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Ainffs Mowtitain Herald The date on the label is date your paper will Expire 4 Watch label on your Paptr and don't lot your subscription Expiral -f f4Mef VOL. 34 NO, 29 THURSDAY JULY 16, 193 State And National Club To Mi ill Tk TennisTournament Location Library in Drier rorm Estate News Concord, July 15. David Morgan, 41, of St. Joseph, plunged 80 feet to his death) today when a plunk scaffolding ou the new. 'municipal water tank under construction here slipped from under him.

Morgan was i operating a riveting machine when the accident occurred. Raleigh July IS. Raymond C. Maxwell secretary of the stute board of elections, said today he would for ward Instructions at once to seven county boards of election to Invest! gate alleged irregularities and ille galities In the July 4 run-off democratic primary. New Bern, July 15.

George Isaac Hughes, 96 year old Confederate vet eran, bis 28 year old wife and their 17 month, old son and Infant daughter planned today to leave next week for a vtalt to Bern an- McFadden's physical cullua resort at Danville, N. Y. Hughes said they had been In vlted by MteFaddeu. Hughes wanted to fly from Raleigh to New York but bis wife said they would travel by train. July 13.

There Is keen Interest In the matter of the location of the proposed new $285,000 post-office building for Statesvllle. Today 12 desirable sites have been offered. A site Inspector Is expected to be here the first of next week and look over the various altos that have been offered. He will make recommendations to the government following Ihe inspection. Mount Holly.

July M.nv 111,000 bas already been pallid into the treasury of the town of Mount Holly In settlement of taxes for the current year, said Clerk and Treasur er WV O. Cardncr. T'rfs was paid mostly by large corporations having property here, and was paid In advance to take advantage of discount for prompt payment. This amount re presents over one-founrth of the a mount of taxes to be collected here. Smithfield, July 13.

Johnston county officers destroyed 128 slot machines confiscated on the order of the court. Nearly $1,000 taken from the machines was turned over to th'e county school fund and cases were brought against operators of Hie devices. Raleigh, July 15. The es'ate of i the late Bowman Gray, of Winston- Carolina an Inheritance tax indlcat ed at about 81,000.000, It has been recently announced. Collection records of the department of revenue show that was received In inheritance tax payments between Juy 1 and 8.

Raleigh, July 15. With construction projects underway today, Capus Wayniek. chairman of the highway and public works commission, said it was the largest number of Individual jobs ever underway on the roads of the state at one time. Raleigh, July 15. Dudley Bagloy, director of rural electrification, said today the citizens of Harkers island, National News Brooklyn, X.

V. July 14 The bod of Dr. S. I'arkes (adman, who left the coal mil, en of his native Shi-op-shlre to become Internationally famous as a was brought to llrooklyn today, Tiie Tl year old clergyman world peace advocate died of peritonitis yesterday at the Chainplaln Vul ley hospital in N. Just a week after he entered the institution with a ruptured appendix.

Belfast, Northern Ireland, July A rain drenched procession of 000 Orangemen wound through the streets of Belfast today In celebration of the 246(1 anniversary the battle of the Boyne. Florence, 8. July 1.1. A room key of a Florence hotel was returned by a former Florence man who found It on the floor of a theater he manages In Owantanno, Minn. Berry ville, Ya July lS.Two women and two children were found shot to death today In their koine lo cated In a remote section of the Blue Ridge mountains.

They were: Mrs. Joe Klsea, her daugUtcr, Mrs. Nat Smallwood and Mrs. Stnallwood's two children. Montgomery, July 14.

Dr. J. N. Baker, state health ex pressed hope today Alabama's most serious outbreak of Infantile paruly- fis was at a peak. Reports of only four new cases reached health: authorities here yesterday, The new dlognosis brought to 1:10 the number of cases reported.

