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Population City Limit* . . 7.206 Trading Area 15.000 (1945 Ration Board Ftguroo) Kings Mountain's RELIABLE Newspaper 14 Pages Today VOL 63 NO. 22 Established 1889 Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, May 28, 1953 Sixty-Third Year PRICE FIVE CENTS GRADUATING MONDAY ? Among Kings Mountain area students graduating from colleges at 1953 commencement exercises Monday are the six pictured above. Top row, left, is Miss Margie Lou Dickey, and top row. center, U Miss Charlotte OriUa Jenkins, both of whom will receive degrees from Catawba College. Hilton L. (Jack) Ruth, Jr., top( right, will be graduated from Davidson college. Below, left. Is Margaret Emelyn Baker, who will be graduated from Mars Hill Junior college. Jack H. Gunnells, below center, and Miss Mary Medlln, below right will receive degrees from Lenoir Rhyno college. - Local News Bulletin ATTENDS MEETING ' Hilton Ruth, manager of Belk's Department* Store, re turned Wednesday from Myr tle Beach, S. C., where he at tended a meeting of managers of Belk Stores. TO STNOD iRev. W. L. Pressly, pastor and Jrtm L. McGlll, elder, will represent Boyce Memorial ARP church at annual meet ing of Synod at Bon Clartcen ? beginning next Tuesday. I. CJ. Patterson Is alternate dele gate. X-RAT UNIT Cleveland County Mobile X Ray unit will be in Kings (Mountain Thursday (today) in front of Belk's Department store from 10 to 12 noOn and from 1 to 4 p. m. according to announcement received here. FISHING PERMITS A total of $43.50 has been collected from fishing permits by the city clerk's office, ac cording to report of Joe Hen drick, city clerk, Wednesday morning. LOGAN MOVING Chief of Police Hugh A. Lo gan, Jr., and his family are moving into -the residence of Mrs. Louise <X Blackmer at 813 W. Mountain street. The residence wau recently occu pied toy Mr. ^ and Mrs. Pete iBaikley. * , Last Rabins Clinic Friday Last rabies clinic will be held at City Hall Friday afternoon oc cordlng to announcement this week by Dr. Z. P. Mitchell, coun ty health officer. Dr. Mitchell urged ? all dog owners who have not had their dogs vaccinated against rabies in the past year to attend to the matter Friday. Dr. Jacob P. Mau ney, Kings Mount/un veterinari an, will conduct the vaccinations from 2 to 4 p. m. Cost of the vaccination is on* dollar. However, it was stated that the cost will go up after May 31 Dr. Mitchell pointed out that no cases of rabies have been re ported in tile county during the past two years and said he felt the greet emphasis on the vacci nation program is the reason, "If everyone will have W* .log vaccinated annually, wetf have no more trouble with rabies," he said. Valuation $9,500,000 Initial Estimate Indicates Hike Of $3 Million __ ? Kings Mountain's taxable val uation for 1953' will approximate $9,500,000, according to prelimi nary estimates compiled this week by C. E. Carpenter, city tax supervisor. <Mr. Carpenter said the total of figures to date, subject to cor rection and changes by the coun ty board of equalization and re view, is $9,258,921. To be added to that figure Is the corporate excess total which Is supplied by a state agency. The corporate excess figure in 1952 was $346, 000. Mr Carpenter said that the breakdown on the original total he has compiled is: business and industfy^ $4,173,721; ? Individual, $5,085,200. Increase in the taxable valua tion, as a result of the county wide revaluation, will approxi mate $3,000,000. Mr. Carpenter said the taxable valuation for 1952 was $6,455, 077.24. UNION SERVICES Five Kings Mountain chur ches, Boyce Memorial ARP, Resurrection and St. Matthew'* Lutheran, Central MethodU. and First Presbyterian, will a gain hold union services this summer. First union service is scheduled for Juye 7 at First Presbyterian church, with Rev. Vance Daniel delivering the sermon. Full summer schedule will be published next week. Blakely Seeking" Route Expansion Postmaster W. E. Blakely said Wednesday he was mak ing application to the postof fice department for expansion of city carrier routes to serve 486 additional families. The route expansion request follows a study of the needs, for expanded mail carrier ser vice begun here several mon ths ago. Mr. Blakely said the route additions, if approved, would provide 8.6 additional miles of city carrier service, serving 1344 persons, and including 470 houses, eight apartments, and nln? stores. Bridges Joining B& L.Monday Ben H. Bridges, Jr., son of the late Hudson Bridges, will Join the Kings Mountain Building & Loan Association Monday, as suming the duties of assistant secretary and treasurer, accord ing to announcement by W. K. Mauney, president Mr. Bridges, a graduate of Ca tawba College, will replace J. R Lackey, Who is resigning to de vote full time to the manage ment of the J. C. Lackey Insure a nee Agency. The insurance firm to