Visiting 1
intimate Glimpse* of Activities in
Southern Textile Plants and the Men
Who Own and Operate Them.
By Mrs. Ethel Thomas Oabb3 (Aunt
Becky)! in The Textile Bulletin.
KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C.
A Prn^irmim T-Xtll tT^V/n
1'henlx Mills Nos. 1 ami 2 aie nmoiiK
the several splendid textile
plants in and urountl "historical
Kings. Mountain. Both mills, are noted
for fine, "friendly official* and
operatives, and. for co-operation and
?40;aiy, -wll,.Wbreathing
Charles SIlneiMon, of the Mills"
selling house, is here working thru
the mills In order to familiarize him
self with inside fuels and figures
Superintended C. O. White is very
much pleased with the prom-ess
Charles is making, and says if the
young mau . oout,! tjet accuHfomwd
to never before heard noises,- thereis
no telling what liu'.d accomplish.
It seems that In New York, the' rum
ble of all- night traffic, the screaming
of sirens and other terrific nola
es. all help to make his slumber
sound and sweet. But here in Kings
Mountain, the cows moo. the calves
bleat, chickens crow and the Katydids
sing; and he just can't sleep,
trying to figure It all out. Then
when he does do;e a little, the 5 A
M. mill whistle screams and ht just
knows It's Gabriel nnl his trumpet.
We hope he'll soon become acclima
tized, for he is really a fine young
man and we're glad to have him
''down South.'
' One of the moat amazing women
we've beard of Is Mrs. Hamrick
mother of the mill president, and
Secretary R. A. Hamrick. She has
taught school 59 years and hopes to
teac-n one more to make It even 60.
Two years ago, in company with a
grandson', she toured Europe in or.
der to get first hand information about
historical places. This remark
able Iudv does not live in Kings
Mountain and the writer has nevef
NOTICE OF oALE
Under anil by virtue of the power
of sale contained in a Deed of Trust
given by Sain Brown and wife, L.uciuda
llrown, to me as trustee lor
the Kings Mountain Building and
Loan Association on the 1st day of
(December, l?:i8, and registered 'in
the Register of Deeds Office for
Cleveland County in Book 222 at
page 71, to secure the indebtedness
therein mentioned and default having
been made in payment of same
and at the request of the Kings
Mountain B. and L. Association,
will sell for cash at the Courthouse
door in Shelby, Cleveland County,
N. C., on Monday, Sept. 16th, 1940,
at 10:00 A. M., or wlthiri legal
hours .the following described real
estate:
Beginning at a stone, Eruest McDonald's
corner, S. 28 1-4 W. 1.94
chains from a stone in old Battle
Ground road, corner of a two acre
lot N. 57 W. 10.10 chains to a stone
In Pink Crawford's line; thence
with his line S. 30 W. 1.94 chains to
a stake; thence, a new line S. 57 E.
10.16 chains to a stake; thence N.
28 1-4 B. 1.94 chains to the Begin
ning, containing 2 acres, more oi
less, and being the same lot convey
ed by J. 11. Patterson and wife to
Bam Brown by deed, dated August
24th, 1929, as will appear on record
tn the Register of Deeds Office for
Cleveland County.
This the 14th day of August, 1940.
J. C. Lackey, Trustee.
J. R. Davis, Atty. ?sept t.
mmm
in 1940* . and tbrc
SAVES YOUR F09D..
HQKGE5
Kings Mount
Com
Quality Furniture A
''
1 ' 1
rhe Mills
met her, but would like to. She Is
*ald to look -0 years younger than
ber age.
' L.. W. Hainiick is the genial assta
tant treasurer. A. B. Brown Is overseer
day carding, has a nlve depart
merit and splendid assistants. O. W
White,- overseer oardlrg eiv . ?u?iand
shift. Other key men are J. P. Miller
and J. M. Blvc.ns. - *
Jl. C. Tate is overseer day. spinI
rr> nut ? '?*
i.uiK, v.- 1. J. milMfll. rj. V*
I'utnahi. night ovrwer. Othey key
men are J. L Putnam. W. K. (join*.