Seattle, July 14. Sixty thousand crippled aHlldreti 111 the I'nited States and Canada have received aid from tilie Slirine Philanthropic corporation cltiriiiK the past 14 years ti corporation's trustees wore told today. Washington, July 14. Hallway pen. sion disbursements soon will go out to rotlred workWT tteftplte a cotirtf ruling invalidating a section of the retirement act which provided a tax to meet the payments.

Payments certified by he railroad retirement board will be Bent out by the treasury from the 846,685,000 ap proprlation made by congress to take care of the pensions for a one -year period, friie recent decision of the dis trict court of the District of Colum- bia. which invalidated the tax see tion 0f law, did not rule on the constitutionality of the pension payments themselves. At the time of the ruling the board planned an appear and a do-1 clsion from the supreme court could I ation is' -exhausted. Miami. July -Firemen, baffled when smoke began pouring from a mall chute on several floors, called on a postman to help them 'extinguish a bank building Wane here.

The letter-carrier unlocked the box at the bottom. of the chute and found letters smouldering there. Firemen said a careless sraolter had dropped a lighted cigarette down the chute. of the Theodare Haimm browing Co. KINGS MOUNTAIN, N.

C. Tennis fans In Kings Mountain and nearby vicinity will be treated to some last and furious tennis matches if the plans now tinder way work out. Teuiiis. a grand game for young and old alike, lias been sadly neglected in Kings Mountain for the past scvoial years. But In tile past several mouths Interest has been sb.wly picking up until now there cii" finite a few boys and girls Dial'- iim I In- game.

Not to mention lots hi oi.l Miners, who used to burn up ihe courts in great ffaskluu. Tue tournament will be only for local talent anu will be open to any one Alio wishes to enter. The brackets will be divided into three divis ions in the domination and semifinal rounds. Tue only entry fee will he one new tennis ball for each play er per match. The three divisions in the ellwiua tion and semi-finals Kill be, Juniors, ages up to 20; Intermediates, ages up to SO; and Senior ages from 30 up.

The Idea of the divisions Is to gioup all tils players so that all the games will be as evenly matched as possible. The finals will deterLjue the champion of Kings Mountain. The club hopes to have several wry nice prizes for the winners ol tc- different brackets, or divisions. The club wants to have as many entries In the tournament as possible, us the mure the merrier. The exact time for tbfc tournament has not been definitely decid ed but will probably me held the larl of this month.

You tennis pla)-ers get out the old rackets and get practice and be sure to watch next week's Herald for full details ami the date. (The tournament will be held on the tennis court behind the water plant. Skimp Siowe is t'ie chairman of the club who Is sponsoring the sporting event and will be gland to dish out any various and sundry dope on the tennis tournament. GET DRIVERS LICENSES HERE FRIDAYS All who do not Iiave their State Driver's license may secure them In Kings Mountain on any Friday. Mr.

O. O. Jackson, of the Cleveland Motor has made arrangements with Corporal W. L. Hatcher, of fhe Statu Highway Patrol to be at the Cleveland Motor every Friday to serve those who do not have their license, The Highway Patrolmen are check ing on the drivers license and it will be wise for everyone who does not have thelr's to get It as soon as possible.

There is a charge of 81.00 for the SADDLE HORSE JJJJJRED A fine saddle horse belonging to Hunter Neisler was severely cut Tuesday afternoon when he pranced Into a cur driven by Mrs. Hunter Neisler. The horse had been brought to town to be shod and was on the way home, when near the junk yard between the city limits and the Margrace Mill he was frightened by noises at the junk yard and stepped into the path of the approachint car. A severe gash was cut on the side and hip. The horse was rushed to a veterinarian in Oastonia, LADY'S POCKETBOOK SNATCHED Mrs, Guy Webb hail her pocket- book snatched from her hand as she was returning home from Bank Night at the Dixie Theatre last Saturday night.

