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i' I POPULATION I InoorpoxaUd Kings Mountain 0,647 I I XnaodUta Trading Ant 16,000 1 (TIcqtm based on registrations of 1 local War Price and Rationing ? board.) VOL. 66 NO. 36 Local News Bulletins PAOB AT BANK Jim Page returned his duties as a member of the personnel of First National Bank last week, following an abience of moro than four years, daring; (which time he served in the army in the African and Mediterranean Theater of Operations. - I AT WALKBR CLEANERS Mrs. Dean McDaniel is now f'* member of) th? personnel of Walker Dry Cleaners. Mrs. McDaniel be ( l iter work UMI WMK, It WM U' nounced byi O. O. Walker. FIRST COTTON BOLE (Albert Blair, Cherryvllle Road farmer, brought the first full-openad cotton bole of the season to town last week. Mr. Blair reported that his cotton was virtually ready for a picking. Cotton is open in many surrounding sections and indications are that the current crop will be a large one. 1 VTW MEETING A very important meeting of the local VFWi post will be held Friday night at the City Hall, Commander Charlie Warlick announced Wednesday. The meeting, at which 30 new members are to be initiated, will -? a ->-? ?? ?? vvgiu tab W U ClUCRi BREWER PROMOTED Commander W. F. Brewer, L'SN., husband of the former Miss Pauline Neislor, of Kings Mountain, has recently been promoted to that rank, according to information received here. Commander and Mrs. Brewer and son, Billy, arc making their home at Hotel Bel Puerto, Patterson, Calif. CRAWFORD HOME Bgt. Wilsou Crawford, well-known Kings Mountain business man and on of Mr. sua Mrs. W. J. Crawford, arrived in Kings .Mountain Sunday nigut following his retvru from duty, in the Mediterranean theater ox operations. <8ALB FOR TAXES bale ox rroperty for delinquent City taxes wax, oe held at the City flan Monday, it was announced oy b. A. crouse, city cierk. 'me aaie will cover property on which taxes have not\ been paid tor 1V4*. KIWAMle knniihd , Paul lysinger, ox cuanoUd, illuminating engineer tor Duke - Power eompauy, wiu present a demonstration on future, ngntiug at tne regular meeting ox tne Kings Mountain Hawaii.a uuo Thursday night at i o'clock at tne Woman b ciub, xt was announced Wednesday. ATTHidn anftkl! kHftui Byron Nueier, n. 'lorn Fultou ana Itugh J>uimrd left Kings Alouuib.u jiouuuy liiglii lor dheibywno, louu., tiuere uiey are attending tne v\ oriu s munipionsuip Waiatug nunc snow, uuh uuueiway. MINiaixJUAi* JU>J?v01ATlON 'ino xviugs mountain ministerial association win resume homing regular meetings, wun tne xirst monthly, session s?i| lor luesuuy aiiernoon at H o cioca. at uenttai metiiodist churcn, 11 was auuouncuu mis wees, byj nevM f. o.t Futrica, i.resluout. niemoers are oeiug urgea to attend. t ' FIN AOs UNION bNBVICE The (final, union service or the summer will do nald ounuay nignt at tt o'clock at First Presuytenan ichorch, with^ Nov. J. U. Winkler, to preach the sermon, it waa announced tnis wees by Kev. Ju. G. Finuix, ministerial association secretary. SHELBY SHOW Bhelby horsemen have tormed the Oaudie Nurse association and will preaent a horse ehow at Dedmon s dhow Bing on October 11, according to an announcement this weak. Prince to be offered will to Ml 91,000, It WU stated. new oman novum la conformity with the practice of the Federal llovernmeat la general, the Qastonla Field Office of the Social Security Board wi 1 go oa hf: 0 day, 40 hoar week, Moo* daye through ' Fridays beglaaiag September J, 1040. The Qastaala Field Office hereafter will be eioeed all day Sataidhy. This aaaoaacement was wade by Mrs. JaVet aau Green, WIS|gat of the aaate?