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Merchants Association Named By Board
Hawks Play Belmont There Today
Large Crowd [ to spew hhe jGoal 0| $2^600 Set For
Expected To
Follow Team
Business Group Selects
Name Befitting Township
The Merchants Association''
Board of Directors met on Wed
nesday night of this week and a
good attendance was reported.
The Board voted to become af
filiated with the State Merchant
Association and also decided on
the nime of th.
Both of these steps are impor-
**The Association will be c^ed
the Riverbend Town^P Mer
chants Association and ^ ®-
elude members from Stanley, Lu
cia and all sections of the to^
ship. “This name was decided
upon because of the respond
from all sections for memtarship
in the organization. It
serve to cement a foimdatlon oi
friendship and
entire township, one of the ai
rectors stated.
In voting to affiliate with the
State Association the local^town-
ship merchants have ®
great stride forward. This affilia
tion wiU mean that credit re^rts
of our people will be available
to all other Merchants Associa
tion. Those who deserve credit
WiU be able to get it quickly. It
WiU mean that the people who
nay their bills wlU greatly bene
fit in many ways. It also mea^
that our local association wiu
have access to the records of oth-
,v er associations.
There wiU be a general meet
ing of the Association meml^rs on
Monday night, April 17, ^ ne^
week. This meeting wiU be held
at the City Hall, over the pol^
sUtion at 7;30 o’clock. All tho^
who desire to join are urged to
be present. This includes mer
chants, professional men, indus
trialist, and any firm that serves
the pubUc such as beauty parlors,
service stations, barber shops, etc.
Legion Fish
Fry Saturday
The American Legion fish fry.
awaited by fish lovers for several
weeks, will be given at the Amer
ican dining Hall tomorrow (Sat
urday) night starting at 6 p. m.
Legion officers announced this
week. A large crowd is expect M
to attend this fish fry and with
pleasant weather holding out, the
Legionnaires expect even more
than the 135 - 150 attendance that
has been present at previous fish
frys. Tickets for the fish fry are
still available at $1.25 per plate
with a special price for small
children of 50 cents. Plan now to
take the family to the American
Dining HaU tomorrow night for a
fine meal of deUcious fish with
aU the trimmings^
CLASS TO MEET
The Intermediate Class of the
$»entecostal Holing. Sunday
School wiU meet Frlday^wening
at the parsonage, wi'h the teach-
er. Mrz. D. S. Schronce u ho«t-
eu. Mr*. Schronce will leed the
devotional, game, will be played,
and the hoste,* will *erve re
freshments.
Jaycees' Minstrel
St^ey Tonight
The Moun. Holly Jaycees
present their star-studded min
strel show tonight at Stanley un
der the sponsorship of the Stan
ley Lion* Club. Tickets for the
event aiw now on sale by Stanley
merchants, and a sell-out perfor
mance is indicated by the early
ticket sale reports, Laons tJub
officers said. Featuring a cast of
local performers as well as a
number of excellent specialty acts
and music by Thad Lawmg and
his band, the minstrel show has
been a hit at every present^ion.
Bill Alligood is Master of Cer^
monies and Interlocutor for the
show, which is directed by Ken
neth Davis.
The minstrel has played “t
several tovtns and cities near
Mount HoUy in Gaston and Meck
lenburg coxmties as well as in
Clover. South Carolina, and au
diences have commented widely
on the talent which is packed
into the show. A future perfor
mance in Mount Holly may be
scheduled, the Jaycees say.
mbs. a. D. STHOOPE, Jr.
IS SERIOUSLY ILL
Mr*. A. U. Slnmpe, Jr. U «r-
IousIt m »1 the Memorial
pltal In Cbarlotl#. Htr cot^'
tion hi* h—n crittcal lot th*
pa»t •*T*r*l d«y». Sh* w**
taken to the hoepitel on lee,
Friday. Friend* of IW* popular
women here been Prj^SI
a riienge in her condition lor
Iho bailor. Since word wee tot
recrived about her illneee t!^
has been e ehoeked feeling
mingled with fervent hopee sad
psareis lot her recorerr. TWe
sinceia feeling of 1"P*J‘
tended to tho boye end sirto ^
the community ee woU ee tho
edulte. A eeU brio yeeterdeT
eftemoon to tho Memorial hoe-
oital reveeied the, there wee
more hope lor her r^ery
at any tim* during th* pa»t
1 f«w day*.
