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Population City Limits ... ? **? population U trom Um a. S. Oowiubm "(?? M 1D1 Uw Cwum lunaa MtlnatM ttw papalatloa ?cria Maes 1850 at 1.7 p?ml p?r na*? 1M? population ibould ?MM* 7 SOS. Tfco tradlit and population la 1S4 cm ration board n?Wratloai at It* Dan | Mm. wot 15.000. Kings Mountain's BE LIABLE Newspaper 1 (J Pages I 0 Today VOL 64 NO. 44 ? Xi Established 1889 Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, November 4, 1954 Sixty-Fourth Year PRICE FIVE CENTS Local News " * ' 1 Bulletins UBBABT HOURS Jacob S. Mauney Memorial library Is open each weekday, except Monday, from 9 a. m. ? 12 and 2 until 5 p. m. On Monday, the library Is open from 2-5 and 7 until 9 p. ?n., and on Saturday, only morn ing hours are observed. LEGlt FT AUXILIARY Members of the American Legion Auxiliary are request ed to- bring their gifts to be sent to Veterans Hospitals to Mrs. D. E. Tate not later than Wednesday. j ? LEGION MEETING Regular monthly meeting of Otis D. Green Post No. 155. the American Legion, "will be held at the Legion Hall on East Gold street Thursday night at 8 o'clock. All members are In vited to attend. AT CONVENTION Wilson Griffin, Kings Moun tain pharmacist, is attending a pharmaceutical convention a board the SS Stockholm this week. The convention, which began Tuesday, Is the nature of. a cruise to Bermuda. D. C. Stevenson is substituting for Mr. Griffin at Griffin Drug Company. . "jjtUXON SEBVXCES Church services at Dixon Presfoytettan church" will begin Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock instead of the customary mor ning services ?ev, f. IX Pa trick, the pastor, announced. (Morning services have ibeen held In the Jtummer for the past several years. KIWANIS MEETING Members of the Kings Moun tain Kiwanls club hold their regular weekly meeting at Ma sonic Dining Hall- Thursday evening at 6:45. Harold Hunni cutt, guest Speaker of the even ing will speak on the "Raising Of Chinchillas." ' j ' * r. HpST TO CiCERHTVIIXE Members of the Kings (Moun tain Lions club will be hosts to members of the Cher ryv?le Lions club Tuesday night A one of a series of lnter-club meetings throughout the zone. Bev, P. !L. Shore, Jr., member of the Kings Mountain club and pastor of Central Metho dist church, will, deliver the principal address. The meet ing will convene at Masonic JMnlng Hall at 6:45. Board To Meet Thursday Night The city board of commission-' en will meet In regular Novem ber session Thursday night at 8 o'clock at City Hall. Among items of business on the agenda are a public hearing on request for zoning ordinances waiver by Coleman Stroupe and discussions with RJBA officials over a proposal that the REA as sume L#ke Montonia power cus tomers of the city. The board may also make final declaim on w> -ther to appeal to Gaston Superior Court the deci sion of a three-man appraisal team In awarding Paul Mauaey $6,500 for &56 acres of land on KcGill Creek which the city is acquiring by condemnation to use in building a sewage disposal plaitt. Firemen Answer Alarm Monday Firemen were called Monday to a fire that required two and one-half hours to bring under control, according to Kireman Ted Garrfble. The blaze, Mr. e?U*jl?aiOdr was a J E Hern don tnK* ?? lni? mm State Republican Candidates Get Bethware Nod The (biennial election passed quietly in Kings Mountain and ? 4 Town?hlp Tuesday. With contests non-existent on county and Number 4 Township ballots, voting was not heavy. The approximate township total of voters was 873, with 409 voting at West Icings Mountain, 319 at East Kings Mountain, and 65 at Bethware. J. b. Ellis, Grover reg istrar, had already sent his re cords to the county elections board, tout said he recalled that about 80 persons voted at the Grover precinct Bethware, as it did In 1952, gave a majority to the Republi Naftional Results Nation-wide results of Tues day's biennial national election early Wednesday afternoon showed that the Democrats had captured control of the United States House of Representa tives, with control