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VOL.6C NO. 27
King* Mountain. If. CN Friday. July 8, 194)
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XIWAKIS MEETING
Merooer?of cite Kings Mountain
Kiwanis club were to hear a re
port on the recent Kiwans Inter
national convention, held a, At
lantic City, by President Byron
SCeeter at the Thursday night
meeting of the organization. Pres
ident Keeter represented the Kings
Mountain club at the convention.
LIONS TO BETHANY ,
I Members of Beihany ARP chur- j
?ch will be hosts to the Kings |
Mountain Lions club members, j
itheir wives and gue^a at a pic- j
nic style sapper to be held at the i
church Tuesday evening, at 7
OVtock. Lions members wishing j
extra reservations are being asked i
to contact W. L. Plonk. . . 1
. CLUB NIGHT
Regular Club Night will be ob- j
served at the Kings Mountain |
Country Club Saturday night at 8 ;
?o'clock, It was announcvd this
"Week by the club social commit- <
tee. A buffet dinner will be serv- j
ed and the entertainment of the
evening will include dancing and
bridge, if desired.
ONION SERVICE "
Sunday night's union service
will be held at Boyce Memorial
ARP church, with Rev. W. H. Sten
der, pastor of St. Matthew's Luth
eran church, delivering the ser
mon. A cordial welcome to attend
the service has been extended by
Bw. W L. Pressly, Boyce Memori
al pastor.
PREPAID TAXES
Pre paid city taxes through
June 29 totaled Sl2.7ft4.54, H was
announced yesterday by 8. A.
Crouse, city clerk. Figures were
pot available on June 30 receipts
jbiit Ch?y were considerable, Mr.
Arouse said. The two percent dis
count period ended June 30. Dis
count tor payment during the
montft of- July U one and one-half
EA1ULY TO NATS
-=#ake Early, Kings Mountain
baseball pluyer, has been recall
ed by the Washington Senators
according to word received here
yesterday. Early has been with ;
the Chattanooga lookouts in the
Southern Association- where he led
the league in hitting for several
weeks after h? reported. He had
been released by tne Nats in April.
Beth-Wore FT A Group
Aft White Lake Camp
Seventeen members of the Beth
Ware Future Farmers of America
club left Monday for a week's rec
reation trip to White Lake FFA
Camp.
The group la scheduled to return
Saturday. ?
Menf&re making the trip Included
Burnie Allen. Carroll D. Costner. Al
ton Dover, Char lea Dover, Dale
?ixon, Carol Ledford, John McKin
ney, Joe Ware, Billy Bell, Boh Hus
key. Newell Thorn burg, Bobby Ware,
W. U Ooforth, Jack Ware, Joe Bell,
Billy Spencer and Dwight Ware.
Curtis Bell and Howard Champion
ntade the trip as drivers.
Mr. and Mrs..Amo0 Beat accom
panied the group as counselors.
Inly Is Popular
Anniversary Month
(July Is a popular opening month
for Kings Mountain business firms,
And wvera) are currently observ
ing anniversaries, or have in the
past few days.
'Among the business firms observ
ing anniversaries this month are
Plonk Brothers, 90 years, Dixie Bar
gain Store, 10 yearn, Delllnger's
Jewel Shop, 5 years, and B. *. B.
Food Stores. Inc., 2 years.
Red Cross
Office Hoar Flan
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! City Engineer Evans
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Arrived Here Monday
Sarasota Man
Begins Dalies
As City Official
j. S> Evans, Jr., arrived here from j
Sarasota. Fla.. Monday afternoon. |
and began his duties as city engi- .
i neer Tuesday morning - j
The first two days of his work ?
| were well-filled, as he tried to ga
ther in a short spac<" of time gen
1 enal knowledge about city business,
as particularly applied to Kings
Mountain, and specific knowledge ,
I about the city itself. j
' Both days ? and Thursday was
scheduled- for the same ? >vere fea- !
tured by conferences with Mayor
J. E. Herndon and members of the ;
city board of commissioners, and by
j get -acquainted talk.; wlrh heads of
: city departments and ofher employ- ,
i ees- ' . ,
I Wednesday afternoon included a
j "sight -seeing" tour, as members of
! the board and Mayor Herndon con
ducted their new executive officer
around the city by auto.