Cawpaigp By Diiectois
Linda Lawing
Thanks Public
Little Linda Lawing, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Thad Lawing of
Mount HoUy, told a News re
porter last week that she wished
to publicly thank the many resi
dents of this section who voted
for her when she appeared on
Grady Cole’s Talent Show three
weeks ago. Linda won a placque
presented to first place winners,
which was presented to her by
Mr. Cole for her performance on
the weekly radio show.
Coach Max Beam’s Mount Hol
ly High school Hawks, suffering
three defeats in their opening ball
games this season, will travel to
Belmont to meet the Bed Raiders
of that high school this afternoon
at 4 p. m. at Davis park. The lo
cals, who have dropped games to
Ixiwell. Stanley, and Cherryvl^,
win be looking for an opportumty
to show fans their real talent tlus
afternoon and Coach Beam s only
comment regarding the game was,
“I hope they’re in good shape for| .... . . _ .
Friday”. Belmont, an old enemy Bible scholar and preacher, wui
of the local high school on the ^ 5^,15, q, special aervices
diamond, is rumored to have a First Presbyterian church
strong team this year and fans ex
pect a good game.
The Hawk nine seems to be
CHARTER MEMBERS BREAK GROUHD
Dr. F. Crossley Morgan, noted
5^:
Shown above, lafl to right, ir. Mr*. Fanny
w H. Huffslalllar. Jr- and J. M. HuHatattlar. Thata paopU are ^
IS’.r m.^ of S:. Tucka...,. Baf^t
lha ground-braaktog sarvica. last Sunday
worridT^ Alae O’DaniaL not shown in th* j» ""
m^>r of tho church and *1 75 yaait of ago wai
n^mund. Mambarm of fho buUding
L^m^alnnan. Scots* of othor momborn
wa* ptatanl vrilh tpiilto high for tho oceatloo. Achial coo
struction atarts naxl Monday morning.
having the same trouble that fac
ed them at the start of football
and basketbaU season with minor
errors bothering them greatly.
Coach Beam said Wednesday, dis
cussing the Stanley game play^
Friday of last week, that all 7 of
the runs scored by Stanley were
unearned and that 7 errors cro^
ped up to pester the Hawks who
are still apparently playmg under
a nervous strain.
Andy Carpenter pitched 7 in
nings of the Staley game wi*
Mount HoUy which ended with
the Hawks trailing 6-3. Mount
HoUy got 10 hits during the
game while aUowing 7 to Stanly,
and Jerry Pressley formrf the
rest of the Battery for the Hawks,
catching the entire game.
LoweU also added the Hawks
scalp to their victory belt in the
game played here last Tuesday,
beating the locals 8-3. Rol^rt
started on the mound for the
Hawks and was relieved by Luth
er HaU. Burgiss was catcher.
Hitting power is greatly needed
by the Hawks, Coach Beam said
in an interview with a News
Reporter Wednesday. No serious
errors were made by the iKals
in their last game, playrf a-
gainst Lowell, but the Hawks
lacked the hitting ^wer neces
sary to get runs in. The Belmont
game this afternoon is bemg spot- ^
lighted by many local fans as a
crucial test for the Hawks who
will cither show their stuff and |
overcome the rough edges or take |
a descisive defect according to the
baseball followers.
Legion Meeting Is
Next Monday Night
The regular meeting of the
Johnson-Lineberger Post of the
American Legion in Mount HoUy
will be held next Monday mght,
April 17, at the Legion Hut. Com
mander Harold Stroupe annoimc-
ed this week. Several important
item* of business are to be
brought before the members at
this meeting and Commander
Stroupe said that he wished to
urge each member to attend.
at the First Presbyterian church
on Sunday, April 23rd. These
services will continue through
Friday, April 28th.
Dr. Morgan was born in Lon
don, England, a son of the late
Dr. G. CampbeU Morgan. His ed
ucation was received at the Holm
School in London, the Douglas
Collegiate School in Cheltenham,
England, and in private studies
under the direction of his father.
