Mount Holly News
Constructive—If It Will Help Mount Holly And Gaston County The News Is For It—Progressive
VOL. XXVII.
MOUNT HOLLY, N. C., FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 1950
NUMBER 6
Our Beloved Miss Ada To
Pass Another Milestone
Miss Ada Dunn, Mount Holly’s
claim to real distinction in out
standing Christian citizenship,
will celebrate her birthday on
Saturday, of this week, March 25.
She will be 78 years of age as far
as time is concerned but other
wise Miss Ada will be, in our
memory, a true example of youth
ful maturity with a judgment that
•rivals men and women of any age
from 21 years up.
The Mount Holly News joins
with numerous friends of Miss
who has been at Hillcrest
Manor, 2435 Briarwood Road, in
Charlotte, N. C., for the past year,
in wishing her a very Happy
Birthday. Miss Ada has never b^n
forgotten but on the contrary not
* day has passed during her ab
sence from Mount Holly that we
have not heard her name men
tioned in a spirit of love and re-
verance for all that she stands for
the lives of everyone who has
made her acquaintance.
This newspaper during it’s 27
years of existence has called upon
Miss Ada numerous times for aid.
We have verified factual data,
about past events and incidents.
Many times we have found stories
that our readers enjoyed from her
own interesting and unselfish life
and 'also from her unending
wealth of lovable rememberances
of people and happenings in this
community. Her memory for the
sweet and better things about her
neighbors and "her community is
unbounded. Her shortness is the
fact that she never remembers
anything unpleasant about any
one but sees only the better and
finer attributes of hier friends. If
she remembers the impleasant,
one would never know because
she has never repeated them.
This newspaper has based many
editorials on the true, sweet and
kind life of Miss Ada. Our sub
scribers have always been unani
mous in their approval of our re
cognition to this woman whom we
all love. Our only regret is that
we do not have the words to do
justice to a citizen who has lived
a life that all of us wish we could
enjoy; No animosity, and no pre
judices against any living soul
is something that very few, if any
people of our acquaintance, can
claim but Miss Ada could easily
stand before the Bar of Judge
ment without a record of animo
sity or prejudice being placed on
the blotter opposite her name.
NEW MOUNT HOLLY 0. A. P. PLANE
BAND TO PARADE UPTOWN TODAY
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Superior Signs First Players
Indiana AU-Star Among
Players Siped To Date
ENTERS RAGE IPnblic To See Students
In Their New Uniforms
The plane pictured above is one like to have any boys who are
^hic-ft the Civil Air Patrol will be
“ying in and around Mount Holly
soon. It is a liaison plane and is
bemg loaned to the local CAP
by the Army Air Force.
. L>t. Richard Mauney, command-
officer of the local CAPi re
interested to train as observers.
These men will accompany the
pilot on searches and other mis
sions.
The local squadron is growing
rapidly and with the spring and
summer months ahead, much ac
quests all pilots in this section tivity is expected, especially on
^ho are not in the organization,
join at once and take advan-
‘3ge of the opportunity to fly this
plane. It has been placed here
the members to fly and if
enough flying time is put on this
particular plane, then a Stinson
^-■^'will replace it.
The CAP in this area would
the weekends. Anyone who would
like to help is invited to join now
and assist with the training of
young boys and girls in all phases
of aviation. Anyone interested is
asked to visit the CAP at the local
airport headquarters, or contact
any member. The age limit be
gins at 13 and upwards.
Heligious Week For Methodists
LEADING MUSIC
MR. B. L. HOVIS
V -Auisted by Mrs. Horis
Religious Empliasis Week
^*11 be observed at the First
cthodist Church in Mount Holly
^ginning next Sunday, March 26
^ «nd continuing through A^il 2,
ibe pastor of the church, Rev,
L. Roberts, announced this
Invitations have been ex-
to everyone to attend the
to be held at 7:30 each
during the special week.