She was betweeu Hidge Street and Piedmont avenue on Hail road avenue, about 10:30 p. m. Her small daughter, had draw Hfc number at the Bank Night to de termlne the winner of the $130, and It was thoivght by officers that tike pocketbook snatcber understood she had won the money, Mrs Eliza Tread way was the winner of the Bank "Night award. The officers arrested several teenage boys but Mrs, Webb was unable to identify any of them as the thief. PARK ON RIGHT SIDE ONLY Police Chief Bryant this week issued a warning to automobile drivers to park on the right side of the street only.

Chief Bryant said that it is a violation of both, state and city laws to park on the left side of the street, and that his department was going to try to clear up the congestion caused by parking on the wrong side of the street. The Chief stated a very-near crash took place on one of the main business streets Saturday aa a result of parking on the wrong side. FIVE CENTS PER COPV For Publi Secured day auram Ulat MIIKt a 1. Hilary nming si-curi w.rk a cation tor In- i-c ilia ami annim, id. I'r.

.1 AmMuihj-, j-piriicd citizen ha donauil use of a room m-r More, i Me room is ui In- used i until urn be had in we new i own Mall whiib is that will De built soon The room adjoins the law- office of A. Harrill The place selected Is centrally (x-av ten and will be aeci-lbl to ever lone. committee in charge of getting the Public 'Library siaiied met at the borne of Rev. W. Uojco Tuesday evening and went Into com plete details as to the beginning of tn library.

COMMITTEES APPOINTEO Two committees were appointed. One being the KlnaocV Committee who will be composed of Mrs. Paul Neisler and Mr. W. K.

Mauney. The other being the Publicity Com inlllce composed of Charles Thorn-asson, Kbv. L. Boyd Hamm and Mrs P. D.

ilemdou. it needless to say that It takes conslrtf-rablo time to work out com plete plans for something as impor tant as starting a library, but it hoped by the committee that before long the detailed plan can be announced. Those attending the meeting held Tuesday night were as follows: Me dames A. II. Patterson.

Aubrey Mauney, Messrs .1. Davis. Haj wood and Itev. W. Hovce.

UNDERGOES I OPERATION I Dr. C. thick, of llensenier City, I former pastor-of the First Baptist at this place, underwent a -serious the Charlotte Sanatorium Wednesday at noon. His condition following the opera lion is reported as satisfactory. Hia many friends here and elsewhere are anxiously awaiting the outcome and are hoping for him a speedy recovery.

Employment Off ice Opens Here A branch of the Shelby National Kmmoytnimt office will Often hnrA beginning next week lo register all ersons wro are unemployed or aut a better job. he office will he located In the lurt room of the Town Hall, and ill be open every Friday afternoon from 2 to 5 p. ni. Both skill and unsklll labor is Invited to register. Men and women.

both white and colored will be regis tered. If anyone is in need of any kind of work to be done they are asked to call 820, Shelby, and the Emnloy- ment office will try to help you se cure the worke.r you need FORMER KINGS MTN. RESIDENT DIES News of the death of Mr. E. C.

Fairies, age 70, former Kings Mountain citixen, waft, received early in the week, his death occurring follow ing an illness of several months, at his llome in Greensboro. A native of Gaston county, Mr. Faires and family lived In King Mountain for a number of years, and have many friends and relatives here. He is survived by bis wife who was before marriage, Miss Dora Falls; the following children, Mrs. Itarry J.

Suggs, of Gastonla; Mrs. Hyrd Wallace, Mrs. Ralph Basin; Ed win. Horace and Lloyd Faires, ot Greensboro. Several brothers and sisters also survive.

J.MMcGINNIS OFFICER OF YOUNG DEMOCRATS J. M. McGlnnis was elected third vice chairman of the Cleveland Young Democrats Club at their meet ing held in Shelby last Friday evening. A. A.