of the United States Senate still in doubt For the Senate, latest Associated Presi tabulations at 2;30 p. m, indicated the Senate lineup , would be 48 Republicans, 47 Democrats and one Indepen dent. However, results in New Jersey and Oregon races, where Republicans led, were still not final. Democrats had captured the New York governorship for the ilrst time in l!J years, and fctrom Thurmond, of South ^Carolina, had won easily his write-in campaign for the Se nate, over Edgar A. Brown. can candidates where they ap peared in the state (ballots. For example, Mrs. H. A. Goforth, registrar, reported Paul West ed ged Kerr Scott by 33-29, and R. R. (Ramsey edged Woodrow Jon es 33-28. But the township was predom inantly Democratic as expected, and also was Cleveland county. Among the county office-hold ers re-elected without opposition Tuesday were J. Ollie Harris, county coronor, Hazel B. Bum gardner, county commissioner, and Sheriff Haywood Allen. Also re-elected were State Senator Robert Morgan and State Repre sentative B. T- Falls, jr., Cleric of Court E. A. Houser, and all Democrats on the county ticket The township supported four of five amendments to the North Carolina constitution,, but voted heavily against a fifth. The dis favored amendment would have changed the constitution to pro vide that no c6unty have more than one state senator. Favored by the township were amendments to establish a board of paroles, to provide for the re call of. Supreme, Court Justices, to eliminate certain short terms of office, and to make a person eli gible to vote on 30-day residen ce In a precinct (provided he had lived in North Carolina one year.) Margins for Democratic state office candidates in Kings Moun tain were better than two to one. West Kings Mountain voters gave Kerr Scott 266 votes to 106 fOr Paul West, and Rep. Wood row Jones 274 to 93 for R. R. Ramsey. In East Kings Moun tain, the vote Was: Scott 211, Continued On Page Sight HERE SUNDAY ? The Rt Rev. Matthew George Henry, D. D.. will make his annual visitation to the newly-established Kings Mountain Episcopal mission. Trinity church, on Sunday. He will conduct the morning service at 9 o'clock and will preach at 4 o'clock In an lnter-church ser vice at the Woman's Club. ? *? . Bishop Henry To Visit fleze . Sunday The Rt. Rev, Matthtew George Henry, D. D., Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal church, -Diocese of Western North Cam lina, will make his annual visita tion to St, Andrew's church, Bes semer City, St. John's church, High Shoals, and the newly es tablished Episcopal Mission, Trin ity church, In Kings Mountain. Kings Mountain, the Episco .pafceongrega tlon meet* in the Wo* men's Club building on East Mountain street, v ? . Bishop Henry, well - known throughout Western North Caro lina, 4a lq much demand as a prea cher and speaker. Under his lead ership, the number of clergy has more than doubled since his con secration in 1948, and much new work has been begun in North Carolina. His schedule on Sunday wiil be: 9 a, m. ? Trinity Episcopal church. Kings Mountain Women's club, for a service of Baptism, the Laying-on-of-Handb, 'and Holy Communion. 11 a. m. ? St. Andrew's Episco pal church, Bessemer City, for a service of the Laylng-on-of -Hands and Holy Communion. 4 p. m. ? .He will prea?M at the Kings Mountain Women's Club, main, auditorium, at an inter-de nominational service. 7 p. m. -r St. John's Episcopal church, for a service of Holy Com munion. .. Rev. Floyd Finch, Jr., is deacon in-charge of the Kings Mountain mission. ?" AJwa ' jr "* ; V --?