moving next door, sharing space with Kings Mountain Publishing Company, Mr. Mauney said. For the past year, Mr. Bridges has held a teaching position at Coolemee. He formerly taught at Continued On Page Right Lions Club Hears Halberstadt. Elects Officers For Coming Year "While becoming a neighbor hood, the world has failed to be come a brotherhood," Dr. W. L. HaJberstadt, world traveler and Onetime Methodiit minister told members of the King* "Mountain Lions club Tuesday night. Dr. Ifalberstadt based his ad dress, In wMch he flayed the United States -British policy of recognizing and aiding the es tablishment of the Jewish state of Ismel, dn a recent round-the world tow. The club also formally elected Its officer* for 1953 54 Previous ly nominated without opposition, the slate presented by the nom fnating committee was olected unanimously. It included: Ollie Harris, president; Ertle Powers, first vice-presindent; Jacob Coo per, second vice-president; Dr. N. H, Reed, third vice-president! secretary, Hubert Davidson; treasurer, Joe Hendrlclc; tail twister, Horace Hord; assistant tall-twister, T. W. Cfrayeon; di rectors (for two year terms) Leonard Smith, Clyde WKetstlne. tmd Charlie Moss. Holdover directors are H. B. Bumgardner. John Lewis, and Fred Wright, Jr. Dr. HalbersMdt, on a return engagement for the Lions, out Continued on Page Bight - Board To Meet Fiist Thursday Of Each Month The city board of commission ers will hold regular monthly meeting on first Thursdays at 7:45, according to action of the board at a special session last Thursday evening. The previous administration heid regular meetings on second Mondays. Other actions taxen at the meeting last Thursday included dismissal of Policeman Ed Mar tin, with pay through May, on recommendation of Chief H. A. Logati, .lr., and employment of Bynum P. Cook, as a replace ment. Cook, a World War II and Korean veteran, is to receive rookie pay of $1S9 per month. The board also voted to employ Ronald Ledford as a replacement during the summer for Kenneth Davis, third shift water filter plant employee. Davis had pre viously given a 30-day notice. The board also: 1) Authorized handling of rou tine matters on decision of de partment commissioner, mayor, and department head. 2) Authorized purchase of three plaques for marking cemetery gates at a cost of $f?2.50. 3) Voted to keep Carpenter street, from Gold to King, open to traffic, except during athletic contests at City Stadium. 4) Authorized purchase and erection of a special type caution light for intersection of Phenix and Chestnut streets. 5) Authorized change, of stop signs from Dilling street to Par ker at the Dilling-Parker inter section. 6) Voted to employ a steno grapher for Joint duty in the clerk and tax supervisor's office. 7) Authorized repair of steps at Boyce Memorial ARP resi dence on King street, to eliminate a sidewalk hazard. 8) Formally set the mayor's salary, "for the time being", at $50 per month, the statuatory minimum. 9) Authorized light stoning of Jackson avenue and Boyce street. 10) Voted to defray the ex penses of one water plant opera tor , to the annual water works school at Chapel Hill, All actions were unanimous with all members present and voting except Commissioner Harold Phillips, who was out-of town. Missionary Here Next Wednesday The Rev. Willy N. Heggoy, Nor way-born missionary of the Meth odist Church among the Moselm peoples of Algeria, North Africa, will be guest speaker at central Methodist Church, Wednesday, June 3, 7:30. Mr. Heggoy is now on a year's furlough from Africa, and expects to return soon to that field. Mr. Heggoy, who first went to Africa as a missionary in 1935, is superintendent of the Metho dist Mission, and is also the mis sionary-in-cha'rge at Fort Nation al where he has been active in building the work of the church es. of the schools, and of the Boys Home which is an orphanage and school conducted by the church. Earlier he, had been director of a similar Boys Home at El-Biar, Algeria. Frank A. Kinlaw Bites Conducted Funeral services for Frank A. Kinlaw, 31, resident of 112 Wal ker street, who died Sunday at ] 3:15 a. m. of injuries sustained in j an automobye accident, were j conducted Tuesday at 4 p. m, from the West Franklin Avenue church in Gastonia. Rev. James B. McQuere, pas tor of the church, officiated and interment followed in the Gas ton Memorial Park cemetery. The accident occurred near York, S. C. when the car, which he was driving overturned. He had applied his brakes, of ficers said, after the lights on the vehicle went out. Death was instantaneous. ,Two other passengers were rid ing in the car with Kinlaw. Mr. Kinlaw. son of Mr. and Mfs. G. A. Kinlaw of Gastonla, had lived in Kings Mountain since January, moving here from York. He was a textile machinist and had served with the Air Force in the Pacific theatre dur ing World War II Surviving in