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Ktr- t ~ _ . Kings Moi Using The 1' v The Kings Mountain Public LI library, tiw place we till visit when we want tome way (o spend a fev Loppy bears wl'lioul any cost, lis tw years old. It observed Ua Cotton An nlvcrsaiy on I'Vhruncy 18 as I opends ?!wry taking an activ fxt in. the- gom-rat atll Vlty of th< JTeet Town in H'ate. Howevci that was not very Quietly,. for ever* day an nvenige. of #0 books are loan ed '<y the library to the citizen's c! Kings Mountain free of charge. ThLibrary is 6pm f ply-four hours pe day. wh: \ uyer. )?eo about 23 Itcrrkf ofioh hour or oyer thrve book? over* minute the Library Is opon. . Maybt thin figure isn't quite so astoundih" to you, so. lock at it this way: Niie cut of ten people iv.nl for pier sure and the mal-irtty or the hooks taken from tfH- .Public l.tfnury ore fiction. ? e.pprox<invab?'.y ninety, good douls WMttf* ar>?-bejnjg mode, by the publiclibrary ^-veli d.iv. Now n'uety hanp* people wirt of about six thousand U o good part. *.<> be made happy by Just one little library. < Pho #o;P wbleti is' most astounding this thvt ''I- lilirary Jit.* grown r-o mnrli within the past t*yo years from f.ts li'initiie hr-zlnolng. The Library first op oeI in the old town hall down on Clicrokiwi Stree*. In'n little room altpi:' night foot s<iuarr Mtrw lun wa? uwu. mo iinranian. ii?<U I id * i f ? d?*i? ? waii twtiuU> by a moh ot boap-eackera Tim! little roam housed the library until tbe n"w ('own U?1I w-is coi!i'pl',lf,rt. Then it inoVed J ?r*U> its prasent cjU-iiters,. nod hegen io Kirov*. Notfiinv Is mnv (ileasail.' to the rtrprsRo person Mian saili ig tfirough the poc^r or X good book with a hentlfnl heroine or af3lwlhfti? hero, main thus by Ml** mastermind who treated her or him. The- records- ot the pub!ir. < library prove this fact. " Out of our popnhi.' on of 5,632, 2.133 are members i?f.tb-> public library. Ib fact, there ivre mora member* tha there aro boohs. At present then are 1850 b;?.?k:? in the library, net counting the inajffiv.ine*. Now afhaft. would- happen if oil the members came for a book one day? The Kbnrbn rapid take the rast of the dap off, after all the books were] 8<a% and put up an SltO algn over the Coor. The beat Intenvits of the l,thrarv are looked after by a board oompoaad of peraoas who Hare i ?1 ways been 1 I FOV I K ; M W I Kl ^ . - * "' * v * "* " ' " : *> . * ? ' * ' ' - ,V*V '. ' r. ' . - I 111IIII liil 11 Hh I III. I - iw row MC mtain Citiz ir Public L I.' . v .. 4 v ' * KINGS M/dUNl * iaawiUi II v * a la KKx ^ I .'. ... :; x^Ss^N J. E. Hern don, now serving Kings yeer es Meyor. Mr. Herndon Is identl, has been tireless in his efforts tow his able administration many new ,c tirst in the upbuilding of -it. Hayvrood E. Lynch, chairman of the | board; Mrs. Hunter NeHler Rev. "W. M. .Boycse. aavd Mayor J. E. Herndon were pfcxneens !? the movement to obtain a library for Kings Mountain, and tbey now guide its destl'nfes. J. R. (Davis, local attorney, was the fire: person -to tcntribute a book to tlhe ln.?tttutfon. Miss Ida M"ie Davis, librarJan since the day ijt opened, ts very efficient, knows -what the readers like, and is ittiMt* mono familiar with tit? wants of the members than