* HOTDOG-HAMBURGER SALE ./? Members of Willing Workers class of Temple Baptist church will hold a hotdog and! ham burger sale at the home of Mrs. Agnes Cole on Waco road, Saturday afternoon between the hours of 4 and 6 p. m., ac cording to an announcement by Mrs. Lloyd Putnam, member of the class. Mrs. Putnam also said i*y person desiring deliv eries should call 435-R. M. L. Harmon Marks 80 th Birthday, Year ?0 As Kings Mountain Citizen M. f* Harmon, Sr., retired Kings Mountain grocer, otosorved his eightieth birthday Sunday. Of hU 80 years, Mr. Harmon has spent 60 of there as a citizen of' Kings Mountain. Born on Hallowe'en 1874, In the Beulah community near Waco, he came to Kings fountain in 1894 at the age of 30 to attend school. He lived with his aunt, faille Kalis Dilllng, and her hu? >an<l Capt. Freno Hilling in the dome now owned by Mr. and Mrs. George H. Mauney. ' .v When Mr. Harmon came here. Kings Mountain Was little mora than a crOisraads com in unity, Community Day Observance Set For Friday Kings Mountain churchwomen will gather at St. Matthew's Lu theran church Friday afternoon at 3:30 for the annual observance of World Community Day. The program is undfer sponsor ship of the inter-denominational Kings Mountain Council of Churchwomen and Mrs. James Rollins, vice-president, is pro gram chairman for the Friday observance. Theme of the pro gram will be "Let the Children Comb Unto Me". Churchwomen are being asked to bring bundles of usable cloth ing for needy children overseas, and an offering will also be tak en. Music for the Friday service will be directed by Mrs. Aubrey Mauney. Mrs. E. R. Goter will sign the hymn of dedication and the call to worship. Over all theme of the Council program is "Building Lasting Peace". World Community Day is one of three observances of the Coun cil of Churchwomen. The other ^re World Day of Prayer and 'May Fellowship Day. Last year. United Churchwo men gave $99,000 and 361,000 pounds of clothing for the needy of the world. Mrs. Edgar Sellers, president, issued an invitation to all women of the community to attend the Friday afternoon service. Used Clothing Sale To Begin The Kings' Mountain Lions Club - Woman's Club joint sale of used clothing wiH begin Friday afternoon for the first of several successive weekends. ed by Lions President Jacob Coo per, who saltf the sale had been delayed due to difficulty In find ing quarters. ' Thte sales event is a successor to the former 'Lions club rum mage sale, with the Woman's Club and Lions, club sharing pro fits. The Woman's Club has an nounqed it will devote its share to the building fund, while the Lions chib chare will go to the club's charity fund. President Cooper said morte used clothing is still needed and asked that citizens contact Chief of Police Hugh A. Logan, Jr., or D, L. Saunders, Lions members in charge of the clothing collection. Members of thfe Woman's Club will serve on the sales staff. Blackburn Bites Held Wednesday Funeral se. vices for Robert R. Blackburn, 65, were conducted at 3:30 p. m. Wednesday from' Beth lehem Baptist church wiii: Inter ment following In the church ceirietery. Rev, R. E. Robbins, Rev. H. B. Alexander, and Rev. L W. Cain conducted the rites. . Mr. Blackburn died of a heart attack at 4 o'clock Monday at his home in the Bethlehem com munity. A native of Cleveland county, he was the son of the late John and Elizabeth Haynes Blackburn. He was an employee of Neisler Mills and a member of Bethlehem Baptist church. Surviving are his wile. Mrs. Anna Dixon Blackburn, five sons, Ray Blackburn, Llncolnton, Wal ter Blackburn, G rover, Arthur Blackburn, Ashleville, Max Black burn, Charlotte, and Don Black burn, stationed at Fort Ritchie, Md., and two daughter*. Mm. Kenneth Hollifield, of Grover, and Mrs. Lee Yarbro, Jr., of JClngs Mountain. Two sisters, Mrs. Clyde Blalock and Mrs. Ira Dixon, both of Kings Mountain, eleven grandchildren, and one great-grandchild also sur vive. Hord Opens Charlotte Studio Tim Hord, veteran Kings Mountain photographer, announc zxttzts&si ""hnflrif Mr. Hord, who first _ photographic studio here to at Shelby. He decently Shelby establishment to Hubert Carlisle with the announced in ? of opening In Char lord specializes In iiiPSiMk.' ; r? " ? < Rules, Classes Are Announced For Doll Show Rules governing the November 16 doll show to be sponsored by the 'Fine Arts department of the Woman's Club were announced this week, along with 12 classes for exhibitions. Rules governing the event are: 1. All dolls are tentered at the risk of the owner. No responsibili- j ty will oe assumed by any inem *r of Fine Arts Department of the Woman's Club. 2. All dolls must be clea^ and in good . condition. 