Population City Limits 7.206 Trading Area 15.000 (1945 Ration Board Figures) Kings Mountain's RELIABLE Newspaper ^&3es T oday VOL 62 NO. 45 Established 1889 Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, November 6, 1952 Sixty-Second Year PRICE FIVE CENTS Local News RELEASED BY ARMY Cpl. W. P. Fulton, son Of Mr. arid Mrs. P. D. Fulton, has been released to Inactive duty sta tus toy the army, following Cpl. Fulton's completion of two years of active duty with the signal corps. Cpl. Fulton was on duty at Fort Belvoir, Va. TO BREVARD W. D. Sawyer, state highway patrolman, has been transfer red to Brevard after four years duty in Kings Mountain. Offi cer Sawyer and family moved to Brevard Wednesday. KIWANIS MEETING A. H. Jones, vicepresident of the American Trust Company, of Charlotte, will address members of the Kings Moun tain Kiwanis club at their reg ular meeting Thursday night at 6:45 at Masonic Dining Hall. The program was arranged by the club finance committee, of which B. S. Peeler is chairman. SPECIAL SERVICE Rev. C. W. Kirby, Superin tendent of the Gastonia Dis trict of the Methodist church will be the visiting minister at Grace Methodist church Sun day at morning worship servi ces at 11 o'clock. Announce ment was madie by the pastor, Rev. C. L. Grant. PLEDGES SORORITY DURAHM ? Shirley Eliza beth Arthur, of Kings Mount ain, is one of 196 Duke Uni versity coeds who have ibeen pledged to the 13 national Greek letter sororities on the Woman's College campus* Miss Arthur, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Arthur of 200 W. King Street, pledged Phi Mu. LIONS MEETING Members of the Kings Mouri tain Lions club will hear a mu sical program presented by the high school men'? octet at the regular meeting of the organi zation Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock at Masonic Dining Hall. The octet is under the di rection of James G. Blanton, of the high school faculty, and includes Ben Hudson, Darrell Austin, Palmer Huffstetler. Gene Ellis, Earl Marlowe, Jerry King, Tim Gladden and Bill Briggs. Fire Damages Ware Home Here Thursday City firemen extinguished a f.re at the Ben Ware residence at the Margrace Mill village Thurs day morning at 3:15 o'clock. Cause of the lire, which started behind the mantle of the fireplace was a faulty flu. Damages to the dwelling was estimated at $300. Three grass fires were also ex tinguished during the week, on Wednesday at noon and Monday at 10:25 a. m. and 3:15 p. m. Home B. & L. Accounts Insured . The Home Building & Loan as ?delation haa been accepted for membership In the Federal Sav ings and Loan Insurance Corpora tion, according to notification re ceived by A. H, Patterson, secre ? tary-treasurer, Wednesday. Membership In the corporation means that all savings accounts held by the building and loan as cociatlon's shareholders are In sured up to $10,000. The association applied for membership several weeks ago. Mr. Patterson said. Overseas Malting Deadline Neaiing Post .aster W. E. Blakelv re minded parents and friends of servicemen overseas of the ap proaching deadline on mail ing of Christmas parcel*. - Deadline is set at November IS. Mr. Blakely said packages, are limited to 90 pounds in weight and cannot measure mere than 100 inches in width and girth twtilnstl Weight limit on air parcel & ' . > ?? ,???' piWil. fc* adflll. jfrfit iiiSMlimtiniillmiltT' THESE WON TOP FLO HAL F/yR HONORS? Shown above ore entries which won the top tri-color a wards at the Kings Mountain Woman's Club's 49th annual Floral Fair last week. At left, is the all green arrangement exhibited by Mrs. J. L. McGill, judged the most outstanding arrangement in the show,. and, at right, is a Peace rose, exhibited by Mrs. E. B. Ellerbe and judged the most outstanding specimen in the show. Winners Listed For Floral Fair Competition Winners in competition at the Kings Mountain Woman's club floral /air, held at the club house on October 29, were an nounced this week with Mrs. John L. McGill awarded the sweepstakes prize for winning the most blue ribbons. Mrs. E. B. Ellerbe won the tri color award for the most out standing specimen, a pfrace rose, entered in the show and