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\V?V 1 , ' v . V i (m , Rm4 Th# HtrtM I AM Buy At Hmm* VOL. 20. NO. 37 State And N Condensed Ii . ?National? I WJyde Park, Aug. 2fr.?An executive order, which White House officials said today would have the et?| feet of allowing British masters and ; crows to sail ships operating, under i jurisdiction of the Federal Marl-; time Commission, has toeeu issued to> President Roosevelt. Jersey City, N. J., Aug 26.? Frank Christie Davis, 57, was In Hudson j county jail touiglu after his arrest* toy Federal Bureau of Investigation < agents at Manasquatn climaxed a 5 | year investtyation of an alleged 320 ' DUO swindle. B' t" * ? * .!* - ?.* . - :'i Washington, Aug. 26.-i A apeetut ! Icelandic govei'rfuent turtle deleeu-i 1 tion announced here tonight tt would open Jnegokiatlc|ns tinnWMttately with the flatted State Govern ment "concerning various ques- j tionh of finance, trade and shipping winch are of vital iihpbrtance to lseland. Cleveland. Aug. 26.?Some plants already have been forced to suspond operations oil civilian goods because of priorities recently applied to all forms of steel, the mug urine "Steel" reported today. Washington, Aug. 26.--All American Ited Cross' construction pro-! gram Involving $1,250,000 now is uu der way to provide Red CrosB head quarters dulldlngs for Itft services at Fort Bragg, Camp Davis, Fort Jackson and Camp Croft,, and 58 other camps and posts of the United States army. . j West Hartford. Conn., Aug. 26.?' Mary Ellen Olin. so small that she would have fitted In either one when she was lorn 14 weeks prema-1 turtsly received two rare pocket books for her fifth birthday recently atid retolved notice that two more were en route to her from foreign countries. Washington, Aug. 26.?A sharp In crease duriug the first half of 1941 j in arrestB of women for misuse of, alcoholic beverages was reported to! day by the Federal Bureau of Lnvea ligation. Washington. Aug. 26.?The Army crossed its fingers today on how. the colonel's lady and Judy O'-' Orndy would take to garrison life in ihe nation's string of newly ac-' quired Atlantic bases. I he Army, frankly, is not too | much worried about the reactions of the colonel or Sergeant O'Orady' One of the engineers responsible j for the development of the bases acquired from Britain voiced the opinion that they would find the ne whosts excellently set up from the military viewpoint ? sanitary, well-camouflaged, aud reasonably well located. Wuldwlck, N. J.. Aug. 26.?Soven j members of one family, returning' from a Sunday outiug. were killed and at least sixteen other persons wore injured last night in a collie tun of a Central Greyhound bus and four automobiles. Washington, Aug. 26.?Tanks of 100,000 tilling stations in the Bast! will be filled this Saturday and Sun-' day to make sure that Labor Dayj motorists need not be stranded because of the gasoline shortage. | I Washington. Aug. 26.?Workers j are leaving WPA jobs voluntarily at! the rate 100.000 a month, officials disclosed today, but still to be solv-. ed Is the problem of what lo do, with 1.000,000 who have been on the waiting list since Spring. " ~ ~ - ? --11 Laughing Arou With IRVl m ? " ? " m " " The Distance By IRVIb ' I'Auminu uic to liucin hi * >> ^ * scarcity of water on their ian yean. A party of autoists was passin bound for the Pacific Coast. One . ment for bis radiator, stopped a fai I several barrels of water on his wi i / VAW?T'S""N i j^THW ^ After negotiating with the fa automobilist Inquired: "My friend, tell me, how far c "On, only "bout ten miles," thi "Land sake!" exclaimed the st "What's the ueeT" drawled th , as 'tis the other." (Awdw Mr ? s ? Kings ational News ? 