> i v livings These Horses M HORSE R1J POKY Urayboy Montana I Sam 'tony at jtiiaekie Billie Hi I Walking Nellie Dui ! I'auay Bobby O.Mo PONY CI Urayboy Moutaua H?Uy David *\?i ^.linger Jean Bat fcpotngbt i'aula B Angel Jimmy Br MODI Heba * LJoyd Bool ileieu Monroe Prance* 1 Alien'a White Rambler Dairy Taylor ' Jimn Blttoh Mtat T. a THUMA Shade* of Night 'France* American Cheer Evol Night Life Mr*. Virgl Tiptop Franc Ginger Jean 8ai WALKING Tommy r? Only Boy w 1 Spotted Allen G " Udy Patricia Mr.. J. J ?ky Way Jobn , Walton'. Pride j, ? FIVB-OAITE Major Pea vine King ? ft* Acu?> Dexter Ale Cord s Peavine q Helen Monroe France Highland Sadie Mr?. Virgli kk i , K. % LADIB8 HOI v N,gllt ?' if i Mn>- Vir6 Hex Kalorama Marga" !ppy Alontanj A,H^P France ?*;. v. LOCAL PLM ^ ^?c' btuart u ?*y ay Gorman i>i-Speed Buster <; Friend Flieka yer UUt,WM Mrs. W. K. Maui in m. . KAOKB i " /"?<??. f"iTS ' V k, . . x. Mcuii opnug Breeze ,Uui , GENTLEMAN' MuLord'a Peavine <j .Night Lite . w ( in opecd Buoter 0 ' .Joe otuiui '[ ^ .= Allen'e White Bambler ' 'yy IW. O.I, Boy ?; Sliotleil Allen , . vjcvr^e I .strolling Major Joui 'Black wist ' 1. t Sir Mac btuai pijtehar; 3eba Jean Lloyd (Onlj THBEti-Oa .American Cheer Evel Shades of Night Frances Night Life Mrs. Virginia Finale Dav Ginger Jean t WALKS Tommy's Only Boy H. Spotted Alien Oeorge \ Strolling Major Joh B)ack Mist T. C. Daisy Taylor Jin FXVB-GAJ Major Peavine King Ev< Koyal Ace * Dexte McCord's Peavine C Helen Monroe Frances Silver Mack Fannii Grand Champion of Show: Major Pel Deserve Champion: Tommy's Only B< Gettys Horse S Local iiorse R< When Evelyn Gettys comes ti ttfwn, school is out, at least as far ai showing) horses is concerned. The pretty young lady from Clo ver, 8. C., showed Major Peavini Kingt||which sustained a, serious in jury at the Lions club's spring, show to blue ribbons in two Classes am] the grand championship of the show and rode American Cheer to a firs in the three-gaited stake, and a see ond in the three-gaited 0?en class. Miss Getty's performance high lighted the Kings Mountain's Lion elub's Second Annual Labor Da; show, held at the Old Ball Park 01 the York road Monday afternoon and attended by a erowd estimate' at better than 1,000 persons. A total of 65 horses and ponie were exhibited in the 16-class evenl and General Chairman W. K. Maune; Jr., and other show officials pro nounced the show, a success. Reserve champion ribbon went t Tommy's Only Boy, owned by Fui pel- Tana* (H. Tom , Pulton an Stuart Delllnger), to top the showini of Kings ^fourttaln entries, but thsr were numerous other winners arnon the Kings Mountain horses, as Strol ling Major and Daisy Taylor, Byro Raster's walking horses, eopped number of ribbon*, as did George Al len'i HI-0pMd Baiter, Poller Me QUI'a Sky Way and Bill la Howard1 poay Blaekla. David Piaher 'a Pinal took foartk ia tka Thraa-galtad ntak< "Pmaeao Thompaoa, of Bhalby, a la toak tor ahara of tka ribbon ?, rfdln Bkadea of Right aad Ralan Moon amd Qaorga Wray akowad Spotted A laa to prlaa money, totaling fSL Ott or Shelby aatrtaa whiek copped ril bona were W. Q, Aray'a Highlaa Sadie and Right Llfa. Only elaaa la ontrlea wer