AT si AUium o/ii Uiwni ? .uaiUt orauu una nut uucmi Jacks,
radio and television stars, pictured above, will present a variety
show at City Stadium Saturday at 8:15 p. m. as the first half o 1 a
program being sponsored by Grace Methodist church youth. Clyde
"'Cloudy" McLean. WBTV weatherman, will "MC" the second portion
of the program, a TV talent hunt featuring Kings Mountain area
performers. Proceeds go to the church's youth educational building
Arthur Smith, "Cloudy" McLean Feature
Grace MYF Talent Hunt Here Saturday
An original "Television Tal
ent Hunt and. Variety Show," to
icature nationally known tele
vision stars Arthur Smith and
his Cracker Jacks, is scheduled
at 8:15 p. m. at City Stadium on ?
Saturday, with proceeds to go to
the Youth Educational Building
* fund of Grace Methodist chur
ch.
Lined up for appearance on
the television show are a num- j
t>er of the top amateur <>nti pro- 1
fessional . entertainment acts
'from this area, Mack Murray,
chairman, announced today.
Tiiey Will ,1 pet for :i , local
prize foi iht- unity . .f ap
pearing as guests on WBTV and
for a sharp of $2,000 in prizes to
be awarded (h^year in an ef
fort to locate "new- name" tele*
vision
The grand prhee . Winner, to he
chosen by a television talent
scout, will be Invited to appear
on one of Arthur. Smith's pro
, , ENTRIES OPEN '
Entries for the television
talent hunt at City Stadium
Saturday night are still open
to locally talented persons and
groups. Mr. Murray sold to
day. Persons cos groups Inter.
' ested In entering the contest
. toe urged to contact. Mr. Mur>
ray at Telephone 6C4-J today,
i or see any member of the
' Grace MYF, for entry details.
grams on WBTV next week and
will compete later ^n the'quar
ter finals talent hunt for the top
prize of $500 Ih cash. A .popular
ity winner will alio toe chosen,
with an electric applause meter
being utilized on the stage.
"Miss Leona Grant and Miss
Elizabeth Camp, program chair
men for the Grace Methodist
Youth Fellowship, . said today
"advance ticket sales for the Ar
Be Sure To See:
MARILYN MONROE
ROBERT MITCHUM
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'?RIVER OF NO
RETURN"
fat CINEMASCOPE at
Your Favorite Theatre
JOY
thur Smith and original talent
hunt show have been very good,
?but there are still plenty of tic
kets for everyone. They may be
purchased in advance from any
member of the MYF, at Mur
ray's Grocery, and at the gate,
Just before curtain time. Tickets
are 50c and $1.00, with proceeds
golrig to the Youth Educational
Building Fund." Gates will be
opened at 7:30 p. m.
First half of the program wlU
be composed of a variety show
to be presented by Arthur Smith
and his Cracker Jacks, with Mar
gie Martin, while the second half
| of the program will 'be "M. C.'d"
by Clyde McLean, WBTV weath
erman and will present local
talent. Everyone is Invited to at
jtend.--^
Boy Scout News
TROOP 2
On Monday, July 5th, at 7:30
p. m., Boy Scout Troop No. 2 of
St Matthew's Lutheran church,
held Its regular meeting.
The meeting was opened with
the Scout Oath and good turns
\yene given. J. W. Webster of El
mer Lumber Co., donated a large
board and some other pieces of
lumber to the Boy Scouts of Kings
Mountain.
Three Scouts ? Johnny Houser,
| Dean Bridges and Ervin Hnuser
?built a swell diving board at
the camp and said it was(the fin
test around. Some of the swim
mers there agreed.
The meeting was later closed.
Ervin Houser,
Scribe
I BOTCE MEMO B LA
! ASSOCIATE BXrOBMKD PLEglfTEBLAW
! WILAJAM L. PRESSLY. Mlnlater
Church School 10 a. m.
Mnrrlolt D. Phlfer, Supt.
Morning Service tla m.
Young People wil? go to a dlatrlct meet
ing at Stndy Plaint They will meet at the
church after lunch.
I Union Service ? p. m.
The Union Service will be at the Metho
dist churfh with Bev. P. D. Patrick preach -
public la cordially invited.
Prayer rm-etfog Wednesday evening At
8:00. Choir Practice at BJSO.
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A total of 1,813,000 pounds of
butter was manufactured In Nor
th Carolina in 1953, compared
with the 1,264,000 pounds produ
ced a year earlier. ? ; .
AN AMENDMENT TO THE ORDINANCE.
SPECIAL LICENSE TAXES OF THE CITY OF
KINGS MOUNTAIN, EFFECTIVE
JULY 1. 1954s >
mm
adopted June 28,
any goods, ware merchandising and sell or offer
to Mil or barter the same. shall be deemed ped
1'"'^# wholesale dealers with established
warehouses and selling only to merchants for re- '
s ''-fflWftl Wfl P?y ? license tax as follows?per an
W?*. f4fI)Peddler, with any vehicle propelled by motor or
mmP?' * r power, for each vehicle '*?? ?? ? ? $200.00
'i (b) Peddler* of produce, per annum . , f 15.00
Ac) t AU other peddlers .... . . ........ i , . PROHIBITED
Hot applicable tb the sale of hooks, periodicals,
printing, moafc, lea, wood for fuel, fish, beef, mut
ton, poHk, bread, cakes, Mas, daily products* poul
try, ens, livestock or articles produced by the vrfh- ^
dor offering them for sale, but shall apply to medi
cinaa, drugs or articles assembled. Not applicable ?
