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Don’t Forget The Pre-School Clinic On Next Monday Morning 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, MAY 12, 1950 NUMBER 13 JAYGEES INSTALL NEW OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS BOARD WILL MEET MONDAY ON CITY EXTENSION PLAN pictured the new officers end directors of the Mount Holly Junior Chamber of Com- The instellalion of officers followed a Banquet and Ladiee' Night at ^e American Le^on Build- ^ U Morris Field last Thursday Shown are, left to right, J. C. Rhyne, Pntkdwii Ken Daeis. President} Harold Henkle, 2nd Vice Prerident; W. G. *3111'* AUigood, Senior Adeiter} Rufus Socxeiaryi Emmett Venning, Jr,, Treasurer; Ted Johnson, J. B. Thompsen, Donald Daeis, Max J^ohn Gaidar, members of the Board of Directors. Wally Thompson, also a member of the was out of the dty and absent from the meeting. Theee now officers and directors of the Jay- will guide the destinies of the organisation for the coming year. Superiors To Meet falls Nine Here 'The next opportunity for Su- }^or Yam Mills fans to see the nine in action here will next Tuesday night when fJii play host to Granite. - Q at Superior Park, following f there. Superior*’«»jS 'Maideii nii^ (Thursday) at the local WTO too late for this edition of ne News to carry a score, but X* «?>ected to Slap Maiden following a 4-3 M^den vlc- lart the powerful Superiors Tuesday night The Superior- *anie Ttiesday night was of the best which locals fans K,- ® *®on yet and Maiden won y one run in the 12th inning a hard-fought battle. Y he locals used ace pitcher ^vy Kerr in the Maiden battle Kerr struck out 10 of the -JSj^^l^on players, but failed to ■(hg*|y®_*he Jutting needed to win first R?nie. Maiden scored in the a a and Kerr off with double for the locals in the ^ond inning. Carl Sheppard, the cause for the Super- ^®oimed a ball over the th-®® the first home run of Pj.- Rawie. In the fifth inning ®®^®ame up with another home in *he game was tied up bunwv® fith inning. Lefty Kerr, nini^u* lo the job of win- thr5 '"i*.8ame, had two of the ri«^,®. htaiden batters out in the son inning when Dy- Maiden hit for the win- run. J*"o«k the Superiors lost tonjrif^ won another from the ih-V ^^amerton Eagles, surpris- •sea«^^ with the first loss of the Cramerton dumped kev"' Poor hitting was the of the evening for Su- this error was appar- *ho^ • under control al- DoS -^’^ediately by Manager y Morris and Superior polish- lo^Vjamerton off 7-6 in the fol- game played last Satur- Ai^ Cramerton. Dilling and loa^j^dg carried the pitching urda. ^^® Superiors in the Sat- game with the Eagles, the Falls, the foe which dav *i|P®rlors must sink Satur- gairie.^®*'®^ and in the Tuesday sincft o®®' Belmont Of 4u "Olmont * won their first and*'® *®^on last Tuesday night, Peri« * to give the Su- P^riOrs UttlP trnnhlA New Social Secnrity Reproseniativo Haro Miss Margaret Lowder, recent ly transferred to the GastiUiia of fice of the United States Social Security Bureau, will be the new representative of the office in Mount Holly, it was announced this week. Miss Notley Maddox, •Cormerly in charge of this dis trict, will be on leave of absence for some time. Miss Lowder will be in Mount Holly at the City Hall i.each second and fourth Wednes days. •». Postmaster Says Air Nail Solution The use of air mail lor letters which should not be delayed in transit is being recommended by Postmaster O. L. Hoffman of the Mount Holly Post Office. Due to the strike which has paralyzed railway service and much of the mail transportation system, air mail has become the idea solu tion for letters which must reach their destinations on schedule. Mr. Hoffman pointed out and stated that many business and industries in this section have al ready posted large numbers of air mail letters taking advan tage of the speedy service offer ed. In most cases where letters are posted to addresses outside the state, Mr. Hoffman said, air mail will get them to the destinations on time when they might other wise be delayed for some time until the Post Office Department has made arrangements with trucks for the transfer of maiL Anyone who wishes information concerning air mail schedules can obtain it from any of the clerks in the local post office. • little trouble. Region Banquet Postponed Month Th o( th® Lineberger Post its J.