Powell, Shelby attorney, who ran for Judge of Recorder's Court In the June Primary, was lected Chairman. Mr. McGlnnis was also elected as a delegate to attend the State Convention of Young Democrats to he held in Greensboro July 17th and 18th. About 160 Young Democrats wera present at the meeting. i I HELPS LIBRARY Dr.

E. Anthony, realizing the areat value ef a Public Library will "nen to Kings Mountain, graciously aonated one of his office rooms as a temporary borne for the Library. CHARLOTTE ELIMI NATES KINGS MTN. IX The Junior Legion rotte made It two In Legion Team of Char- In a row to eliml oute the Kings Mountain outfit from irotni vaie championship series. 11' oforth plUjted a good game was defeated by the Charlotte boys to the luno of lo to 11.

Kings Mountain almost staged a come-back in the ninth inning when they had a man on second and third with no one out, but they did not score a man and the game ended in favoor of t.fce visitors. A good crowd or local supporters attended the game, and yelled for the local boys. There was also a lar.ue ovi-r number of Charlotte for the game. people ESCAPED CONVICT SEEN HERE Dilnier K. Ledfoid, who escaped from the Spindale convict camp iu Friday was seen In Kings Mountain Tuesday, l.edford was sentenced to serve from 18 monhh to 2 years for stealing a mule several months ago.

had been made a trusty at the prison camp, and Friday he walked off. His family lives on King street and he showed up there Tuesday. Police officers were notified, and t.fey in turn notified the Prison Coamp officials but Ledford made good his escape before officers from the camp arrived In Kings Mountain according to the report reaching the Herald. This is Ledford's 5th or 6th sen tence on the chain gang. and his second escape.

E. J. Abbott Dies in N. Y. Hospital K.

J. Abbott died Friday morning at the Nassau Hospital, Mineola. N. Y. Mr.

Abbott had been in failing health for two years, but his condi tion became more serious on Mon day. His death was due to bronchial pneumonia. He is survived by his widow and five children: Mrs. J. Ben Cromer.

Kaleih; Mrs. J. Graham Wheeler. Oxford; Mrs. Huh Wheeler, Oxford; Mrs.

Jasper Green, Kings Mountain. and Grady C. Abbott of New York. Also 15 grandchildren and one brot.V J. R.

Abbott of Hendersonville, N. C. He was buried in Oakland ceme tery, Oxfofu, Will Rogers' Humorous Story By WILL ROGERS THERE was a kid by the name of Bobby, maybe it was, that didn't like cod liver oil. Ha was different from most kids that way, but otherwise he was normal. He waa awful mean one day.

He broke his sister Ellen's doll and jumped up and down on the lawn swing and yelled. So when his dad coma home, Bobby was laying on the floor, bawling softly. "What's the matter, son?" says Dad. "I can't have my cod liver oil!" he says. "You can't.

Ain't that turrible! Why can't you!" "Well, the doctor says It's to be taken after meals, and Horn won't feed ma any dinner!" AaaricM Ntwi haMm, la, W. K. MAUNEY WRITES OF TRIP Mr W. K. Muiiiii'v.

wlii) family are nuking iin e.Mi-mi I mobile trip to ihe Co; writes home. The Hit.iIiI knew li-adi'l'S would liki' to ii'mut irip so here Is tin; Muun-y i-iti-r. Mr. II. K.

Lynch. Kings Moiiniain. V. Dear Mr. Lynch: We have about rt-achi-d 111-' extent of our trip and are no a turning Southeast to home.

We have traveled over 6,000 miles and no trouble, even a puncture. We have come through fifteen s'-at'-s and out of the 11. 8. three time. At ni Paso, we went into Mexico, ar.d at Los Angeles, we went to an Island In the Pacific, Saint Catallna, and now we are at Vancouver.