1 Brief Form c c. , held ?ol&l ? nppi Cherryvllle, Aug. 26. Kobert L. Deft Chandler. 19. an ebrollee in the hen CCC camp here was found about for It o'clock Sunduy morning on the ^tui Ktabord Air Hue .railway trucks, sun two miles west of iowu. Ilis body mei us oudly mutilated and iudentifi- rtncation was only made by a social ytni curd and a check up at the i pnv local OCC camp. uieV 1)UIJ Conway, S. C.. Aug. 26.?Ten thou- and sand persons are expected to attend maj Conway's fourth consecutive farm- Hon els' day. Thursday, Sept. 4. and by , 1942. after five years as a locnl institution, farmers' day may - be- aJjj( come a national holiday approved by the United States .Departmeui of Agriculture. , rec, : Nel . Jucksonvllle. N. C.. Aug.?William ' Dawlltig, 35, of Fairmont, ind., was fatally injured when an automobile! * driven by Luther Cottle of Jackson-1 ville crashed into his parked truck ,)fM five miles west of here Suuday at i j118 1:30 a. m. Miss Fati'lciu tSininton^ of ?Jack- p'" son ville suffered possible internal injuries and was taken to a Klitston ,u"' hospital. Private William Dikon. Ur c S. Marine corps, escaped Injury. T . al y Greenville. S. C.. Aug. 26.?Regl- ' 1 onal meetings will be held this ' lo' week in an effort to complete organ np I/, at ton of "three district authorities v lor the $2,500,000 state-wide rural 11 housing program in South Carolina.! , .... .. . .. .. - Vf r?n svnuuiiiicemem inai llie U. S. , Housing authority had set aside ar<* the sum for a South Carolina pri-1 Ject .was made Here -by Governor ?r Burnet R. Mavbank. The funds are lo ' to be allocated on a baais of >50.000 n for each county. M ' :t>ooi Rdlelgh, "Aug 26.?The mangled jJJ?U body of a woman identified by Cor- ' . oner Ray M. Bunks as Mrs. Itntit 8i,or Smith wick of Raleigh ,was ' found on U. S. Highway 70. one and onehalf miles north of Gurner early Ne: Sunday morning. The coroner said she was believed to have been dead when placed on the highway, and might have been ; Mi thrown from u speeding automobile ! ] as her body "was discovered 60 feet "no from the point where it first struck Sclit the pavement. 1 Hari j a Bi Rock Hill. S C.. Aug. 26.?Par-; ents who think giving one son to Uncle Sam's armed force*' Is heart- ! m breaking may take a lesson from a r ar Rock Hill barber who aoon will have ! <>w (our sons in the U. S. Navy. - | '' 1 Mr. and Mrs. Fred Blackwelder of! ss Rock Hill. Route 2, now have three ' X|'^ sons. Burton 28. Otto 26. and Buster J'?u ' 22. in tlie navy, all sailors on the '?' cruiser Boise, now stationed ar, 5?a5 Fearl .Harbor, Hawaii. j .a.' The fourthe Blackwelder, Horace ' B 17, has completed all routine exam-1 "1 inations and will leave in a. few day." King for active service In the navy. I 'u*re " ' | have : scho Winston-Salem. Aug. 24.?Search- j oll , era early today recovered the body | ofTlcl of James William Strader. former j men< resident of Charlotte and Atlata tor 16 years sales representative of I the Gulf Refining Co.,. who was 1 Fill drowned August 21. while fishing in Hel tho Waecamaw river- lb miles out of Conway. S. C. ' Ft ED CAMPBELL BETTER Ca,r the The friends of Mr. Ed Campben.; 1 will hp clrtfl tn lpnrn that hp ! ? hpf.1 ter after suffering: a sudden attack L" In Myers' Department Store last *?n' Saturday. Mr. Campbell was !n bed ( for a few days but Is now able to be ylcei out. , ' ' " '' " lag nd the World weti nntb N S. COBB M was " " ' " " " " . , knot -vj ' ' Of t' s Were Equal st ers, * S. COBS Clev irestern section of JCansa* about the id has been commonly practiced for . of ( g through this section of the country an<* of the drivers, in need of replenish- Klni mer along tne roaa, wno was naunng deiu *on. Kin, . . ? Can 4? 