: Local New# I Bulletins ' b& i????. BAHOXtB DAT 'As a climax to Bangle Week in King! Mountain, in connection with the annual sale of Christmas seals, sales were conducted by Girl v Scouts of Troop 12 on Saturday - and a total of #03.22 was added to the fund, it was announced by Mrs David Ham rick. Eleven of the 1_ troop membeers participated. Meantime, total receipts up to Wednesday on the eounty-wide campaign? showed it progressing nicely with #4,906.28 in receipts against a quota of #9,000. All who have net seat la money for seals axe being urged to do so immedl rn s^y/ ' 'WMW SOwie Members of Johnny W. Blackwell Poet WMT TTW, will hold a bam-aaT-egg supper at Bridges Airport ffiurdty night at T o'clock. All members are urged to ad. Next regular meeting of the y'-,.' ' po* will be on January 14 infornation given the Herald last week inadvertently listed the next regf'j' ; ular meeting as January 7.) RADIO STAB# HBBB Arthur Smith and his CrackerJacks, famous radio start of WBT yn t -ii. ?i?? ? - vmriguc, win appear Dere mriday ? O' x * ' night at 7:S0 -p. m.. at Central achool auditorium under sponsorr ' lship ef the local Junior Chamber of , " Commerce, with proceeds of the how going to the Grace Metho dist church building fund. " f l" .X * 11 METHODIST ffEEVICE ^ The Senior Choir of the Central 1 Methodist church under the direction of'Mr*. Aubrey Mauney will - present a special Christmas Music 1 pro-am Sunday afternoon at S ? c'elock. Mrs. J. H. Patterson will, ' be the reader at this program that 1 is mdde up of the Christmas stories, customs and music of the Old WfltW ConntriAI. Pnrnlt fttirl mnaU . from England, Scotland, Wales, L.vJjt ,, Bu??ia, "Norway,. Serbia^.. *nd Ger?? tnsny will be used. The public Is !f]\ Cordially invited to attend this - program. BAPTIST 8BBVIOH A choir of 25 voices of the First ' Baptist chnrch will present on Sun day night at 7:20 a cantata for Christmsstide and Epiphany. The cantata's composer is Matthews and the title is "TRe Story of , '' i Christmas. The pubHe is cordially Invited to attend. i. -V* . TO8 BATUBDAT City firemen were called to Canit's Grocery on N. Piedmont venue about 9 o'clock < . Saturday , aiming where they extinguished ' -V a "blase resulting from a leaking her peons tank. No damage woo If' -r' A.m /.vWCTMKL V ' v .. BKtfmTIM BSTTAKB * ..aeBee ehist, that sMliissl per Mmtl tu * ? ta >v. 222. tafe?. SLwS: ' <*an *o ?? *. mm mmm ? ': V. ' Members of On Kiags Mountain XJoae club will hew u ajdresa by HoSwnln. Shelby attorney, at the regular settee of the club hh' fh* high eohool eafeterla Therehey sight at T o'clock. Mr. Mo: i '*tt?iai??. who holde a eoloaeley ia too army toeoitc, yu recently ^^'^/'jWPted eoataioader of the 120th ia-. S-J? M"?*! iWM. 11# if too nonwty tnfrHrmt Kings _ i Yale Mailing Rush Underway At Postoffice f The personnel of the Kings Moun tain postoffice hit their stride on the Christmas- mailing rush Monday of this week, and it is one group which is really looking forward to Christmas? and a lightening of tho heavy mail load. Up to Wednesday morning, the postoffice here had sold over 67,000 of the brown one and one half cent stamps largely urad on Christmas greeting cards. Total cancellations for the period December 0 to December 17 were 60,899 ? and the rush had jnst begun. Big jamp came on Monday, with 13,622 cancellations, and Taeed^y the post office employees roe 16 070 s? "" ?*i1 avj1 yv^v>*Y *~jt*' through the canceling atachiae*. Postmaster W. E. Blakaly aald that mailing la much heavier this Christmas eeaaon than 1b 1M5, with moat citizem getting a iater start on the mailing business. Postal re? 1,21)6 ^behind last year, due to the drop in overseas regular and air mail, but he predicted that the mail ing of cards and packages between now and next Tuesday will materially catch op the lag. In addition to the regular postal force, Alex Owens, Pink Ware, and David Neill are serving as temporaiy aidV- end, in addition, the rural carriers have two additional helpers. Mr. Blakcly reported a record volume of money order and C. O. D. business and said that the postoffice is handling a much heavier load of incoming mail than ever before ? with more direct mail advertising, larger magazine circnlattons and otli er factors. ^ The ppatoffice/, natv^raHy, in an ticjpating plenty of business through next Monday. i As last-minute suggestions for late 1 Christmas shoppers, Mr. Blakely list i ad these:' (1) Send Christmas carls first i L'lass to assure delivery befpre Christ ( mas (use a three cent stamp, firstclass mail gets priority over third | ,jA * - \iv I1 (2) Send last-rafnute""^ packages j apecial delivery. 