Moun KIN OB MOUNTAIN. N. 0., Ion The Ribbons )EB OVTNLB CLASS (1) Drum J. K. HbeHin :rr 1 >uu\ t/cn owaril Billie Howard i Price eauiiny Price ore Bobby O. Moore JiBB (No. 2) Drum J. K. tiheltou Uur l'oruiiv .uiiuu.iu inders W. L. Cannon allard Paula Ballard adley . Jiuimy Bradley 0. CLASS tout Patty Truttt 'hcapaon Lakehurat H table* W. ll Leitzaey ty HaTrn Byron Keeter _ I.e. Watioo XTBD (Open) Thompson Lakehur.t Stable, yn Getty. Evelyn Getty, nia Washburn W. O. Arey !? G?tty. France. Getty. W. U Cannoa I CLAW (Opto) rom Fulton Fui-DeJ Furm. e W. Wrmy George W. Wray !. Ramsey Mrs. T. 8. 8mitk }- P'onk N. F. McGUl Ui"? _ D. L. Uinea D OLAU (Open) velyn Getty. Evelyn Getty. Simmon. j. A< Tount S. Patton G. 8. Patton s Thompson Lakehur.t Stable, ma Wa.hburn W. G. Arey EU5EMAN8HIP !? Thompson Lakehur.t Stakle. inia Wa.hburn W. G. Arey et Ea.om E. F. McKinney 1 D/um 5- B- bhelton France. Getty. A8URE CLASS eiiiuger Ful-Del Farm. Mcoul N. F. McGill leorgu Allen George Allen oeii luster Herucit ru?.cr !ey, Jr. Mrs. W. K. Alauiiev. jr. class ' uvharut X. B. Rhinehardt Alauuey Aubrey Alauuev Sue Fail. c. b. Fall. l?. Jl. N. V .. .. ^?ii.ipt>ell Bill campbeii a nOubEMANSHIP (. o. Patton G. 3. Patton J- Are-V \V. G. Arey ;e Aiieu George awu iinenurut T. B. Bhineharrt L.Leitzey W. u Eeitzey LA&S tauy age) out tuiiu.i Pui-uei i*aiiim W \\ ray George W. Wrav i B. Ploult Byron Keeter *"B0U T. G. \\ atson mi' oi p* ? lookout )>at.v Tmett r Entry) J IXED sTAKE lyn Gettys Evelyn Gettya Ihomp.on Lakehu13? aiumea yt"*b?Ta W. G. Arey id Fisher David Fisher Jaunder. W. U Cannon WO STAKE Tom Fulton Ful-Del Farms V" *"** , George W. Wray wX.? ^r?D Keet? Wati?n , T. C. Watson % nSa B"" K"~ elyn Gettys Evelyn Gettya J- A. Fount P?ton G. s. patton Thompson Lakahurst Stables ? Sue Falls C. B. Falls tvine King. ?yhow Champion; eserve Winner , Theft Of Sugar ? Kemaina Mystery No further Information concerne lug the theft of the truck-load of sugar from Warllck's Terminal waa , forthcoming this week, though it I la understood that the Federal Bu> reau of Investigation la still busy t on the case. Patrolman Hal B. Ward, who waa siding In the Investigation, is receiving treatment for a foot alls ment In a Columbia, 8. O., hospital, r and the FBI representatives could a not be reached Wednesday., i, Officials of Ware and Sons, to 1 whom the sugar waa consigned, said that they had been given no a Information concerning the progress of the investigation. Local police v officials said ths rumor last weekk end that the sugar had been found was erroneous. 9 I- T TONB MEBTINO i Member* of the Kings Mountain 5 Lions club will hold their regular o meeting at Mountain View hotel 1 Thursday night at 7:30. No forma l- program has been scheduled with a considerable time , to be given to a a bmineu meeting. A vote ie to be I- taken on the question of changing i* the elub'e meeting night from h Thnrsday to Tuseday. e ( thown by Lloyd Beokont and owne< j by Patey Trustt. The ehow wae ran under idea ^ wtather conditiona, and it wae no [. marred by accidents. E. W. Holton, of StateevWe, judg y ed the ehow and Beck Moehlmann, o d Conover, was ringmaster. John Henkel, of Belmont, was mai e ter of ceremonies. m A large number of outof-Cown pe ilain V THURSDAY, 8EPT. 6, 1945 | I Attendance PXOHOTBD?John E. EUm, wellknown King* Mountain men who 1* serving with the army transport commend In Labrador, wee promoted to the rank of captain on August 13. John E. Elam Now Captain I | Captain .lohn K. Klam, son of Mr. 1 j Mini Mrs. It. F. Klam. was promoted to that rank on August 13th. aeeording to information received l>v his parents this week. Captain '*' now on duty with. I the Army port eomniand at j (<nmn> Bay. l.aorador. was inducted into the army August 2('. 