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POPULATION
City Limits (1949 Census) 6.574
Immolate Trading Area 15.000
(1945 Ration Board Figures)
VOL. 60 NO. 3
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Today
Kings Mountain. N. C.. Friday. January 21. 1949
PRICE FIVE CENT!}
Pioneer Area Council
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Meets Here Monday
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BANQUET SPEAKER ? Iter. Walter
Dickson. of Belmont will address
members and guests at the annual
dinner meeting el the Pioneer Girl
Scout area council to be held at ?'ne
V< oman's Club here Monday night.
Local News I
Bulletins
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CLUB DIRECTORS
Directors of the Kings Moun
tain Country Club, Inc., will hold
their regular January * directors
meeting at the club Friday night
'at 1 o'clock. It wtj! be a supper
meeting, according to announce ?
ijr.em by Secretary E. Abbott.
V, .. . J^ill ' IllM. f - J
Hev. R. C. Muliinax, president
ctf Wesleyan 'Methodist college at
Central, S. C., will speak ?t;l?e*
ond Wealeyari Method 1st chutch
here Saturday night at ? o'clock,
It was announced ^his week. Spe
cial singing by a quartet will also
b* a feature of the service. j
METER RECEIPTS
Parking 'meter receipia for the J
36th week of operations, which
ended Wednesday noon, totaled
SI 44. 18 according ito a report by 3.
A. Crouse, city clerk. , ? .
City's Bnilding j
Code Amended
Hie City of Kings Mountain is
publishing notice this week of
changes in the city's building code,
ft* amended at the meeting of De
cember 14, 1948, which changes the
fee basis on building permits, and
on inspection of electrical and plum
blr.g in&a'llatloita. ' ' i
New fees tor ouiidlng permits are
aa follow*: up to &QO0 of coriatrtic
tlon coat*, a fee of 93.00; from 93,000
to $2,500, a fee o* $3.00; from 12,500
to $5,000, a fee of H<*>; a rtd for all
construction (or repairs) costing ov
er $5,000, a flat fee of $5.00. !
The ordinance amendment, pub
lished In full on page 2, Section l,
of today's issue, sets sn inspection
fee of $2,00 for inspection of a hot
water heater, $2.00 lor inspection of
a septic ftanft or sewer connection,
$2.00 for inspection. ?#t an electric
range connection, an oil furnace
^o.ineciion, electric sign, floor -sand- I
ing machine or other electrical in
s'rurnent. Also set up are motor in
spection fees, based on the horse
power of the motor.'
Cltizans Reminded
Oi Listing Deadline
City arid county tax listers were
busy this week, but they thought
they should be kept busier? In or
der to complete the fttwro til task tit,
t?x ]leting4>y the January 31 dead*
line. ? ' .
Both ft. D. Ratterree, county list
taker, and-^larenoe Carpenter, city
list tafc?r. estimated they weren't
more t.\an half done with only 10
days left before .the deadline.
Penalties are provided for failure
to Hat property far taxes during. the
moflfilt of January.
?Both Mr. &rpenter and Mr. Battef
ree are at the City Hall dally from ;
3:90 a. m. to 5 p. m Mr. Rauerre*
' will beat Herndon's Store in Grover
on Monday. ' ? ? ' 4,'-, .<
Gizl Scout Area
Group To Hear
Belmont Pastor
Rev. Walter Dickson. Jr.. pastor of
Fitst Presbyterian church ot Bc-i
mont, will be the chief speaker at
the annual dinner meeting ot the
| Pioneer Girl Scout Area council, to
( be held here Monday evening at' 7
o'clock at the Woman's Club.
The Pioneer Area council.includea
| Cleveland, Gaston, and Lincoln
counties, and a capacity attendance
is expected.
Miss Edna Rankin, council prest
i dent, will preside.
Election of officers and board
j members will be a feature of the
annual meeting. Miss Rankin, who
i has served as president the past
year, will continue in this capacity
during 1949.
Oirl Scout Troop n of Kings Moun
tain, under the leadership of Misses
Elizabeth Hunt and Thelma Pay
seur, will hold a Court cf Awards
as part of the prograsi. Girl Scouts
will serve at the banquet.
The committee on arrangements
for the meeting includes Mrs. T. C.
j Stamey, Cleveland county, board
j chairman; Mrs. W. H. Stender and
i Mrs. Luther Canaler, Kings Moun
tain; Mrs. S. A. BUrts, board chair
man of Gaston county; and Mrs.
