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Kings Mountain. N. C.. Thursday. March 20. 1952
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CHICKEN PIE SUPPER
A chicken pie supper will be
held Friday evening from 6
o'clock p. m. 'til 9 at the Fel
lowship center at Bethlehem
Baptist church. The public Is
invited.
METER RECEIPTS
Parking meter receipts for
the week ending Wednesday
at noon totaled $153.13, accord
ing to report of Joe McDaniel,
Jr., assistant city clerk.
BUILDING PERMIT
- A building permit was issu
ed Monday at City Hall to E. T.
Plott for construction of a one
story residence in the White
sides development at an esti
mated cost of $2,400.
MARS HILL CHOIR
The Mars HIM college tour
ing choir, under the direction
of Miss Dorothy Weaver, will
present, a varied program of
religious music at First Baptist
church here on Sunday morn
ing, March 30.
WORLD SERIES MOVIES
Movies of the 1951 World Se
ries will be shown Friday
night at 7:30 p. m. at the Phe
nix Plant, Burlington Mills,
Inc., recreation room. Also; on
the program is an animated
cartoon, "Three Blind Mice."
MISS FALLS HONORED
GAFFNEY, S. C. ? Faylene
Falls, member of the freshman
class at Limestone College,
has been chosen as ,a new
member of Cloister, an organ
ization in the Department of
Religion, and also the Modern
?Dance Group. Miss Falls is the
daughter of Mr. Craig Falls,,
York Road, Kings Mountain,
N. C.
Natural Gas
Hearing Monday
Barring an unexpected change,
in hearing date, City Attorney J.
R. Davis. Planning Board Chair
man and Mayor Garland Still
will go to Washington this week
end in order to support the city's
request for a natural gas allot
ment in a hearing Monday be
fore the Federal Power Commis
sion.
The city is seeking a natural
gas allotment from the Trans
continental Pipeline Company
line. Transcontintal, however,
13 opposing the Kings Mountain
application with the plea that
it be allowed to furnish the 64
million cubic feet of gas in ques
tion to current customers. Also
opposting the allotment are the
several cities which seek addi
tional gas.
Mr. iDavis said he was inform
ed of the activity on the part of
of other cities in a letter receiv
ed from FPc Wednesday morn
ing.
Hearing on the Kings Moun-I
tain petition has been twice
postponed, and Mr. Davis said
he did not anticipate another
postponement. .
He declined to predict the out
come of the allocation request,
but said he thought chances are
good for the city's obtaining an
allocation of natural gas.
Estimate of Barnard & Burk,
engineers, oh cost of Installation
of a distribution system is $890,
000. The city has Indicated It
would finance the Installation
through sale of revenue bonds.
Overseas Air Mail
Packages Restricted
Lory* packagti to terrice
men with army and fleet post
office addnu can no longer
be sent by air mcdL under a
new edict ef the postmaster
general elective March IS,
Announcement of the ruling
was made by George Hord, as
sistant postmaster, wh- said
the new requirements limit air
parcel poet going to Jt*0 and
lfO ndilssssls to two pounds.
Sise Is also limited and the
iiwslmiMi to 30 inches hi eom<
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mum length ana girtn.
the site ?I the poetmasfts*
gsnsral ihhfl that available
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WIN SUPERIOR RATING AT CONTEST ? The Mixed chorus o! Kings Mountain high school, above,
won superior rating at the district music contest hold in Charlotte last week. The chorus, front row.
Howard Coble, director, Barbara Gault, Suzanne Arrowood, Mary Helen Logan. Janice Allen. Gail Sel
lers, Marcelene Spake. Dolores Davidson, Evelyn Cline, Joan Thomasson. Jo Ann Careny, Maxine
Eubank*, Melba Tindall, Bobbie Barrett. Shirley Payne, Sandra Hov}s, Faye Propst; second row.
Katy Jones. Freida Allen. Rachel Plonk. Ruby Crawford. Joann Stewart, Ruth Crawford, Shirely Falls.
Doris Jolley, Pat Smyre, Frances Sisk, Jane Ormand, Juanita Pearson; third row, Louise Patterson. |
Patricia Henderson, Janell Medlin, Ruth Fleming, Haxel Greene, Bud Rhea, Bill Childers. Jack Owens.]
Sherrtll Spears, Howard Blanton, Bill Ruth; fourth row, Ann Childers, Ellen Medlin, Jack Moss, Char
les Mauney, Bill Briggs, Reginald Murray. Darrel Austin, Douglas Falls, Johnny Kiser. Tim Gladden,
and Jack StilL
BARITONE SOLOIST ? Luther
McSwain, Jr.. a senior, at Beth
ware high school won an excel
lent rating at the district music
contest at Charlotte last week.