addition.;, to his parents are, his wife, Mrs. Eliza beth Thomas Kinlaw; one son. Michael lift! two daughters, Ja nice and 'Linda, all of Kings Mountain,' and a sister. Mrs. H. B. Langston of Gastonia. MAYOR BUYS FIRST POPPY? Pictured above is Mayor Glee A. Bridges, making the first poppy purchase of the day iij last Satur day's annual Poppy Sale conducted by the American Legion Auxili ary. Making the sale is Hallie Ward, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hal D. Ward, and the auxiliary's ace saleslady. Young Miss Ward top ped the poppy salesmen with a gross of $72. Also assisting in the sale, in which area citizens paid $250.15 for 17,000 poppies, were Linda White, Judy Medlin, Kay Falls, Jackie Merrill, Joyce Gladden, Ruth McCurdy, Tillie Arrowood, Martha Houser, and members of the auxiliary. (Photo by Carlisle Studio.) Township School Unit Discussed School Boards Met On Monday At Grovei School Majority of school boards con tion of high schools In Number eerned with a possible consolida 4 Township met at Grover school Monday night. It was the first meeting of the several groups to discuss the mat ter. They will convene again on June 8 at Bethware school for further discussion of the possi bilities of consolidating the schools of the township into a simple administrative unit and. if feasible, ways and means of im plementing the consolidation. Boards represented Included the county board of education, and district boards of Grovpr, Bethware and Kings Mountain. Also present for the meeting was John L. Cameron of the di vision of schoolhouse planning in Raleigh, who explained , the ad vantages of a large administra tive unit and the steps necessary If the school districts concerned desire to proceed. W. B. Harry, chairman of the Grover school board, presided at the meeting. Arnold Klncaid, chairman of 'Kings Mountain school trustees, presented the Kings Mountain schools situation as to buildings and the need for expansion of facilities and pro gram. He said a large township high school would provide a muohv better course of study and better opportunity, for extra-curricular activity than is now possible in any school in the district, as we!' as relieving congestion of pre sent facilities. The group decided to request further information from the state attorney general regarding definite procedure, and to request additional information from state school officials as to advantages and disadvantages of the consoli dation so that people of the dis trlcts concerned could intelligent ly proceed with planning and ar rive at a definite decision. Any decision. It was stated, on a consolidation progrwn of the schools will have to be made by a vote of the people concerned. The county board of education, in stating its position last night, made It clear It would abide by the wishes of people in the rural districts. The tentative plan as present ed at tne nwetlng last night would entail consolidation of Da vidson and Compact high schools into a towrtshlp high school and also Kings Mountain, Grover. and Bethware high schools Into a township high school for white CoHttmtfid on Page Bight RETIRES? C. J. Gault. Sr.. above, veteran groceryman and textile man. announced hit retirement last Saturday C. I Gault Has Retixed "Been working 60 years, it's time to rest. I'm going to sit on the front porch from now on and read the newsspapers." With those words C. J. Gault, Sr., vet eran groceryman and textile man, last Saturday announced his retirement. Mr. Gault founded C. J- Gault 8c Sons grocery 14 years ago with his son, C. J. Gault, Jr., as partner, after having worked for seven years with Home Stor es and for 35 years as an over seer of spinning in textile mills Mr. Gault is a native of Jones Continued on Page Eight ? Gerberding, Marlowe, Wright Named To Recreation Commission At a special meeting Tuesday night, the city board of commis sioners appointed three new mem bers to the city recreation com mission. They are; Dr. W. P. Gerber ding, Baxter T. Wright, Sr. and E. E. Marlowe. The three replace A. B. Chand ler, Palmer 'Hudson, and James G. Layton. In other routine actions the board: ' 1) Voted to employ Miss Grace Carpenter as a clerk-stenogra pher for Joint duty In the tax of fice and clerk's office at $43.50 per week. , , 2) Approved suggestion for change In the form of the city tax notice, whereby tax balances owed for prior yearg will be shown on the notice, 3) At request of Ollie Harris, athletic director of the American Legion post, changed the stadium power rate from a straight five cent per kilowatt hour to the city'* regular commercial rate. 4) Approved contract for the full year's audit of the city's books at $850 with Dave Robin son, Winston-Salem CPA. Mr. Robinson is currently auditihg the city's books for the period through May IS. The board ac tion was taken at the suggestion of the Local Government Com