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Williamston, N. C., Aug. 30.HLCoast guard patrol boats piled thitbe flood-swollen Ronpoke . <t \

tew* day, rescuing Isolated farm farmtliifrom onrushtng waters which a

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- ready have claimed five lives ancaused thousands to become homless In northwostern North Carotlm

Three families were rescued froithe roofs of houses about three ines up the river from here, anddozen boats were searching In tfcvicinity of Oriin Island, sevenmiles down the river for other fanilies.

As the Roanoke rose rapidly Ia new record high there, emergent1crews were forced to abandonsandbag barricade designed to Bata highway and a four-mile road flfrom the death-dealing waters.

Oklahoma City, Aug. 20..An oflf<of |640 per trip to all takers to fery planes across the turbulent Noth Atlantic to England hud the Qlahoma flying fraternity buzzing tday.

Relics WantedThe Relic Committee of 'he Cei

tenntal Cerebration has requesteThe Herald to make a last mtnulappeal for any old souvenir or oltlmey articles for uBe during tliExposition. All articles will be rturned to the owners, and excelleicare will be taken of them.One member of the commit tc

had heard that an old Confederaluniform was someplace in /iniMountain; it this is true and anone knows the whereabouts ofthey are asked to contact Mrs. J. 1Herndon, or call The Herald Ottlc

Please, please try to find any o!articles that will be of interest ancall Mrs. Herndon or The HeraliPlease. Please.

Auction Land SalePostponed

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The auntion sale of the properlat the corner of King Street anClevelani Avenue dhtch was acheuled for Saturday Aug. 24th, hibeen postponed until Saturday, Sctember 21st. The delay In the schiuled sale is due to a legal technicsIty which requires all land owncby a town to be advertised onceweek for four consecutive weelprior to the date of sale. The procrty has already been subdividedto attractive residential lots. ar4li» s. * - *

vuuiuiuicQ in cnarRe oi ill© 88extend a cordial Invitation to prepectlve buyers to drive by and 1apect the lota.

B. L>. Qarpbell has surveyed ttproperty and had a blue print hatof all the lota and any Interest*citizen may Inspect same by co:tactlng Mr. Campbell or CharhThomaason at the Elmer Lumbi-Company.

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TT IS related that a young la1which waa in the lower Biashis signature to an order in a caiThe judge not being at home, the

r :srthe Information that her employ*address to which she directed theThe place proved to be a "beer tofound in the locality.

Sore enough, there present wiwith some companions; he wasbest, for which he sought relief 1of beer; and he was engaged in

After some hesitation the >pectful distance of the table, ashuffle of the cards was in pro;notice." He had not proceeded v<pulsed.. Awaiting another opportiexplanation of the nature of thsituation. His Honor, enraged athis list on the table, upsetting 1his chair peremptorily command*of a Una.

That was too much for thehis mission and to be threatene' indignation. With an air of munclaimed:

"What! Punishment for cootplace.this saloon."

"Dot's enough," interrupted 1deratand, no matter where it iss, 1

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.JXaiuuiuij INetf*.. Utbbsiowu, N. J., Aug ISO.. Four 1u men were killed today tri an exploit-

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*. uutlaiug at mi! Dui'out Company's £1- ..cpauuu dynamite plant. shookid , uiIoiuks over a wide urea and shuttr- .ered windows live miles distant.a. fThe builling was used for filling "

url ridges Willi powuer. - v111 The structui v, about 25x50 feet c

occupied an isolated plot at the '

i>jant and was surrounded by an '

j jarthen dike, above five feet high v

After the blast, only a deep crater Ln*marked where It had stood. 11

The shock of the explosion rocked °

o ulldlngs for miles around. Sinoke "

y columns could be seen across the ila Delaware "River in rhoctor p® 11

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.. \'Dallas, Aug. 20..She didn't com' k

plain much because her husband f<Jr made her pay $5 a week for room »

and board In their home, a 30 ydar told Dallas woman testified in DIs- 6£ j trlct Court. ii

0 But she did protest . vehemently s.after he charged her for gas. and c

_oil consumed by the fumlly autonio- pblje when she used |t to run er- prands."Divorce granted," Judge Dick ft

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id Mother Of LocalS* Lady Dies v v

Funeral services for Mrs. LauraHoward, 78. mother of Mrs. Earle c

Thomusson, who died at the home Ie of her daughter. Mrs. A. O. Finley, viB In Charlotte eurly' Wednesday morn- *>

j" ing will be held this afternoon at 1four o'clock In Oastonla, Rev. P. D. '