H. W. Gibson, H .O. Wright and J
IMHWWt?MWWfll II u
!-*? ! Rollins, overseer weaving,
has u fine service record.. llo>co
Davis and' J. I). Rlppe>v Other Key.
nun. li. Oi Starnes Is master mechanic.
J. D Smith, shipping; Frank Cox,
'bookkeeper, and J. D. Glass, malinger
mill store. .
PHENIX MILL NO. 2
Tills was formerly the I tilting
Mill. Geo. B. Peeler, the superintendent.
is'newly married. He Is an N.
C. Slate graduate and teacher and
his wife was Miss Bailie Ross, see*
retary and treasurer National Farm
Loan Association of Raleigh. They
were honeymooning during the meet
ing of the Southern Textilee Associa
tlon in Blowing Rock.
Mack Comner, overseer twisting
and spooling, lias beeu here for
years and years. Mrs. Mack has a
grocery store and a nursery, her
Iwilihv luting Hnhllna flnrl liliou Vntoa
their energetic son, is with Carter
Textile Co. of Gastonla.
Walter Worrell is duy carder und
llohert Hensley, night carder; Frank
Adams, night twisting and spoolihg;
H. i>. Allman, section on winders;
Joe Harris and Frank Green,r over
seers spinning; Forest Huffstetlcr,
master mechanic ? all uptodate and
energetic gentlemen.
TEXTILES, Inc. (Cora Plant) ,
This pretty mill is just back ot
f'hcnix No. 1. F Crantord is the
well known and likable superintendent.
. This mill has sold. the village
homes to operatives who are well
pleased to be property owners and
are Improving their premises. The
homes are in good condition and attractively
painted.
The mill, to, lias recently been
thoroughly cleaned up and nicely
painted inside. It is one of the nicetst
mills in this section.
W. F. Stone is overseer carding.;
Frank Roper, overser < spinning, and
A. H. Cornweli, master mechanic.
This mill is a branch of Gastonia.
N. C., and makes carded and combed
yarn 8.
ml Hi
Phone
154
For Quality
Shoe
and
Bicycle
Repairing
Foster's
^
Hjj
ugh the yean to come
Jot
. SAVES YOUR MONEY
3| The greater Norge b a greater
1 mooey-eavcr... It combine* the
economic* of Royal Rol I ator cold*'
I making with the food-eaving
ecooomiea of a refrigerator that'*
l jH (torage (pace. Come J*
>1 *cc what thb means to yoe la
dollar* sod cents.
Jm AWe/ tb*vm It SR~8
fill - Other model* as low a*
PI19.S0
*BBPQR.g^XQU BUXI
ain Furniture
pany
t Reasonable Prices
* '* . .
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.Jj jt*'.- -*i frlii j * " ' *->wl in- r f-waiVr M .
TUN HNCM MOUNTAIN M?AMR 1
; 1 ?
I OUR PEMOCW
j WHAT'S A
-*|FjOUND?NG FATHERS,
OECLARING INDEPENDEI
WROTE .'LIFE, LIBERTY, A
?-^PURSUIT OF HA
I ' IU|MAI1
the pe
CDJevotion to democratic
greatest nation-|
May Work Manganese IA
Deposits in State - !
Metal Known to be Near Kings ,
Mountain and in other Parts it e
North Carolina.
Revival 01" Congressional agitation e
lot American production ol niangau u,
ese, a metal vital to national ' de- ^
tense, raised the possibility' today
that Investigation ot- deposits ol this "
metal near Kings Mountain and oth
or sections ol the Carolinas may be
renewed alter a lapse ot many years
American supplies now are Import.ed.