James Abernathy, Lincoln county
tH^rd chairman.
The guest speaker for the banquet
Rev. Mr. Dickson, is a native of An
derson, S. C., a graduate of Davidson
college and Union Theological Sem
inary. While at the seminary hf ser
ved as pastor of Cenral Presbyterian
church In Washington. He serv*j as
minister of GaAun Union Chureh in
Presbyterla^hurc^ln Sherby.Da'r
ing the war.Ttev. Mr. Dickson was a
chaplain in tHfe U. S. Air Coops. He
wae director, of student activities at
the University of Georgia and eame
to the Belmont church in Oitober,
1948.
Actively interested In Scouting for
many years, Rev. Mr. Dickson assist
ed many In organizing and main
I taining troops in the Panama Canal
j Zone. Shelby and Knoxville, Tenn. A
I splendid inspirational speaker, he
I has been heard by a number or
groups in this area ?tnd the council
feels very fortunate in securing him
as^speaker for their annual meeting.
AUTO TAG DEADLINE
Deadline for purchase of city
auto licenses, as well as state auto
' t tagsi'is Monday, January 31. City
Clerk S. A. C rouse repotted Wed
nesday sale of 550, only about half
the number sold during 1948. -He
reminded local motorists that pen
alties are provided for failure to
, purchase tags by th January 31
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BAPTrST SPEAKER ? A. V. Wash
burn, head of the Sunday School de
partment of the Baptist Sunday
i School board. Nashville. Tenn.. will
apeak at regular Sunday evening
services at the First Baptist church
here Sunday night at 7:30. Mr.
Washburn will take a leading role
, in the state wide Baptist Sunday
i School clinic to be held in Shelby
all next week.
Baptists Ready
For SS Clinic
Approximately 1,000. Baptists from
j a I! over Norrh Carolina are expect
I ed to attend a state wide Sunday
j School clinic at F*ir*t Baptist church
! in Shelby next week, it was announ
ced this week by Rev. Lewis E. Lud
lum. associations I missionary of
the Kings Mountain Baptist asso
ciation.
The clinic will convene from Mon
day through Friday will lull daily
t programs and alt local Sunday
School officers and teachers are be
ing urged to attend.
The dally program outline is as
follows:
9 a. m. "Fundamentals for Sun
day School Growth." v t
10 a. m. "Viewing Our Task by
Age Groups."
11 4. n?. "Sunday School Leader
ship and Promotion." ,v;
nv. Og^p.
Afternoon
work on church censuses, under .the
direction ot L. L. Morgan, of Raleigh,
and D. P. BrOOka, trf Lexington, cli
nicians, and visitation of absent
members.
Baptist leaders attending the cil
j nic will include A. V. Washburn,
! Baptist Sunday school board, .Nash*
I vtlle.Tenn., W. A. Harrill, secretary
! of the architectural department of
the Baptist church, Rev. Sibley Bar
nett, secretary of the vacation Bible
department, Nashville, and Miss
Evelyn Hamitton, manager of the
Baptist BookStore, of Charlotte, who
will display * book exhibit aty the
clinic.
STOCKXOLDKBS TO MXKT
Annual stockholders meeting of
the Home Building and Loan Asso
ciation will be helo at City Mall,
next Thursday afternoon at 5:30.
The meeting will feature reports
for the association's year which
ended December 31, and election
of Officer* for th? coming year, ac
cording to announcement by A.
Patterson, seoetary treasurer.
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1948 Postoffice
Receipts Show
Large Increase
Receipts at the Kings Mountain
postoffice during 1918 tota.ed ^>,
237.32. according to report yesterda}
of ?o.?; master \V. E. Biakely.
Tina! tor tho year represented an
t increase of $4.061. 14 over the total
[ i ox 19 4*. , \
J The postoffice . thus neared first -
] class us, which it hold tor two
; years dliring 19-15 and 194?>. Re
, ceipts of $40,000 annuaiiy arc re
quired for first-class status
The postoffice showed a gain' for
each quarter- of 1948, with the ex
ception of the fourth ? this in spile
i of the December Christmas rush.
However, Mr. Btakely 'aid the four
j th quarter receipts in 1917. were ma
| teriaiiy aided by a large sale of
I stamped envoiopes.
Total receipts by quarters were:
i March S8.554.48.
