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Kings Mou Using Thei | -~ The Kings Mountain Public > L?1 library, tW, ptaoe we t.ll visit when we want tsjirtfi way to spend u feu happy hours wl'lioul any cost, i's twr yesre old. It observed ,tis Cotton An PJreniary on iVbninry 18 as i spends every <<iiy: taking an nctlv part in. the general acti vity pf tht Jleet Toftn Jn-tJuj State. However, that was not very quietly, for every day an nvemge ot #0 boohs are loan ed t>y the library to the citizens of Kings Mountain free of charge. Tin JJbrary Is open < nly four hours pe wl.ich uve'rogcM about 23 beck; oaoh hoar or over tbrwe hook? every minute tbe Library Is ojvjn. Mnybt this figure Itn't^ quite so .astouudin" to you, so lock at it Ibis way: Nhn cut of loo people ivad for pleraure and tlje initjort'y of the hooks taken from lire Public Ltfintry tvre fiction. h* PpproxthWatraty ninety good tfouls . wrsi's are b"in.g mode by the public library "-vcli day. Now ninety happy people out of about six thousand Is o good part to be mad" happy b? Just owe Vittle library. Ttv! f-v*t vdiloli is most astound ing this th vt roe library Jho.v grown eo much wltliln tbe past t\yo years . fr?Ht? Ms humble le -tinning. The LI brmry first bpwt In the old tos'ri ' hisll drivn on ( lismkan Rtree'. In a ; - 1 Mtrrt 1th Ma" llwb. the llbrnrfan. tnui nsmill v m.ir ?ei led by a moli of luioih itw-kers Thai, little room lions e<s the library until the new towv. Utail w!?x *r*ipn n niovt'u ,r*ln its pnMvn! quarters. and beg?n to grow. Nothing U more pleasant to the X ?TW!? person than satli ig tfinough h he pepro oT X good boo* with a h fceaattful heiMlne or arTlVlhtoi^ hero. ^ nttde Ovus hy hike uniform I ml who ^ creole? her or Mm. The record?' of ^ t|i? putd'nc Ubrary provo this fact '! Oat of onr pot?iil:?.':'on'of 5,632, 2.133 are members jf the public library. Xh fad, tliere .vre more members thsas there am hooka. At present ^ then ore 1850 hooka In the library, not oountlng the maiffir.lnc*. Now J* what. would- happen If ell the mem- r ben came for a lxx?V one day? The Hhrartan oaitid Mke the root of the si day oft, after hll the books were fl gimiv and put up an SUO sign over ai the Caor. w The heit intereds' of the TJbrary li are tootedi after by a hoard oompoa- tl ed of peraoaa who liare tilways been 1 M - M ' ' [I IFOV IKi ; . .. , - ' ' ,* v 11 ?! ?, VALUE . i; C??:-?<?;..y.Vv?y ^Bi i? ?iii?4 .'"' -.....- <:/.,-v " x th? Kimm mot mtain Citiz D..L1! _ I Ij^H IH ' IH Hp/ I '^1 RK. vW.... ' > .j|^H jl n| . II M* " J. E. Herncfon, now serving Kings ear as Mayor. Mr. Htrndon la idanti.b aa boon tireless in bio efforts tow .1 is able adntinlotration many now d< mi in the upbuilding of "it. Hay- 1 xxxi K. Lynch, chairman of the oard; Mr*. Hunter Nelsler Rev. W. I. B6vc?. aa>d Mayor 3. 