- U
i g
The presence ot low-grade man- *
gunese-bearing ore . at several loralllicB
near Kings Mountain long has '
been known to. Federal and State go
ologists but work at these deposits
never has been anything but super
tieial. The exteuts <Jf the deposits n
have not been determined. a
b
About etght years ago a Can ad i- (]
an . geologist and several associates u
prospected several ot tju> Kings R
Mountain ore depostts, which we/ h
reported to coinbiue manganese,, g
platinum and Iron. Several holes, (i
one ot them extending to a depth a
of about 35 feet., were lug at a point a
about four utiles southwest of Kings j a
STATE*
HOME INDEMNITY COMPl
CONDITION DEC EM HER 31, 1939, AS
4<mount of Capital paid up In cash ...
Amount of Ledger Assets Dec. 31st of
income?from Policyholders, 3,604,829.0
Miscellaneous 383,317.01; Total
Disbursements?To Policyholders, 1,366,
Miscellaneous 1,919,207.68; Total
A8
Value ot Bonds and 8tocks
Caah In Company's Office ...........
Dcportt in Trust Companlec and Banks
Premiums in course of Collection ....
Interest and -Rents due and accrued
All other Assets, as detailed in statemi
^ Total
Less Assi
Total -adi*
LIABILITI
{Unpaid Claims Expense,
Investigation, and Adjustment
Unearned Premiums -
Commission, Brokerage, and other char
Salaries, Rents, Expenses, Bills, Accounti
Estimated amount Federal, State, count
Reserve ..
All other Liabilities, as detailed in stati
Total amount of all Liabilities exc<
Capital paid up .... ?
Surplus over Liabilities
Surplus as regards Policyholders
Total Liabilities
BUSINESS IN NORTH CA
Premiums Loaaes
Received Paid
Auto Inability . $1,146 1 $
Inability other
than auto .. $ 186 $
Fidelity .... $ 14 $ 647
Surety $ 106 $2,013'
Plate glass ... $ )98 $
President: Harold V. Smith
Treasurer: Haney
Home Office: 69 Maiden Lane, New Yor)
Attorney for service: Dan C. Boney. Insu
Manager for North Carolina: J. A. Cam
STATE OF NORTH CAROLlNi
I I, DAN C. BONEY. Insurance Commissi
above Is a trad and correct abstract of
nlty Company of New Yorfc City, filed '
condition of said Company on the Slst d
Witness my hand and official seal, th<
(Seal)
DAN C. BONEY, Insurai
;aaiiritdviriiiiiiiiiit'M K&r* < - i - -1 *
rttURflPAY. AUGUST U, lMt
WM?t
> v,
^ ^???
4 LINCOLN SAID ?
OONTRV, WITH ITS
UTIONS. BELONGS TO
OPLE WHO INHABIT IT/
IDEALS HAS MADE U.S.
?- IT OFFERS
Mr
hSSLa fr??dom ?f
iouurjiin. On a visit to Charlotte,
lie prospector told newspapermen
ere that he was shipping small
uautilies o? the ore to Pennsylvania
etallurglsts for examination,
lepression Interfered
At that time, several men were
n'tployed in the digging o? the ore
t this pit, and thei;e was talk in
Lings Mountain of developing a
irge mining operation. This movetent
was brought to an uusuccessji
end by several factors, one of
hleh was the '"hard times" of the
epression period.
Geological studies have indicated
tat substantial deposits of lowrade
manganese - bearing ore. confining
also several other metals
re located in Cleveland, Madison,
urry and Ashe Counties of North
arolina.
iThis peculiar metal is found Itt
ature alloyed with meteoric iron,
nd its compounds are widely distri
uted, according to geological aulioritle8.
The metal is grayish white
rith a reddish tinge. In its pure
tate, it is soft, but ordinarily
ard and brittle Unlike Iron, mananese
Is non-magnetic. Its many
nportant uses in metallrgy include
lloying with steel to make ferromnganese,
vital for several forms of
rmaments.?Charlotte News.