Lions To Fete
Farmers Tuesday
The Kings Mountain Lions
club will hold its annual Farm
ers' Night banquet next Tuesday
night, with 125 farmers of the
area to be guests for the annual
event.
The banquet will be held at
Masonic Dining Hall at T o'clock,
w'th J. Graham Morrison, retir
eu Lincoln county agent and
well-known humorist, as the
principal speaker.
Members of the committee on
arrangements are H. B. Bum
gardner, chairman, J. G. Darra
cott and Edwin Moore.
Invitations to attend the ban
quet are being mailed to farm
ers of the area this weekend.
GUEST SPEAKER
Dr N. H. Beed was guest
speaker Tuesday night at the
Grover Lions Club. His topic
was 'Teenage Youth of Today."
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Student Musicians
Make Good Showing
Two Groups.
McKelvie Get
Top Ratings
Kings Mountain and Beth ware
musicians won high ratings at the
district music contest last week
at Charlotte.
The Mixed Chorus of Kings
Mountain high school, directed by
Howard Coble, won' a superior
rating.
The Chorus sang "Lamb of
God", 16 th century choral ar
rangement by Christensen and
'"Morning Now Beckon", a folk
song. One of the quotations of the
Judges, "A beautiful job from be
ginning to end ? musically speak
ing an excellent piece of work."
The Girls Trio also won a su
perior rating with their arrange
ment of "Religion Is A Fortune"
by Noble Cain. The trio is com
posed of Evelyn Cline, Dolores
Davidson and Melba Tindall.
The Girls Glee Club received
good. The Glee Club sang "Pray
er" from Haensel and Gretel and
"Is It Raining Little Flower" by
Scormolin.
Melba Tindall. alto, and Dolo
res Davidson, soprano, received
ratings of good. Miss Tindall
sang "I Heard A Forest Praying"
by Peter De Rose and Miss David
sun sang "The Blind Ploughman"
by Clarke. Jack Moss, bass, re '
ceived excellent with his arrange
ment of "Bells of the Sea" by
Solman.
Barbara Gault accompanied the
groups. Miss Gault received ex
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County Commissioners Announce
They Will Seek Re-Election
The incumbent, Cleveland
County commissioners announc
ed Monday afternoon they would
seek re-election, subject to the
May Democratic primary.
They are;
Zeb V. Cline, representing Dis
trict 1 (Number 6 Township.)
Hazel B. Bumgardner, repre
CONSTABLE CANDIDATE
Enrin Ellison, of Kings Moun>
tain, paid his filing fee this
week foi {he elected office of
constable of Number A Town
ship, si'b;<?ct to the May Demo
cratic primary. Will Black
burn is the incumbent consta- ,
ble.
senting District 2 (Number 4 and
5 Townships.)
Fitsihugh Rolinse, representing
District 3 (Number 9 and 10
Townships).
A. C. Bracket, represening Dis
trict 4 (Number 8 and all Town
ships.
t R. G. Burris, representing Dis
trict 5 (Number 1, 2, and 3
Townships.)
The Incumbent commission
ers a:? the first citizens to an
nounce for the board of com
missioners.
The forthcoming primary will
be the first election under the
rw district nomination arrang
ement In die primary; register
ed Democrats of the particular
district will vote only for the re
presentative for that district In
the general election In Novem
ber.j all cttixens may vote for
five commissioners, one from
each district.
Mr. Bumgardner was appoint
ed to ttte board at commission
er* fey the clerk of court last
spring following enactment of
the .Mftelatiori arranging the
Announces ? Haul a. uum
gardner, county commissioner !
representing Number 4 and 5
Township*, announced this week
he would seek re-election in the
May Democratic primary. All In
cumbent commissioners are
seeking to succeed themselves.
district method of 'representation |
and election. He is a well-known
Kings Mountain farmer. He un
successfully sought nomination
as a commissioner in the 1950
primary, tout polled a heavy pre
ponderance of the vote in the
five precincts of Number 4 and
5 Townships.
Mr. Rollins, of Lawndale, was
also appointed to thfc board fol
lowing the increase of its mem
bership to five, and Mr. Burrua,
of Moorafcoro, siu on the board
by appointment, have succeeded
the late Henry McKinney, who
died following the 19ft0 general
election. Mr. Cline, of Shelby,
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TO PREACH HERE ? Rev. John !
McSween, D. D.. prominent Pres
byterian minister, will conduct a
week's evangelistic series at j
First Presbyterian church begin
ning Sunday morning.