Mr. and Mrs. B, L. Hovis, w’ell-
REV. IVON L. ROBERTS
TO PREACH
known musicians, will furnish re
ligious music for the services and
the sermons will be conducted by
Rev. Roberts.
An effort to place special em
phasis upon the relationship of
the church and the family will
be made by the pastor and the
congregation of the church dur
ing this week. It is hoped that a
large attendance will be present
at each meeting and Rev. Roberts
is issuing a cordial invitation to
everyone to attend the services.
Art Brickner, a University of^
Indiana graduate and winner of
the All-Toumament Catcher ti
tle at the 1947 American Base
ball Congress held at Battle
Creek, Mich., has signed with Su
perior Yam Mills and will be
ready to go into action on the
diamond when the local nine
plays their first game soon, Doyt
Morris, Superior manager, an^
nounced this week. Brickner, a
big, strapping athlete, will not
back the-plate for Superior, Mor
ris said, but will be in the out
field although he will be the re
serve catcher for the 1949 pen
nant winners.
Carl Harkey, Superior center-
fielder last year, has turned pro
fessional and will not be in the
semi-pro ranks this summer.
Several others players have also
been contacted by Morris, who is
lining up the Superior roster as
rapidly as possible, and in all
probability, the local team will
have one of the finest baseball
teams in the Textile XiCague on
the diamond this summer.
Bill Pilling, the regular catcher
for the Superior team, and one
of the most popular players on
the team last year \4uth fans, will
be back in position this year,
Morris said, and is expected to
show his usual good form again.
J. B. “Lefty” Collins, A. Y. P.
pitcher last year, .has alsc« been
signed for the Superior force this
season and is expected to spend
plenty of time on the mound
sharing honors -with the other Su
perior twirlers who have been
rated by many fans as the best
in the league.
From all indications, Superior
will again be a top contestant for
the Piedmont Textile League pen
nant this season and judging by
the care being used in the se
lection of the powerhousfe squad.
Manager Morris is setting his
sights on being the first team to
win the pennant two years in
succession since the Textile
League was organized three years
ago.
Reports from the other five
teams who will compete with Su
perior this season have been un
usually brief and player rosters
have not been released in any
quantity. Fans can look forward
to a fine, slugging, fighting season
this year from early indications.
A number of trophies for Jhe
outstanding players are being of
fered this year to add spice to the
six-team league. The first game
on the schedule is slated for Ap
ril 27 and The News will publish
the complete Textile League sche
dule prior to that date.
Brothers Held
For Shooting
Two brothers, Marion Frances
Hall and Garnet Hall, are being
held by the Gaston County Sher
iff’s Department under $5,000 each
following a wild spree last Fri
day night. The brothers, armed
with a .22 rifle and a 12 guage
shotgun, were busily engaged in
shooting the front out of Piller’s
store about 3 miles from Mount
Holly on the Stanley highway
when county police and State
Patrolman O. R. McKinney ar
rived on the scene.
Filler, who was in the store at
the time the Hall brothers began
their armed attack upon the
building, told officers that he had
involved in an altercation with
one of the brothers sometime be
fore the shooting. Both of the
men are charged with assault with
a deadly weapon with intent to
kill.
Most of the actual damage done
by the buUets before the arrival
of the police officers, was done to
the glass in front of the store, of
ficers said, and a number of win
dows were shot out by the ven-
gence-seeking Hall brothers.
Marion Hall w*as arrested here
last summer after shooting of
another man with a shotgun and
was returned to Tennesee on
charges including arsem, assault
with a deadly weapon, secret as
sault. and robbery, local officers
said.
Stanley-Lucia
Highway OK'ed
The State Highway Commission
has anounced that bids will be
let for the paving of the road from
Stanley to Lucia. This project is
5.4 miles in length and the con
tract will be let in April. The
hardsurfacing of this road from
Stanley to Lucia will mean a lot
for this entire area and will be
especially beneficial to Sanley as
is will open up a great trading
area for that community.
This is a project that comes un
der Scott’s $200,000,000 secondary
road program. The anouncement
to The News about the road also
stated that the road program
would reach top speed during the
late spring and early sununer.