' Patrick, pastor of the First "PreSby- Pterian Church, will be in charge of 1the service which will be conducted '>

. Carothers Funeral Home in Oastonla c* Mr. Patrick will be assisted by Rev <Freeman of Charlotte, friend and *neighbor of the family. Interment *will follow in Hollywood cemeteryin .Qaatpnla. aActive pallbearers will be grand- asons of the deceased. '

Mrs. Howard bad for the past see t(. oral years made her home with her f|

T_ daughter. Mrs. Flnley, In Charlbtte.v

lg She had been «tn bad health for sev ^eral years and was critically ill for. the past six weeks.-a

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(fl Laura Nixon of Lincoln County. She Ita married James E- Howard. April 81 pC8 1881. Her husband died 12 years ago. u

Mrs. Howard was a member of tlln the Main Street Methodist Chnrchu, ln Oastonia. .

Ie Surviving are the following chll*8

dren: Mesdames Flnley, Thomasson |and C. C. Goodson, the latter ofMount Holly; and M. C. Howard of .

Kiver Bend, E. G. Howard of Un- fate c -<?tton and D. L Howard of Hie*-/ nle ory. Also surviving Is one slsterJ tid Mrs. Anna Kelley of Cornelius, andn- 18 grandchildren.58 Mrs. Thomasson has the syotpa- l»r thy of the entire community In her t]

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> Doubt About ItIN S. COBB ei

syer sourht the judge at his home, 0it Side, f<>r the purpose of obtaining *le where prompt action was essential. timaid who answered the door confided \

»r would likely be found at a nearby |caller. TMthrr went the young man. ,

nnel;" tyj.^ai of a number then to be t

ls His Honor. He was seated at a tablecoatless, and visibly affected by then copious draughts from a huge steina game of pinochle. n

oung lawyer approached within res- dnd at the end of the play, while a orress, endeavored to engage "judicial 0;ry far before he was impatiently reinlty,he again broke in with a swifte document and the exigency of the "the young man's persistence, pounded tllis beer, and rising menacingly from pM) affrnmaw rlawaaftr*m «uv »»"*»« aiv ^ W u«|r»iv UUUCI |mtU ^

young lawyer. To be unsuccessful In 6d with punishment also, aroused Msfogled astonishment and derision he e

empt of court for my conduet id this

the judge with a roar; "I haf you un- nam always a subject of gondemptt" d

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itain IURSDAY, AUGUST 1ft, 1940

il CelebratCENTENNIAL BOX 8EAT8ON SALE FRIDAY

A limited number of box seat ticketsf-rr the b»q Cleveland Cc.untsUlMlhrtlil1 Pageant will be on Mleet the King* Mountain Drug Co. andGriffin's Drug Co. FrMay morningfrom 9 to 12.- A committee of ladieefrom Kinge Mountain ia in chargeof the sale, and everyone who de.aires a ticket may secure same without having to wait for the rush the

, night of the performance. Only boxi seats will be offered and' the firstcome will be served. The price ofthe tickets will be $1.00.

Dorothy Hoke IsMiss Kings Mountain/ J

Miss Dorothy Hoke, attractive duitr shier of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. llokh,^ was declared "'Mlsa Kiuss Moun-

tain" to represent The Heat TownIn The btate at the Mammoth blei

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J Miss Hoke was named -winner ththe lively contest conducted here,hist night by judges of the Queen.1 Contest. Miss Kings Mountain will

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be crowned Monday night in .front' of the grandstand in the ClevelandCounty .Fairgrounds. Miss Hoke is

ca student at the Woman's College ofU. N. C. In (Iruensboro.

j Miss Ottie White, daughter of Mr.and Mrs. C. 0. "White was the run

' uer-up-and to her goes the honor of! being "Miss 18^." She will assist.. Miss Kings Mountain during the. coronation ceremonies at the Cele>h -'i i.ri. Site will share honors with. "Miss 1940" the runner-up In ther Shelby contest.i. Messrs litll Fulton and Snooks Mc

| Daniel who had charge of I he contestin Kings Mountain expressedtheir appreciation for (he co-operatlon and interest shown here. and

I congratulate the winners.

The complete list of contentjnts|and. the votes received follow:

Dot Hoke 138.408; Ottle White71.061; Elizabeth Nelll 16.604; PhyllisPatterson 18,690; Edna Hoffman

| 10.755; Helen 8tewart 7,744; Mary' E. Goforth 6;330; Rachel MoClaln4.050; Patsy White 3,870; RachelSmith 2.609; Jadttic Rnwles 1.421;Hazel Falls 1.100.