, toJ Confederate soldi**, disabled veterans St 8pan- .
uh American War or World War or bllad persons
'mm are ex*WWWpp
Thia amendment wAs adopted by unaftlmons action of the
Board of Commissioners at the tegular meeting of July i, 1954.
Accident Solves
Theft, Locates
School AWOL's
An automobile accidbnt occur
ring three miles west of Kings
Mountain, on Highway 74, Friday
around 2 p. m. resulted in the ap
prehension of two automobile
thieves and two Jackson Training
School escapees.
According to State Highway
Patrolman C. D. Fortune, Tommy
W. Pressley, cf Bttevard, operator
of the wrecked vehicle, Johnny
Capps, of routte 1, Primrose, Tom
my Harrison, of Gastonla, Alton
Locklear, Jr., 16, of Lumberton,
and a Kings Mountain, minor, all
passengers in the car, left the
scene of the accident. Prfessley
and Capps, Officer Fortune said,
were apprehended on Highway
74 in front of Bridges Bar-B-Que,
with Lockleer, Harrison, and the
minor, a- mile from the accident
walking west on Highway 74.
Admittance by Prtessley and a
check by police authorities, For
tune continued, revealed that a
round 11 p. m., July 1, a 1954 Che
vrolet was stolen from a used
car lot in Brevard by Pressley |
and Capps. Later, according to
Fortune, with Pressley assuming
thte fictitious name of Tommy !
Orr and a Charlotte address, the j
pair traded the stolen Chevrolet
in Charlotte for a 1946 Ford cou
pe, receiving $50. difference in
cash.
A search of the persons of the
two Jackson School escaptees re
vealed a paid receipt to the School
for Locklear. Fortune said a
check with the school revealed
that Locklear and the Kings
Mountain youth ha descAp*) July
L
The escapees were returned to
the school Saturday, Fortune stat
ed.
Pressley and Capps were turn
ed over to Transylvania County
authorities and will face charges
of larceny of an automobile, in
the jiext term of Transylvania
County Supterior court. At a later
date, Fortune said, Pressley will
be tried in Recorder's court in
Shelby on charges of reckless
driving and driving without an
operator's licensee
Harrison was booked for pub
lic drunkenness and will be tried
by Justkte of Peace Lee Roberts.
. Aiding in the investigation was
State Highway Patrolman O. R.
McKinney, Jr.
Patrolmen Arrested
21,745 For Speeding
RALEIGH ? Tot the rlrst six
months of the year state troopers
attested 21,745 Tar Heels lor
speeding the Motor Vehicles De
partment rte ported today.
Fast driving led by far the half
year report of moving traffic vio
lations. Simple speeding does not
require revocation of driving pri
vileges for the first offense, the
department said.
Othfer violations reported for
the period Included drivlngSvlth
out an operator's permit 4,625;
reckless driving 3,500; faulty
equipment 3,506; failing to stop
for a stop sign 4,234; improper
passing 1,931; following too close
ly 1,092; and driving on wrong
side of road 1,198.
The report showed a total of
45,998 Tar Heels found guilty of
moving violations through June
30.
Grading Continues
At Negro Pool Site
Grading operations, began on
June 28, continued this week at
the site of thte Negro swimming
pool and athletic field, located
west of North Watterron street
between Davidson school and Wa
co road.
Bowen & Hubbard Grading Co.
of Shelby;, moved into the area
after completing work at the. Par
kter street recreation site, Where
work has begun on the construc
tion of a pool for white citizens.
: C. T. Bennett Construction Co.
has the contract for the two pools.
Parker street has been extend
ed from Dilling street to the rec
itation center area and- work is
still underway on the Deal street
extension, which will give the
area an entrance from East Ridge
street ? 'viv
A street Is being planned to con
nect thte new Negro elementary
school and the Negro recreation
site. Only entrance, at present, is
off Waco road.
Liquor Cost Biggest
(timber Revocations
7 :< ;L , 1?4
? ? . M
RALEIGH. ? Liquo*
transported or Imbibe*. ? ,
the greatest number of Tar Heel
drivers their driving prtv'Ueges for
the first six months of the year
the Motor Vehicle* Department
reported today.
In June 668 drivers were re
quired to surrender their drivers'
license, bringing the
total of DP ** *
Speeding was In
with 3*02 ronvletions, mo* of
them the results 9f speeding M
er 79 mph in an a Jtomobilaj
:v-f>rtving after "
resulted In add
. fc? 908 motorists
hflf and two of
[ less driving' got 179
The rat no
mtsdfl
penalties
,the first
of reck
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