1 *? Moo Polr rmer for the much-needed water, the .1*1 lo you halrc to haul this water?" now e farmer drily answered. pain ranger. "Why don't you dig a well ?" D)et( e farmer. "It's "bout as fur one way ?o|o aa fas tare*, lac. 2 the on i "f > ? a . *. - f m m Moui KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C. 1 - - i , rchants Ass'n. Approve e Of Defense Stamps Stores Members of the Kings Mountain chants Association in a meeting Monday night in the City Hall roved and endorsed the sale: of stjse Stumps in retail stores j.jM. S. Neill, County Chairman the sale or .Defense Bonds and nips explained the sate of lips to the merchants. Tint movy it was unanimously approved by members. Merchants secure nips at the local post office and < them for resale to their custos for thdi1 convenience. An al* t will be. furnished for the stamps when enough are saved they be exchanged for a Defense *1 *1. ilerchuhts expressed themselves h being extremely happy to be e to cooperate In the movement raise funds for national defense, scon as advertising material is eived' and distributed by B S. 11 the Stamps will be on sale In chants' stores throughout Kings intaiir. ity Manager H. L. Curdette apred before the meeting and diasod with members street lighttor the Christmas Holidays, sident E. C. McClaln was author I to appoint a committee ti ar 50 with the City Manager the t for the holiday season, as has 1 the custom for the past severe ears. 'resident MdClain was also._ auIzed to appoint a committee to e arrangements for a Full FesI of bargains. This Festival Is ned 'to be the biggest vajneag event in the history of Kings ntaln.. Co-operating merchants to join in the town wide event promote Kings 'Mountain as a ping center and to invite trade he Beat Town iu the State from s around. r. McClaln stated Tuesday after 1 that he was. giving careful ight as to the membership of two committees and that he Id be ready to announce them ' Uy' ' - ' | w Music Teacher :ured |ss Jean Robinson of Lowell, N. lias been securetl as special piteacher for the Kings Mountain j iols according to Supt. B. N.i )es. Miss Robinson, who holds j schclor of Music Degree from m College. comes highly recom i ded. After * graduating from Sal; College, she attended the Juil- J I Graduate School of Music, j York City and took Instruction i ?ipe organ at Meredith College.'! Robinson has had three years rience teaching piano in the ic schools of North Carolina. I the past two years she has been | of the School of Music at the j a School for the Blind in Ral-' L. . . ' 'ss Robinson is well known In ' ;s Mountain and her friends a.re delighted that her services been secured for the next ol year. She will teach pjauo; i tuition basis and the school lals anticipate a large enroll t in this department. ieral For Mrs. Carroll d Yesterday moral services for Mrs. \V. If. oil, who died at her home near Chdrryville Road Tuesday morn at nine o'clock were held yester j afternoon.at 3:00 P. M. from ey's Chattel. Rev. S. \V. Johupastor of . Grace Methodrist rcli. was In charge of the ser- 1 9. Interment followed in Hul-! er's Cemetery. t'U r*ui',<nll hail I., j!ii..IIm. ' ?. VM1 I VII UM*? UCCII ? U 11%. Villi health for several months and : been critically ill for several) ks. She was 73 years old and a re of Cleveland County, rs. Carroll was a woman who loved and respected by all who v her. She reared a large family | an children who survive her >e