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Home Coming At Long; Creek Presbyterian Church

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Home Coming at l^oug Creek Preaf tytcrian Church. August 26. The

11:00 o'clock service will be conductedby the pastor. Rev. FVel C.Debele. Jr.

Picnic lunch will bo spread at thenoon hour.

1 tp the afternoon. Miss Amy Robinson.a member of this Church who' Is a missionary to Japan and ishome on furlough will make a talk.

' In addition to this there will ber j_. . . -a

ppceini music auu gooa congregatlonalsinging. JWe extend to former members of,

this Church and other friends aspecial invitation to be present forthis day of worship and vfellowshlp..Reported.

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Win Rogers9Humorous Storyt i i 1111

By WILL SOGERSTHE politicians at Leavenworth

and Atlanta, where the governmenthaa a couple of eoloniea ofthem, sometimes ret to telling eachother their troubles, and they sayit's iust awful the way these boyshaa nad it put over on them.Two of these politicians was talk1

ing, and on# of them says, "Well,how did you happen to get here,anyhow ?"

Why, a Jealous, envious, lowdownskunk in my own party doneit to me. Be was so sore at mygood lock that he told in the papersthat I had stole a million dolIlars from the treasury.1*

i "Well, well, thereVno sad to thewickedness of eotne of these ungratefuldogs! But why didn't youcome haek at him and make himprove it?"That's Just what I did. And I

reckon I was a fool. When haproved it, why here I came, endhere 111 have to stay until after

, next election anyhow."a.rt.s Mm mtsiM. tea.

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Ivlnur1TIUUIKINO* MOUNTAIN, N. C. TH

Centenniafonth CrusadeUTeek At CentralMethodist Churchu«f>. t*. W. Fox, ut Slntcsviile, fo:u i iwiitor of c'eulral Mcthodialuui'iu, will be the principal apeak'i ... «ue Youth Crusuue iluu»|ual

>oiiug people at Ceuiral Churcht t>.00 F. M. Friday evening. Thilaiuiuet and the cclebrailou of the.ova a Supper at 7 A. jd. Saturdaymilling will conclude tho programf \ ouch Crusade Week which hueeeti conducted by ihe Youth DivlS')ll of tlio I'hlll't'h fliiwo Mnmluu. X. ..ut VM U t k^V V < UIIUUJ

toriilng.Services today are as follows:lornlng Watch, 7 A. M. led by Geo,

Lautiinore, Jr., and followed by a

illowshlp breakfast; noon-day prajr for peace, led by Miss Cartfynarpentet at 12 o'clock noon. Al: 15 P. M. the ouug people willleet. at the church to take picnicupper to oak Grove Methodistlliurcb, near Lawudale, and to atand the Cleveland County Young'eople's Union meeting there.On Friday morning at 7 o'clock

ftss Mary Julia. Follock will conuct the Morning Watch service;t noon Miss Dot Harmon will lea«'he prayer for peace; and at 6:1!

M. Carradine Moss will lead theesper Service.

Those who have led in the servles previously include Miss Maudt'lonk. Wilson Griffin and Miss VIian Prince at the . early morningervlce;' Miss Dot Hoke, Jatnet'hroneburg. and Smyer Williamsr. at noon; and Meek Carpenterresident of the Youth 'Divisionllss Mary Kvelyn Ooforth, and BUle Throncburg at the evening serves. Rev. H. C. Sprinkle, Jr., and B

Moss were speakers at eveningervlces Monday. Tlesday, and Wedesday.Young people under 24 years olge in the eommnnlfy are Invited U(tend the services, and tickets artn sale at 25 cents for the banquetatnorrow evening and may be hadrom any member .of the Youth tDtIsion of Central Church, or fromIrs. W. M. Gantt, adllt coqnseloiir the group.The theme of the week's program

i "For Christ- Today," and the putose is the deepening of the spirital life and Christian purpose olbe Young people of the community

Jons Hear Oflavana Convention/Kings Mountain Lions were givenfirst hand report of the trip fout

lumbers utude to the International(invention in Havana, Cuba.,Following*"i#e supper in the Wotans Club building Tuesday eveningilon Mike Milam told ot the trip tolie Cuban Capitol; Tom Fulton re'

orted on the "day-life" while on theiland;, George Mauuey gave a detiled account of the - "night life"urlug 'their stay in Cuba,' and JimiyBurns, told of the return trip to'he Best Town In The State. 1Club members thoroughly dnjoydthe reports by the foair delegatesrhtch hit the htghspets of theeel?a trip.Following the talks Harold Hunt)!

utt showed colored moving plcturs that Mike Milam bad taken whilen the trip. Mr. Hunnlcutt alsobowed a reel of films of scenesiken near Kings Mountain. Lakelontonia and blastlug at the rockuarry.Lions Charlie Thotnasaon, Mikemam, and W. J. Kulkerson reportdon details of the baseball game) bo played Friday night with Gas>nlaLions.