Mr. Evans*, married and the fath-J,
er of two children, also had some
house hunting on the agenda. At
the moment, he is living at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. B. 3. Peeler,
pending finding of suitable quarters
for his family, now at Mrs. Evans'
home in Hllesvllle, CJa.
The new city engineer, graduate
of Purdue University, class of '38,
and an' army veteran, merely . set
forth "Protestant" in outlining fac
tual information in his applicat'o'i
for the city position. He turns out to
be a Presbyterian.
Tail and whh grey streaks ap- ?
peering in a head of bhack hair, the ,
new city administrative officer ex- [
pressed himself as "very pleaded to
be in the Piedmont section of North
Carolina." It happens that in his ap
plication for the Kings Mountain .
post and Jn a subsequent interview ,
with the city board. Mr. Evans told 1
the board of a long-time desire to
come to the Piedmont -section to ?
work and live.
He was "sold," he said, by a close
friend in the army who was from]
Shelby. The friend was Rev. Walter
DIokson, now a Belmont minister.
Mr. Evans is a native of Ohio, and
former assistant city manager of
Sarasota. His war experience ir" a
ded several assignments in v. h
he supervised major construction of
pubHc service Installations.
" "I am Indeed looking forward to
living and working in Kings Moun
tain," Mr. Evans said. "I have al*
ready been impressed with the ob
vious friendliness of those citizens
whom I have met and of their will- ,
ingness to help. I shall do my best j
to discharge the duties of city engl- 1
neer to the best of my ability."
Hospital Oiler*
Free Nursing Course
Kings Mountain area citizens
were " reminded this week by Jo<
Hawick, Shefby hospHal superin
tendent, that the Shelby hospital of
fers a tuition-free course of nursing
which Includes complete ma-inte
Trance, uniforms and books during
the three-year course of instruc
tion.
Persons Interested should write
for Information and application
?blanks to: Director of Nurses, Shelby
Hospital, Shelby. N. C.
CITY ENGINEER ? J. S. Etom. Jr.
arrived here July 4th to assume his
new d???; as city engineer, suc
ceeding E. C. Brandon. Jr.. now city
manager of Asheboro.
Recommend Hord
For Rural Carrier
Bryn Hord, regular city carrier,
has been recommended for appoint- i
ment as regular rural carrier to sue. j
ceed Boyd Harreteon, who retired on
June 30, after almost thr.ee decades;
of delivering mail to rural Kings
Mountain.
Announcement of the recommen
dation of Mr. Hord was made by
Postmaster W. E. Blakely, who said j
that Howard S. Wright, under post- |
office personnel set-up now listed
as a "regular substitute carrier,"
had been recommended tor regular
carrier, and would take over Mr.
Hord'* city K?ute the. appoint
mfeirtr fw? -arppfvrd in -W-awhthgtoa.
Recom menda t ion of the postmas
ter is customarily tantamount to
appointments
Mr. Blakely said a temporary ap- j
pointment would be made to fill the
vacancy created by the Wright %ap- ;
pointment until a civil service ex
amination can be held.
Paul Bell, Route 2 substitute for
the . past several years, is currently :
carrying the mail to citizens who j
live on Route 2.
Brazilian To Speak
Here Twice Sunday
Tsmael Ondrade, citizen of Brazil1
and student at folumnla "^eoto*!
cal Seminary, Decatur, Ga., wi!!
preach at the Dixon Presbyterian
church Sunday afternoon at four
o'clock to the Youth Fellowship at
the First Presbyterian church at 7
o'clock Sunday evening.
Mr. Andrade is much in demand
as a preacher. -At present he is tea
ching Portugese to foreign mission
candidates at Montreat and address
Ing most of the bonference which
are being held there, this summer.