mtost librarians. The librarian '? paid by the WPA. smd the town of Ktotge Mountain contributes $26 each men: f . * . . ' ' ' VARD! ings Mour (eeter's Department Stare h le indentified with any progr ' he part of Kings Mountain. >UR TOWN and ITS GROW mall part we may have eont . ' . ? V Hiilding. vluch of our success, we feel, hat wc have always given ? nost quality for the least moi rite your patronage and youi jf values. * - ' -f; \ . !v - ' -I 1 jg r" * '" At ' ** - ' V PARTMENT S 2 FOR VALl/E NEVER UI MM MHMM *v~" ?;. * jVif iaitriiiii("to^ ff'Yii i roitrUM HKRAUD. KINGS MOUNT All :ens Are ibrary PAIN'S MAYOR it > I II I H Mountain for tha sixth consecutive '.ed with many civic activities and .rd a bigg*1* and better city. Under ievelopments have appeared. th for books, magazines, eta. Nto matter what the reader llkci, he is sure to find something td suit ids taste in the local library. There are 1150 ttutSoc. books. 213 magazines, 485 Junior books, and 216 nonfictfco. covering ail subject. Tbe library bad a ctrcsulit ten of 21.947 [books all told Dpr 1937. In 1938 .tha total circulation was 27.921, showing an Increase of 6.914. Of these, approximately 66 percent were read by edelta, and the remainder by Juniors. Hours the Library la c.pen are: Ftoh day from 2:00 to 6:00 P. M. and Saturday ? morning also from 9:00 to 11:00. ttain I * 18 ? ' -J8Bm I ( V? - ^ lll as and always will espive movement on We are proud of Tfl, (jrond of ' the**** HI ributed to its op'' '" is due to the fact our customers the ney possible. We in * closest comparison .'-YA. ^>1^1 ' t IV u I TORE I \*i . ,^5 ' -it?ini - . J^| trrt "V3?JIV T * "H : . 4M?4*'4444?-- *-4Ai " w^4fws?SI t ' v, ; ./ i ' / .jki ?- I-- ?= ?. w. a. wrruiTH AJOfiv?H>?T Dtnoif m^mm , Th < < \ ' 1^1,^ wmmm X/ICT GIN G CONGRAl The H On It's 50th A A Kings M i . / ?. U*; . ? ... - On FIFTY 1 i PROGI V'.v-;-vV gfr . . , - ' Suppliers to the farmer, merchant, ai W ' ? > i. ".. Pf . ( j * have ever been mindful of the qualit ML:., CT% ' / grees a reality.. The primary factors fa r i . * NESS AND HONESTY IN ALL O l . : k > - v# :. >.> \ ' We are proud to be a part of this com H? " e ^ " that is bet's in this fifty years of gron D-? i *. ' ' 1 f pass we hope it will be our privilege t I*,' v&.t , '? -. ' / * . ' . further growth of this thriving ci ft/-:.- ' ...' . ' V. * * - ' ' i W"%' pf*,* %;V' . ;; *i. . y Victory Gi r P. D. HERNI m E Giiuiers, Dealers in Cotton, C -1*1 i Mfennf acturenr and II; - , _ _ RUGS> CARJPE1B> C - *... . -... - ..; . ;. -, .... ./ , . .>.. . P.} . t' 4". ?! . ejj?"N"'""' vs-'^y.V ?. <i .- : > '" ~ . :v"7 Hw^f" . /- - ^-t/^.*AK'4)^'' - A~> ;-Nr\.'."'' cf''*' ORY ;h inc. WLATES erald i I )?b I T1 > i? '<>? <*. v > ?<% 1 h * ** t " ' '. ' x .nniversary nd ountain A V ' ' . * ' ITEARS mi nmj/f mm m . fc^r Hh id individual through the vean wo ies which make growth and pron oar growth have been FAIRUR DEALINGS. ? ' r ' munity and to share in the glory . vth and progress. As the years ' .. ' v. ?,. ..I-,'-: < o play an even greater part in the ty. . *, y . - . ,V v V- *' ' . * V - * ^ ' 7 ? ' ' i nCc. Inc. DON, Mgr. < oal, Seed, Meal, Hulls I Distributers of . ROCHET:YARNS ,
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