Mrs. McGill also won the tri-coToT"a ward for most outstanding ar rangement, an all-grren arran gement "The 19th annual Floral Fair was the biggest and best ever held and we wish to thdnk ev eryone who worked, the commit tees and chairmen, to everyone who entered < the competition, and to the firms who donated the prizes and to the Kings Moun tain Herald for publicity," Mrs. George Houser, chairman of the event, said this week. Other winners were: Horticulture Annuals: Blue Ribbons ? Mrs. P. G. Pad gett, Mrs. J. R. Davis, Mrs. Hun ter Neisler, 2. Red Ribbons: Mrs. J,. E. Hern don 2, Mrs. Hunter Neisler 2, Mrs. John McGill, Mrs. E. W. Griffin, Mrs. W. T? Weir. Yellow Ribbons ? Mrs. J H. Ar thur, Mrs. P. G. Padgett. Perennials and Biennials: ' Continued on Page 3, 2nd Section City Schools Band To Attend Game The Kings Mountain whool band will attend the University of North Carolina Virginia foot ball game at Ch^p?>l Hill on Sat urday. Band Director Joe Hedden made the announcement, stating that the school had accepted the invitation of UNC officials to be theh guests at the contest and to perform during halftime cere monies. The band will travel by auto, with many citizens making the trip to transport members of the unit. i Miss Averitt's Uncle Dies Oi Injuries Funeral rites for Herschell Strange Averitt, 80, prominent FayetteviHe lawyer and an uncle of Miss Alice Averitt, of Kings Mountain, were held Sunday af ternoon at Fayetteville's Hay Street Methodist church. , Mr. Averitt died Saturday ef in juries received six days previous ly, when he had (seen hit by an ?automobile. Born on May 1, 1872, In Sted man, he had lived in Fayetteville ,XSi?Lu rooms, the students at each school will attend three assembly pro grams. A minister will visit each school for one program; the band will perform at another; and a play carrying out the theme will be presented. Another special feature ?f the week will be a newgreel entitled, "Movie Trailer", sponsored by Otis D. Green Post 155, the Ameri can Legion. The movie will run the eniire wee!: at the Joy Thea ter. | Each day open house w.U be held in the schools until 10 a. m. Parents and patrons are invited to visit the schools during thig time. . ,, J Bond Election Registration Starts Saturday ? 1 , With ,ono election just over, a riother election process starts here Saturday. Registration hooks will, open lor the first of three consecutive Saturdays on the December G city bond election issue, whereby the voters will decide whether the city shall issue $600,000 in bonds for improvements to the city's seWageilispoSfll system, including extension of lines, mains and other improvements. Books will be open it t each of | the five ward polling places all day Saturday, Persons already registered are not required to re- j register. The five polling places and the j registrars are: Ward I at City Hall, C. L. Black. Ward II at City Hall. Mrs. II. R. Parton. ' Ward III at. Phenix Store, Mrg. Ruth Bowers. Ward IV at Kings Mountain ?Manufacturing Company club room, Paul Ledford. ' Ward V at Victory Chevrolet Company, Mrs. J. T. McGinnis, Jr. It was announced- this week that Mrs. J. H. Arthur would serve as a judge in Ward V, re placing C. C. Wilson, who had declined to serve due to ill health. Fire Chief Says City Tinder Box Fire Chief Grady King warned Kings Mountain citizens this week to avoid all outdoor fires of all kinds' until rainfall dampens the community. Chief King, in his statement, pointed out that " the community is dry as a powder keg". He said "No trash or leaves should be burned even in a seemingly pro tected incinerator, for sparks could easily ignite and cause heavy and costly fires," Several ajarms have been an swered by the City file depart ment in the past week, an indica tion the tinder box situation at the moment, though losses have been minor. . "Until rain falls in. quantity," Mr. King continued, "don't start an, outside five of any kind." Still Apologizes To Solicitor Mayor Garland E Still, in a letter to the Kings Mountain Hfcrald this week, publicly apolo gized to district Solicitor James Farthing of Lenoir for a verbal attack mads last July. The Mayor had accused Solici