I Ml War Pric* and Rationing! VOLk 66 WO. 23 Local News Bulletins j) * -/ 'J /' / ; v'NEW POZJOBKAW 8. E. Batley, originally from Carthage in Moore county but more recently a deputy sheriff at Wilmington Shipyards, assumed his rilltlAH harfl In Mi Friilav mnrnlno ? a member of the Kings Mountain police force. Mr. Batley expects to more his family here when he can find a house. PADOETT IN TEXAS Captain Phillip Padgptt, army medical corps, who has served for many months in the Kuropean theater, arrived in the Pnited Btnte* last week, and is now at Harmon General hospital, Longviow, Tex. k Captain Padgett called his wife here Tuesday night from Longview. Recently hospitalized for malaria, yt i.\i I. vjit-dTA'^r-o Vprilf' in good health. He is expected In Kings Mountain soon on leaye. ? HARMON NAMED Martin Harmon, editor oi the Herald, has been appointed service officer of Johnnie William Black well post No. 2268, VPW, it was announced by Commander Chares E. Wiarlick, thiis week. Mr. Harmon > duties will be to aid discharged veterans, in cooperation with Byron Keeter, service officer of the American Legion aud Mrs. P. Q. Ratterree, county service officer, under the various provisions relating to the aid of ex-service men. LIONS MHHTIHO Member* of the Kings Mountain Lions club will devote their regular Thursday night meeting to the nomination and election of officers for 1945-46, it was annouuced this -week. The civic clnb will convene at 7:30 at the Mountain View House. EM BOUTB HOME Mrs. O. W. Hord, 322 .Railroad avenue, received a letter from ber son, r-ogi. ivooert naiyiu iroru, this wees, atatiug tbat ne was en route- uomo iroiu Germany, , utter serving 3i> mourns overseas Wi>a . the r irsi amy. i ue letter wat' uat? eu may za. ' 0 m KIWANld PBOOBAM J. i'uui liuoparu, or taiutesville, executive secretary of the North Carolina hair rax association, will sjicms at tire weekly inlet.ug ot tue lungs Mountain Kiwauis club to ue uuia at tne Woman s club Thurs uay uigrn at i o cock. VFW MEETING All members and prospective meuioers or Johnny vV. ii.au.Kweu I'ost SJiitMi, Vi'W, are being urged imwon 10 ue hem m the post quarters at the Webo ouuuing tnaajr night. Conuaauuer c. K. Vvariui* am that a uuinoer ut important matters are to be taken up. rnua ALOk Member* ot the city fire department extinguished a small blase m ' An oat bnilding at the home of Ausotyers on Uantt street Saturday hternoon. The alarm was given at .4 o'clock. Fire Chief Orady King reported no damage. It was the only | flarm of' the week. i SCHOOL BOARD MEETING The regular monthly meeting of the city school board will be held Monday night at 8 o'clock. Superintendent B. N. Barnes said Wednesday that only routine bnslneea la anticipated. a .< Tiro TWutlard RemindaH Of Dates of Deadlines ? ? *W. E. Blakely, chairman of the loeil rationing board, has reminded ti^e dealer* of three important date*. Skery tire dealer i* required to begin keping record* of all tran*acTTon* in {Rase I on the first of June. On Jfcne 80, he ranat make a complete Inventory of ^irea on hand and of rei\{.. i^acement certificate*. Between July 1 and 10 he muit regImt with the OP A inventory braneh 1m.New York, on dealer*' inventory l?fi*t ration firm which he will reeSre through the mail or obtain from b|h OPA district office or the War Aae and Rationing Board, he expfcdned. HJnleea the acquirement* are com),pHed with the denier may not eonto reeeiTe or sell tires after eantloned. i *?*! % Pinup Baby Gn ' - * ipr ^Mjtj* \J?nk THE WINNER?UttJe 15-mooth-o New Jersey, oflelal ainp girl of Um richer la War Beads through deaatlee for ase ia obtaiaiag her fetore edaeal Iho * ? mt war in Gerau/r Mm"i'e< hy her mother, Nrt. Harry C. Meyer. 61 Seniors Re< At Annual Gra Hixty-one seniors, 49 members of the 11th grade and 12 members of the 12th grade, received diplomas at annual graduating exercises at the high school auditorium last Friday ? night and heard an address by Dr. | P. H. Owynn, Jr., Davidsou college professor, in which he urged the graduates to achieve a disciplined sclfcontrol to enable them to act ou their convictions. Dr. Qwynn was introduced by B N. Barnes, superintendent of schools, and diplomas were presented by J. E. Hunneycutt, principal. Another feature of the evening's program was the presentation of awards, and medals by 43. O. White, member of the city's sehool board of?trustees.The following awards were given: Plonk Scholarship medal ? Laura Sue Randall. Kiwauis Club Citizenship medal ? Doris Phifer. Fulton Reading medal and county Schoolmaster's medal ? Margaret Sisk. I Davis Declamation medal and Hoey Declamation medal ? Harvey Bumgardner. Also