1 June S8. 788.42.
September S8, 917.05.
I December $9 981.57.
i- The comparable figures for 1947
i were:
March 57,383.16.
\ June S7.558.44.
September 57,169.32.
December $10,085.46.
Some postal rates have already
advanced over those prevailing iast
year. It now requires six cents to
send a letter by air mail, and two
cents for third class mail. Last year
air mail rates were five cents, third
class mail one and one- ha If.
Mr. Blakely said the price of stam
ped envelopes would advance Feb
ruary 1.
Education Report
To Be Explained
f Under th? auspices of the United
-Education a film dtrip
pgWfttlnf a^aummary of the^ge.
^SW^&fiok whTih was appoSBIWF
In l?*f by Governor Cherry to make
<rirefU5 Study of North Carolina
schools, will be shown at Central
School, Tuesday evening, at eight
j o'ciodk. The film will be accompan
' led by a comprehensive explanation
of the report by Mrs. W. R. Craig.
All citizens of Kings Mountain
who are interested In education in
North Carolina, both- at present and
in the coming years, are urged to
attend this meeting.
Husbands, Veterans
Get Questionnaires
The Cleveland County selective
ice board announced this week
that It is now mailing question
naire* to married men and veterans.
This dues not indicate that either
married men or veteran# are to be
called up for service, according to
Gordon Riley, 'Kings Mountain
member of the board, but the ques
tionnaire are required to be filled
out in pen and Ink .and .returned
within 10 days, Mr. Riley said.
ipjgpNcMt loaders pic
m. front row, loft to right.
?. aroa diroctor. Mro. John
1. Thomson. Paloon Barn
It*. I.9.M'
*tf. 1. H. BrondaU. (Photo
Gifts To Polio Fund
! ear $1,000 Murk
LIONS SPEAKER? R. B. Hildebrand.
York; S. C., attorney, will address
members of the Kings Mountain
Lions club at their meeting at the
Woman's Club Tuesday night at 7
o'clock. He is a member ol the South
Carolina House ol Representatives,
j He will speak to the Lions on a pro
I gram arranged by M. Ei Stanton.
Masons Observe
75th Anniveisaiy
One of the largest and best at
tended ladies' night banquets of
Fairview Lodge 339, A, F. & A. M.
was held Monday night at the high
school cafeteria, when Kings Moun
tain Masons celebrated the 75th an
niversary of the lodge.
.History of the lodge was given by
John H. Floyd one of the past mag
j^Falfvlew Lodge 339 received lit
~ffi3er. During the 75 years tltl
ge has had 22 Worshipful Masters,
I. w. Garrett, R. S. Plonk, S. J. Ram
sey, L. A. Blkle, B. R Hunter, C. A
Dil'.lr.g. H. T. Fulton, J. M. Patter
son, P. O. Herndon, <L. M. Logan, L.
J P. Baker, W. P. Fulton, J. E. Antho.
1 ny, O. P. Lewis, M. A. Ware, O. T
Hayes, P. F. Dllllng, J. H. Floyd, S
A. Crouse, J. E. Herndon, W. K.
Crook, and C. J. Gault, Jr.
Past Master Floyd recognized C T.
Cornwell as the Oldest member of
the Lodge in point of service. Mr.
Cornwell has been a member of
Fairview Lddge for 47 years.
Hackett C. Wilson, D. D. G. M., of
Shett>y introduced Dr. Chas. H. Pugh
Grand Steward of Gastonia who in
troduced Dr. M. E. Hofman, Grand
Master of Masons of North Carolina.
Dr. Hoffman made a very timely
and inspiring talk on Masonry, par
ticularly stressing Character, honor
and undetstaqding.
Rev. L. C. Plnnix pronounced the
benediction.
A well prepared turkey dinner
with all accessories Was served by
the ladles of the Grace Methodist
church.
Mis. Mauney
Committee Head
Mrs. Paul Mauney will head a j
Kings Mountain committee which
will sell tickets for three spring con
certs sponsored by the Shelby Com- i
munity Concert association, it was
announced yesterday.
The Shelby Concert association, a
war casualty, is being reorganized!
It wa? annnounced by A. A Powell,
Shelby attorney, and the associa j.
tlon wtty bring to th<e county three I
outstanding' artistsT&r public con
certs.
Formal re organization of the as
social ion will take place at a dinner
meeting at the Hotel Charles in She!
by on Monday niglu at ^ o'clock.