McSween Series
Annual evangelistic services 1
will begin at First Presbyterian
church Sunday morning, with
Rev. John McSween, D. D., con
ducing the week's series of ser
vices.
Dr. McSween will deliver, ser
mons twice on Sunday, both at
11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. He will
preach each evening at 7:30
throughout next week and will
conclude the series with two ser
mons on Sunday. March 30.
Dr. McSween is a native of
j Timmonsville, S. C., and a former j
[president of Presbyterian college, 1
Clinton, S. C. Until a few months i
ago, he was the pastor of Fourth S
Presbyterian church of Gfeen- f
ville, S. C.. a position he resigned :
to devote his time to evangelistic j
and supply work. Dr. McS\yeen is j
a graduate ofCoiumbia Theologi- j
cal seminary and Qf Davidson col
lege.
"Dr. McSween's pastorate in
Greenville was typical of his min
istry", Rev. P. D. Patrick, pastor
of the Kings Mountain church!
said. "Not only was he loved by '
his own congregation, but he was
constantly called upon for city
wide services. He rendered very
active service for the Red Cross
and other community institutions
and was a leader in the Kiwanis
club. It Is a privilege to have this
outstanding leader and man of
God to come to our community. [
The First Presbyterian church
counts it a pleasure to invite the
public to these services."
Softball Association
j To Moot Thursday
Annual meeting of the Kings
l Mountain Amateur Softball asso
i elation will be held at the court
I room at City Hall Thursday night
at 7:30 o'clock.
The group was organized here
last spring to promote amateur
softball. Last season only one
league, a men's group, was ope
rated under the association.
Plans for tills season call for a
girls loop, In addition to the mens
league, and possible a church lea
gue of younger players, boys and
girls.
Anyone interested in sponsor
ing ? softball team in arty o I the
leagues or proposed loops, is urg
ed to attend the tweeting.
Tillman Pearson Is commis
sioner of the men's league.
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Floiette Henri
Commissioned
To Write Drama
The' Kings Mountain Little
Theatre, Inc., will present a new
historical drama commemorating
the Battle of Kings Mountain this
summer.
.The group voted Monday night
10 commission Florette Henri, au
thor of the best selling historical
novel "Kings Mountain" to do a
drama on the battle for presenta- 1
tion this summer.
B. S. Peeler, Jr.; president of
the organization, said the com
missioning of Mrs. Henri was nec
essitated due to inability of the
organization to complete "satis
factory" contractual arrange
ments with Robert Osborne; of
Kings Mountain, author of the
drama "Then Conquer We Must",
which the group presented last
summer.
"Necessity of obtaining a new
drama is regretted by the Little
Theatre," Mr. Peeler said, "but
the Little Theatre membership.
voted 22 to 1 against accepting
conditions which Mr. Osborne
said he required."
Mr. Peeler said that the con
tractual agreement with Mrs.
Henri calls for e simple 10 per
cent royalty on net ticket sales
(after federal taxes), with a $500
advance payment against jhe- an
ticipated royalties. The Little
Theatre would have use of the
Henri play as long as it wished.
"Mr. Osborne said he required
a $500 advance to bind the con
tract, plus a flat fee of $75 per
performance. In addition, he re
quired that the Little Theatre con
tract to present the drama for
five consecutive years, with a
minimum of six performances an
nually. Mr, Osborne also reserved
the right to cancel the contract on
GO days notice, should a profes
sional company desire to pur:
chase the copyright," Mr. Peeler
continued. "These conditions,
wore unacceptable to the Kings j
Mountain Little Theatre, Inc."
A resolution of appreciation j
and commendation was voted)
Mrs. A. B. Chandler, director, and
the cast and production staff of
Laura and other details of the
presentation were completed.
I. Ben Goforth. Jr., was named
director of the next play, The
Campbell's Are Cotning, a come
dy of life in the Ozark hills, to be
presented by the group in late !
April.
Jaycees Elect
Ben Ballard
Ben Ballard was elected presi- j
dent of the Junior Chamber of
Comri.c.ce at the regular semi j
monthly meeting 6 f the organiza- j
tion held at Masonic dining hall!
Tuesday night.
Mr. Baljard heads a slate of of-;
*Wrs elected for the year 19;>2- i
? ?m. which will be
ion
ruesday night.
Mr. Baljard heads a slate oi w
fleers elected for the year 1952
53. The new group, which will be
installed at the annual charter
night banquet in May, includes:
Joe Hedden, first vice-president.
Paul Walker, second vice-presi
dent.
Pete Mt^Daniel. secretary.
Rudi Wuennenberg, treasurer.