He plans to return to Brazil upon
the completion of his study here in
?he United States. He plans to de
ote must of his time to the work of
he University at Garahuns.
SERIOUSLY IU
Mrs. J. S. Norman is In a seri
ous condition at Duke hospital, j
Durham, where she underwent a
throat operation Wednesday. Mrs
Norman had been a patient In Me
morial hospital, Charlotte, for a
week, prior to her transfer to
Duke.
Veterans Administration Approves
Textile School Fo,r Kings Mountain
Blacfc Sox -Sluggers
To Tangle Saturday
Ki??l Itautali Mack Sox. Ke
VM k? kcttl toan. will play On
Ornikx l>ua?i? from Macks
1MU0, L C, bM? km a?f Stadium
Saturday at S ? au amri<
te? to ??tin iit? nil fcf Hugh
Mind, of th? Klwati dub.
The XI wmia club gpak?wfl a
lfegio ffON k*? ?" !??? M. With
0M Kiv?i Mountain t?ara wlnnlnq
? to a.
Admission (or tl? fan* will 1m
tt amd AO Mc. Mind mM.
Nffu Msoifn
Parklnj meter receipt* for the
week which ended- at n*x>n Wed
nesday totaled 1138.98 according
to a report from the oHce of 3. A.
Crouskt, dor clerk. * ? - :*3
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Opening date tor a veteran*
school In ootton manufacturing Is
awaiting approval by the Veteran* ,
Administration of application* of j
some 25-odd atudenrts who have en- 1
rolled for the part-time course ac
cording to announcement this week
by B* N. Barnea, superintendent Of
city school#.
The textile school will be admin
istered by the dty schools. It was
approved this week by VA officials.
Class periods will be three houtfc a j
day, 13 hours a week. Two classes ,
ace planned and will be taught by
Booth Gillespie and John Floyd.
<Mr. Barnes sstd ye*terd?y that
the Vrima-Craft building on York
road has been ranted for the school.
Veterans who are ell?fble under
the tSI bill" may enroll in the
oourse by contacting Mr, Barnes or
one of the instructor*. ' ? ? ^
Board Expected
To Adopt Budget
At July Meeting
The city board i>x commissioners |
will hald its regular July nn>etin^
next Tuesday night at 7:30 at City i
Hall, wifh principal item on the j
.agenda formal adoption of ihe 1949?
50 budget. |
The board tentatively net the bud
get in May , palling for approximate- I
ly $301,000 expenditures during the
next fiscal year, and tentatively set I
the tax rate at $f.85 per $100 valu
ation.
it is expected that the tentative
budget and tax rate will be adopted
as the final budgej. Only change
would come from increase In the
tocal taxable valuation over the es
timated figure of $5,500,000. City
Clerk $. A. Crouse reported Thurs
day morning that figures had been
received from, the county but had
not been totaled. Also awaited are 1
figures from the state on certain
properties which are valued by the
| state for tax purp oses (including
Southern Railway, Duke Power and
similar properties.*
Also on the docket La a public
hearing on a minor change in the
[zoning ordinance transferring a lot
on the York road into the industrial
zone. The board has already appro
: ved the change, barring objections.
I Other matters on the agenda are
j also routine, including formal au
j thorization to allow the city treas
j urer to proceed with advertising
I property for sale for delinquent tax
J en, and presentation of regular mon
thly repcrts.
Micklei Buys i
Walters Finn
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Walters Flowers is now being op
erated under the ownership and
j management of TYoup Mickler, (pro
i nounoed Mike-Ier), until recently
of Tavarei Fla., following an ex
1 change of businesses between Mr.
: Mickksr and CL. iL Walter*, former
| owner of Walters Flowers. .
