Central Back Here
Tuesday Afternoon
Kinjjs Mountain 'Central high
Mountaineer are scheduled to p!ay
Cincolnion high in City"- Stadium
**"ijesd'ay aft?rnoon at 3:30 o'clock in 1
vheir next home -appearance with a
! ?oad. trip -ta-kmg them to Caroleen ?
Th ursday (May 12 ) and to Newton -
- Vonover today .(Friday* >
Newton . Conover dropped the!
^Mountaineers here on April 26 by a
?cor?* til 11 to il. Kings Mountain lost
to Linoolivton April 19 by a score of
JWto i.
Both scheduled Trl High (Caro
leen) dates were rained out. with
Tuesday's downpour wiping out the
scheduled home date.
The schedule and results to date:
1949 LQOP SCHEDULE.
April 14?). Cliffside 8.
?April 19? 1. Unwlaton TX
April 26 ? ?. N. -Conover II.
May 3? 13. ClllfiaMa 7; v|
'Way 5 ? 1, Cherryville 14.
May 12? Tri High 3:00 ? Away. *'
May 13 ? N.- Con over 3:30 ? A war.
May 17? ?Uncolnton 3:30 ? Home.
May 20? Cherryville 7:30? Away.
May 23 ? Tit* High 3:30 ? Home.
Mountaineers Drop
Game To Cherry vilfe
Kings Mountain high school bav??- j
ball team lost, *<jf Cherry vi He here- on
May 5 by a s*v?re of 14 to 1.
Mountaineer hitters were Ineffee-.
tive at the plate, getttng only three
singles. C
Kings Mountain returns the game
??o Cherryville <?n May 20 the last
scheduled game of the season
The line Wore:
R H E
Cherryville 030 052 112 ? 14 17 21
Kings Mtn. 000 001 000 ? 1 3 7j
Cemetery Cleaning
A8 El Bethel Church >
Members of El Bethel Methodist
church will conduct a cemetery clean ,
4ng Saturday morning, beginning at
7 o'clock, it was announced this
week 'by Anthony.
MeiriJ?ers of the church and rela
?ive? ol persons buried in the chur
ch cemetery are asked to be present
add' to briag rakes, hoes, picks and i
-* <*tlrer needed implements.
W one- foot measurement was at
?ae lime actually Vstimated by the
length of a man's foot.
Look John, His' truly 4 treasure we
Haavfe found, tis' a map showing the
location of DEl.LINGEK'S JEWEL
SHOI', Mountain Street. They have
jjust the WATCH you want and the
wery latest detrtgn. DELLrNGER'S
jieLl nothing but nationally known
WATCHES, they can't be surpassed
fat quality or performance. We car
ry a complete line of both ladies
ar>d men's WATCHES, come in and
took over our selection.
0?LUn?R'S
- ==s~ - ,^7 Jcma . shot
Ldsr Saturday troop 24 went, to
Camp Davidson on a weiner -roast.
There they met a dog. They fed him
seven weinere. ? Then they masted
weiners lor. the troop member*. Mrs.
Matthews helped the leaders bring
the .Brownies. After the party they
looked for the dog's puppies, and
found them fn a little Twuse.
Martha Matthews, Reporter
Croftspun Faces High j
Shoals Here Saturday
Crafstpun baseball team will con
tinue Gaston Textile Baseball lea
gue play here in City Stadium Sat
urday afternoon when the semi-pro
nine faces High Shoals in a gam*
billed to get underway at. 3:30 p. nv.
The Kings Mountain team was
scheduled to face Algodou in Besse
nier City Thursday (May 12) after -
noon.
Ray.field -Stewart nine from Gas ]
tonia defeated Craftspun in the o
pening game her? last Saturday J
night. . t
Manager Olland Pearson announce
ed this week addition of Righrhand-:
ed Pitcher Gus Hactsoe to the team:'
roaster. Bob Wells. hard:hfittlng out- f
fielder, is also expected to sign soon
! ' ? . ? I
James R. Barrett
In Navy For Year
James Richard Barrett of Kings
Mountain has been accepted by the
U. S. Navy for a one-year enlist- J
ment, it was announced by Chief |
Fred W. Jordoru That upon comply |
tion of this service Richard may go
into the organized naval reserve, or
enlist In the regular navy. It was
further announced that a recruiter
from the Spartanburg Navy Recrait
ing Station- will visit the Sings
Mountain post office every Thursday
morning from 10 a. m. to 12 a. m. to
interview prospective recruits for
enlistment in the XJ. S. Navy, "
Giaham Foi /
Road Bonds
Joseph Graham, newly appointed
highway commissioner for the ninth
division, urged support of the road
and school bonds to be offered in the
special election of June 4th in a let
ter received by the Herald Tuesday.
Mr. Graham, Iron Station farmer,
wrote the Herald commenting on an
editorial note on his appointment
and added a statement supporting
the bond vote. ?
The letter read:
"Thank you for your notice in your
paper of my appointment as High
way Commissioner of the ninth di
vision. 1 Will need your help and co?
operation and am counting on you.
I truly hope 1 may render a valua
ble service to the people in the way
of a revised system of road building
and I am all out to do just that.
"To me the bond issues which
come up on June 4th are the most
important since the war between the
states and I solicit your valued sup
port for them. If we miss this chan
ce, we will be forty years getting out
of the mud and also In Improving
our schools ..."
City Shoe Service
Adds Upholstering
City Shoe Servtc this week is an
nouncing addition of an up holstery
service.
Ted Hord, manager, made the an
nouncement of the additional ser
vice offered Kings Mountain area
patrons. The firm now offers, in ad
dition to shoe repair, awning service
and a complete line of leather goods.