11 The window* of fhw pnstofficp will be closed on Christmas day, and a- ] gain on New# Year's day, as the postal employees observe holidays, i They think they'll need them. * Beer-Wine Vote Scheduled t The Shelby. Daily Star said Toes- J day that a eounty-wide referndum ' will be held In 10*7 on the qoaation of continuing the legal sale of wines < end, beer la the county. Agreement to call the rete waa re ported t? have fcfaea reached between pasters pi the eoeaty and Odac ML Man and Lea B. leathers, the esse ty'e lepeceectitN? nt the Ketth Carolina Beneral jtesieibly whlefc ooavenee la January. ? The Star aaid the naatore sakst iW'mmnt>Uw? to" ntkw the alo of wine Md boor by leglalatlvo wu agreed that tbo wpiwutitlTw will introduce a bOl nailing for a raf erendum to %h bold 1m May or Jul of next year. It waa {Minted out that if the ton tin oat. la overwhelmingly again it tbo sale of wlaa and boar, it enfold be moob aaalar for tbo officen to enfozoo a law then to bare ita aala banned without aouadlag the eentlnent of the people. Buying Tempo i Five Shopping 1 Employee! of Klaga Mountain retail firm* have been working at high peed thie week, aa Ghrietmaa ahoy pan throng into atone in order to complete Chrlatmaa ahopplpg < liata. Moat merchanta reported higli aalee volumee laat weekend, and the iditut . A# hmrintf waa afaaJtl* iiipi ""J?"? >"m owiuv " eroatoag tho flm W ? UUhOi The edition of the twenty-third will replace the edition which would ordinarily appear on Decern-"" ber 26, which means that the following edition will be published on January 2, 1917.. This change in schedule serves the double purpose of better serving the mer- | charts and business interests of |he j city and also allows the Herald staff a well-earned Christmas va- j dfSion. The Herald will be closed I frim Monday, Dec. T3, to Monday, ' Deo. 80. The Herald will make every effort to contact all business firms regarding the popular greeting advertisements, but due to limited ! time, merchants who wish to insure space in this edition should call 167. Advertising -deadline -Will be-Satnrday afternoon, news deadline. -Sunday afternoon. Correspondents are urged to get In copy by Friday, at 8 p. m. i " V 1 Jaycee iuie Party Is Set CUldfttt ot King? Mountftio op to II jfMti of ago are invited to bo goeete of tke Kings Mountain Job lor Chamber of Ooauaereo it o ChristBios party to bo held at lis Dixie Theatre Saturday morning at 0:80. Through arrange meats with the management of the theatre, the loco) (Wc organisation will pro ride children a 78-mlnute free showing of comic sWWST and after the show each guest will Se given a treat including candy and films. taoTle Aorta to bs shown include "Gents (Without dents," featuring the Three Stooges, "Coney Island Honeymoon," end four cartoons, "Hot Toot Cight", "Coo Coo Nute,' "A Stdiynf I "Dog," and "Herr Nuts Heir." Parents are bfing urged to encourage thdtr children to attend. Lutheran Brotherhood Haa Christmas Program The Lutheran Brotherhood had its regular supper meeting Monday flight. Following the aupper which was prepared and served by members of the Brotherhood, a Christmas program waa presented. President Hugh Ormand presided over the meeting, nnd Aubrey Mnuney had charge of program wero: W. A. Ben aett, Carl Kauaey, Calvin Plonk, D. C. Masney, George Houser, Paul McGinn is, Earl Bnmgardaer, and Billys Mauney. Mr. Bay Cliae was eleoted secretary of tho Brotherhood. OH&XBTKAJI SOBVB V Th* Cnml Methodlrt ebnreV will h? open to tfco poblifl Tl|t? itj, Mia; ul 8aturd*y, Mo*e ia operation by Jaaaa 1. He al*o aald that plan* are 'p thTjUpMii^ofati TrT. L 1 1 C Pages AO Today VTVX CENTS PES, COPY Barkley Store Midway Lunch Burglarized