3. Entries must be brought to Woman's club between the hours of 4:00 to 8:00 p. Ih. Monday, Nov. 15tH. Someone will be at the clubhouse to receive them at this time. 4. All dolls must be picked up > after the show no later than 10 a. m. Wednesday, Nov. 17th. Club will be open from 8:30 to 10:00 for this purpose. Classes follow: :LASS I ? MINIATURE: A. From 1" to 3". ? B. From 3" to 5". CLASS II ? BRIDE: CLASS III? FOREIGN: . A. Boy dolls. ' B. Girl dolls. v CLASS IV? RAG: A. All cloth. B. Cloth with China as other head. CLASS V? WOODEN: A. Hand carved. B. Any other type. CLASS VI ? ANTIQUJS: ? 150 years old 0* over) CLASS VII? NOVELPTY: GLASS VI 11 ?STORY BOOK: JL' Boy dolls.' B. Girl dolls. CLASS IX? MODERN: . A Name dolls. A. Name dolls ? (Toni, Ma lam Alexander, etc.) B. Any other present-day doll. Class X? DOLL ACCESSORIES A. Household ? (Tea sets, cry stal. china, dresser sets, etc.) B. Personal ? (purses, fans, Jew elery, etc.) CLASS XII? Doll Collections:. (Not tb be Judged: for exhibi tion only!) * Bites Conducted Foi Mis. Gnyton ? ? ? I Funeral rites for Mrs. Fannie M. Guy ton, 73, resident of 112 Patterson circle who died at Kings Mountain hospital Sunday nornlhg at 4:25 a. m., were con ducted Monday at 3:3w in Grace Methodist church. Rev. W, C. Sides, Jr., pastor of thle church, officiated, and in terment was made in .Mountain Rest cemetery. Mrs. Guyton, who had been In 11 health for several years, had uffered a stroke on Saturday. She was the widow of John <T, Guyton who died In 1944, and the daughter *ot the late Lawson H. and Laura Ballard Cobb. -A native of Lincoln county, she was a member of Hopewell Bap Itlat church In Cherokee county. Surviving are two sons, Coley Guyton, Kings Mountain, and Ot to Guytqn, Wilmington, and four daughters, Mrs. J. P. Todd and Mr*. Leon Hamrick, both of Kings Mountain, Miss Lottie Guy. ton, of the home, and Mrs. Rutii Williams, of Cedar Falls. k Two brothers, Seymour Cobb, Cherokee #"alls, ? S. C., and Joe Cobb, of Troy, and three sisters, Mrs. John Hambrlght and Miss ^ucy Cobb, both of Cherokee ?alls. S. C., and Mrs. Made Mar in. of Gaffney, S_ C., 18 grand children, and twe great ? grand hlldren also survive. Temperature Fell To 22 Degrees After a weekend thres* In the downward direction, the wteather man served up some real winter weather Tuesday night, as 'tem peratures dropped well below the freezing point. Unofficial imports listed Kings Mountain's Tuesday night - Wed nesday uortllng low point at 23 degrees. I . The temperature drop put an extra strain on the fuel dealers of the city and also service sta tion operators, as motorists doe* fed their vehicles with anti fregap compounds for the first time. J '-jL ?? Three Are Jailed For Cotton Theft 1 Three Negroes .Face Charges For 1950 Theft Three Gaffney, S. C., Negroes are lodged in city jail on charges of breaking and entering and larceny, following their arrest by city officers on charge of steal- J ing ten bales of cotton from Kings Mountain Bonded Ware house in the summer of 1950. The three men charged with the theft are Troy Williams, Jack Camp, and Harry Radford, all of whom. Chief of Police Hugh A. Logan, Jr., said, have served sen tences in South Carolina state penitentiary for cotton stealing. Chief Logan said he had a sign ed confession from Williams, ad mitting his part in the June 1950 theft, and implicating Camp and Radford, According to the Wil liams confession, he and Camp stole six bales and sold them in Augusta, 'Ga. Later, with Rad ford, the Negroes stole four more bales, which they sold to Falrley Brother*, in Monroe. > Chief Logan said Radford had | a gotton ticket in his possession from the Kings Mountain Bond ed Warehouse. City officers picked up Wil liams in Spartanburg, S. C., last Saturday, arrested Camp at Thomasvillfe, and Radford at Gaffney, S. C? on Tuesday. Bond had not been set for the trio early Wednesday afternoon. City Gas System Work Underway Work