County Commissioner O. E.
Massey has been interested in se
curing this road and has worked
hard for it’s aprovaL It will serve
a great number of people and will
open up a large area for travel.
The bids for this Stanley-Lucia
road will be opened on Mai;ch 30
at Raleigh. The contract will be
awarded the low-bidder at a
monthly meeting of the Highway
Commission to be held in Greens
boro on April 5th. It is presumed
that the contractor who gets the
job will start almost immediately
j the construction of the road.
This is, it is believed, the first
road to be built in Gaston county
under the $200,000,000,000 Bond
program. Much other work has
gone on but it has come out of
the funds allocated for that pur
pose.
Wants All Red
Cross Reports
Only $450 has been turned in
to chairman of the Red Cross
drive. Dr. L. S. Clark, a News
reporter learned this week, and
Dr. Clark is issuing a request to
all division chairman, industrial
W. L. “Bill” McKinney, who for
11 years was the paid fireman for
Mount Holly volunteer fire de
partment, has announced for the
the office of Constable of River- year,
bend township. During this 11
years Mr. McKinney stated that
the records will show that not a
house was lost by fire in this com
munity. He served as Constable
of the township several years ago.
At the present time he is connect
ed with the McLean Trucking
Company of Charlotte.
Mr. McKinney is well known
throughout this area. He came to
Mount Holly in 1921. Since that
time he has married and now has
three children. He stated, “I am
running on my record as a public
employee and also as a former
Constable. If elected I pledge to
do my be»l on the job.”
We are printing an article pub
lished this moqlh in the magazine
“Trek”, the official publication of
the McLean Trucking Company
and circulating among thousands
of employees. The article is print
ed below and is headed—
“Our Bill McKinney"
Critical observers of the modern
life are constantly moaning about
the lack of enterprise displayed by
the contempoi'ary generation.
Where they ask, is the old pioneer
spirit? What has happened to the
(Continued on Back Page)
Band Drive Is
Needing Over $200
Local Chorus
Wins "Excellenl"
Both boys and girls chorus
from Mount Holly High School
won ratings of ’Excellent” in the
State Music Contest held at Salis
bury Wednesday, Director Dwight
Price announced. This rating is
next to the highest given at the
contest, which sees the top high
schools of the State and some of
the finest groups of choral sng-
ers in the state competing each
;ar.
Making the trip were student
members of both chorus’ accom
panied by Band Director Price
and Principal S. H. Helton. Stu
dents were Marlene Elmore, Car-
o^n W^ams, P^ I bury to the contest. Included were
* In a gesture of thanks to the
people of Mount Holly who con
tributed to the Band Uniform
Drive which Thursday lacked
only $200 of reaching its goal, the
Mount Holly High School Band
will parade through town at 4
p. m. today (Fi'iday). The entire
band will be dressed in their new
uniforms purchased through the
generosity of local merchants and
citizens of this town and section.
Band Director Dwight Price said
that the band will be in top form
for this parade, having just re
turned Thursday evening from
the State District Music Contest
in Salisbury where they were ex
pected to make a fine showing
against bands from some of the
leading schools of the district.
A total of 52 uniforms were
purchased by the high school for
the members of the band and fit
ted last week in time for the band
members to wear them to Sails-
Lowell York, Jean Gowan, Cath- the two sample uniforms orig
AririA HAlme Hill lrcl_ «« . • • ... .• *.
Only $200 is needed to i^ach
1 » I the goal set for the band uniform
wTlh the drive toTurn in k'^e which began here several
their collections this week. The “8°, drive chairman James
drive will officiaUy end March
31 and Dr. Clark wishes to be
able to make a complete report
of funds received before that
date.