Is also' survived by two broth John and Tom Poster. both of ] eland ~ County. The surviving I Iren of seven daughters and e sons are: Mrs. Dewey Grigg Glastopla; Mrs. Withe Payne Mrs. DeWitt Cobb. both of. E|> Mountain and Masses Veri. Minnie, l^eona ana Vergle, of ?8 Mountain, and sons: J. T. -oil and Stacejr .Carroll of Kings ntaln. and W. I. Carroll of High it. She Is also survived by a iber of grandchildren / HALL BEING PAINTED he exterior or the City Hall ie ' undergoing the first coat or t einoe the building wae corned several years ago. Ths same r, praam, la being applied and outside of the building Is taking i new appearance. itain F rHURSOAV, AUG. 2*. 1*41 School Op STICK TO T J I ^'?/p PARK-GRACE SCHOOL ~j OPENS WEDNE8DAY Park-Grace School, which is located on the outskirts of Kings Mountain, will open for the new- term i t next Wednesday, Sept. 3rd, dccord-j I 1 ing to Mrs. Eloise Nickels, Princl- 1 - a I. Mrs. Nickels stated that every- I ; thing was in readiness for the open- < | ing, next week, and that she was ! i looking forward to a very satisfac- I ! tory year. j ! ' 1 REGISTRANTS ASKED TO CONSULT LOCAL DRAFT BOARD ' 1 ! Any matter pertaining to the clas ! ( "ification of a Selective Service reg 1 istrant must be taken up directly , Willi ihe local board with which heis registered. General J. Van B. , Metts, State Director of Selective j Service, advised registrants, their x dependents and employers. Communications on this subject addressed to State or National Se'-' lective Service Headquarters are al-1 1 v.ays referred to the proper !Ocal hoard, he said, because only local ? boards can act upon the cases of individual registrants until they.I , issue been classified. and appeal i ,froin a classification must ue made ' > through the local board of the registrant. ' j c Mrs. Carol Harmon . 'c Clark Dies j T I , Mrs. Carojd Harmon Clark. ?14. j 'J died Tuesday morniug at the home j of a son, \V. A_. Clark in Kings Moun 1 tain, following an illness of a few b days. She is survived by the following ' s four sons: J. -D. Clark of Bessemer' ; City. VV. A. Clark and J. f?. Clark of1 ;; Kings Mountalu. and P. A. Clark of i t Paw Creek. j Funeral services were held Wed- j t nesday morning at 11 o'clock at -the j ( First Wealeyan Methodist Church f in Kings Mountain, with the pastor Rev. K. L. Phillips, officintlug. He y was assisted by ltev. C. A Ramsey i of Bessemer City.. Interment was In . H Mountain Rest cemetery. jc 1 Will Rogers' Humorous Story j.J Br WILL SOGERS rpHE Worst Joke I heard todar ' ] * was told to ma by another En jIfshman, bat it's a food Burglar I Story. A Burglar was robbing a house aa quietly as possible, but his shoes were not padded and they 1 were making a noise. He had Just I ' reached the door of the bedroom | J l when ha beard a woman's voles, I F | If yaw deat tabs off your shoes' I when yea oome late this house , there la going to be trouble I Here r. , it's been raining for three bourn i and you dare tramp over my ear| pet with your muddy feott Go <> 1 I I?Si?S? and 'em off!" He (I i went dowiutaln without a word, a hot hy dldnt tako Ms shoes off. ( H? went Into the night again and p the Pal who wae waiting ontalda J for him aaw a tear glisten In his " eye as he replied, "I can't rob this * I house. If s too mnch like home." ' j amiUu Ntwi Thxwu. las. n l v . v ' ' *. . "" . . leratd - - - ? ens Next V OUR JOB) !, 11 1 1 1 | 1 ' ' ' '' ' ' I ' ^ Jj ' '''' 1 UcC.il Is Of Gaston i d Reunion Held Aug. 2U '! t The "MuUills of Gaston" Uc-Id t| hoir annual reunion at the arbor of ' Jethel August 20. The president. ;H Mrs. Eai-le."Carpenter. opened