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Bell
Asks Rate Hike
Because of greatly increased wages
Mid rising costs of material and build
log construction, the Southern Bell
Telephone ami Telegraph Company to
i?y naked authority to raise rates in
3lorth Carolina so it can improve and
asrpaud service iin pace with the
state's economic development.
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In a petition filed with the North
Carolina Utilities Commission, the
Dompany said its expenses in this
state and climbed 102 percent in five
jsars. while revenue incre^o-d only
78 per cent. During this same period
total salaries and wages increased
;P6 percent. The Company said it
Mil in ??!* 4 .ii Hi iUiiiilnvosiu i r? iho
represent ing an increase ot' 111 per3Pnt
over five years ago.
The rate increase for local service
would apply to business customers on
"jf and would be on a sliding' scale,
attending on locality. Residence local
s*r\ive rates remain unchanged. The
3onip;?ny is also asking authority to
increase long-distance rates 5 cents
on most calls within the state. The
Company stated that the requested
mte increase would not produce all
the added revenue thgt current costs
indicate is needed, but t'-nt it hoped
that its operating experience under
these rntcs might prove them to be
uffieient. Tn view of this, no in Teases
were being requested on residence
rates. Tt \vn? felt to be to the
liest interests of business in the state
that resident:n! rates be kept as low
wwe being requested, the total increase
would be only 1 percent of
Southern Bell's total revenues In the
tote.
For Kings Mountain. X. C.. the following
rates nre sought:
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Rata Rate crease
B-l-F *4.25 *3.50 .75
B-2-F *3.50 *3.00 .50
B-4-F *3.00 *2.50 .60
"Although the Company is doing a
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i record volume of business," E. H
Wasson, Caroliuas manager of South
em Bell said, "our earning* hav?
dropped to a dangerously low point
the loweet in the Company's history
This has resulted from the fact that
wages and other costs have gon<
11 steadily upward while rates have re
muiued the same for many years."
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Mr. Wesson pointed out that pay
t roll costs alone tor North Carolini
i had increased by $2,311,415 since Mai
i cb, 11)45, on an annual basis, add
ing that building costs have juinpei
75 to 100 per cent, plant eonstructtoi
' 45 to 60 per cent, and telephone ma
'iterials 15 to 25 per cent.
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Church News
| CENTRAL METHODIST CHURCH
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J. O. Winkler,'Pastor
10:00 A. M. Church School.
| B. 8. Peeler, Supt.
, Hally Day will be observed. All
departments will meet together.
11:00 A. M. Morning Worship. The
[ Sacrnment of The Lord's Supper will
be observed.
' 6:00 P. M. Youth Fellowship will
| meet in Youth Chapel.
' There will be no evening worship.
} Wednesday: The Annual. ConferrnI
re will convene in Cpntral Methodist
i church. Asheville. This conference
will close Monday at noon.
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' FIRST PRESBYTERIAN OHTJRCH
| 1": 13 A. M. Rally Dot.
I 8:30 p. m. Pre?brt?^l.'"'..Y
Muniii|i.fl 111 1
7:30 p. m. Evening worship.
Sermon subject: "How to Prepare
| for Communion.''
The Foundation 8eed Producers, Inc
in cooperation with the Crop Improve
ment Aaaociation, plan to double the
production of corn hybrid eeed in
1947. Production was doubled thla
year.
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HOUIMM
Lohq /eland City, N. Y.
Bottling Co., Charlotte, N. O.
3r Electric
Heaters
sal. The last word in elec,ICE?
$.75
ry Field Shoes
[unting ' $5.95
ilso
$5.95
Force
$37.50
V1UU1CO
nt of Men's
!ID WORK SHIRTS
iLLS $4.87
$2.17
B?Sixes 40?50.
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THE KIN06 MOUNTAIN ALD
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H*m, Hot Doffs, Burgers
, A'Plenty Aft Fair Stand
Commander W. J. Fulkarson, 'of
i Post 156 American Legion of King*
j Moontaln, yesterday called on all
citizens attending the Cleveland
county fair this week to patronise
the Poet's out-door cafe there.
Stating that there was plenty of
i good country ham as well as hot
r dog?, hamburgers, fish, and cold
drinks, to he had there, he compliI
mented John Oeorge Demetrlades,
, chairman of the project, and others
who have helped on the wonderful
Job they are doing.
All Legionaires who can help with
the project are asked to do so.
The cafe la located next to the |
first aid station at the East end of
the grandstand.
Recorders Court
In Record Session
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Sam ProcFor, for driving drunk, was
sentenced siy; months. suspended to ;
pay $">U and costs, in action taken at
, city recorders court held at city hall '
| last Monday. The sentence included
j loss of his drivers license.
Warren Ballard and Troy Banna
were found guilty of trespassing and ,
each was given a sixty day sentence, i
suspended on payment j>f _nnd
costs. The court also ordered them to
pay damages to cloth at DuCourt
\lills. Inc., where the trespassing took
nl.?> K..? I V 1 i
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| waived the damages.
Three men. Jessie B. McCraw. L. B.
Wallace, and.Fre.l F. Whitman. for'
speeding were each given sixtv days,
Doshie Kennedy was found guilty j
of possession of liquor and was given !
thirty days, suspended on payment of .
10 and costs.
Eugene Harris wns taxed $10 and
costs for not having a drivers license,
i C. R. Wood, for assault on a female,
was given sixty days, suspended
to pay costs and be on good behavior |
tor 12 months. 'On a similar charge, j
Dan Fall was sentenced thirty days,
suspended on payment of costs.
In another case involving assault
on a female, Earle and Edward
Boone were each given thirty days,
suspended on payment of $10 and
costs.
Lillie Mae Walker, charged with
assault, her case dismissed and _ the
defendant charged with the costs.
Ethel HSIen, charged with disorderly
conduct and assault, was found not
guilty.
Loyd Blaekwell was sent to jail for
WtTjf-7)uys_for failure to pay the
coats on a public drunkenness sentence,
and Flay Pearson was taxed
with " an<l costs ou the same charge. 3
The following were taxed with
the costs for public drqnkenness: Jes- I
sie Jones, Clarence Adams, L. B. Turn I
er, Cnrl Lingerfelt, Charles A. Sea- I
gle. Woodrow W. Roberts. Cnrl El- I
more, J. C?. Bell. Ralph Ware. Lee I
and Walsh Harlow, Andrew Gardner, H
.1 .T Rriffht 'oniil Tv i ti PouHi* ?
Helen Tomlin, unlWr a six months
suspended sentence, went to jail for
the erm. bring sentenced thirty days
ench on charges of no drivers license
ami vagraney, the two senten
ces to run concurrently with the six
month sentence.
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New Books Added
To Library Shelves
Xew hooks on the shelves of Kings i
I Mountain Public Library include four
donated by Talmadge Mullinax ac
cording to Mrs. C. B. Campbell, librarian.
They are: "I Love Miss Tilli Bean'
! bv llkn Chase; "In the Blaring
Light" by Max White: "The Wine
of San LefCTro" by Oorman; and
"Daisy Kenyon" l>y Jareway.
Other new books are "Panama Pas j
sage" by Chidsey; "Nicodemus" by,
Walworth, "The Turquoise," Seton,
"The Brick Foxhole" by Brooks;
"The. Hucksters" by Wakeman;
"Dutchess Hotspur" hy Marshall;
"Winter Meeting" bv ^ance; and
"Hawks Flight" bv Hull.
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