® Anierican Legion will hold meeting next Monday Hut ’ Legion ®hscn'-*' Hill. Due to the 1st Commander Stroupe, Jf , ^^.t'Uommander T. A. Dunn, officiate. ‘'^allv banquet orig- has ^^l^ned for this meeting first postponed until feting in June. attend church Dance Recital To Be Thursday Nite The Junior Class of Mount Hol ly High School will sponsor a dance recital by students of Mrs. Hoey’s class at the high school gymnasium on Thursday night. May 18, anouncements said this week. The recital will begin at 7:30 p. m. and admission will be 15 and 35 cents. Tickets for the event may be purchased from members of the Junior Class.or at the door. Students who will take part in the recital range in age from 3 to 21 years of age. Both tap and ballet will be included in the recital. SPENDS WEEKEND HERE Mrs. Frank Smith of Gastonia spent the weekend here with Mrs. E. E. Thompson. On Sunday af ternoon, Mrs. Floyd Dellinger and Mrs. Jimmy Brown and children, also of Gastonia, visited Mrs. Thompson, and Mrs. Smith re turned to Gastonia with them. Poppy Day Sale Saturday, May 27 *rhe annual Poppy Day Sale in Mount Holly, sponsored by the Mouz^ Holly Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, take place Saturday, fiay 27, members of the organb aticn decided at the meeting of the post last Tues day night. Members of the Lil ies’. Auxiliary will handle the Poppy sale this year and a large order is being placed for the small flowers by the post A large number of post mem bers attended the Tuesday night meeting and a combat film entit-^ led *^The Battle of Britain'’ was the highlight on the entertain ment program at this meeting. This is the third film to be book ed by the local post within re cent weeks and others are sched uled for showing at meetings in the near future. Commander Ken Davis said. The. VTW re cently piu*chased a complete 16 mm sound projector for the use of the post. An outdoor furnace and bar becue grill will be constructed on the post property, members decided at the meeting. This will be the first of several property improvements which are being planned by the veterans. Delegates from the Moimt Hol ly V.F.W. Post will attend the state convention at Henderson ville June 1-4, the Commander announced. The members also voted to give a stove which belonged to the club to Mr. Stamey, who lost his home and furniture in a fire recently. At the close of the meet ing refreshments consisting of cake and tea were served. All veterans who are eligible for the V.F.W. whether members of the post or not, are cordially invited to attend the next meet ing of the post to be held Tues day night, May 23, Commander Davis said. Primary Election Registration Ends Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last day to register before vot ing in the Democratic Primary which will be held May 27. Names of those who vote in the primary and party affiliations must be on the books before you will be allowed to vote in the primary election. Registrars in Mount Holly have pointed out the fact that many voters who are listed on the old registration books, made up in 1940, do -not have their party affiliations list ed on the books and that this will prohibit them from voting in the primary election unless they list their affiliation tomor row. It was also pointed out that under the new rules, voters who have moved from one pre cinct to another precinct or who may have made certain other changes in residence must obtain certificates of removal ^om the registrar of their old precinct cer tifying the removal of their names from the books of that precinct before they can be reg istered in the new precinct. Be sure your noRne and party affilia tion appear on the t^ks for the primary and if ynu have recently changed residence check with the i‘i%istrar to be sure that you wUl be eligible to vote in the May 27 primary. Precinct No. 1 is at the City Hall with Mrs. D. S. Beatty as registrar. Precinct No. 2 is at the River Valley Chevrolet Company with Mrs. W. O. Barrett as registrar. Leon Leonard Is Gaston Bike Winner Leon Leonard, 9>-year-old-son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Leonard, was the winner of the fourth Don ald Duck bicycle given away at the Gaston Theater last . Wednes day night. Only two more bicy cles remain to be given away at the local theater. Sponsoring merchants have the tickets which entitle holders to an opportunity to win the bicycle. Group Protests Actions At Last Board Meeting Rotary Highly Clinic Was Successful Square Dance For Teen-Agers Mon. The Teen Canteen will sponsor a square dance at the high school prmnasium Satiuday night start ing at 7:30 p. m., club officers an nounced this week. Age limit for the dancers is 21. Members of the Teen Canteen will be admitted to the dance free^ and admission to non-members will be 25 cents, an nouncements said. Cards will not be sold Saturday night Hawks - Belmont Here Tuesday The Mount Holly Hawks wiU play host to Belmont one of the most powerful independent high school teams in this section, in the second clash between the two nines at Hutchison-Lowe park here next Tuesday. Coach Max Beam said that this game would be one of the toughest the Hawks will face during the .remainder of the high school season since Bel mont topped Mount Holly jn the last meeting of the two teams and has lost only one game this sea son, a Tuesday encounter with Harding High ^hool of Chsitlotte. The game will be played al 4 p. m. Tuesday afternoon and fans are urged to turn out to give the Hawks some support. Today, the locals meet Dallas at Dallas in another game wfiich may prove to be tough but the Hawks are ready for Dallas after their Tuesday win over Tryon at Tryon when the Hawks took an easy 8-4 win over the home squad. The standing of the Hawks now is 4 won, 4 