mission. Raleigh. Graduation Plans For School Given Seimon Sunday; 62 Students To Be Graduated Commencement exorcises for i 62 Kings Mountain high school seniors begin Sunday evening with the commencement sermon and end on Monday evening with graduating exercises. Both events start at 8 o'clock, at Cen tral school auditorium. On Sunday evening, Rev. Fred J. Hay, one time Kings Mountain pastor and now of Dillon, S. C., will deliver the commencement sermon. Dr. W. P.. Gerberding, pastor of St! Matthew's Lutheran church, will say the invocation and the audience will sing the hymn 'My Faith Looks Up To Thee." Rev. W. L. Pressly, pastor of Boyce Memorial ARP church, will read the Scripture, and the high sphool mixed chorus will sing Bortniansky's "We Thank Thee Lord" Rev. P. D. Patrick, pastor of First Presbyterian church, will present Mr. Hay. Rev. Gordon Weekley, Jr., pastor of First Baptist church, will give the benediction. On Monday evening. Dr. Phil Elliott, president of Gardner Wobb college at Boiling Springs, will make the feature address. Rev. Vance Daniel, pastor of Resumption Lutheran church, will give the invocation, and the audience will sing the hymn "America, The BeautlfuL" ? Ar nold W. Klncaid, chairman of the city district school board, will present Dr. Elliott. The mixed chorus will sing Williams' "Bom to Be Free," and Rowell Lane, high school princi pal, will present diplomas to members of the graduating ^lass. Clarence Thomas (Sonny) McDaniel, president of the Class of '53 v/ill present the class gift to the school, and Dr. P. G. Pad gett, member of the school board, will present medals and awards. Rev. P. L. Sh?re. Jr., pas tor of Central Methodist church, will give the benediction. Rites Conducted For Mrs. Earney Funeral services for Mrs. 2cr tha Randall Earney, 67, widow of Thad L. Earney, were held Sat urday afternoon from First Bap tist church. Rev. H. Gordon Weekley; pas tor of the church Conducted the rites, assisted by Dr. W. P. Ger berding, pastor of St. Matthew's Lutheran church. Interment was made in Mountain Rest cemetery. The body lay in state at the church for a half-hour prior to the final rites. Mrs. Earney, a member of First Baptist church, died early Friday morning at Kings Mountain hos pital, following a heart attack suffered two days previously. She was the daughter of the late Eph raim P. and Laura Wylie Ran dall. Her husband died in Novem ber 1946. Surviving are a brother, Dewey Randall, and two sisters, Mrs. Oveda Green and Mrs. Ilattie Layton, ail of Kings Mountain. AT CONVENTION Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Blanton attended the annual convent Ion of- the North Carolina Pharmaceutical ' association held at Pinehurst this week. SPEAKERS ? Rev. Fred J. Horf. above, and Dr. Phil Elliott, bo low. will be the principal speak ers at annual commencement exercises at Kings Mountain high school. Mr. Hay will deliver the commencement sermon Sun day evening. Dr. Elliott will de liver the commencement address at graduation exercises Monday evening. ? Harmon Property Resale June 13 Resale of two of three tracts of real estate owned by the late Thomas N. Harmon will be con ducted on June 13, according to notice of resale published today by Martin L. Harmon, Jr., com missioner. On the third tract, a residence ??vit'i adjoin 'njr property rM Wa co Road, original high bid of $4,025 'by Hal S. Plonk, was not increased within the legally al lowed period which ended Tues day, and sale of the property Is being confirmed Property to be resold includes: 1) The corner lot at Battle ground avenue and Falls street, on which bidding will begin at $6,615, the raised bid of Miss Ruth Randall. Original high bid of $6,300 was made by M,. L. Harmon, Sr. 2) One-half undivided Interest in a tract of ten and one-fourth acres adjoining Reason CreCk and lands of Crescent Hill De velopment Company and George W. Mauney, on which bidding will begin at $551.25, raised bid of Fred J. Wright. Sr. High bid at the original sale was $525, made by Campbell Phifer, owner of the other half-Interest. ?? Recreation Body Hiied Layton James (Red) Lay ton, summer recreation program director, is the employee of the city recrea te n commission, not the city ' b d of commissioners, as was e. neously reported in a Herald news account last week. ' >:<? This fact was re established by weekend statements of both r Mayor Glee A. Bridges and Dr. P. G. Padgett, chairman of the recreation commission, by min utes of the meeting of the boards, and against a joint meeting of the two groups Tuesday night. The city board, on request ot the recreation group, had asked, and received, an appropriation of WO per week for employment of* a temporary summer director. The statement of Dr. Padgett follows: 'The city recreation commis sion employed James (Red) Lay Continued On Page Eight
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