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tiwanis Club To Meetit Crowder's Creek.Members of the Klwanis Club,

heir wives and sweethearts, willteet this evening at 6:30 at Crower's Creek A. R. P. Church for antheroutdoor supper. The locationf the Church is rather hard to findd Dr. i. E. Anthony has agreed tcteet those not knowing the way atlie Woman# Club Building about t». M. and escort them to the placethere country ham .and fried chickn will be piled a foot high.Rev. L. B. Hiram, who has resign

d as Pastor of St Matthews Luthran Church, to accept the call tche Burlington Lutheran Churchiade a farewell address last Thursay evening following the supper Inhe Womans Club building.

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Members of the Kines Mounta;Uon» -Club wilt uieel the (am stepinj: buseball team of the Gaston1..0 under the Hood IlKhts. in Ga

tonia Cridav nieht at 8 T> \t T»track Kings Mountain ' School Banwill inarch and pla.v for the oveiand It is hoped the local Imll plum'k will be able to make as favorI'.l'le Impression as the band Is suito make.The ball gdme. a comic affair. wi

be fun aplenty for everyone wlattends. t'ouch W. .1. Culbersonlining* up some real talent, such iHolland Dixon. Hob Miller. Jlmn

| Hunts, Mike Milam. Hoyle McDanl'Haywood b)mil ttttd several otherA real treat Is. In store for it Itllaious night of fun Prir.cs are to 1given away..The Kings Monntuln Club recel

es all the money from tickets 'soiti Kugs Mountain Kings Mountacitizen's who go to the game at;have no) received ticket, are asktto please buy them front the Kin|Mountain booth at the grounds,the money will go tri the local clttTickets sell for 25o wb.ich 1

I bides transportation to and froOastonia from Kings Mountain Arangements have been made to hat.cars in front of Central Schoollake am person who has boughtticket and does not have a waxgo. Inst think of It baseball fanhere's s chance to nee a hail gansee and hear the School Band, at:get round trip transportation to Ottmvtn ult for onlv 3f»cTickets mav be secured from an

mrmhoi of the Club. so let's sothe ball gumo. » .

PARADE ROUTEANNOUNCED

'IJUe Kings Mountain Centen niParade Committee, anaouuced lasnlgbt the route of the big parade-1follows: Parade to form ou WeGold Street th#n march up Go]Street to Railroad Avenue; thiRailroad Avenue to King S«re<cross overhead bridge on KingPiedmont Avenue; then on Piemont Avenue (by Town Hall whUwill be judges stand) to Mounta'street:;

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down Mountain StreetBattleground Road; down Haitiground Road to Gold Street, wheiparade will disband.

The parade will begin promptly11 A. M. and all those taking paare asked by the committee to Ion hand at the beginning not latithan 10 A- M. Two cups are to Iawarded, one for the best play Itband, and one for the best marchttband, also two cups for the mo

beautiful floats.

Tom Fulton, Kings Mountain Prade Chairman along with others c

tho committee ask that everyoipark tbelr cars along the route ea

ly so that the parade can pro£e<without delay and Interference froprivate cars.

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der of the parade: State HighwaPatrolmen. Marshalls, mounted c

horses. Flags and color guardAmerican Legion marching bodShelby Band, Dlgfiitaries,1 MountsRiders, Historical Vehicles, ForeCity Hand, Old Model Cars. ShellQueen Float, Kings Mountain Que«Float. Cherryvllle Band, Civic Floa'Fire T>epiirtment Equipment, Cormerrlal Floats, Kings MountalSchuoi Band. Boy Scouts and PantoThe following floats have alrend

been, entered- In the big parade anothers are expected: Town of KinjMountain. Merchants AssoclatloiLions Club, Womanp Organizationsand the Kiwanis Club.