The association will, sell season!
tickets at $6 each, Mr. Powell said,
and there will be no door sale for
the concetrs. He said that the asso
ciation would choose its artists with
in limits Of Its budget.
Mrs. Mauney said a full list of
Kings Mountain committor mem
bers would be announced next week.
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BUILDING PERMITS
Building permits issued at Cit:
Hall during the past week inclu
ded: Jan ,13, Crescent Hill Devel
opntein Co., new six-room dwell
ing on Waco road, *3,500; and
Wednesday, Hai D Ward, garage
at residence on West Mourttain
street, $250, and D. C. Mauney, re
model service station on oorner
"East King and Cleveland avenue
$80 0
Township Drive
Well Underway,
Chairman Says
I r*|>or> of i r;or.> ? ? v.
N'u.novr I (?nvibl: ,f> -amp ;
fir; is : , fig},- inijn'ii.> purulysM
tolled $939.62 Chairman Oi!iu?
Harris announced Wedttesd i>
rin> 'Ola! did no; include any re
turn* ftotrt i Me industrial or scn>>J
divisions.
I ho .alter did nor begin Work tin
| til Tuesday, and all school children
seemed to bo serving on a eomrhtt
.tee to secure funds for the March
; of Dimes. Doorbells in *11. neighbor
hoods were being rung, with the
concurrent request for dimes, and
the results were proving succeiisful.
Also calling attention to the cam-'
paign was a March of Dimes "wish
'nK weJI placed at the corner of
Battleground avenue and Mountain
street in front of the First National
Bank. A big barrel I. with .t rop eov
1 ered by chicken wire, was ready tx?
; receive donations to the March" of
i Dimes fund.
Chairman Harris expressed pleas
ure at the way the drive is going,
and repeated confidence that Num
ber 4 township would reach its $5.
000 goal. '
; Mr. Harris pointed out that the
goal for the campaign this year ia
J largest in history, brought about by
the polio epidemic of last summer,
which resulted in mOte than 2,000
: cases in North Carolina alone. Cal
ifornia and Texas were almost e
: qually hard-hit. while incidence of
; polio was scattered all over the na
tion.
j Fund| from {he March of Dltr.e^
campaign are used <?r treatment o*
1 pCOpl? contract the disease* pn
cause, prevention, and better me"
ods of treatment. Of the fund* raid
ed this year, one-half will regain
in Cleveland county, whh the other
half to be sent to. the National Foun
dation.
Chairman Harris Urged all cam
paign .workers to complete their a-*
^ signments as quickly as possible
Sale Of Beer Becomes
Illegal On March 9th
Legal beer sales will cease in
Cleveland county on Maroh 9, 60
days after the day of the election ac
cording to information received here
yesterday.
0. M. Mult, of Shelby, county elec
tions board attorney, said Thursday
morning that according to the law
legal sales "end 60 days Trom the
date of the election. Just courn 60
days from Jan. 8."
According to the Herald's calen
dar-count the last day of legal aaleu
would 'be March 8 with the pra<ftlee
to become illegal on the foUywing
day.
1948 Property Taxes
Due By January 31st
. Penalty for non-payment of !!><#?
city property taxes will apply on
all tax bills not paid by the close of
business January 31, according to
announcement by City Clerk S. A.
Crouse. .
Mr. Crouse said that state law pro
vides for penalties of one per cent
to be added in February, an addi
tional one percent in March, an one
half of one percent ? each month
thereafter.
Mr. Crouse is urging citizens to
pay their tax bills before the pen
alty period arrives.
Mcraney Will Head
Red Cross Drive
Qmmt H- Moumt. p*o?ia?n>
Kln^TS Mountain citizen. W1U
iirti as cbatnnaa of tho annual
?Ml Ciom fund campaign. to be
conducted la Maich, accwdinf to
auMOcMBtni yttlwdar by J. L.
McOiU. chapter chairman.
Oo?d ?i the campaign wlU be
NiM of which tl.7 p*rc**t will
remain la Kiagi Mountain for to
cal dm bf tho local chapter. 11
was announced
Of the total quota. ISXIM Is bud ?
9* tod for Kings Mountain. With
Sl.m to 90 to th? national Mod
Cross organization
Last ym't quota was budg?*
sd on tho basis of (3 perceht tor
tbo local organisation. and 37 pot)
wat for tbo national organisation.