JMoie About !Tax Rate (Cont'd from front pj.g purchase a police car, $2,500 for installation of ati F-M radio system ; for the police department, $2,250 for purchase of a truck for the electrical department, and $1,500 for purchase of a truck for the water department. ; The electrical department truck will ' replace the 1938 model now in use. and the water department truck will replace a Ufe5 model in use, It was stated. Mr. Crouse said the new wa-< ter and light billing machine would cut the city's monthly postage bill from $60 t? $20. MY APPRECIATION \ <- v , i , I wish to thank the of KingJ Mountain for their support in the Ma? Ifrth city election. i . 5 ? v," ?j* I *ra nt them to know ?'.hat I am interested solely in the welfare of Kings Mountain and that 1 shall work at all time to further the progress of the city . B. Hudson Bridges Debt service {during the forthcom ing fiscal year requires $49,(770.97, including $33,000 for paying oft bonds, $15,970 in interest and $100! bank commissions. Other anticipated expenditures of the city during 1949-50 include^ Administrative department, $16, 003.28. Street department, 36,100.44. Sanitary department, $11,790.40. Police department, $28,878.10. Fire department,. $5,917.60. General expense, $11,706.66. Water & Sewer department, $35, 894.56. Light A Power department, $78, 1 193.79. , ?Recorder's Court, $1,920.00. ? Cemetery department, $5,127.06. Contingencies, $5,022.14. Anticipated 1949-50 revenues in clude: Taxes, ad valorem 1949 $93,350.30. Taxes, Poll 1949, $3,210.00. Taxes, 1948 and old, $7,000.00. Taxes, Privilege, $6,750.00. Taxes, Auto, $950.00. Taxes, Dog $240.00. Taxes, Intangible (From State). S3 ,300.00. Taxes, Franchise, $1,350.00. Water & Lights Collections, $171, 000.00. Court Costs, $4,000.00. Permits, $600.00. Sewer Charges, $45.00. Water & Sewer Connections, 52, 500.00. Sale of Supplies, $300.00. Digging Graves, $450.00. Sale of Cemetery Lots, $650.00. Miscellaneous, $1,00000. Stadium tlamps. $150.00. Meter Collections, $4,100.00. Fishing Permits, $500.00. PERSONAL,' Mr. and Mrs. Dick Williams of Eufaula, Ala., will be guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Pressley this weekend. Mrs. Williams is the former MI99 Peggy Pressley. FOB BOYS AND MEN Special Values it KEETER'S New Shipment Men's Nationally Advertised Dress Shirts In Color-* Sl-38 For Graduation! Boys' White Duck k Pants $2.48 v Boys' Basques Sise 8 to 14 79c Boys' Sport Shirts Sixes 2 to^a Formerly S2.00. S2-50 and SV9S r . Now Sl-49 Men's | T-Shirts ? Whites ? Color# i t sic < , " sK r 2 Foe Sl-M Men's Zelan Jackets Only 97c ? ^ Men's and Boys' Baseball Caps 48c each SEE THIS NEW BABGAIN MERCHANDISE TODAY Keeter's ' I I , _ mm Tax Board Sets ; Hearing May 27 I The board of Cleveland county commissioners and the Cleveland j board of tax appraisers will sit joint ly on Friday, May 27, at the Board of Equalization arid tax review to hear complaints, if there are any, about new assessments on property. Notices will go out Immediately, Tax Supervisor Max Hamrick said Wednesday, to all taxpayers whose valuations of real property have been changed this year. Ti?ose who object to the new listings have a right to appear before the board and petition for a reduction. So far no estimate has been jnade on how much increase is involved In the new listing but the total is ex peoted to be a'bove $5,000,000. Of this amount the increase in the valuation of the Duke Power company, proper ties aiune amounts to more than $4,. 000,000. I Sitting on the joint board will be Z. V. Cline, chairman of the board nmty commissioners, A. C? Brac ken and H. W. McKlnney, Holly Led foid, chairman of the board of ap praisers, J. W. .Irvin and I. B. Go forth. Bible Consultant Will Speak Here Miss Frances Query, state Bible consultant of the North Carolina Council of Churches, will make two addresses in Kings Mountain on May 29, ii was-announeed liii^ by Mrs. Aubcey Mauney. Miss Query will 9peak in the aft ernoon at Central Methodist church at a Woman's Rally, under sponsor ship of the Kings Mountain Council of Churchwomen, and in the evening she will speak at a union service at First Presbyterian church. She will speak on the work of the state coun cil and school Bible teaching. At the women's meeting, a consti tution will be adopted and officers elected. Mrs. W. E. Blakely