During World War I he served
in the British Expeditionary
Forces in France, Belgium, and
Germany. He was decorated by
King George V with the Military
Cross for gaUantry in action.
In 1919 he came to the United
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Senior Play Is
Postponed Here
Due to unavoic-«ible circum
stances. the Senior Play “Hobg^
lin House” which was schedi^
to be produced by the Semors
this week, has been postponed
until next week, announcement
said Thursday. The play will be
given in the ElemenUry school
auditorium next Thursday
Friday nights, April 20-21, high
school officials said. Admission to
the play wiU be 40 and 25 cents,
it was announced.
Sylvia Abernathy, pict^ed
above, is taking the of Aunt
Prissy, in which Gloria Stroupe
I was formerly cast. Miss Stroup
will be unable to take part in
the play due to the serious ul-
ness of her mother. _
B. R. Fowler and the Agricul
ture Department boys are pro
viding the stage props and domg
the necessary construction con
nected with producing the pW-
Serving on the publicity^ com
mittee of the important crew
which contributes
success of the play, are Mf
Helms and Nancy
bert Broughton is “ '’'“SLts-
stage lighting and
and Marlene Nantz «
Also listed among the
tion crew are WJ'-®
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RECEIVES LETTERS OF THANKS
■ The annual Boys’ Club drive
for funds begins today in Mount
HoUy Paul Springs, Chairman
of the Board of Directors, an
nounced ’Thursday.. The g^ set
by the Board of Direc^ kw the
driv* this year i* 53,600, which
the leading citizens-who serve
on. the board estimate will be
sufficient to conduct this sum
mer’s athletic and recreational
nrogram. Hundreds of boys were
benefitted through the daily ath
letic program carried out by the
Boys’ Club last summer and even
larger numbers are expected to
turn out for the program this
year.
A schedule for the baseball
teams to be formed to represent
the Mount Holly Boys’ Club this
year is being worked out now
with other teams who wUl take
part in tbe league, it was an
nounced. Last summer. Boys*
Club teams made a fine record
from all over the state during a
touranment held at Ralei^. It U
hoped that a similar tournament
will be held this yean
No announcements concerning
the person who will be placed in
charge of the program this sum
mer have been made yet by the
Board of Dir^tors. Much athletic
equipment will be needed to con
duct a successful schedule of
athletic events this summer and
the members of the Bodrd of Di
rectors hope to raise the needed
money prior to the opening of
the season.
The Boys Club program is one
which is admirable in every re-
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Cancer Drive In
Good Leadership
Kcturwl abov. U A. W. BaU.
and Procesring Company, ,und” U>»
lha local ndU for thail conlxibulion to th* UbralJ
Mr. Bril
Tvpraaantativ#* of lha sludanl body P ^ gn bo-
aach grad* and aach organisation in lha «*ooU. to Mr. B*u
half of th* studant body. ,bo
Two olhar miU. bar., Supartet Yam -minted
conlribul«l to lha library fu^ ThTtin. tim*.
to oMeiali of thoa* milli by high u,7^br*ry to ba
Th. contribution mad. by th. of
brought wUhin lha rimuUrds aal by th. Soulham Aasomanon
SchooU. S. H. Halloo, principal, said.
The 1950 cancer drive in Mount
Holly is meeting with marked
succees even though it is only a
week old, Mrs. Charles HoUz-
claw, chairman of the drive, fold
a News reporter this week. Mrs.
Holtzclaw was enthusiastic over
the early reports from the drive,
particularly in the local industrial
plants, and said that everyone
connected with the annual drive
for funds to fight cancer is doing
a remarkable job.
Mrs. Holtzclaw has reamed sev
eral sub-chairman who are assist
ing her in conducting the drive
here and included among them
are Mrs. Frank McKinney, in
charge of the business section;
W. G. Alligood, in charge of the
plants of the American Yarn and
Processing Company; Robert
Ward, in charge of the Leakes-
ville Mills; John Jones, in charge
of Sodyeco; and C. S. Clegg,' in
charge of the Globe Mills. Each
of these local residents is doing
a fine job, Mrs. Holtzclaw said
and indications point to an early
end of the drive here.
The drive will last throughout
the month of April but no local
Bert Spittle will be in charge
of the drive for the Duke Power
Company here, Mrs. Holtzclaw
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