on the city's natural gas distribution system was well un- 1 derway this week, with contrac- 1 tors having laid approximately j 2,000 feet of six-Inch main. | E. C. Nicholson, public works { superintendent, said another 3,000 feet is about ready to go into the j ground. Work on installation of taps for individual customers will pro bably begin in about ten days, Mr. Nicholson added. He remind ed potential customers that gas taps are still available at $10. but, once auxiliary line* art fcovered, the fee will advance greatly. The construction Srews have been working this week on main lines from the water filter plant on Deal strteet to East Ridge street, Ridge to Gaston, and son Gaston street. MOOSE MEETING The regular meeting of Moose Lodge No, 1748 will be held Thursday night at the lodge on Bessemer City road. All members are urged to at tend. ' F City Water Supply Said 'Holding Own" Kings Mountain's water sup ply is still "holding its own", Public Works Superintendent E. C. Nicholson said Wednesday afternoon. # He based his' estimate on the fact that the water level of the I York Road reservoir has now 1 been lowered appreciably irt j the past week and on the fact ; that the Gold Mine shaft is sup plying 24-hour-daily pumpage without lowering that level. Major relief is expected this weekend, Mr. Nicholson said, from the new Davidson Creek reservoir, whore the water level is now 28 inches over the base intake valve. Installation of pumping faci lities has been completed, he reported, and a bit of line trou ble should be cleared in time to begin pumping from this source by the weekend. Mr. Nicholson said the two light rains which occurred dur ing the past seven days caused no noticeable gain in the city supply. ' - - '._'?? . Clarence Moss Rites Conducted j Funeral rites for Clarence B. Moss, 74, who died at his home on Center street last Wednesday night at 7 p. m. after a 15 year illness, were conducted Sunday at 3 p. m. from Second Baptist church. Rev. Howard Cook and Rev. B. F. Austin conducted the rites, and interment was made in Mountain Rest cemetery. A native of York county, he was the son of the late Noah and Maggie Stewart Moss and was a former groceryman and mer chant. He was a member of Se cond Baptist church. Surviving, in addition to his wife, Mrs. Minnie Lee Hutchin son Moss, are five sons, Sylvanus Moss, Dallas, Grover Moss, San Antonio, Texas, and C. B. Moss, Jr., Robert Moss, and Lawrendb Moss, all of Kings Mountain, and five daughters, Mrs. George Belli, zio, Monmouth. N. J., Mrs. Kate Smith, Kings Mountain, Mrs. J. B. Wright,. Shelby, Mrs. J. J. Gin ey, Sioux City, Iowa, and Mrs. .Forrest Lankford, of Cherryville. I Four sisters, Mrs. Hugh Wil liams, Mrs. Hunt Huffstetler, and Mrs. Winnie Ayers, all of Kings Mountain, and Mrs. Joe Lank ford, of Shfelby, and 24 grand children also survive. DISCHARGED C. E. Warllck, local insur ance man, was discharged Sun day from Memorial Hospital, Charlotte. He is recuperating from an operation. Fall Schedule Of Events To Mark Kings Mountain cUy schrols will observe National Education week beginning Monday, with ?pedal programs and events in. the several schools of the city dlrtrict. It was announced by Mrs. Garland Still, chairman of the committee on arrangements. ' Bach school has planned special events for the week, including^ sembly programs, open house en tertainments, and other obser vances, with the Kings Mountain unit of .the North Carolina Edu cation association, Parent-Tdbch er associations and pupils colla borating. A feature of the annual obser vance will be daily radio broad* cats ov?r Station WKMT, Mon-, day through Saturday, at 10:15 a. m., as follows; On Monday, high school pupils, directed by Miss Kitty Sutton, will dis cuss "Teachers for Tomorrow". On Tuesday, a group of eighth grade pupils at West school ? Pieggy Craig. Peggy Black, Bob by Early, David Plonk and Ro bert Osborne ? will give a pro gram on "investing In Good Schools". On Wednesday, Mrs. W. L. Mauney. president of West School P-TA, will speak on "Working Together for Good