No reports have been turned in
this week, Dr. Clark told the
News reporter, and reports frorn opening day. Al-
the industrial plMte have been ,h gh a total of $3000 was ten-
Mpecially s ow. Whether ov not committee
Mount Holly wil working in behalf of the drive
at the start, it has been decided
donated by the citizens of Mount
Holly who fell in behind the
drive with one of the greatest
displays of enthusiasm and civic
pride ever observed here to send
the drive funds zooming toward
erine Helms, Bill Johnston, E)st-
elle Ward, Margaret Helms, Car
olyn Beach, Tommy Hearn, Har-
0I4 Helton, Sue James, Gene
Hendrix, Carl Jackon, Joe Ro
berts, Donald Sigmon, Gene Sig
mon, Perry Spittle, Roger Spittle,
Betty Deitz, Bobbie Lutz, Patri
cia Gardner, Laura Mae Forbes,
Delores Rhyne, Lena Mae Rick,
Paul Durni- Oeloi-es Col'-man, Bil
ly Lee, Cennett Kistler.
Also Ruth Brooks, Jr Rita Hay-
nie, Betty Bell, Jo Rita Harkey,
June Fortner, Joyce Stewart, Pan
sy L. McElduff, Lucille Glenn,
Magie Huffstetler Patricia Pat
terson, Gaynelle Davidson, Peggie
Willocks, Nan Lathan, Joanne
Helms, Ruth Stone, Gail Rhyne,
Barbara Evans, Martha Rae Davis,
Frances Sisk. Fred Parker, Jim
mie Lawing, Charles Sipes, Luth
er Hall, Ann Painter, Sylvia Aber
nathy, Rickie Henson, Frances
Farris.
Members of the high school
band who were to compete in the
State Band Contest at Salisbury
were; Ralph Hamilton, Charles
Huffstetler. David Lavender, Jer
ry Arrowood. Jerry Hunter, Cal
vin Greene, Darrell Waters, Har
old Bumgardner, Joe Beach, Seth
Kirby, Donnie Huffstetler, Nancy
Blanton, Gaynelle Right, Betty
Ruth Arrowood, Billy Arrowood,
John Helton, David Morgan, Jim
my Gowans, Dennie Hollar, Donna
Pressley, Doris Davis, Barbara Jo
Allen, Sylvia Fowler, Emily Lynn
Kelly.
Mount Holly
more than the $450 alrtady re
ported to turn over to county
headquarters at the end of the
drive is still a matter for specu
lation and from all indications,
unless local residents concentrate
their efforts toward increasing
donations within the next few
days the final report will not be
far in excess of last year’s gifts
to the Red Cross.
Dr. Clark in calling for a last
minute effort on the part of citi
zens of Mount Holly to help raise
a substantial total before the end
of the drive. The Red Cross is
constantly working in this com
munity through the Blood Bank
and other Red Cross projects
which have jn the past saved lives
in this community and will save
more in the future. But they need
funds to carry on their work and
to finance the work they do in
national and community emer
gencies. If you have given to the
Red Cross during the 1950 drive,
plan to make another contribution
before the end of the drive. The
life you help save may be your
own.
ANNOUNCE BIRTH
Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Lewis of
Charlotte announce the birth of
a daughter, Jo Marie, on March
10th at the Mercy hospital. The
Lewises have another daughter,
Karen Virginia. Mi*s. Lewis is the
former Miss Iris Taylor, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles A.
Taylor. Mr. Lewis is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Lewis.
that $2633.45 will be the goal
aimed at now and everyone in
terested in the drive is optimistic
about the chances of raising the
necessary $200 within the next
week.
The $2633.45 named by Mr.
Ware as the present goal, includes
the costs of 50 band uniforms;
the two sample uniforms which
were ordered by the high school
before the drive officially opened
to display the equipment needed
by the high school; and a direct
oi-’s uniform. Freight on the uni
forms totaled $9.95 Mr. Ware said.
A parade through Mount Holly
by the members of the high school
band dressed in their new finery
is scheduled for this afternoon
(Friday) at 4 p. m. high school
officials said. This will be a ges
ture of thanks by the high school
students for the interest shown in
the band by local residents and
at the same time will give the
people of Mount Holly an oppor
tunity to see for the first time
the new uniforms and the fine
showing made by the band on
parade with the new equipment.