Cauada. We are thinking of going to Glacier National Park In Canada, but are not sure about the roads. We f-oent Sunday at S-attle, and attended church there. We have beeu trying to get some North Carolina papers but it seems that they doo't get them on the Pacific coast. We tried to g-i one at I.oa Angeles, San Francisco, in'l at Seattle, but so far we have hatj no news from th- Canolinas since w-e left Texas, and have only seen two North Carolina cum, one from Kinston and one from ilr-ens boro.

We wi'tit up on Ml- Hani last week up to the snow line wMch was around six' thousand high, and there it was covend wit1: snow eight thousand more or to'al of H.oihi feet high which is a le'Uinifu! siaht. It. exti'iitl so hi.uh in tie cloud- it very seldom si'i-n as it is Ahite jut like a white cloud. We are Waving fur Yellowstone Park and Salt I I hope to receive vour mi-o-r mall at Salt I-ake C'ty Sincerely, V. K.

Mauni-y. FINED FOR FIGHTING Considerable excitement was caused Immediately after the (i.arlotte Kings Mountain Legion Daseball game last Friday evening- L. Scott was alleged to have struck one of the Charlotte players in the mouth after the plaer bad made some objectional remark him. The Charlotte boy's mouth was sevrely cut Both the contestants In the fig; swore out a warrant for each othfcj and" was tried In Recorder's Cou at Shelby this week. Scott, was fine $10.00 and cost and the Charlotte player was found not guilty.

GARDEN CLUB TO MEET The regular meeting of ta- Garden Club will be held at the Woman's club Friday afternoon. Plans have made for a variety program. Members are asked to each bring a flower of some kind; a prize to be given for thu most unusual bloom, HERE'S THE ANSWERS Mrs, A H. Patterson, writer of 'Observations'' had in her Column last week a very interesting poem. The names of local families were omitted, and readers of the- Herald were invited to fill-in the blank names.

The poem has created so interest that the Herald is printing it below with the correct names. Here it is, and The Herald hopes Mrs. Patterson will try her poetic talent again real soon. NAME ROMANCE A man said, "GOFORTH" to his son "And stay until a wife you've Said he, "Kre I can seek her hand, You surely must quite umlerata-nd, I need some CASH, before I woo Or else my hand she may taboo. A tangled WEBB, I will not weave I'll never practice to deceive." Said Dad, "When BRIDGES to be crossed Go WRIGHT ahead so no time's lost Each cloud Is faced with silver lining So make HAY while the sun in shining." "I'll be no KERR dog." he opined, A RHEA of HOPE came to his mind "Fine clothes I'll WARE, her KINO 1 11 be I know she'll gladly marry me.

HAM, OLIVES, OATES, HI buy for food CORN-WELL and COBB and all (Cont'd on back page) i off the coast: of Carteret county, St. Paul, July nation's want to secure electrification of the 'once most notorious outlaw, Alvin Island but tbie cost of a "submarine'' Karpis, and two suspected assocl-cable to carry the current from the ate were called to federal court to-mainland has been found by the day to answer for the 8100,000 kid-Tidewater Power company to be too napping of William Hamm, head high. Laughing Around the World With irvin s. COBB The Unforgivable Sin By IRVIN S. COBB A YEAR or two before his death, Booker T.

Washington made bt address in a small town in Georgia. He looked like a bronze Uoj and he spoke, as he always did, as one inspired. When he had an old Confederate soldier, white haired and white monstached, pushed forward to the platform, his old face aglow with enthusiasm' and approval for what the orator had said. "Professor Washington," he declared, "I want to do now what I never thought I'd be doing I want to clasp your hand and pledge you my support for the great work you are doing. And furthermore, I want to tell you this I want to tell you that that was the best speech 1 ever heard in my life and that you are the greatest man in thia ountry!" "I afraid you done me too much honor," said Was ngtori.

"Wouldn't you regard Col. Roosevelt as the greatest man we Vac, "Huh!" exploded the Southerner. "I've had no use for Y'-n since that time when he invited you to eat a meal with him at the White House." (Ansrieaa Mm Mtan. las.).