Barkley Brother* grocery on East King street, and Midway Lrfinch near the rail station here, were both entered /by robber* early Wednesday morning according to local police und both business firm* report loss of a number of items, including cigarette* and sugar. Police estimate that both firm* were entered by the same parties in the early morning hours, between 4 a. m. and 5:30 a. m.. Barkley* was entered through the back door, after a bar holding th* door tbut bad been worked out of position with a small alim instrument Midway Lunch was entered by the _ breaking of a small pane of glue reports. According to police owner Lloyd liouaer, estimated that missing items such ss cigarettes, cigars, candy, socks, beer, and eash totaled eround $75. tf t dt'jja'jii1!1;!1 . i. jjssjTi*jw>? m mjtswufc j'.?u !*L";g suspect some local persons of both robberies in view of the fact that It iippcared that much about- the con* struction of the two doors broken i into was known and because it was : apparent that whoever did the jobs was very familiar with the police pa* | t rot schedule. Both firms were check id ed at intervals during the night tbey m stated. rd j .Major items missing at Barkley's jf ' according to manager Pete Barkley, y ] included sugar, sugar stamps, snuff r. . cignreftes. possibly quantities of | meats, and toy balloons, but amount ill j of the loss sustained by this .firm st I was not announeeil yesterday. j Three quart bottles of milk were .y i tound at the grocery with the cream Is J missing leading police to suspect i j three persons were involved in the v | break-in at that establishment. 8. leading clue left in the lunch eif* j tablishmcnt robbery was conridera* in i blc fingerprints which nre in tho o. [ prone** of i;atiou of the two robberies, first in il j several months here, continues. I'1 Baker Is Appointed ,i, Corporal at Fishburne |V I Thomaa P. Baker, son of Dr. an i Mrs." Luther P. Baker,'of Kings Moun j, tr.in, N. Piedmont ave., a student at ITiabbume Military School, Waynesle boro, Va.r was appointed corporal in ,e a general order published today by Col. R. G. Sherman, Inf., head of 0 the school's R. O. T. C. unit, relating .0 to the organization of the cadet corps into a battalion of three rifle com' n. panics and a headquarters company. Cadet appointment designated in to* j. day's order were effective at onCa a.' and will remain in effect until fur* n ther notice. Since the opening of school in Bap tember, there has bean a continual ro if tation of cadets in the leadership po I- sitions in the military organlsatioa >4 for which their respective claaatfeations (years of military instreefclem) in the B. O. T. C. made them aliflt " | bla, the pvp?M to view bolag to g*a e rally analyse the eapabUiti** . of each cadet aad to plea* him trior* he would do the boot_Job. Tha ?y polntmfcnU made today weto baaed oa demonetrated efficiency to conjunction with eonduet and academic r?tiB8- v ~'""??? I* j u Oar Stolen Here t- Found In Oaffney a 3.. N. M. Parr, chief of the Kings ? Mountain police department, announ* eed tble week recovery of an automo|M bile stolen here last Saturday night. '1 The vehicle, a 1033 Plymouth a coach owned by A. D. BeTI, of Kings ?o Mountain, war found Monday night n- in Cherokee county by the sheriff's on I department and word from Qaffney la- was received here Tuesday, ty The ear was abandoned at the time he of discovery and no elnes were found ae to who stole the car. lm lf Merchants Are Warned r; Against Check-Flashers Of Rules for merchants who wish to void cashing worthless cheeks were listed in the current Merchants association bulletin; in the mails Wednesday as follows: 1. Be suspicious of strangers whs ask check favors, in t. Require personal and positive at identification. of S. Just because a man is in unl>ra form doesn't mean his check is good, of Many forgers nee this ia a disguise. >rt o?t his sOrtM number. a Ifrery strange check worth cash si lug Is worth investigating, sw .vi"i '?1 ' ?r .. ocean quartet | it .- The Oexey quartet of Geatonla .$9 tj 'win bf at the Baoend Wwisyw -wis ihf. 'Methodist ehureh on ffimday evqw, t* tag Deq, tt at T #*eleok;.V|l* .fib*.- '.Jl