IENT '
1NY, NfoW YORK, N. Y.
SHOWN BY STATMENT FILED
' ?1,060,000.00
previous year Total .. $6,636,878.40
i;
$3,988,146.02
186.10;
$3,276,392.78
8ET8
$6,360,178.07
- __ $ 1,406.07
not on interest $ 264,908.77
$ 694,018.65
, $ 29,153.90
ent $ 231,725.24
$7,681,389.70
>ts not admitted .... $ 24,582.07
iltted Assets $7,556,807.63
IES
*2,152,944.00
of Claims $ 119,170.00
11.657,648.38
ges due 9 167,813.71
s, Fees etc. due or accrued 36,989.00
y and municipal taxes 8 130,000.00
? $ 160,000.00
ement $ 22,974.38
*pt Capital $4,427,639.47
....... $1,050,0<<0.00
$2,070,268.16
; $3,129,268.16
$7,556,807.63
LROLINA DURING 1939 ,
Premiums Losses
Received Paid
Burglary and
and theft $ 69 $ 20
Aurto property
damage $ 314 $ 8
Totals $2.069 $2.549
, Secretary: Walter E. Lister
H. Schulte K . I
t City
ranee Commissioner. Raleigh N. C.
ith, Charlotte, N. C.
L, Insurance Department
Raleigh, N. C.. Feb. 5th, 1940.
loner, do hereby certify that the
the statement of the Home Tndemrnlth
thta .Department, showing the
ay of December. 1989.
; ??y ua date itort written,
ice Cttmntseloiier
'
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*V. 'V."-, ' * ' ' .'
* . . '
STATEMENT
HOME LIFE INSURANCE COMPAN'
CONDITION DttCKMUKK 31. 1P3#. AS 8HC
Amount ol Ledger Assets Dec, 31st ot (ircvio
Premium Income $13,411,416 11. Misc. $3,765,
Disbursements?to. Poltcyholdcrs, IS .004,316;?
Mist ( '.lain uu> $5.61 1,156 71; Total
Business written during yeai No. Policies 7
PusUtess in force at end of year No. Politic
ASSETS
Value of Heal Eslati (less amount \jt cncum
Mortgage L/'atts 011 Weal Ks'tate .....'
Loans made to Policyholders on tli
Com patty's Policies assigned a4- c oiltt *?1 ui
WfenVpHte o: Honda and bltt'lnr . r.-.-r. .:
(.'ash
Interest Hud Rents due and Attruitl .....
Premiums tltiortlit'tcil 1 dotirvtd. .... J
All other Assets, as dftfi l?*d' .1 -ti?*. titer t ..
fo:;.l .
' . , , 1.1'Sf. Assets 'h
, '1 Tittnl . i.>t
?' * r T ' ' ' *1 1 *- 1 * ' t 1 Si I 11 BifM 1 If 1
LIABILITIES
Net Retervf nt'lndlre !.V H (Ion
PresJ'ni value of amount1 rot ct
due on Supplementary Cot;4.1:1-Ms.." etc . . .
Polit y Claims
Dividends left wtih Company u? tut4 re4; .
Premiums paid in. advance .... , ^
'l'nearnetl Interest and Rent no id ait: 1
Commissions due to Agents .r..y
Kfct'mnted Ajbtout<t pfcynMe for r edt . 1 si.
Dividends due Policyholders
Artumnt set apart for future tlHitlenrt*. ;.
All other Liabilities, attMle'a'.l-d It. statounn
Tntitl amount Of all LiJibll.'tfes "except <
Unassfgned funds (surplus)
Total T.labilities ^.
BUSINESS IN THE STATE OF NORTH
onni
No, .
Policies on the lives'of clli7?mr of
said State In force December
31st of previous year . 6J6
Pollcfes.on the lives of citizens of
said State Issued durinsr the
year .......... i . ..
