KINGS MOUNTAIN
Hospital Log
VISITING HOURS
Dally, 10 to 1 1 a* m.
3 to 4 p. m. and 7 to 8 p. m.
PATIENT UST AT NOON
WEDNESDAY:
James Cobti, city, admitted
Saturday, December 26.
Norah Blalock, city, admitted
Tuesday, January 12.
Franklin Manning, ' city, ad
mitted Thursday, January 14.
Clyde Bess, Jr., city, admitted
Saturday, January 16.
Sarah Hullender, city, admitt
ed Monday, January 18.
Randy Eugene Wilson, city,
admitted Tuesday, January 19.
Lilly Trammel 1, city, admitted
Wednesday, January 20.
Mrs. Laurence White, city, ad
mitted Friday, January 22.
Conine Pearson, 212 Buffalo
street, Shelby, admitted Friday,
January 22. ' .
Eddie GVtorth, route 2, city,
admitted Friday, January 22.
Reny Slgmon, route 1, city, ad
mitted Saturday, January 23.
Rachel Sue Shook, route 2, city,
admitted Saturday, January 23.
?Walter Hughes, route 1, city,
admitted Saturday, January 23.
Mattie Hicks, route 1, Grover,
admitted Saturday, January 23.
Mrs. James Gann, rout^ 1, city,
admitted Saturday, January 23.
Billy Vaughn, city, admitted
Sunday, January 24.
Margie Phillips, city, admitted
Sunday, "January 24.
Gene Tlmms, city, admitted
Monday, January 25.
Debra Henson, city, admitted
Monday, January 25.
Patsy Short, route 3, city, ad
mitted Monday, January 25.
Hlllard Brevard, route 1, city,
. admitted Monday, January 25.
Hetty Cox, city, admitted Mon
day, January 25.
. Felicia Gantt, route 2, city,
admitted Monday, January 25.
Gene Whltworth, route 1, Gro
wer, admitted Tuesday, January
26.
Gatchet Logan, route 2, city,
admitted Tuesday, January 26.
Dennis McDaniels, route 2,
city, admitted Tuesday, Janu
ary 26.
Mrs. Frank Barber, route 2,
? City, admitted Tuesday, January
26.
Christine Gault, city, admitted
Tuesday, January 26.
State Highway Patrolmen in
spected 1,643,961 drivers' licenses
during 1953.
LATE CLASSIFIEDS
FOE BENT ? 4 room house on
GftStorUa highway, Just Inside
Kings Mountain city limits.
SEE N. E. ROSS, 512 East
East Washington Ave., Besse
mer City, N. C. 1:26 ? 2:4.
FOB SALE ? 4 room house at
208 Oriental avenue. Water
' lights - ibath. SEE J. C. LYNN
or TELEPHONE 1009- W.
139? 2:4-pdL
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FOB RENT ? 3 room upstairs a
partment, private bath, elec
tric hot water heater, wired for
electric stove. SEE Mrs. Ben
Long, 103 Partner street, or call
194-B alter 2 p. m. 1:28?2:11.
KINGS MOUNTAIN SHADED IN THIS PARTY ?
One of the longer Christmas parties conducted
anywhere was held in Korea on Christmas day
when American soldiers played Santa Claus for
many hungry Korean children. Shown above is a
picture taken at the party given by the 32nd En
gineer Construction Group. Lt. Ft an It Summers,
of Kings Mountain, was in charge of the. mam
moth party and a. portion of his gift-bag require
ments were met by Kings Mountain merchants
and citizens who supplied gifts of clothing and
money to aid the Korean youngsters.
Kings Mountain Citizens Thanked
For Helping Stake Christmas Party
?
A number of Kings Mountain
citizens have received letters of
appreciation from Kortea during
the past few days for their aid
in a mammoth Christmas party
given by the 32nd Engineer Con
struction Group.