Bill Beam, sagerant-at arms i
(Jaybird '.
Yates Harbison. Jack White ;
and Luco Falls, .each elect ed to j
two-year directorships.
Holdover directors are J C. j
Bridges. I. Ben Goforth. jr.. ? Bill
Page.
The new Jayeee president will j
succeed \V. K. Mauney, Jr. He
won a clear majority over three j
other candidates. A. B. Chandler, j
Mr. White and Mr. Hedden.
Vote in the presidents race and
for the directorships was by sec- j
ret. ballot.
Presidont Mauney presided and j
Bill Fulton welcomed Sam Mitch- 1
em as a new member of the or- j
ganlzation.
During the business session,
the club voted to sponsor the
Kings Mountain Boy Scout dis
trict eamporee at Davidson Me
morial Scout camp in May after
request by Jaycee Bruce Thor
burn for assistance in the event.
The regular meeting scheduled
for April 15 was deferred until
April 21 in order that the entire
membership might attend a third
district meeting at Cleveland Ho
tel in Shelby. Shelby Jaycees are
hosts for the meeting.
The club also voted to co-spon
sor a testimonial dinner for Judge
E. Yates Webb along with the
other nine civic clubs qf the coun
ty. The event will mark the occas
ion of Judge Webb's 80th birth
day anniversary and will be held
at Gardner-Webb college on May
23.
The club also approved a dona
tion of f 25 to the Red Cross fund
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Board Votes Wire Fence For Stadium
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LENOIR-RHYNE CHOIR TO SING HERE? The 58-voice A Cappella
choir of Lenoir>Rhyne college wll sing here Sulnday afternoon at 3
o'clock in a special service at Resurrection Lutheran church. The
choir is directed by Kenneth B. Lec.
College Choii
To Sing Here
The 58.- voice A Capped a choir
of Lenolr-Rhyne College will
sir>g a three-part program at
Resurrection Lutheran chu;ch
here on Sunday afternoon, be
ginning at 3 o'clock.
The choir is under the direc
tion of Kenneth B Lee. Among
its members are Mary Mrdlin,
second alto, of Kings Mountain,
and H. G. Fisher, Jr., of Spindale,
son of a farmer pastor of St.
Matthew's Lutheran church.
The program will Include:
Part I ? Leisring's "Let All
the Nations Praise tlie Lord,"
Car issi mi's "Plorate Filii Israel,"
Gretch-aninoff's ' "O Gladsome
Light," and Christiansen's
"Praise to the Lord."
Part II ? Wlllan's "Hodic
Christus Natus Est,'-" Schumann's
"Le, Though I Wander," Christ
iansen's "A Snow Mountain,"
"Bread of Tears," and "Beautiful
Saviour."
Part III ? Liszt's "Benedictus."
Rachmanioff's "Glory Be To God
on High," Christiansen's "A Cra
dle ilymni" Sehreck "Advent
Motet (Entrance Scene),'" and
the Christiansen arangement of
"Built on a Rock."
"We cordially invite fhe peo
ple of Kings Mountain 'to hear
this Excellent choir," Rev, Vance
Daniel, Resurrection pastor, said
in announcing the program.
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TO SPEAK HEBE ? Holt Mc
Pherson, Shelby newspaperman, ?
will speak at Central Methodist
i church Monday night.
Holt McPherson I
To Speak Here
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j Holt McPherson, managing edi
tor of the Shelby Daily Star and
j active Methodist layman, will
speak at Central Methodist
'church Monday evening at H
o'clock, according to, announce
ment yesterday by Rev.. J. H. [
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1945 Values Will Be Revaluation
Basis; County Employs Bob Neill
Values of real property and
construction pricey prevail inn in
1945 will be the basis of revalu
ation of property for tax purpo
ses in Clevelartd County, accord
ing to action of ihe county
board of commissioners who met
in special session Monday after
noon.
The i-oard also appointed Ro
bert Neill. of Kings Mountain, to
Ihe position of supervisor of the
county's tax maps and appraisal
system, the appointment to take
effect on completion of ihe re
valuation by iColo-Layer-Trum
ble Company, engineering spec
ialists in property appraisals.
Mr. Neil'] is currently employ
ed by Joyce Mapping Company,
and will later serve in the em
ploy of the Cole-Layer-Trumble
firm before assuming his duties
with the county. When ne begins
his work with the county. Mr.
Neill. will receive a salary of
$300 per month, plus travel al
lowance of six cents per mile.
Action on the revaluation
work, which is now underway,
was the principal business of
the Monday meeting, and prior
to the decision to use 1945 values
as a basis for revaluation, the
commissioners studied several
examples of the work as furnfth
ed by Cole-Layer-Trumble.