lost. Luther HaU did. the twirling for the locals in the Tryon clash, striking out 11 men. Tryon is rat- ea highly in the league and has a freshman pitcher who worked against the Hawks and who is expected to develop into on» of the leading high school pitchei% in the state. A number of adults represent ing a widely diversified selection of occupations, addressed seniors at Mount Holly High School yes- terd^ afternoon in the “Career Clinic” planned and sponsored by the Mount Holly Rotary Club. Included among the speakers, each* of whom discussed his or her trade, profession, or occupa tion, were: Accounting— Lewis Chittiun; Barber-Beautician — Mrs. Rich ardson of Richardson’s Beauty Salon; Clergyman • Religious Work—Rev. Ivon " ~ At an open meeting of the Board of Aldermen of the Town of Mount Holly held last Monday night, a number of local residents representing the opposition fac tion of the extension question ap peared with members of the Citi zens Committee opposing the ex tension and a Charlotte attorney representing the interests of the group. Presenting a petition ask ing that the boundaries proposed by the Board of Aldermen be re considered, the group heard dis cussion of both sides of the ques tion before the meeting was ad journed by the board until next Monday night. Some discussion concerning the elegibility requirements of resi- L. Roberts; Medical Practice—^Dr. B. D. sections concerned Moore; Government Employment would vote in an election to —-E. W. Brockman; Mechanics— decide the extension of the city B. C. Taylor; Nurses—Miss voiced by the Char- nora Caddell of the Memorial attorney. John Small and hospital; Teaching—Paul Neal, {Afount Holly’s City Attorney, Max principal of Belmont schools; Home Economics—Helen Wright! setion was takin at this of Charlotte; Interior Decorating I ^ ^^oard regs^ding —Mrs. Lewis of the school fac- Section which law ftates ulty; Policemen—Chi«t of Police I ^ provided 15 per cent R. C: Robinson; Telephone Worki^ ^ residents of the —Mr. Wade; sWretarial Wprk l**^®*^ concerned present a iMtition Mr. Evans of Evans Business Col- opposing such an extension. It lege; Textiles—E. W. Blackwood; agreed that the names on a^ Engineering—^Mr. Lindsey of petition would be checked by Pinnex Engineering Company in Gastonia. The clinic was aimed at pro viding members of the graduat- the City attorney against the number of persons residing in the section as determined by the recent census to determine the Andrew Carter Is Greatly Improved The condition of Andrew Car ter, who became seriously ill sometime ago, is reported to be greatly improved this week, his friends will be glad to learn. Mr. Carter’s eyesight is returning rapidly, relatives said. READ THE ADS! GOES TO SPARTANBURG Mrs. Charles Wroten, the for mer Miss Dolly Dunn, who has been speiwiing some time at the home of her father, T. A. Dunn, has joined her husband in Spar tanburg, S. C., where he is sta tioned with the R.O.T.C. unit at Wofford College. The Wrotens recently returned from a year of residence in Panama, where Lt Wroten was on duty with the Army. Can Order Wreaths For Vets' Graves The National Headquarters of the Veterans of Foreign Wars an nounced this week that a spe cial service to honor veterans buried in the Hawaiian, Islands had been inaugurated for this Memorial Day. This service will consist of placing a wreath on the grave of the deceased vete ran in the Hawaiian Islands and the only charge will be the cost of the wreath, $5.00. Costs of cab ling florists in the Islands who will cooperate tn the plan to honor the veterans will be paid by the V.F.W. it was announced. Anyone in this section who wish- to take this opportunity to honor their loved one on Memor ial Day should contact Comman der Ken Davis at the Gaston Theater for details. ing class with brief sketches regard to an elec- various jobs and professions bypl®*'* persons well acquainted with Board members made little each. Opportunity for jobs, concerning the exten- vancement, and probable wages > limits making it were discussed by the speakers.! would be Clyde Loftin was chairman of | finally by the votes the highly successful clinic for!®.®*^ ll*® residents of the see the Rotary Club and serving on tions concerned. It was pointed the committee with Mr. Loftin were Henry Fowler and E. W. Blackwood. HOME FOR WEEKEND Miss Louise Dunn of Memphis, Tenn. visited her father, T. A. Dunn during the past week end. Mount Holly to Play Belmont Firemen at Local Park Monday HERE FROM GREENVILLE Mrs. Harry E.’ Lineberger has had as her guest this past month, her father, Mr. Edgar C. Gossett of Greenville, S, C. The Mount Holly semi-pro baeball team, sponsored by the local Boys’ Club, will meet the Belmont Firemen, one of the toughest teams in the Gaston Textile League, at Hutchison- Lowe Park tomorrow night at 8 m. A capacity crowd is ex pected to see this match between the two excellent teams and the Boys’ Club team has already picked up a large following in sports fans from Mount Holly in only two previous games. Bel mont is high in the Gaston Tex tile League this season, losing only two games to date and win ning consistently by large mar gins. The locals expect a close game but Manager Paul Springs and Field Manager Howard Hor ton- stated that they anticipated winning by a decisive number of runs. Belmont will be seeking re venge for a loss this week which set them back after a highly suc cessful start in pre-season games and in the opening games of the schedule. Mount Holly has plenty of talent on the diamond, num bering one-time pro and semi-pro favorites of this section among those on the roster, but lacks the practice that the Firemen have had. For a good game, see the Belmont Firemen and the Mount Holly Boys’ Club team tomorrow night here. Last Saturday night the Boys’ Club took their second defeat of the season from mighty Chester after exhibiting a powerhouse nme in the opener with Red Shield in Gastonia when the Boys Club racked up a lead that soared into the teens. Chester produced a surprising ly powerful nine last Saturday and succeeded in copping the game 12-3. The Boys' Club nine however, feels that the loss may be more beneficial than not in serving to promote harder work in practice sessions. With a little time to develop the power ob viously in the ranks of the local club, fans can look forward to a leading team in the league. “Dizzy” Horton and Harrison White carried the pitching Iqad for the Boys’ Club in the Satur day night game and Horton will probably toe the mound in the opening innings of the game to- mort-ow night. Pre-School Clinic Al School Monday The pre-school round-up to be conducted by the Gaston County Health Department under the sponsorship of the Mo\mt Holly P.TA. will begin at Mount Holty Schools Monday at 9 a. m. All par ents whose children will enter school for the first time next year are being urged by school and health department authorities to bring their children to the clinic. Children who reach their Sixth birthday before October 1st, 1950, will be elegible to enter school next year and should have the benefit of this examination. Fqr the first time, P. T. A. mem bers point out, a complete dental examination will be included in the check-up and children will receive complete examinations in cluding hearing and eyes in addi tion to the dental check-up. This round-up should be plea sant for the children and the par ents, since refreshments and en tertainment are being provided for the youngsters. Hours suggested by the P.T.A. for parents who bring their chil dren to the round-up are listed below. This system will do much to eliminate waiting al the clinic but P.T.A. officials said that if the schedule is not convenient for parents, they are urged to attend at any time which will suit them. Children with surnames begin ning with the letters A to H should come to the clinic between the hours of 9-10. Surnames be ginning with H to N should come between the hours of 10-11; and surnames beginning with N thru Z should come from 11-12 a. m. At least one parent is urged to attend with the child to receive any instructions concerning diet, or other advice which might bene fit the child in his school career. Mrs. Paul Derr and Mr. and Mrs. D. K. Howard are spending several days at Myrtle Beach. out during discussion that at least a part of the areas to be nexed to the city limits according to UiiC boundaries specified were already in a position to be sup- pli^ city utilities with Uttle ad ditional cost to the city* and 'that in all probability the increase;, in taxes to individuals woiiM be. small since the area to be annex ed includes an estimated $75,000 in taxable Duke Poy/er Company property and a million dollars in taxable property belonging to the American Yarn and Processing Company. Junior High Team Season Ends Mon. The Junior Hawks at Mownt • Holly High School will end their season next week with the final game of the year at Lowell Mon day afternoon when the little Hawks meet that rugged oppon ent for the last time. Lowell is expected to be plenty tough but the little Hawks, now leading the junior league .with 9 games won and 1 lost, should come out an easy winner. With a victory ovet Lowell under their belts, they may meet the winner in the western division of the league in a champion’s tournament. Yesterday, too late for The News to carry a score, the little Hawks met East Belmont at East Belmont, but Coach Herbert Hipps was in little fear of los ing this game. East Belmont is not up to par with the rugged North Belmont nine. North Bel mont gave the Hawks a bad time for a short while in a game here last Tuesday afternoon but the little Hawks soon brought the situation under control to win 5-2. All Hawk runs in this game were scored in the 4th inning when Huffstetler tripled. Pur vis Simpson got a single, Charles Loftin doubled and Adams walk ed. Buddy Rhinehart tripled and stole home to complete the show Benny Carpenter was high ir hitting for the locals with 2 foi 3 times at bat and only 2 erron were counted against the Hawb in the entire game.
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