~*Lt. Frank Summers, of Kings
Mountain, son of Mr. and Mrs.
F. R. Summers, was in charge
of the program and was credited
with doing "a fine job", accord
ing to a letter received by his
fathfer from the 32nd command
ing officer, Col. R. J. B. Page.
Nine large boxes of clothing
went to Korea as the gift of
three Kings Mountain department
stores, Belk's, Myers', and
Plonk's, and Individuals supply
ing gifts for the party were Miss
Jette Plonk, Mrs. J. E. Hbrndon,
Mrs. Gle6 h. BrUlgm, Mm. Au
brey Mauney, and Mrs. F. R.
Sjummers.
The letter from Col. Page read:
"The officers and men of the
32nd Engineer Construction
Group wish to exprtess their sin
cere appreciation for your gen
erosity In aiding our Christmas
Program. With your help and the
help of others like you in the
United States we were able to
make our Program a great suc
dess. v
"Enclosed you will find a pho
tograph taken at one of the
Christmas parties for the Ko
rean children. This picture shows
Just one party entertaining 150
children. The 32d Engineer Con
struction Group sponsored -sev
eral parties for thfe benefit of ov
er one thousand children.
"We, the members of the 32d
Group, thank you for making
ours a happier Christmas, by en
abling us to help those less for
tunate than ourselves. The smiles,
laughter, and happiness of many
children are their thanks for your
gracious donation.
. "All members of this command
join me in sending best wishes
to you for a happy and prosper
ous New Year."
Stowe Develops
TV Claxifiei
L. P. Stowe, Kings Mountain
radio and television repairman,
announced this week application
lor patent on a television ciari
fler.
? Mr. Stowe said that his unique
clarifter, a combination wave
trap and impedance matching de
vice, will in most caseg remove
about 90 percent of the herring
bone pattern from Channel 4
(Greenville, S. C.) which is caus
ed by sound interference from
WBTV Charlotte.
He reported that he began de
velopment of the clarifier many
years ago while a "ham" radio
operator. The device was nteeded
then, he said, to remove Interfer
ence by the high . frequency
"ham" stations with regular
broadcast reception.
Mr. Stowe reported that he
has Installed several of the clari
fiers, one In Shelby, and that the
devices are doing the Job they
are designed to perform.
"Necfessary legal steps have
been taken to patent the device
and to protect manufacturers
rights," Mr. Stowe said.
Church
rtBST PBESB YTEB IAN CHURCH
Sunday:
Sunday School 9:45 a. m.
Morning Worship 11:00 a. m.
Mr. Shaw Smith will bring the mes
sage.
Pioneer Fellow?hlp 5:03 p. m.
Senior High Fellowship 6:00 p. m.
Evening Worship 7:30 p. m.
Beginning School of World Mission]
m.
Beginning School of World Missions
Monday :
Cub Scouts 3:15 p. m.
Circle V. Mrs. P. D. Patrick 3:30 p.
Boy Scouts 7:30 p. m. ,
Circle IV. Mrs. Paul Noisier, 7:30 p. m
Circle VI. Mrs. Franklin Pethel. 7:30 p
"'Circle II. Mrs. O. P. Lewis 8:00 p, m.
Tuesday;
Junior Choir Practice 3:30 p. m.
Wednesday :
Senior Chblr Practice 7:30 p. m.
Thursday: '
Brownie Scouts 3:15 p. m.
Friday:
Girl Scouts 3:30 p. m.
RESURRECTION LUTHERAN CHURCH
R. DOUGLAS FRITZ, Pastor
Sunday, January 31 :
Sunday School, 9:45 a. m.
Morning Worship, 11:00 a. m. ? Srrmon
topic: "Christ, the Answer!"; Anthem:
"Praise Ye the Father" ? Gounod.
2:30 ? All men meet to attend Southern
District Brotherhood meeting.