The study revealed wide di
vergence in property listings, as
had been contended by advoca
tes of the revaluation.
Among the examples:
A house and lot in Shelby,
which was worth $2,790 In 1945,
is on the tax books at $600. (It's
value in 1950 was appraised at
$5,040.)
A f#rm of 118-acres In Num
ber 6 Townahlp worth $16,920 In
1945, Is on the tax books at $13.
415. i
A farm of 54 acres In Number
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COMftt ita ^uuiwi< ? ?"?m
as N. Bridges, son o( Mr. and Mrs.
Glee A. Bridges, was recently
. graduated from the all weather
radar observers course at James
Connally Air Force Base, Texas.
Bridges Receives
Commission
WAOO, Tex.? Thomas N. Brid
ges. son of Mr. and Mrs. Glee A.
Bridges, of 513 W. Gold street.
Kings Mountain, was graduated j
from the all weather radar oh-'
servers course at James Connally
AFB, Tex., It was announced re
cently.
He was a member of the sec
ond class ofi radar cadets to re
ceive commissions since the pco.
gram started In September 1951.
Bridges wns a member of the
honor society In high school, and
later attended college at Georgia
Tech.
Wearing the gold bars and
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Installation
Work To Start
On March 31
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Construction on installation of
an industrial type wire fence at
City Stadium is expected to begin
March 31. city officials have been
notified'.
Allison Fence Company has
Confirmed acceptance of a bid
made several months ago to con
i struct a wire- fence around the
[ Stadium property for $4 J47.78.
i The board of commissioners
'.voted acceptance of the Allison
j bid at a special meeting last Frl
day night.
The action followed a discus
sion "of recreation projects with
A. B. Chandler, chairman of the
city recreation commission, and
was unanimous. Commissioner
Olland Pearson made the motion
and Commissioner Lloyd Davis
seconded. All members of the
board were present except Com-,
missioner James Layton.
Mr. Chandler had reported to
the board his conversations last
week with W. L. Easterling,
manager of the Local Govern
ment commission, state agency
which superintends municipal
issuance of bonds. Mr. Chandler
said it was the advice of Mr,
Easterling to offer a recreation
bond issue to the voters, (hough
that Local Government commis
sion would not allow issuance,
due to- several factors, including
both the city's debt structure in
?lation to other capital needs,
and the current ban on use of
structural materials for certain
uses.
Mr. Chandler agreed that it
would be a year, at the earliest,
before a new city stadium could
be readied.
Only other actions of the bofcrd
were routine. It voted to ask ttie
North Carolina Board of Health
to check the sewer and water
system survey of the Olsen En
gineering Company and authori
zed. transfer of a taxi franchise
from Bill Whetst.lne to Frank
.Roper.
Bed Cross Drive
Is Progressing
The Number 1 Township Red '
Cross ftind campaign was report
t*j two-thirds completed by cam
paign officials Wednesday morn
infir- ;
Though detailed figures of re
ceipts tt) date were not announc
ed. Fred Plonk, fund drive chair
man, said the campaign was "two
thirds complete", indicating re
ceipts .of approximately $4,200.
Goal of the Campaign is $6,500.
Completion of solicitation worlc
was reported by the business dis
trict committee, the advance gifts
group, and thr? residential group.
Still to be completed are the so^
licit at ions by the rural, Negro,
and industrial employees divi
sions.
Mr. Plonk reported himself and
committee chairmen as "highly
pleased" with the progress of the
campaign, hut he urged all per
sons not yet contacted to make, a
donation.
Persons not yet contacted
should call Mrs. L. E. Abbott or
Mrs. Aubrey Mauney, chairman
and co-chairman of the residential
division. ?ind arrangements will
be made to receive, the contribu
tions. Mr. Plunk said.
"There's an old saying that the
last mile is the hardest". Mr.
Honk said, "but the goal of $6,500
can def finitely be reached. The
cooperation of solicitation com
mittees and of individual donors
has been exceptional and we are
looking forward *fo reporting
soon that the goal has not only
been met, but over-subscribed."
Surcharge On Postals
Goes OH Saturday
The 10 percent surcharge on
postal cards, when they are
purchased in quantities of 50
or more, goes off with the c'ose
of postal business Friday.
Local postal officials were
notified of the repeal of the
postal card surcharge in the
Postal Bulletin of Tuesday.
The bill repealing the sur
charge was approved March
12, and U effective "on and af
ter" March 22.
After Friday, postal cards
will vend for two cents each,
regardless of the quantity Pur
chased. |