the ! ? pogrom with a few words of wel-j ? :6me to the members of the clau I v ind visitors. Sh'e then Introduced I , [)r. R. N. Balrd. pastor of Boyrs | Memorial A. R. P. Church who led | <] n a short devotional service. I t Following this a business meet-! p ng was called by the president. Tlte i nitiuteg of .the last mueting were s ead by the secretary. Miss Mar>*( c itoyco McGill and adopted by the j ., Ian Reports were called for from ' p lit* cnuinnen 01 me Lure ana Me-( v norlal Committee and from tlm ] ? S'oininatiou Committer. The follow- v ng officers were elected for next j u car: President: Mrs. John . McGill. n Vice-President: Mrs. Lawrence a -o'/ell. , - . , j e Secreary and Treasuior.- Miss Vlr-J 1 tin in Plonk. . ' j 11 A nominating committee was also ^ " lected for the coming year: Mrs.' * suae MeGlll. Jr.. tMiss Pearl Hleks. i f Jr. N. P. MeOill. Mrs. A. P. Whltesldes, chairman if the historical coinniiltee. rVpor* ' -y (I that the history bonks of the Mc-1 Sill Clan were ready for sale. The | Ian extended a rising . vote of t>, hanks to Mrs. Whltesides aud Mrs. I 0 nines late Holltnan for their splen-j Sl id effort and cooperation in getting g ho material together and typing if. j ^ 'he business meeting was then g rought to a close. _ ' n A short and appropriate memorial;' ervice was conducted for Mrs. W. S i. Ware by Mrs. A. P. Whltesldes. J e: lite closed her remarks with a beau ! t? iful poem. S The speaker for the occasion was ' C hen Introduced by Mtss Willie Mc-I ill. Wo worn fnrhmnto l?? havlno ' ^ or our speaker Rev. Carl Herman, j '' i member of the elan and pastor of ( lion Reformed Church, Ashland. Pa , * le delivered an interesting and in-; ,l pirationnl talk on "The Importance! ? if tlie Family In Modern' TAfe." j 0 An offering was taken and the i ^ 'an adjourned for dinner.- A Tempt j ng and delicious picnic dinner wtts pread under, the arbor. Dr. R. N.'._ laird was called upon to return i hanks. The afternoon was spent tn i oyous fellowship. According to the egiptel'. 115 relatives and fijends ttended this year. Robert L. Carpenter Juried ( Funeral services for R-.:>ert b. u "arponter, who died Tuesday were j mid yesterday afternoon at i on p. H. In St. Matthews l>utherar. Chur-; a h with,the pastor of the Shelby f,p | M heran Church in charge. TTr. f'ar-i ? iCnter, who was 56 years old, had ] r, icen in declining health for some ' a Interment followed In Mountain it test cemetery. C( Mr. Carpenter was a loyal and allhful member of St. Matthews a hurch. | tl Surviving relatives are: his wld-ti w. Mrs. liattie Carpenter, three aughtera. Mrs. Tracy McGinnls, ' r< Irs. Lloyd Kite. and Miss Hazel1 c 'arpenter, and one son. Hugh Car- w enter, all of Kings Mountain. He e > also survived by his mother, Mrs t c lary Carpenter, two sisters Mrs. f< 'om Mc.bantrl and Miss Ml/.nle C*r li enter, all qf Oastonia. and brother a l. W Carpenter of Danville, Va, j u k'J Watch Label On Your Pap?r J Oent L?t Your SubacripUat. Expire I FIVE CENTS PER COPY Wednesday The Kings Mountau City Schools will open for Ihe 1491-11*42 school tession ? 9:30 A. M. (Daylight Sar ,ng Timet, next Wednesday. 