Under the exchange agreement,
| Mr. Mickler became owner of Wal
j ters Flowers and Mr. Walters be-,
came owner of -Mr. Mickler's whole
i sale and retail establishment in Ta
vaies. *
. The firm will continue to operate
under the same tTade name of Wal
ters Flowers, Mr. Mickler said, and
will specialize in supplying floral
I decorations and fltrvers .for wed
j dings, funerals and other special
occasions. In addition, the firm will
stock at all times corsages and pot
I ted plants.
Mr. Mickler has spent 15 years in
the floi-al business, beginning work
with flowers before he had finished
high school. He is married and is
the father of two boys age seven
and four.
City Delivers Water
To Thirsty Campers
Chief of Police N. M. Fair and L. C.
Parsons and Kim Stepp, city em
ployees, received a letter of thanks
this week from a group tnat was j
supplied Water at Camp Cherokee;
through efforts of the three men.
'Jimmy Johtison, of Raleigh, di
rector of the Kings Mountain Camp
Conferefice, signed the letter, as did
scrrve -160children and adults .Who
were. Ramping in tHe South Carolina
State Park when pumps failed, lea
ving them without water.
Mr. Johnson came into Kings
Mountain around 7:30 p. m. June
16th and requested help for - the
gToup, Chief Parr said. The police
chief contacted Mr. Parsons and Mr.
Stepp arrived at the camp with a
tank of water around 9 p. m.
Water was also delivered to the
camp the following day until the
pumps had been repaired, lite, city
street sprinkler truck was tis&tf to
deliver the precious commodity.
Morrison's Guess
Wins Him A Tire
Luther Morrison, who Is a speci
al!* in cutting steaks and other
meats, also knows Ms rubber,
Mr. Morrison's estimate of the
number of miles run on a Lee tire
was closest to the actual number
and won for him the free new tire
offered at an opening promotion by
Marlowe's Home and Auto Supply.
Mr. Morrison's guess was 33,100.
"the tire had actually been run 33,
462 miles. ; r '
e. E. Marlowe, owner of the new
e*a*bliahment said no leas than
five persons guessed 33,000 miles to
mriss by a short margin. More than
300 persons entered estimates, ran
ging from 3,000 miles to 60,000 miles, i
Citizens Enjoy Hot ,
Happy 4 th Holiday
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STATE GRADUATE ? Jones For
tun?. above. ton of Mrv W. L For
tune, graduated from N. C. State
college In June with bacehtor of !
science in textile chemistry and
dye in?- He Is employed by Tennes- 1
see Eastman Corp.. Xing sport. Tenn.
in the chemical sales department.
Belk's Installing
New Wall Fixtures
Belk's Department Store is con
tinuing a two-year remodeling pro- '
gram this week, as it installs com- I
plete new wall fixtures on the main I
floor.
The new wall fixtures, erf modern j
design and finished in light brown !
veneer, will completely change the
interior departmental arrangement. \
"The change will mean a consoli
dation of departments to provide
more ease in shopping for custo- !
mers, irt addition to the improved
appearance." said H. L. Ruth, man- j
ager.
During the past two years the
firm has installed a central heating
plant, fluroesoent lights, a sprinkler
system, Marflex floor and a terra
zzo lobby.
The wall fixtures were manufac
tured by Young Manufacturing Com
pany, of Norwood.
Bakex Wins
Detroit Trip
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Tommy Baker, Kings Mountain j
model plane expert, will go to De- !
trodt for the second consecutive year j
to participate in the International i
Model Plane contest.
On Wednesday, Baker and Roger
LiPtle, of Charlotte, were named to i
represent the Charlotte area at the
contests, following the second annu
al Model Air Circus held in Char
lotte Monday.
Baker entered planes in each se- ,
nior event of the Charlotte contest j
and captured two first places in !
control- line flying, one second place
and one third place in control line
oom petit ion, a fourth place In con
trol line stunting, and a third place
in control line Jet flying. In addi
tion, he was awared the special Ed- 1
die Rickenbacker award.
t The son of Dr. ared Mrs. L. P. Ba- j
rker, young Baker has been a leader
in model plane competitions throu- {
ghout the South for th? past several ,
years. In the Detroit events last |
year, he captured two second place I
and one fifth place awards.