"We are happy to ainnounce addi
tion nf up holstery to our services of
fered the publle at City Shoe Ser
vice. We will continue to guarantee
the highest quality workmanship in
our new service," Mr. Hord said.
THANK YOU,
Jfv ?' V. ? % , :? ?
?' ? .?? l * : ?, "
Very Much
I wish to thank the people ef Kings
Mountain lor the fine vote given me in
Tuesday's election.
4 ' i ' ? *. , ?
I appreciate this vote ol confidence very
much aud shall do my best to serve as a
city commissioner to the best of my ability.
T. I. (Tommy) Ellison
Preliminary Plans For
Hospital Approved
4th* COunty h?*pital
J5&? ?.
b ZZ'.FT co" lor a *?<?*>*
brick structur. on the sit* already
purchased ami will include all
?Z?*Z?ZL?P*Batln9 loom*- talxwa.
. ^ "S1 ?*???*? attic*.
?t thi ??J!T ?^tato#d '? "Wwaral
th* P*?ne bf state and federal
2KT2J3LZ 11 **? ?ountT <s u? ob.
S5LS5LSL?*
Available tunds tot construction
o<cifc?^ital lM,e total absat
3200.000, including amou.it avcdla
I w_ J*?? th* hospital
t the late
Miss LoHis Coiorth, and private
ccntrtautioas.
More About
Elected Officials
<Coat'd from front page)
coming; boards turned into a lave
feast, with members at the new :
hoard pledging (thelr' best efforts to f
serve the whol/l community and 1
commending th? retiring board tor 1
^ng,.a'-8?od Job of aim mistering1
the city a business during the past
?two yearn.
Prior to administration the oath
of office to Mayor. Herpdon, Mr. Ful
toij stated appreciation to the mm- j
hers of the retiring board tor th?ir '
cooperation and hard work. He
pointed: out that Ms administration
had been able to render improved
services, add some capital equip
mentj and operate the largest budget
in history without any increase in'
the city s tax rate.
"I hope the tnembecs of the new
board will feel tree to call on me for
any help I might be at any time. I
pledge to the new board and new
?mayor my full cooperation," he con
cluded.
After taking the oath of office.
Mayor Herndon said, "I pledge my
best efforts ,to su ppoat the people in
tl?e light things at aU times. 1 recog.
nize that I am undertaking a hard
*? i * Pledge to do my best, and I
shall endeavor to cooperate with all
citizens of the community."
All the members of the new board
[made short talks, and Mayor Hem
don, Commissioners Mauney and
Patterson called attention to the de
feat of the bond issue proposals and
recognized the need for funds foe
capital improvements for certain
critical needs.
On suggestion of Mr. Mauney, the
board invited the press to attend its
sessions.
On motion of Mt. Bridges, the
board adjourned at 11:30.
More About
Memorial Services
(Cont'd from front page)
ny Peeler. '
Closing prayer? Rev. w. H. Slen
der.
Taps ? David Saunders.
Echo ? Jack Still. *
Members of the American Legion,
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Boy Scout
troops, will form an aisle through
which will pass, as the band plays
appropriate music ? a group of high
school girls representing the spirit
<xf Sixties, Southern Belles in hoop
dresses. Girl Scout troops escorted
by their leaders, in uniform. Brawn
ie troops, escorted by their leaders,
in uniform, together with the Legion
and Boy Scouts represent the spirit
or the recent wars. These representa
tives will march through the formed
aiale to a memorial cross, and there
place nosegays of red popples as a
tribute of respect and honor to veter
ans of every war.
Represents elves from the local
chapters of the Daughters of the A
?merlcan (Revolution, Daughters of
the Confederacy, the American Le
gion Auxiliary, will serve as honor
guards.
Those who will assist on the pro
gram and make an outstanding day.
of its kind, to r Kings Mountain are
requested to be at the cemetery at
3:30 o'clcok to receive information.
Please clip this program from
your Herald for reference as to place,
date, and time.
j In case of rain the exercises will
j take place in similar form at Central
school auditorium.
Plans are being made to use the
! loud speaker system so everything
will be easily understood.
; Mr. Ollje Harris is placing chairs
j to accommodate many.
1- '?
Books Again Open
Foi Bond Election
County registration books will be
open again Saturday for the June 4
special bond election.
Persons not now registered on the
county hooks will have to accom
plish registration in order to vote on
the questions as to whether the state
shan (1) borrow 9200,000,000 for ru
ral road building and concurrently
increase the state gasoline tax by
one cent, and (2) Whether the state
shall borrow $25,000,000 *o the
counties in construction of school
buildings.
The issues will be decided by the
majority of the votes cast.
Kings Mountain polling precincts
are: East Kings Mountain at City
Hail, and West Kings Mountain at
r Victory Chevrolet Company.
Seelier* A fter Perfection
To eliminate or reduce the frequency of neps, those little snarled-up bits of cotton filer which
destroy the even texture of a fabric, researchers at North Carolina Stale School of Textiles have per
fecUd a Gadget that permits them to calculate quickly and with remarkable accuracy the number
of neps in the web as it comes out of a carding machine. They hope to determine proper speed and
setting of textile machines to reduce nep frequency, which often results because, the fiber Is imma
ture. Above Professor John F. Bogdan (center) of the school's research department discuss ei a phase i
of the project with C. M. As bill, Jr., (left) research engineer,. and Peter BacMager, technician.
Ocean waves reach a height /of 50 i America's first newspaper was es
or 60 feet off the Cape of Good Hope, j tablished ini 1TO4.
^'.ds will not fly. out of sight of,
the ground when there is a thick i
fog.
Late Classifieds
'Dreams .? indhldu- 1 *?"<> ?
a Is past 65c according to the Uncy-l Repair Service. Call 348. Located
clopedia Brrtannica. at Sterchi's. tn-13
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