presented by Mr. White were medals to grammar school children, Joyce Falls receiving the Baker Reading medal, and Jack Still receiving the Neisler Declamation medal, j Jack Bennett was presented a medal for winning the East school declamation medal and Evelyn Short for wintdng the East school reading contest. These two medals were given by the East school P. T. A. Bev. J. G. Winker gave the invocation opening the exercises, and Rev L. C Pinnix pronounced the benediction. Miss Martha Carpenter directed the Girl's Glee Club in singing "In the Field Where the Daisies Are." Houston Black, president of the 12th grade, presented the class gift to the school ? announcing that the Class of 1945 was presenting the school with stage equipment, including a piano light fixture, a llghtea music stand, and three hanging flood lights. The following received diplomas: Twelveth grade: 8elma Hasel Allen. William Hooaton Blaek. Mary Ann Croute. Kathleen Jewel Dettmar Albert Clyde Haffstiekler. Louise Jones. " David Latham Maoney. Calvin Eugene Mitoham. Doris Frieda Phlfer. Charles Jerome Spivey. Betsy Louise ToQeaon. Jewell Elisabeth Wells. Eleventh grade: Lawrencp Eugene Bennett. Nancy Charles Bollinger. Thomas Nelson Bridges. dauston Earl Bnmgprdner. Harvey Lindy Bumgardner. Delbert Edgar Byars, James Reason Cole, Jr. jde Lea Cola Margaret Louise Cola. Ray Harroll Condry. Curtis Henry Falls, Jr. Fay Elisabeth Fisher. Wilbnrn Vantrhn Qanlt. Melbn J a* nit* Cktrgt. 1 (Cont'd on pnf* throo) < Wbun - .? -V.' ^~ s H; ' V KQVCM MOTO'i A?K, )T U. TB rm War Bonds, j.... I I I, , I ''Wff'MWilf'iiilfl" w r .V M Hirotjn Cheryl Meyer el Tr eaten, ? CSS New Jersey, wee nude $>,200 s by the crew of the CSS New Jersey lea. Governor Walter E. Edge made in Army Air Corps pilot. Is a prisoner' m his little beauty qeeen. She is held' \ :eive Diplomas dilation Friday Have Ton Had Mumps? Epidemic Hits Town { Mumps, a so-called childhood dls- , ease, Is now making the round of , Kings Mountain children and some grown-ups, with a number of cases having been reported in the put ( two week*. Willie mump* ? a one-time ailment ? are nsoally taken by children, older persons are also susceptible, and the rigors of the disease are sometimes harder for older persons. Local doctors say the principal treatment is*a light-Wet and quiet... The local malady aeeibs to be an ordinary one, according to the Herald's chock-up, srlth both the onesided and two-sided variety in evidence here. I Shelby Horse Show June 13 ? 1: A large number of Kings Moun- i tain horsemen have indicated they will show their mounts at the Shelby I Horse show, to be held at Dedmon's', new ring next Wednesday afternion and night. Byron Keeter, Tom Fulton, Fuller McQiU, and Hugh Ballard have already indicated they will have en- I tries in the Shelby event, and more |, horsemen or tula section are expectd , to enter later this week. The show, which will include 12 events on the afternoon program with anotner 12 in tne evening, completes . a trio of shows in this section whicb began wifh the TTions club show here on May 10. 150 entries are anticipated. v. Three prise events will be included ? a $75 walking horse stake, $50 L three-gmited stake, and $100 five-1J galted stake. I. Dedmon's r>*ng has Just been com- ( pleted anfl open right, for the In- spectiSh of Ge public, is being held .j tonight. Officials of the horse show I committee have extended an invita- ' tion to all persons in this area to visit the rfifg. ', George Wray also announced Wed- j napdsy that a buffet supper for riders.1! and exhibitors will be held at North ,1 Lake Country club following the af- I ternoon show. Reservations should be 1 made early, he said. 1 Information about the show, including reservations and entries, may 1 be obtained from Mrs. Ben Hendrlck, 1 of Shelby, from Mr. Wray, or Other ' members of the committee. Morgan To Install. SUnder On Sunday The Reverend J. L. Morgan, D. D? T >sa ta -?fi ? - ? -- UK*, ?c., pnwaw or me Evangelic*! j Lather** Syaed tf-r North Carolina, , will be the gtfeet of the 8t. Mat- i thew'e Lathevaa Congregation, aa Monday morning, Jaae 10th, at 11:00 | a. m., at which time ha will {peach t' a vpecial wrnon and formally tnetnll the paator, Rev.'Win. H. Btender, who ihaa recently eome to Kingv Mountain to Bert* the Lntheran church here. LTIES 38,( TJMDAY, JT7JTB 7, IMS 1 Bridges Repeats Hospital Rood Vote Statement Olee A. Bridget, well-known Kings Mountain business man and chairman oi the county board of commissioners repeated "emphatically" Wednesday lus statement of last week that failure of passage of any of the ques-* tions in the hospital tiond