CHURCH HOMECOMING
Annual homecoming will be
held at Love Valley Baptist chur
ch, route 2, Kings Mountain, on
Sunday, it was announced yester
day by the pastor, Rev. E. M. Red
ing.
Theatres, Soda i
Fountains Did
Rushing Business
ho'tiy* aS'huJSlLy' ffjX f ' T1
Jority of Kings Mountain citizens'*"
.No serious, accidents wereSt
e<1io mar the holiday, and som^
fiPX "iTf
??HJ at beaches and mountain
through the end ?"hewJZ
? s a number of industrial plant* n^'
* 4. eS *^ly"h7h
'''on ?""e y?ar? past. M??y
"arias
S, ?pS; 7,?r;
h?LUes<,ay- to?- wa? brisk from the
rushorf*5 ma"dpoirrt- wUh grocers
," . d as the citizens re-stocked
spi?eeof^hfrhth! l0ng Weekend- In
spite or the heat, many *n.
t usiasts took advantage of the
Monday holiday to spend a Say on
the fairways, both in nearby towns
and on -the Country Club course
dideu?L h ??mplaine<l that he over
and came close to sunstroke
Pl^eVM?r^Lh*d,' ? -????
landed ?am.
hZhln^rr,aUeXti,e P,am* whl<^
a running
m pan ^mr e Week wpre J?ln^
th? r? ? e ?Pera*,ons Tuesday by
the Bonnie and Sadie Mills.
A Charln??f WTeC^ wer? reported.
W' M^Haa'flCab fOUnd ha brak"*
gone Monday morning and Jam
0 e rear ot J?e Lee Wood.
bv"^ m03'' and a ratt|e trap driven
by a man under the influence of
rink rammed into Hugh Ballard's
Da m*? 3t a South Caro|ina beaoh
Damage was not severe in elth?
A number, with holidays ow
sunburn." nUrSi"g P3lnful ca~s *
zss&.
the Independence day holiday.
Postal Receipts
Up Over 1948
??"*h *lifo?tly below first quar
S thfSfn^ l?M 1 9ale" of P?s?a^
d!ir?na *" Mountain postoffice
showed qiUnarter endod Jur* 30
l^ l?l Increase of S855 over
cSSmT^.n/1.211i^rter ar
bTw f Bj?u^roCTn'rrt V
r1.: Sk^' postmaster.
Receipts are based on safes of
(or flrst. and fourth class
"??.?# re<"elpt? from second-cla*
and thlrd-clas* mail. *
defer do not inc,ude ?*
Money order sales showed a dron
ot ?Smo * ye" "*???
Famed Cramerton Square Dance
Team To Appear Here Inly 15th 1
The Cramerton Gingham Team
will give an exhibition of folk danc
Ing at the high school gymnasium
on Friday, July IS. according to a
spokesman of The Mountaineer
Club, Inc., sponsors of the event.
Also on the evening's program is
?square dancing and the premier tel
evision showing direct from Station
WBTV, Charlotte.
' Members of the famous dance
team, from nearby Cramerton, are
scheduled to dance ?vfth patron* ??
instructors, after their exhfbltions.
Some twelve couples make up the
da nop team, which was featured in
an article in The Charlotte "News
several week* ago. The team is ra
ted as one of the best in this section
of the state.
The da new event is scheduled to
begin at 8:30 p. m. '
The television showing is schedul.
ed to go on the air at the gymnasi
um at 7 p. m. It -will be the opening
showing of Station- WBTV and will
be presented through the coopera
tion of local firms selling the new
radio sets.
The television *how will be on
the air until the dance begins, ac
cording to Dan Hufstet'-ir, chairman
of the committee directing the event
Music for the danoe will be furn
ished by Arthur Sprouse and hi*
Melody Drifters, local square dance
band.
Admission will be 30 and 00 cents, >
general, and 25 and 30 cents far
dancing _?