1041. After ' y at K-.d Field. Fla.. for seven months, he had reaehed the rating of sergeant, and was selected for officer -i i !r? i s d tr. :! ? ()> ir4 nrr? tor corps. 1'pon completion of OC3 at Cairo Flee, Ya.. lie wa- eonimissioncd a second lieutenant and as signed to duty with ATC at West Palm Beach. ?la. Since his transfer from Florida, he lias been on duty in Labrador. He is a graduate of Kings Mountain Irigh school, and attended Appalachian State Teachers college at Boone and N. C. State college, Raleigh, where he received a B. S. de;ree in .June lf>41, Hia present address is: 138.3rd ] AAF Base Unit, NAD ATC, APO 687, a-o Postmaster. New York. Christmas Mail Roles Are Given In spite of the end of the war,; there has been no fhange in postal! regulations governing of Christmas packages to service personnel over-' seas, according to \V. E. Blakely, post master, and the mailing period this year is the same as last?September i 15 to October 15. I Packages tnay be sent to army personnel without writteu request during this time. While packages to naval personnel have never been restricted, it was stMed| that the same mailing period should be observed, to iusure receipt L>y Christmas, Here are the rules: 1. Mail gifts betweeo September Id and October Id. Packages should uot be mailed it' the addressee is like ly to be home before Christmas. 1( there is any rcusou to believe tue addressee may move soou to a new location, a wait is advised until the new address is known even if this means asking the soldier for a letter requesting a Christmas gift. 2. Use the latest address kuowu, completely and accurately. 3. Pack the gift in a heavy box and tie with strong cord. The packages must weign not more than five pounds, measure not more than 15 inches long, or a total of 36 inches in L length and girth combined. 4. Only usable gitta should be selected, such as dried fruit, canned I luxury foods, raxor blades, fountain pens, wallets or watches. Perishable foo'ls, weapons, intoxicants, poisons or any inflammable materials including matekes and lighter fluids should , not bs mailed. Work .Is Underway On Stercbi Home Work is now underway on thd Webb building on Mountain street, I which, oa completion, will be the hone of Sterehi's, furniture dealer*, l which e^pcta to be open for buaiaeae i by September IS, according to announcement of official* of the firm . this week. f The front of the building Is now torn out, and other renovation will make the building highly suitable for display of home furnishings, it was stated. " * lerald Off As Sch 0 Kings MuuiiihiU >. iioul children imaged to sciiool in ruiu Weuuesiluy aiUl ,l*l,g, (is sUllillllT \ acatlOlls t'UdtfiJ ami tne iU45-40 term gol underway. rirsi day enrollment ngures, sup 1 pi.e.i i?y C-uporiiiU-iiaciU 11. A. iiurnes, ] iiwwcii u urop ot iuo irow tiiv lirst j aay s ligures ot last year. 1 Lie total) yesterday was 1,110-, as compared | wiili i,s07 last September. Park Brace school in tlie euuuty system also opened and Mrs. J. C. Mckles, principal, reported an opening day enrollment ot 154, also slight ly lower than last year. Both Mr. Barnes and Mrs. Nickles attributed the attendance drop to bad ,weather and said tU-Y'i putu-ipatel increased enrollment by the end ot the week. | Attendance at white elementary schools showed a drop ot 60, while h i 1/ h *ph no I ottonHan-.o ?'