is acting president of the Kings Mountain council. ? Cross-Burning Is Laid To Prankster A prankster Or a hard loser ? not the Ku Klux Klan ? Is being credit ed with a small cross- burning job on the vacant lot north of the 'home of Mayor J. E. Herndon on the even ing of May 12. Cky police investigating the inci dent said they found a small un burned pair of fence posts, each a bout two feet long. The posts had been tied together with , suing, and the cross- burner had Ignited paper around the make-shift cross. When the string stinged and broke, the cross fell to the ground and the fire went out. Chief of Police N. M. Farr said his Investigation indicated the job could 'be credited to either a prankster or some chap who lost an election bet. Mayor Herndon first became aware of the incident when police ques tioned him about it the following I afternoon. Central Set To End Season Here Monday Kings Mountain high school base ball team is scheduled to close the: 1949 Western conference season here J Monday when they meet Tri High of ! Caroleen in the final game. The team is set to meet Cherryville there Friday night at 7:30 p. m. Keeter's Horses Winners At Marion Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Keeter, M. . and Mrs. H. T. Fulton attended ? horse show In Marlon last Friday and Sat urday. Mr. Keeter won first place In the stallion and gelding class. Mr. Ful ton riding Mr. Keeter's mare won first place in the mare class. In the amateur stakes Mr. Keeter J won first, Mr. Fulton, second. Satur- < day nlgttt Mr. Fulton won Second J and Mr. Keeter, third. Britain's war with Trance in 1895 4 was partly paid for by a tax on ba- j chelors. ? More About Memorial Service (Cont'd on page four) gram. Girls dressed In hoop skirts represented belles of the sixties, the Legion, VFW and Boy Scouts repre | sented the days of World War J, and the Girl Scouts and Brownie Scoujtx represented the days of World War II. The belles, Girt and Brownie Scouts placed poppies on the white cross in memory of the dead. The program opened with playmg I , of the "Star Spangled Banner" by ?the high school band, wl*h group! singing led by B. S; Peeler. Jr., and i Rev. W. L. Pressly gave the invoca i tion. Rev. W. H. Stender gave the i closing prayer, and D. D. Saundv>is> ' played "Taps" and Jack Still played ! "Echo" on tfie'bugle. Mr. Peeler sang two solos. "On { ward Christian Soldiers" and "Abide : with Me" ; ? " ? f ... .1 1 Mra. M. A. Ware directed the pro* j | gram. More About Local Students (Cont'd from front page) American schools In Argentina and (Japan. It tested only the best at the best all-round students. Only those ; students ranking in the upper third of their classes scholastically and qualifying in character, service, and ?leadership are eligible to member ship in the organization. ' The two competing members from Kings Mountain were chosen by the members of the local society. Each chapter was allowed a minimum of two contestants, additional contest ants being allotted according to membership. , The present members of the Kings Mountain Chapter include: Seniors ? -Billy Gene Amos, Charles Blanton, Peggy Jackson, Barbara Matthews, Herman Mauney, Pauline Mauney, Peggy Mauney, Jack Ruth, and Jun- j iors ? Joanne Bridges, Mary McKel vie, and Iris Patterson. TEEN-AGE DANCE The Entertainment Committee of the Kings Mountain Country Club Svill present a Teen-Age dance at the club on Friday night, May 27, it was announced this week by Hilton Ruth, chairman of the com mittee on arrangements. Music will be furnished by the Gene Tirruns quintet. CARD OF THAlfXS We wish to thank our many Xrientbj lor the Kindness shown ?u? oirni for .the floral designs sent in the parsing of our daughter. Kay Carver. The Carver Family. *. ?. m 20 (v| A sp-KYge was carried by Roman oOldl?? as a drinking, vessel. The mink, highly valued for its fur, has a very disagreeable wmell. Ventilated "Cool" Shirts Choose and Gelt COOL from our full selection of both sports and dress models % SEE US FOR # Polo Shirts # T-Shirts WOODWARD! *^25" ATTEND THE CBOW SHOOT SATURDAY MORNING 5 A. M. Leaving from John, The Crook's Silror Villa Help the Farmer Gel Bid ol the Petti With SPORTING GOODS From WOODWARD'S . ' ? " $ v ?' ? - ? Crow Calls. Crow and Owl Decors Baseball and Goll Equipment Fishing Tackle ? Guns