election, to be held July 7, would defeat the whole program, aud he urged Kings Mountain citizeus to back and vote for the uronosnl* which will npni?iii? r?r |-?w? ?uv $160,000 for the erection of a hospital here. Mr. Bridges was'Amnion ting on the bond election and said lie wi-ned ic repeat his previous, statement duo to the fact that u number ot mli/.ciis has questioned him about tile eleetnm ami concerning final disposition sn the event one or more of the proposal* fails to pas*. "It will lie ?ii ''.'j'l'TiViT.'i ' -(ttiiXoii",v"^"a1 r. iiTnlges st.f*. "and 1 lielieve it is a real opportunity for increasing the hospital facilities of the county. Jlnrc facilities are badly needed. A number of Kings Mountain citizens attended a meeting in 8helby Monday night in the interest of the forthcoming bond election. Among* those attending were Aubrey Mauney, J. B. Thomasaon, Ladd W. Hamrick, L. A. Kiser, Dr. J. E. Anthony, C. E. Neisler, H. Tom Fulton, Joe H. Thomson, and Dr. W. L. Ramseur. In the eleetion, citizens of the county will vote for or against four proposals, which, in essence, are as follows:. (1) Shall the county assume the Shelby hospital, now owned by Number 6 township, along with its i indebtedness of $48,000? (2) Shall the county issue bonds totaling $240,009 'or the expansion and remodeling of the Shelby hospital f (3) Shall the county issue bonds lotaling $160,000 for the erection and equipping of a hospital in Kings Mountain? (4) Shall the county levy a property tux, not to exceed five cents per j MOO valuation, for the maintaining of these hospitals? In questions 1, 2. ami 3, the voter I elsq pnswers the questions of whetli- | er the county shall levy a property tax to provide for the-.payment - of the bonds. Mrs. P. D. Herndon and I. Ren Goforth are Kings Mountain registrars for the special election. A new registration has been called and all persons who expect to vote must regis ter. A person who registers and fails to vote will automatically cast his vote against the proposals. ;?-* v*c'*r First Baptist Bible School Starts Monday Annual Vacation Bible school "will he held at First Baptist church tieginning Monday, June 11, and continuing through June 20, Rev. L. C. Pinnix, the pastor, announced this week. The school will be conducted from 0 to 12 each day. Mr. Pinnix has called a meeting of the members of the faculty at his home on Thursday night at 8:15, and registration for the school' to be held at the church Friday afternoon at 4:30. Menibers of the faculty are Mrs. Frank Bisk, principal, Misses Jo Ann Walker and Bonnie McOrath, beI ' ginners department, Misses Martha McClain and Louise Wright, primary teachers, Mrs. H. Hicks, junior department, and Mrs. Harold Coggins tnd Mrs. L. C. Pinnix, intermediates. Miss Betty Oamble will be secretary and Harvey Hamrick will be pianist. 22 Seniors Graduated At Beth-Ware School 'Twenty-two senior* of Beth-W?v* v '-- - ^ '* ' - ELECTED ? John Floyd, shown above as hs appeared in OZ clothes, was elected commander of Otis D. Greene post. No. 155, American legion, at the post meeting Tuesday night. Mr. Floyd will succeed Glee A. Bridges. Floyd Efected To Head Legion John FIoyJ7~" well-known Kings Mountain man, veteran of World War 1 and II, was elected to serve as commander of Otis D. Greene post No. 15 , American Legion, at the regular meeting of the service organlation held at the City Hall Tuesday night. Other officers elected were: John Gladden, first vice-commander; Tom A. Pollock, second vice-cominander: John Mauney, third vice-coininander; Robert Miller, adjutant; Dr. R. X. I Baird, chaplain; C harles E. Warlick. j athletic officer; Hal Ward, sergeant-.' at-arms; X. F. McGill, finance offi j cer; Cline Barber guard officer; By- j ron Keeter, service officer, and Mar- j tin Harmon, publicity officer. Men:- I hers of the nominating committee j were William Plonk and Capt Earl Wells. The group voted a $75 appropriation to Coa^h D. L. Parker, for his j services in coaching the Kings Moun tain Legion Junior club in the preelimination series, and $20 to C. C. Helens, his assistant.' Present plans call for entering a team from Kings Mountain in elimination play in 1WU. Reports on the carnival here last week under post sponsorship, showed profits to the Legion totaled $800. Mr. Floyd will succeed as comman der Glee A. Bridge*. Bank Patrons Thanked For Their Cooperation B. 8. Neill, executive vice-president of the First National Bank, issue#.Xj statement this week on behalf of thb officers and directors of thV bank, { in which he thanked the citizens of 1 Kings Mountain for their ^popecatloa whtle the bank building is undergoing remodeling. "Due