*? - ?' I o? ...v?u?uvv noo uui/ live below last year. A big drop was also recorded at Oavidsou colored school, which totaled 40. Attendance by schools follows: West, 185; East, 268; Central, 524; high school, 243; Davidson elementary, 119; Davidson high school, 23. ' Mr. Barnes also announced the e- 1 lection of two additional teachers, | Mrs. H. W. Page of Mt. Gilead, who is teaching the fifth grade at Central school, and Mrs. Pearl McCormiek. of Asheville. who is teaching | the seventh grade. Mrs. Page comes " to Kings Mountain from the Albe- i marie school system. Only vacancy rcmaiuiug in the city schools* faculties is that of band instructor. Mr. Barnes stated. . Following is the complete teacher ' list tor the city system, t," indicates 1 new teacher): ' High School J. E. lluueycult, Principal, Miss ' Odessa Black, Miss Mary .\, Croinar- ' tie, Mrs. Dorothy li. Finger*, Miss Mabel A. Goodmun, Miss Elizabeth; ' S>. Kec, Miss Teuuie Miller, Donald' L. Parker, Miss Jauet Scoggius, Mrs Josephine E. Weir. - Special ' . Miss Mary E. Bettis*, Miss Eo-! , I line K..eter? ti. - V o-? I ?.?*.? J * uvuiuo X' i CIU I pleton. Central Elementary 1 Mrs. Dessie K. Cox*, Mies Jean! Browne, Mrs. Mary A'. Williams, Mrs. , tea rah A. Williams, Miss Willie Mc- ( Gill, Miss Ruth Greene, Mrs. Kutli P. Ormaud, Miss Marie Lineberger,! , Mrs. T. A. Pollock, Miss Alma Wri-1 , ght, Mrs. Octavia C. Coggii.s, Miss], Gussie Huffstetler, Miss Heleh Lo- , gan, Mrs. Ellen T. disk, Thomas P. | | Templeton, Mrs. H. W. Page*, Mrs. , Pearl McCormick*. i , East Elementary Mrs. J. U. Thomson, Principal, Mrs ( Victoria L. Logan, Miss Bessie HI-' monton, Mrs. Elizabeth M. Gamble, | Miss Jette Plonk, Miss Lucy Riser, j , Miss Annie B. Roberts*, Miss 8tet- ] , la Patterson. West Elementary i Mrs. Claude Rhyno, Principal, Miss Marjorie llord, Miss Carlyle Ware, j Miss Prances Carpenter, Mrs. Ruth j H. McGill, Miss Mitehel Williams. Davidson Colored School ; John A. Gibson, Principal. Mary ' W. Davidson*, Lillian W. Howell*. ; Lucille Long. Mattie Gidnev, Jessie i G. Costner, Myrtiee Z. Crawford. Negro Woman Exonerated > Charge of unlawful possession against Louise Williams, local colored | woman, in connection with the loss ; of a bank deposit bag containing a 1 large sum of- cash and checks, was \ dismissed in city recorder's court j Tuesday t night, when) Judge O. 0. | O'Farrell ruled that evidence was insufficient. The colored, woman was charged with having picked up the bag which had been dropped between the First ! National bank| and Plonk Motor Co. In other cases.tried Tuesday night. James "Bed" Oulnn, a sailor, was fined $25 and p costs for hit-and-run driving, the charge having resulted from a wreck at the intersection of the York road, and Highway 29, last Thursday. Ouinn hit the car of Frank Price, taxi operator, causing it to hit another car) waiting for a light change, and Oninn drove off. No I civil charges were preferred against | him. Mrs. Darwin Farris, passenger tin the cab, was said to have sustained braises. Booker T. Leslie, negro home on j furlough, wm