8epennber 3rd. according to Supt. B. N llarnes. Children to be entitled to enrollnent In the .first grade must be six reurs of age on or before October 1 i ml. inns ten roll during the first nontfi of school. They must prosent to their teacher, upon entrance i certificate showing they bavo men vaccinated for Diphtheria.. All children planning to attend he llittgh School, .who wore not en oiled in anj' of the Kings Mountain schools last year arc requested to time to the office of the high iclfool principal at Central School donday morning. Sept. 1st. and reg ster for the wtirk thev desire to any. Pupils who graduated from*.' ho s( vt'ii'h pnulp"' at Wtiti Oont.Hii iiui Park tlrace Schools do riot need o come. a* Ui?n have already la-en egistered rrotti lite rolls turned la >y the principals; litTt all who havo ihivciI id Kings Mountain and exiccl to eater the high ttchuol. are -X ported to register oil Monday tontine ' "Central sjchdpl will have no aaetnhly in "'.he auditorium on openpg day as has been the custom. iu. will he given over to riiroi'.mrru it' pupil* and cetflnit them yfoperly ilue.ecf in their classrooms. Tne first ssembly will be at 10:110 on Frllay mtirning in the ('mitral Auditor inn. at which time parents are inited to attend. This. assembly will ake the place of the usual assemly tin the first day. This change is ciitg made with tite hope that the chool can get off to a better start nd that pupils can be taken eare of [tore adequately than is possible rlien a general assembly Is attenip ed for the first day of school. The high school will have aa anitional Commercial teacher. giving wo full time teachers in that doart meat. which will make possible ddiltonal business education. The chool plans to offer additional purses such as Business Kngltsn nd advanced business tralutng pre inratory to going into avtual office mrk. it is thougTit 'hat a great uauy pupils who have graduated rill desire* to return to take this dvanced business education. Supt. Barnes stated that the elenentary ' school lost one teacher nd the high school gained a* teuctar, which .gives Kings Mountain he same number of teachers n? . ust year. The colored srtiool l<i?i no lonelier. Teachers' sire allotted ('('(inline to llie a vera rc attendant < of i lie school, four now leacn* rs ant included In the hieii school lenity, will) no now teachers beinfj ported in the elementary schools, 'wo new colored, teachers will ln> I .Davidson School this veur. The four now teachers are: Mis'sr? Kathleen Elliott of Shelby, ("arlyn Newhy of-Newton, Jean Robin on of Lowell and Mr. OeorKe Ij. awyer of Boone. J. E. Hunneycutt the now I'llncipal of the High oliool who replaces D M ItrtdKes, jsiglied. ... The toarher> lint us released by up!.. Barnes is complete with Bit* xeeptlon that.'one Ooneral Reboot acher V,|| be transferred to East chool. The list -follows: antral Miss Daisy Lovelace, first. Moorsboro. N. ('.: Miss Kutherine Peel? lrst. Gibson. N. C. Miss Marie Line enrer. JEout'tll. Liucoliiiton. N. tlsH Itosallo B. Polk Sixth. Rocking inn. N. Miss Sara Allison. Seend. Mrs. Mary N. Williams, Seonil; Miss Willie MoGJIl. Third, , Irs. Hulh P. Orinand. Fourth. Mrs. lorolliv I'. Etherldgo. Fiftli, Mrs, (Cont'd nit none " ' ? < /??* r* l * jaw!pmitom ' Opinion* Expressed In This Cotmn Are Not Necessarily the Views of This Newspaper.) The influeuce of Dr. John Maynrd Keynes. the British, economist rho visited Washlngtou rectnly, l? nen by Washington observers in eports that Administrative official re considering a new plan to give man money but not let him spend .?that is, not for some years to rune. Tilt! proposal under discussion la tax plan that is not a tax plau. for le money that Is collected noW In txea would be repnld later on. Briefly, the Idea Is to keep money acelved as the result of wage inteases Cl out for^ng pi ic^es nQ>'ard, causing Inflation. The taxpay r would be glvtht a credit tup to a ertain maximum) Ip baby or do?nse bonds, saving slumps, or spec il postal savings certificate- ctjulv lent to the increase in' taxes re-' (Cont'd on back page) : -1