18. at 7:30 P M Cars trill eave Central Methodist church at j 1:46 P. M. . *4 ? I T> ' * Watch Label On Your Paper AM Oont Let Your. Subscription , I Expire! FIVE CENTS PER COPY i ment e Improved . J'ians arc now being made for the ureatesi. step forward in l'olioe pro- j lection in the history ' 01 Kings Mountain. Chief of Police .llmmy Hums and City Manager H. L.. Ltur- | let.te liave been jointly working for sometime lo improve the service so that citizens can secure an officer any hour of the day or nigbT.1 ^ity Manager, liimlctte slated thai ho and Chief 1 turns have conferred . 3 witli eaeti other numbers of timet* 10 work out a. olitn for (lie-' improvement of tile service. . The plan as outlined calls for au Ctffivov to Jim mi illitv rtt Ili-a<l<|uart<TH at nil times both ilay mill iiivti: Two men. will work in lit hour shifts. Kirettmn Palmer Pulton according to the. plan, will also Iw ii member of ill" Police Department. Another Tealtuv of-'new- system, as worked out l?v the City Manager .nil Chief of Pofice calls for regular ? | areas to be pa trolled .by the officers. Light signal system and tele- . plume call boxes will be installed to greatly improve the present > svstem. The new 'plan will be put ill effect just as soon as all the details are completed. The new system will not cost any more than what is how being expended Qii the Police Department, and at the same time the protection offered will be multiplied several times. / ' Chief of Police Hums and City Manager Muwleito are to be congratulated for tlieir untiring study imd efforts to render citizens of Kings Mountain a more efficient po lice department without ox I l*a cost. to (Tie town. . . . ' Local Scouts Receive Camp Awards Boy Scouts from two Kings Moun tain troops returned home recently from the Piedmont I'liuiicil camp at Lake 1-i til or, near Trvon, , where they siient a week Besides participating hi the "campoiee," field day. swimming, and other Scouicriift activities at the large camp wliicli accomodates "ltd Scouts weekly, the campers of tlio local area also won several honors ' at court of liofior. Troop Three of Kings Mountain won the "Camporee' with Troop Seven of tjtatesville second. and Troop Eight of Shelliv. 'third. M. A. Rtruup of Cherryville-. the eoiinselor direct | .g the event, presented the prize, a hatchet, to the Kings Moun tain Scoutmaster, J l<. Settlemyfe. . % , Mr. Settleniyre himself won thy archery tournament. Among the other it wards given to Scouts were the following: Tenderfoot rank: Uohert A. <1 roves. Troop :t. Second Class, rauk: Pinter Mumliright. Troop One. nnt-ut fin,, w. 1,1, i .. r \i*ti Troop One*. Life rank: Sniyre Williams. Jr., . Troop Three. . ) A Five year Veteran: Scoutmaster Carl Davidson, Troop One. Firemanship: Walter Harmon, Troop Three. First Aid: Karle Myers. Troop 1. Life Savins: David Neill. Troop Three. Metal Work; Ben Qoforth. Troop Three. Personal Health: Smyre Williams Jr.. Troop three. Public Health: <David N'eill. Troop Three. Rowing: James Nickels, Troop 1. Swimming: It. T. Wriirht. Jr. Troop three. 'Swimming: Daviil Noiil. Troop 3. (Opinions Expressed in This Column Are Not Necessarily the Views of This Newspaper) The House Military Affairs Committee,' as is natural in times of stress such as the present, has been extremely active recently, and has probed the defense situation from a number of angles. Some of the find ings of this important group, however, have received little attention outside of Washington, due perhaps to the explosive nature of international events. But In Washington itself some ears have been burning, and others have pricked up, at. the continents made by this Congressional body, which has the welfare of a part of the defense program entrusted to Its care. Most lihportant action of the eon* mltteo, of course, was its recent issuance of a majority report on tho (Cont'd on back page) ( ..jfl