sentenced to 60 day* on the road*, suspended on payment of IS and eoeta, whan (found guilty of drunkenne** and restating arrest. In cases previously settled, Marshall Blvens, Ned White and Marvin Hprouce paid the coat* when' found guilty of publie drunkenness, and (.larenee Compton, found guilty of reekless driving, was fined $10 anil costs. r, ' * : ; ? i : \ T-r ? ^ m, "i* 4 * k 8 Pages Today FIVE CENTS PER OOP* ools Open ^' 'A fl IM SHr^ WINS AWABD?Charles H. Oantt, of Kings Mountain, navy pharmacist mate, has been awarded the brouse itar medal for bravery In action on Iwo-Jima. CM*rlne Corps photo.) Gantt Awarded Bronze Star Somewhere In The Pacific. ? Charles 11. Oantt. a Navy corpsmap rom Kings Mountain. N. C., attach ?d to the Fourth Marine Division, lias been presented with the Bronra tar Melal at a Pacific base tor his bravery on Iwo Jinia when he crawled through Jap machine gun fire to rescue a wounded Marine. Gantt. a Navy Pharmacist "s Mate, second Class, was given the decoration at an impressive ceremony by Major Geueral Clifton 11. Gates, com tiinuding general of the Fourth Di vision. His citation follows: "For heroic achievement in connection with operations against the enemy while serving as a medical corpsman in a Marine infantry battalion on Iwo .Tima. Volcano Islands, on 14 March. 104.1 X a.ncic,c?l. lied Marine was lying in a position where enemy fire was so intense that two other men near him were unable to move enough to help him. Gantt, with complete disregard for nis own safety, crawled through the ?nemy machine gun fire until he reached the wounded man, administered first aid to him, and then, deipite the enemy fire, crawled back ir. his former position of safety behind the front lines, dragging the wounded man with him. His courage and conduct throughout were In keep ing with the highest traditions of tne i'nited States Naval Service." Oantt is the son of Mr. and Mr* R. C. Oantt, of Kings Mountain, If. 0. ne saw his first action on Two lima. Local Horses Win Events At Gastonia Strolling Major, Byron Hector's fine walking horse, took second place tit the CiaMuuia horse show. Strolling Major ?a> ridden by John B. Plonk ami also took first in tho open walking class in the afternoon events. Daisy Taylor, also owned by Mr. Keeter, took fourth iu the open walk ing class. d Sky Way, X. F. Mi-Gill's new walk ing horse, ridden by Frances Thompson, of Shelby, took first place in the junior walking class and second iu the open walking class. . 1 BALLARD PROMOTED S-Sgt. Charlie BaPafu, nusband of the former Miss Betty Roberta, has recently beeni promoted to that rank, according to information received. here. Het is serving in the Philippine Islands. Clerks Find Buying Bush After Holiday Clerka in Kings Mountain retail .establishments war* greeted by a fush of buying when they came back to work Tneeday morning following the long LaW Day holiday. , With a brisk autumn breeae to step ap the buying umpt for winter |appar?4, and with school opening Adding to bnalnaes la the children's department*, moat darks found themselves rushed all day. t Iks brisk baying continued on Wednesday, though at a somewhat jdower, pace, doe to September's first rain. The stores were open Wednesday -4 Afternoon, |>u^ will does as osaal a on future Wednesdays, according to Merchants aanoclatlen offi iala. ,'j.
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