Mr. Ware said that he planned
to publish a list of contributors
to the drive next week including
both the individuals and business
firms which donated one or more
uniforms and the many donations
received through industrial
plants, merchants in Mount Hol
ly, and local residents who vol
unteered donations during the
drive.
inally ordered by the high school
officials as samples, a band direct-
tor’s uniform, and full uniforms
for the entire band. Principal S.
H. Helton told a News reporter
Wednesday that the flags to be
carried by the color bearet^ in
the band have arrived and that if
weather permits the will
be a c©’”*ai'^ty.
.i large number of people are
e\pected. to witness the first pa
rade here in the n-jw uniforms
and a concert k** being planned
for a later date by the high school
officials.
Jaycees' Show
To Be In Stanley
Local Men To
Attend Meeting
A group of Mount Holly Demo
crats wil leave here on Saturday
morning of this week, for the
Young Democratic Meeting at
Asheville on Saturday afternoon
and night. Those delegates mak
ing the trip will be headed by
Max Childers, local attorney. The
delegates are Peter N. Chagaris,
J. B. Thompson, Ted Johnson, and
W. O. Barrett.
Mount Holly wil have the lar
gest delegation of any township
in Gaston county, with the possi
ble exception of Gastonia. At the
meeting the' delegates will have
the pleasure of meeting many of
the candidates who are running
in the Democratic Primary on
May 20th for various State and
National Offices.
Hon. Sam Rayburn, speaker of
the House of Representatives of
the United States Congress, will
make the principal address. Also
there wil be North Carolina Sena
tors and Senatorial Candidates ga
lore at the meeting. The meeting
started out as a Western North
The Mount Holly Jaycee Min
strel will be sponsored in a Stan- ^
ley appearance Friday night, Carolina alfair but now haa grown
A .. o. _ * _ ..
into a State-wide convention.
Bound Over
To State Court
Carl Watson and Robert Wil
banks were bound over to Sup
erior Court following appearance
in Mount Holly Recorder’s Court
Monday morning on charges of
raping a 14 year old Mount Holly
girl Sunday of last week. Watson,
charged with rape, and Wilbanks,
charged as an accessory, are being
held under $1,000 and $500 bonds
April 14, the director of the show,
Kenneth Davis, announced this
week. The popular minstrel show
has been playing before packed
houses in Clover, Lucia, Oak-
hurst, and other communities
since the local Jaycee group wrote
and produced the show several
months ago. The Jaycees have
also anounced tentative plans for
bringing the minstrel to Mount
Holly at some future date in re
sponse to a large number of re
quests from residents here who
wish to see the stage show. Jam
med full of local talent and featur
ing a full selection of specialties
including singing, dancing, and
musical acts, the minstrel has respectively pending trial in Sup-
been a hit in every community erior Court. The two men were
where it has played. i apprehended by Chief of Police
Thad Lawing and His Band will j R. C. Robinson and Patrolman Joe
accompany the minstiel to Stan- Morgan os Ihev continued their
ley for the .\pril date, it was an- sales route through South Caro-
nounced. lina after leaving Mount Holly.
! W’atson was arrested in Green-
GONE TO FAYETTEVILLE j ville, S. C., and Wilbanks was ar-
Mrs. F. B. Rankin went to j rested in Columbia. S. C.. officers
Chapel Hill on Wednesday of last said,
week and her daughter, Miss Jean
Rankin, came home with her on
Thursday. Miss Rankin then left
on Saturday for Fayetteville,
where she will do h$r practice
teaching in the Fayetteville High
School. She will be there for the
spring term, until June 2nd. On
June 6th, Mis.s Rankin receives
her diploma from the University
of North Carolina.
HERE FOR HOLIDAYS
Billy M. Thompson, student at
Westminister Choir College,
Princeton, N. J., arrived home on
Monday for spring vacation. He
is visiting hLs mother, Mrs. E.
E. Thompson.
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