6i00 1 nlhar I esgnp
"Ghost Train"
Cast Announced
Cast of "The Ghost Train", ste
cond production of the Kings
Mountain Little Theatre, is an
nounced thi^week by R. G. Plonk,
Jr., who is directing the mystery
drama.
Cast of the play in order of
their appearance are Meek Car
pefttter, "Richard Wlnthrop";
Mrs. Charles A. McCarter, "Elsie
Wlnthrop"; Dr. R. N. Baker,
"Saul Hodgkln"; Ed Smith, "Cha
rles Murdock"; Susan Moss,
"Peggy Murdock"; Mrs. Aubrey
Mauney, "Miss Bourne"; Frank
lin Pethel, 'Teddy Deakin"; Jean
| Cash, "Julia Price"; Dr. P. G.
MYERS' DRESS SHOP SALE!
AH Remaining Winter
All Remaining Winter
price
?MYERS!
Speed Endorses
Driver Education
. "Education of drivers is more
important in preventing highway
accidents than enforcement of mo
tor vehicle laws", Major C. A.
Speed, of Raleigh, safety director
of .the state highway patrol, told
members of the Hlue Ridge Safe
ty Council, assembled in regular
quarterly meeting at the Wo
man's club Tuesday night.
Attending the meeting, spon
sored by Neisler Mills, Inc., were
223 persons.
Major Speed listed as the thrtee
major causes of highway acci
dents in the state speed, intoxi
cation and inattention of drivers.
He pointed out that over 1,100
persons met death on the state'*
highways last ytear and that 50
percent of fatal accidents involv
ed only one car and occurred on
dry roads in daylight hours.
"Highway deaths on the na
tion's roads have now exceeded
the number of soldiers killed in
action while fighting in all the
wars of the United States," he
reported. The millionth highway
fatality was recorded in 1951, 50
years after the first recorded
highway fatality In 1890. The mil
Uonth soldier was killed in Ko
rea in 1951, he said.
"We must reduce this appalling
death toll," Mr. Spted emphasiz
ed.
Rev. P. L. Shore, Jr., pastor of
Central Methodist church, offer
ed the Invocation, and James E.
Castle, of Fcote Mineral Co.,
gave the welcoming address. ?
Mayor Glee A. Bridges intro
duced the speaker.
Jack Dover, of Shelby, was
elected president of the organiza
tion for the year with L. B. Mc
Abee, of Gastonla, elected vice
president, and Fred Swann of
Columbus, secrtetary-treasurer.
Directors named at Tuesday's
meeting were: W. S. Fowler, Dre
xel Furniture Co., Morganton, Lu
ther Cansler, Neisler Mills,
Kings Mountain; W. G. Hardin,
Rex Mills, Gastonia; Sam King,
Padgett, "Herbert Price"; Tom
Izard, "John Sterling" and
"Knot" Kaschet, "Jackson."
Plpt of the play centers around
the plight of a group of people
trapped for the night in a haunt
ed railroad depot, Ed Smith,
chairman in charge of publicity
for the play, said Wednesday.
While the play Is basically a
iriysWry drama, In* Luiiiinued, U
also contains a gtenerous portion
of comedy material.
Date- of the play has been set
for sometime in February.
World production of dried milk
was up 20 per cent in 1953 over
a year earlier.
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Duplan Corporation, I-incointon;
Harry L. Parker, Marion Manu
facturing Co., Marion; James B.
Pruitt, Southern Mercerize Co.,
Tryon; M. G. Allen, Alexander
Mills, Forest City, and Jack Do
ver, Dover Mills, SUelby.
Felix A. Scroggs, satety repre
sentative of the North Carolina
Industrial Commission, was iv
cogni/ed, and C. V. Elrod, of O
sage Mills, Bessemer City, con
ducted the business session and
election*.
At the meeting were safety of
ficials fyom Cleveland, Gaston,
Lincoln, Rutherford, Folk. Mc
Dowell, and Burke counties.
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