Total ................... 71?}
Deduct ceased to be in -force
, during the year ........... 41
Policies in fores December 31 (,75
Losses and Claims incurred fur-':
. ing year " 11
Total 11
Usses and Claims settled' a iring
the year.
In full, $13,128 ' ' ?
by compromise, '' ?. ..
by rejection.. $ 9
Losses and Claims Unpaid lYe.
cember'.llst ' 2
Premium Income?-Ordinary ?63.0'?tb.5J>: Total
President: Jas. A. Fulton Sec
Act
Home Office- 256 Broadway, Nc a York. N. Y
Attorney for Service: Dan C. Bcney. Insurani
Manager for Slorth Caroling John J. Echhori
cTATr r?tr vnnni cipm.tvj 1
?7 I . 1 > X V7 I .l'/iV 1^1 * .1 Ik V/ 141 *.? , ?
(Seal)
I. DAN C. MONEY. Insniani': Commission*
above Is a true and correct nhsfraet of the s
surunce Company. of New Yorir N Y.. filed
the condition of said Company on the :',lst di
Witness mv hand and'official seal1 the .({ny
DAN 0. TIO'NEY, Insurance
, STATEMENT
HOME SECURITY LIFE INSURANCE
CONDITION DECEMBER 31*. AS SH<
Amount of Capital paid up in cash ...... t
Amount of ledger Assets December 31st of
Increase of Capital during'year. $ none; 'J
Premium Income $1.4Jb.320.21; Miscellaneous
(Disbursements?To Policyholders, Lit7.704.24 ;
Miscellaneous. $7S-5.5O4.*j0; Total
Business written during year?No. of Policies
Business in force at end of year No. of Policii
ASSETS
Value of Real Estate (less amount of t-neuh
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate
Loans Secured by pledge of Lends, stocks o
Loans made to Policyholders on this
Company's Policies assigned as collator
Premium notes on Policies in force
(of which $ None is for the first year's
|Net Value of Bonds and Stocks ..........
Cash . *
Interest and Rents due and accrued
I'lemiums uncollected and deferred
All other Assets, as detailed in statement .
Total
Less Assets n
Total admitted
LIABILITIES
Net Reserve, including pisafrility Provision
Policy Claims .. . ...
Premiums paid in advance
Unearned Interest and Rent paid in advance
Estimated Amount payable for Federal, Stat*
All other Liabilities, as detailed rn statement
Total amount of all Liabilities, except <
Capital paid up in cash
UnaBsigned funds (surplus)
Total Liabilities
BUSINESS IN THE STATE OF NORTH
Policies on the Uvea of citizens of ORD1N
said State in force December No.
Slat of previous year 29.086
Policies, on the lives of citizens
of said State Issued during tie
year 26.844
Total 56,930 !
Deduct ceased to be in force
during the year .,..'....... 25,842
Policies in force December 31 30,088
Dosses and Claims unpaid Decern"
ber 31st of previous year
Dosses and Claims incurred during
year '... 180
Todal ...... i 108
Dosses and Claims settled during
the year
in full, $214,674 f
\ ' by compromise. ,$ none ;
by rejection, $ none 100
Dosses and Claims unpaid December
31st ..... 1
Premium Income?ordinary, $170,769.56; In<
$1,428,326.21.
President: Bascom Baynes Seer
Treasurer: Walter Sledge Aetu;
Home Office: 111 Cororan Street..Durham, N.
Attnrnov fnr Corvlen r?o? n ?? -
' ?v</. Msuii v... rw?iir?v, limuranci
Manager for North Carolina: Home Office.
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, In
(Seal)
I. PAN C. BONEY, Insurance Commissioner
shove la a true and correct abstract of th? ati
Ldfe Insurance Company, of Durham. N. C? f
showing the condition of said Company on tb
Witness my band and official seal the day i
PAN C. BONEY, Insurance
'*
...