Wooden nickels will be on salduring the,parade,-and everyone whdesires to have one of these souv<nlrs may buy it Tuesday morning

ALL DAY SINQING

The Kings Mountain Singing Agocitation will meet at JtetblehdiSunday, Xuguat 25. with all-day sinlog and dinner on the grounds.Among those to be there are Fil

'Slaters trio with Oeorgo llamm tthe piano of Forest City; Tho Raniers Quartett of Charlotte, and thFirestone Chorus of Qastonla. Berybody Invited to come aind brlnwell-filled baskets.

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i'ARADE HEREi ctouAi A1:UU A. M.

^^/T^TflnfirT-riTTr^-nrr^.Tin- mammoth crit-blutiou cotuiiK'iuoiuUiii,.lie luuth anniversary

of the umuJain of Cleveland Countyin opens Suiniay ilia lit at the CU'veluuup. Couuty Fair tirouiulb \v it h i lie couulaty-ivl^le ri tvious oervleiv at 7:30s- iy. M. (jeuer.il Chairmen. Odus Multle ot 8hult>> uttd J. II. Tliomuitboii ofi-l Kinyts Mouiituiu are very much elm-111 hi win iiiu imerest tna; na* beeny- shown in the big event, Committeesa and co-winkers have been busy torre the past several weeks tnukin'c at- ,

raugciueuts for the biggest culebta111(ion evet pruinoteil in Clevelandro County. <

is Citizen from Kings Mountain liavnis joined hands with those from blieUly by to make the couiity-W'ide celobra.ei iton a suteess from every stand's.point. Plain, have been made to .takeri' rare of the largest crowd ever gath>»ei erf in "Cleveland Couiily.

A meeting was held Mbnday nightv- in the Town Hall to formulate planaId for the big parade to be held heroin Tuesday morning at 11 a. in. Mayorid .1. H. Tliomasson uppoiuted the folidlowing a* the parade committee forss Kings Mountain: Claude llambrightso (irmly King. John McCill and Tourb. Kultoit. The Towu of Kings Mounn- tain and the MercliuutH Associationtn will liave floats In the purade. For.«' the .convenience of the throng that'e will-be in Kings Mountain for thoto parade, stores will be open until 2a p M. instead of closing at noon,to The business section lias already

taken on a holiday air. as the streets>e weiv decoiatpd Tuesdaj afternoon,id Large American flags and pennantsn drape the whlteway. "

; The tour glorious days of the ex>Yciting celebration begins Sundayt° night and ends .Wednesday. "Citizens

of Cleveland have a great deal to

celebrate for. and every man. woinauand child is cordially invitedto attend as many days of the celebrationas possible and rejoice togetherthat they are citizens of this

( great county. State and nation.The complete program follows:

"8UNOAY AUGUST 25

Ht ''Religions Observance Day"I j Morning

M Special Services In all Churches.. Evening *

t0' Fair Grounds. 7:30 Sacred Band

d Concert Kings Mountain and ShelbyBands. Massed choirs of all ChurchIkes in Cleveland Couuty, Congregiv

^ tlonal Sing of Old Time Hymns,Negro Spirituals.

re (T i) ion Religious Service .- AllChurches in Cleveland County participating.

at Sermon.Dr. R. C. Campbell. .

rt MONDAY, AUGUST 26ie "Homecoming Day"

er Morning>e 11:00 . Registration of Formertg Residents at City Hall. Band ConiKcert at the Court House. ,ArriVRlst visiting DlgnltarieB. Mayors ' and

Prominent Citizens of Towns in thoCounty. Procession to City Hall.

mOfficial Opening of tho celebrationconducted by Mayor Harry Woodson.and Odus M. Mull and J. B.

^ Thomasson, Co-Chalrmen ot "thoCleveland County Centennial, incj.Review of Historical Window Dis»nlirs

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InH lOpinions Expressed an Thta Column

Ara Not Necessarily the Viewa ofly Thia Newapaper.)

id A word to the wise Is usually suitsfidelity but that is not always true11. in Washington.i.. Perhaps, as some legislators put

It, the reason in the present case 1*

[a that those officials directly involvedate not living examples of the quiaitssence of wisdom. Those may beharsh words, but they are beingsaldJust the same.The facts are these:Peace m Industry. absence If

production disrupting strikes andlabor disputes. Is essential so thel'natlnn' fnMnr Iau man (>,»n Aiit ">UUtlWII k««V»WI >CD Win/ IUI WU". 1111» IVmrial needed lo make the country In*vulnerable against aggression.

Weeks ago, long before nationale defense became a burning Issue, theit House of Representatives concludedg. that for the sake of recovery peaceie should be restored In Industry* byy. trimming the powers of the I^aborig Board. By a two-thirds majority, e«

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