tor Farthing of delaying prosecu tion of court actions against three city commissioners. Mr. Still wrote: "Since all cases havp been disposed of in Superior Court, I want to offer my sincere apologies to Solicitor Farthirig for the harsh criticism I gave him prior to the trying of the cases. This criticism was given due to false rumors so prevalent at that time. I might add that I find him a sincere and able solici tor." Goforth Portrait Unveiling Planned Tentative plans for the unveil ing of the portrait of the late Lot tie Goforth, benefactress of Kings Mountain hospital, call for a special unveiling ceremony on Sunday afternoon, November 23, according to announcement yes terday by Joe Dixon, hospital bus iness manager. The portrait, painted by J. Lee Settlemyre-, Jr., formerly of Kings Mountain, has been com pleted. Program for the unveiling cere monies is being arranged by a committee which includes C. D. Blanton and Hunter R. Neisler, hospital trustees, and Mr. Dixon. FOTT* INJURED Four Kings l.?c.wii >un citi zens wefe rinwg (he group of Cleveland county men induct ed into the arrtiy fsr m Clove- . land County, la. (, . v.us'lav. i They are Nor.r.an i-'ailci McGill, Jr, who Fcrved a.* leader of the group, Evrrece Med 1 in, 'Jacob Kenneth Metcalfe. Jesse Levi Childers and Walter James Elanton. Ike Gets Tow lead In City: Bethwaie Box Goes Republican; Vote Heze Close Number 4 Township , {(? turned iid high runner in this group w is -State Representative B? T Falls, Jr. at 2,5*. All these killed iri action on -Oefcibor 29 while fighting with the First Marines la Korea. His parents. Mr and Mrs. Pinkney Roberts, Sr . of route two. were notified by telegram received on Sunday. , The young Marine was serving with a field artillery unit of the 1st Marine division. He landed in Korea on October 1, leaving the United States on Sept ember 15 after 'completing hoot training at Paris Island. A former Grove/ high school student, he had entered the so*. vice on February 4. The body will l>e brought back to Kings Mountain later for final interment in Memorial Park. Mountain Rest cemetery. Pv R >;terts is survived, in ad- 1 dition to his parents, .by two brothers, Kdward and David Ro berts and f.ve Sisters. Mrs. Fdith Henderson, of Camdijn, S. C? Mrs. Virginia Frederick, of Greens boro. Mrs. Elhel Dover, of York, S. C-. Mrs. Isabelle Odom, of Varnvllle, S. C., and Mrs, Donnie V. Miller, of G rover. a Casnty Stays 'i Democratic Eanks With State The" Rtpub1jcan party, led hy (ieneViil pwight I"). Eisenhower, came back from 2<;i votes. South Carolina was being cred ited to Stevenson in spite of the defection of Governor James F. Byrnes. The popular vote was very close,, but South Carolina had the choice of voting for two slates, of Eisenhower electors, one the regular Republican elec tors. and the other the indepen dent electors for Eisenhower. Tholls .fn record numbers. In the first < halfhour of voting at West Kings Mountain precinct, 73 persons east their ballots. It was an av erage of better than two-per ? minute.. Ka*t Kings Mountain precinct election officials were ahjiost e <}Ually as, busy. They didn't have time to vote themselves until the end of the day. Their names ap pear last on the poll books, prior to the absentee voters. First voters of the day were Herbert Adams, at East Kings Mountain' rocinet. ami J. V. Stewart at West Kinjjs Moun tain precinct. The voting was unusual from many sr and points. Little fanfare attended the voting. Missing were the customary banners a doming cars of partisans Voters were riot -being flouted with cards for favorites. And seldom have lines formed for \oting at past general elections. Lines were prevalent at both Kings Mountain precincts for much of the day, and some 35 persons were still in lire at West Kings Mountain box as 'he clock reach ed 6:30 p. m.. official closing hour, As Was practiced all over the nation, voters in line at clos ing hour were allowed to vote. East Kings Mountain virtually came out even, the line of voters having voted as the closing hour was reached. The presidential totals, chief in interest to local voters, were virtually completed of counting Continued