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f, NEW YORK, N. V.
>\VN BY KTAT.M fC.VT FllJKt
us M-ur IW.D2H.IIU,930.02;
Total ..
5;
.2S?: Amount ... )42.87&^M.*
s 104.433s Aint <407.53 l.iHVt *? '
brariT?) $ 5,581,3*4.4*:
$1 36.C4;>toj*
$ Itf.aU.ttO*
;v:*T - ?.W? r1 - ?
$ *3.25.?.;<7t.r:,
f Klt.WiJ*
31 K>.Mk ?
f ;!04 t?V*
11"S.4;s.rtta?*' .
..I .?! > ) -I . . 1 i,r.'..Mn..?'
\ <? . * i :?3z tit' *
.. t .
' f r. '.**
* MM***
!' . \ ..J
f m.w
at'fl <") f ixV - t SiHiMlblP
* ttititf*
? 1. < r.o .?)<?*
I $ 4.or,4.557 4/
' ' _ ",-V
rrnpitai . .. .. no!!.f,;i.7T\*
f4.3OO.634.90 $
fjo?!>22,3?t?
CAROLINA DURING 1934
NARY '
Amount
... , rV
$ 1.713,570
g 353,000
g 2.065,579
? . 55.MK
gl $80,062
? _ 22 ^ 2?
$ 13.S.J&
t rh 128
$ 700 ' '
retary: Win. S Gaylort;
uary: Wui. J. Cameroir
re Commissioner. HaleiK.h V PS";
n. Charlotte, N. C.
nsurance Department
Raleigh, N <;.. July 8th. Vs?*iL
r. do hereby certify that, the
talement of the Home Life 1?
with this Departni< til, sbowlajly
of December. 1939.
and date above written.
lomtnivsiCiiii. ..
COMPANY, Durham, fi C
>WN HV stajtiment >Tuai
?. $ loojhVKJirprevious
year, $2,388,818.9?
rotal $2 33MHuff<=
, 138,818.30; Total 1.509.H4jJ
............. $1.0&.2M>JK
- 98,560; Amoui.t ili'.TtiJ.-WlJW
es 217,008, Mint.- $42.009.77feflf>
Frances) ,..;. . $ "2?.4U?3r ' . ,' ,
, 91.793.OMr
r other tolla'erai $ oO.uM.M
f 1 9 WAfkka?
) premiums) $ 'l?S7&'
$ 805,812.1*
... $ 101JTM0
9 27JNC.
? JJ.IHSO
$ mm
|2,89U*I?>
Ot adttntWd .... $ 2,714X7
AstetB $2,888.2*?*
$2,453,044*1
$ ?*M4D
$ 44.451.44
$ 1.271J4
i and othrr taxffi $ 17.MM0
$ 4.577m
" a-pita! $2,531,709*
... $100.000 00
,. $267,576.13 . $ 357.574.W
..*. ... ..' $2,889.28fcJK
CAROLINA DURING WO*
ARY IN,D1)8TRIAZ?
Amount No. Amount.
$ 6,406,174 171.815 J I.850M*
$ 4,587.600 71:716 11. .176Mi
$10,992,684 243.531 $47,029.4*
$ '4.268,045 66 011 $11.741Jf;
$ 6,724,639 186,920 $35,286jrt
65 $ 1,4*
$ 21,623 1,373 $ 1*3.1*
$ 21.623 1.438 t 200 MK
$ 21,023 1.270 $ 193.MC
f 62 1 7*
biatrial, $1,268,656 66. Tot*.
Rtai*y: Frank B. Dlele
ary: Frank B. Diet*
C.
e Commiaaioncr, Raleigh N. KZ,
Burance Department
Raleirti, N. C.. July 6th, 1??
, do hereby certify that this
itement of tho Home Secnrttp
lied with thin Departure*!.
e 3let day of December, 157
and date above written. ?
Comtnieeioner.
.
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