to hold-ups in getting various materials, the remodeling of the | bauk bniiding will not be completed j by the previously anticipated date,"! Mr. Neill sai# "and we certainly | want to thapk our patrons for their! kindness in bearing with us during [ this remodeling period. We realize that the changes have been just as1 inconvenient to the public as to those of us cn the banking staff." Mr. NeiTl -declined to give the anticipated completion date, but said tMF 11 would probably be sometime during July, barring further delaya in shipment of materials. Trott Infant Buried Here Monday Morning The infant daughter of Mr. and I Mrs. Thomas Trott of Bennettsville, C. C., was buried in Mountain Rest cemetery Monday morning, with short j graveside services conducted by Rev. i J. O. Winkler. The infant died soon after birth la the hospital in Bennettsville, 8. C. Mrs. Tfrott was before marriage Mi(> fltUu P>r?A?<> -M 1? k. E. Pmrtom. 4QRE WA %$?. -rt *-< < - ? *l L?. . r nn conm m ton -'. 1'" t ark Is Passed i "E" Quota Mama DH?AL???> mui r i urtiutscs By Individuals On the anniversary of D.Day in Europe yesterday, J. K. Davis. Kings Mountain Seventh War Loan drive chairman, roported an increased rata of bond-buying, but added that tha rate of purchases by individuals must still increase more to assure the city's reaching its quota. .Mr. Davis said he was unable ZO obtain complete figures ou bond sales Wednesday but estimated that sales to individuals now totaled approximately 100.(100 ? leasing a debit on the nn..(s ff. *w<*T. I, i i He estimated overall sales at approximately doO.OOn. leaving *100,' "(I which muft lie sold to niqet the overall goal of a half nrllion. ( . F. Lattimore. oft I'nrh Taru Mills, reported this week that this firm planned the purchase of *50,000 'n bonds, ami Z. F. Cranfotd, ?uperiutendent of the Cora plant. Textiles, Ine., reported that employee participation in the pay-roll deduction method of bond-buying now included 97 percent of that company's lbO em. ploy pes. This represented an increase over the 9.'t percent of two weeks ago, announced when the employees were awarded the Treasury Department'? Minute Man flag for bond-buying. "It has been very encouraging to see the campaign go forward in Kings Mountain during the past week," said Mr. Davis, "anil particularly bo in the field of individual bond-buying. "These 8eries E, F, and G. bonds are undoubtedly most important. Sales of these bonds show directly just how much individual citizens are backing their men ou the fighting fronts. In addition, the purchase of these bonds by individuals do two more imprtant jobs. Heavy sales to individuals will prevent inflation and will also provide insurance against future rainy days ? depressions and recessions," he ^concluded. Bonds day be purchased in Kings Mountain from the postofTice. First National bank, Margrace Credit Union, Home Building and Loan association, and Pauline mill. ,n addition, bonds Ttiov v,o .... *1 1 1. |iuivuu^ni mr'iugn aillloxt all industrial plants via the payroll deduction method. Union Service At Methodist The second in the series of summer union services will be held Sunday night at 8 o'clock at the Central Methodist church, with Rev. W. H. 8tender, pastor of St. Matthew's Lutheran church preaching the sermon. A large crowd, which almost rilled the Boyce Memorial ARP church, attended the first of these services Sua day evening, hearing a sermon oa "The Olory of Christianity," preached by Rev. J. O. Winkler, Methodist pastor. In his sermon, Mr. Winkler called on citicens to make themselves an "example of the glory of Christianity, practicing the priciples of Christianity in our daily lives." Attending the service in a body were members pf the Lions* club. On Sunday night, June 17, the union service will be held ut the Lutheran churrh, with Rev. L. C. Pinnix, First Baptist pastor, preaching, and on 8undav nioht- .lim? ox , --I at the First Baptist church, with Rev. P. D. Patrick, First Presbyterian pastor, giving the sermon. Plonk School Director To Be Here Next Wepk Miss Laura Plonk, director ot the Plonk School of Creative Arts, of Asheville, will be in Kings Mountain next Monday and Tuesday, to interview paarents of prospective students of the school for both the sum-, mer session beginning July 2 and next winter's session. The summer term of six weak* will feature courses in gooft speech, | practical English, creatire drama, dal| croze eurythmics, phonetics, voioa and. diction, vocal modulation, Biol^ '.and training in character and spirit-. .uality. The forthcoming session with he 'the school's 21st rummer session. ' >M iR BONDS 1 Pf ^ i~i ImMBI