Schools". On Thursday, Novem ber 11, Otis D. Green Post of the American Ltegion will pfesent a program on "Effective Citizen ship". On Friday, November 12, Mrs. W. R. George and Mrs. W. D. Baker, of the East school fac ulty, will discuss "Teaching the Fundamentals". On Saturday, No vember 13, Davidson school will give a program entitled "How Good Are Your Schools?" High school assembly programs will include a Wednesday pro-, gram by the Future Teachers duly, and on Thursday by the Stu dent Participation organization Jmh programs will be. at 1 o' clock, and patrons are invited to attend. Also at Central, Ameri can Education Week supper and open house will be held on No vember 11 at 6:45 at the school cafeteria. The Kiwanla and OpU Continued On Page Bight > Mauney Crossing Accident Fatal iTo Pedestrian Mrs. Martha Haynes McKee, 67, was killed instantly at 1:34 Wednesday afternoon when she walked In front of southbound Southern Railway passenger I train No. 33. The accident occurred at Mau ney Mills crossing. Mrs. McKee was crossing the tracks en route to S. & T. Grocery, when she walked in front of the oncoming train. ' J. A. Nelson, thb train engineer, told Acting Coronor Neal Grls som, that he sounded his whistle for the approaching crossing, noticed the pedestrian approach ing the tracks, and proceeded to sound short blasts, but to no avail. H. C. Suggs was conductor of the train. ? Mrs. McKee's body was thrown 72 feet from the point of impact. Mrs. McKee was the widow of Samuel Lee McKee and had re sided for the. past four months with her son, T. C. McKee, at 406 S. Cherokee strteet. She was a na tive of Cleveland county. Also surviving are three other sons, Howard McKee, Kings Mountain, and Foche McKee, St. Petersburg, Fla., and Zeb Lee Mc Kee, In the. army at Fort Ben nlng, Ga., a daughter, Mrs. Faye Lovelace, of Shelby, two broth ers, Luther Haynes, Shelby, and Sankey Haynes, Llncolnton, and a .sister, Miss Ethel Haynes,, >? 1 Hickory-' Three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren also survive. Bites Conducted For R. L Mercer Funeral services lor Robert L. Mereer, 79, who died at his home on Linwood road Friday mornihg at 10:45, were conducted Satur day at 3 p. m. from Boyce Memo rial ARP church. Dr. W. L. Pressly, pastor of thte church, conducted the rites, and interment was made In Mountain Rest cemetery. Mr. Mercer suffered a heart attack on Monday. A native of Edgecombe county, he had lived in Kings Mountain for the past 50 years. He was the son of the late Lafayette and Margaret Matherson Mercer and a retired farmer. His wife, Mrs. Laura Susan Mc Gill Mercer, died in 1947. He was a member , of Boyce Memorial ARP church. Surviving are two sons, Thom as L. Mercer, Kings Mountain, and Fred W. Mercer, Red Springs and two daughters, 7 Irs. W. L. Watterson and Mrs George W. Mauriey, both of Kings Mountain. Two sisters, Mrs. Maggie Tur nter, Gaffney, S. C., and Mrs. George W. Brown, Greenville, S. C., one half-sister, Mrs. J. W. Summerlln, of Macclesfield, ten grandchildren, and 14 great grandchildren, also survive. Active pallbearers were F. L. Ware, Jr., John A. Cheshire, Men *ell Phifer, George Morrow, Lew ls Hovis, and John L. McGUl. Out-of-town relatives attending the funeral were Mr. Mercer's sister, Mrs. Maggie Turner and daughter, Mrs. Cleary, Gaffney, S. C., his granddaughters, Mrs. James J. Bell, AtlAnta, Ga? and Mrs. Layton Richardson and Mrs. Paul Harper, Barnwell, S. C., and his niece, Mrs. Roscoe Tin dall and Mr. Tlndall, of Green ville, S. C. Kings Mountain Tops Blood Quota "Kings Mountain exceeded l?s November blood quota of 125 pints Monday, as Kings Moun tain citizens donated 128 pints ot blood at the one-day visit of the Red Cross Bloodmobile. The collection marked the second consecutive time Kings Mountain has ekceeded its quo ta. v ? ' /?Monday's visit was under sponsorship of the Kings Moun tain police department. List of donors for the Mon day visit was not available Wednesday, having been Inad vertently forwarded to the' Charlotte area office. Red Cross officials said.