14. Herndon j ere p&txneera Ca tih$ movement to htafti a librory for Kings Mountain, i rtd tbey now guide fta destine*. J. . tDBvita, loonl attorney, wan the first ; t rwon to leutribute a book to tihe lotttutfon, 1 Mi*s M* M ie Davis, librarian , ine?e the day tt opeoed, te veTy ef- 1 cfept, knows -what the reader* like, , ltd Is murttt mono familiar *i!th tit? ants of <3ie member* than nvoat bnairlntm. The Ubmrian 1? paid by .1 le WPA. awd the town of King* 1 fountain contribute* $26 each mem- ) 0 . k . . ' /ARD! inos Mnnn meter's Department Stare ha indentified with any pregi* e part of Kings Mountain. \ LIR TOWN and ITS GROW jj vail part we may have contr tilding. uoh of our success, we feel, at wc have always given c ost quality for the least moil te your patronage and your ' values. . : ; , -r EETE1 PARTMENT S FOR VALUE NEVER UN HBnHHl ; j- ~ :-v* .... . ? : , " < ' ; si. . > 'itii*. .. >i >*. *4Sffis5L I I ' I if ... ..... . .iiidikililtUI rflfl ~>-. .tTNTAUf HHULD, KINGS MOUNTAIN. ? 1 i + ens Are ibrary AIN'S MAYOR H ^ jfl &j^I H.... r. $1 _ ountain for tho sixth consecutive d with many civic activitlaa and rd a bigger and better city. Undar svelopments have appeared. th for books, magazines, eta. St> matter what tile reader likre, tie is sure to ftmd something to suit Ills taste in the ttxxri 1 brary. There ire 11&0 ttottosv books. 213 maganines, 485 Junior books, and 216 nonfictfco. covering all subject. The library had a ctroulntton of 21.907 books alt told flpr 1937. Is 1938 . the total rimilfttion nu 27 Htl ?hi??1ii? I in Increase of 6.914. Of these. approximately 66 percent were read by i(hilts, and the remainder by Juniors. Hours the Library Je c.pen are: IT'sh. day from 2:00 to 6:00 P. M. and Saturday morning also from ):00 to 11:00. 'J ' " ^ if . jbtt* I ]^H fc\ 1 tain I r ... Hjgfc-i I is and always will ssive movement on I I Vt are proud of rfl, (frond of ibuted to its op.r Ha i * 1 is due to the fact Kir customers the iey possible. We in- B closest comparison ^B iv a w I* 1 UKfc. : 111 DERSOLI) 11 [^ - - . - - ' - ' ^ L "?Vig i> - .. ,-i. - g. _ . iv Mi.rtf - nit nrnfrfli r. c.. PirfMTH imini?>rr ?now **** ** ^ *< * j j/*3fcJ|Mt - . The .-/ i."?m mm^m VICTC GIN C< CONGRATU Thf Hp On It's 50th An And Kings Mo ' On FIFTY Yl I,s*. :. ;3 jf* . '6: * ' Of 9" Y 1. r4r*< :*r. *- <4. * . w ' f '?L . PROGR Suppliers to the farmer, merchant, and ind , ?(1 "' % '& X?J} i-w -C,'- .V : '? I ' have ever been mindful of the qualities wl 1 - . i - +.- . T * - gram a reality.. He primary factors in our NESS AND HONESTY IN ALL OUR E V '*? a f * %pr" , * V> / H# * . ,v. . W .. f , ... * J v '' * We are proud to be a part of this coitiiminii wvt?"-V"! " that is Iter's in this fifty years of growth a ^ . l" - , ... V . ? ? V* w t .. v 9' v y. pass we hope it will be our privilege to plaj *t, rw* .h,^i *??. t * ,' .. . ii* _ . . ' further growth of this thriving city. Victory Gin P. D. HERNDOI i Ginnera, Dealers in Cotton, Coal, ? . .i 1 Manufacturers and Dist RUGS, CARPETS, CROC1 r V - r \ff \ J-U- . ' . . * I ,? ?:? - ^ 1 ' ' I h- -V ' ;,;v-: \nv i D.INC ? . .' V : ILATES . raid PIfP!. ... - - , . niversary ? ? untain ' . .-* ' V- i * "v .< , ? \ * / ' .. ' ** * I lividual through the years we I hich make growth and progrowth have been FA1R>EA LINGS. \ ty and to share in the glory I nd progress. As the years I r an even greater part in the I *' ' ' * , * 'i . ' * f . - ' . ?- ' . -* * ' > . ' * ' *; / . Go. Inc. N, Mgr. ( teed, Meal, Hulls K %' V 4 i t> .' ribvUn of JET YARNS ; HI ^ I
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