\ be devrioped. , } y Unfortuniately, , quinine ^ doe* ^not prevott people from getting malariA; It simply con^ls the clinical aspects cf the infection. Medical sdentiste are now try ing to develop an agent that wiU prevent the lnfec(,ion. The pro fessors are working on the syn- /. thesis and preliminar>’ evaluation of some quinoline - quinones which possess potential anti-ma larial activity. Presently, the group' of drugs being used on malaria patients enters the body and is convert- . cd or metabolized with little ef- .fect. But some drugs, instead of becoming Inactivated prior to excretion as is the normal pro cedure for most drugs, become more activated following the metabolism process. Hargreaves’ quinine preparation appears to be 16 times more active when excreted. The professors hope to pep up the old quinine and puinine sub stitutes, synthesizing quinoline- quinone derivatives which will ^ tested at Walter Reed Hospi- -, tal. " - It has long been a procedure to analyze drugs after they have performed their function in the body. For example, the original sulfa drug was a red dye which dirty ter fUight schiool. He is presently rated as a Senior Army Aviator. Colonel Ool6 went to Germany in 1960 and became commander of the S24th Transportation Com pany and two years later com- .nanded an aviation maintenance unit in Corpus Christi, Texas. WhRe serving in Korea he won the Republic of Korea’s Presidential Citation Col<»iel Oox is mafrieid to the former Hetty Howard of Augus ta, Ga. They have four children; Hetty, Caiiieiine, Robert, Jr., and *Beni}ainin. A Kings Mountain native he is the son of Mr. and Mrs. B. Frank Cox. ' didn’t do mutSi in the test tube where it was exposed only to bacteria. Once It was discovered how it metabolized in the body into sulfanilamide, however, syn thetic sufnaliamide became the basis for a whole new series of wonder drugs. If the Isolated compound is more powerful, might it also be more toxic? Yes, the AU profes sors say, but such a powerful drug might also knock out the parasite that causes infection. The synthetic ^uld be more poisonous, but it could also, in siafe doses, be more effective. Hean Stionpe H. B. Stroupe lieutenant gov- amor of Zone 1 of Optimist In ternational, paid his official vi^t to the Kings Mountain Optimist club at Thursday’s regular meet ing at the Optimist clubhouse on Carpenter street. ' Mr. Stroupe elaborated on the subject. “Optimism At Work.” The local civic cliub meets twice monthly, on first and thirt Thursday evenings, at 7 p.m. at the Optimist clubhouse. METER RECEIPTS Parking meter receipts for the week ending Wednesday at noon totaled $248.40, inc|jU- ding $21.30 from dff-str^t meters, $77.50 from fines and $149.60 from on-street meters. City Clerk Joe McDaniel report ed. TRANSFER FRANCHISE 'The city board of commis sioners ’Tuesday trapsfeixed two, taxi franchises; one-from Frank Price to Wilbur Ham rick. The second transfer was from Henry Bishop to Wilbur Hamrick. , HI City natural gas sales fOr ttie year starting July 1 are mcpected to total $396,875, up by $126,385 over last year’s budget of $270,- 490. The city board ot^commission ers adopted the Kings Mountain Natural Gas Systra Operating Budget ’Tuesday night. The city expects sales to rest dential customers of $131,250; to commercial customers, $104,500; public building sales of $7,500; and industrial sales of $149,625. Major cost of the system* will be purchase of gas from Trans continental Gas Pipeline Com- pany. ’The city expects to pay Transco $240,000. The cost of la bor is estimated at $16,2240^ en gineering feets at $1,800 and maintenance of equipment of $2,000. The distribution system was built in 1954 after issuance of $400,000 in gas system revenue bonds. The system served its first customer January 15, 1955, TO REUNION . ~ Mr, and Mrs. Gene McCar ter and son., Billy Gene, at tended the annual McCarter reunion Sunday at Bethany ARP church. and associates gave the pirognam at last we^s Rotary club meeting. Present as visitors were Dr. Rowell Cloninger, Hoyt Bailey, Wade Hendricks, Jack Gunnells, all of Shelby; J. P. O’Leary 6f Greenville and W. S. Hunt, Sr., grandfather of Rotarian W. Skellie Hunt. DIXON SERVICE In the aicsence of the minis ter, Rev. J. S. Mann, who is on vacation, -ja. ®>30 a.m. morning worship service will not be held Sunday at Dixon Presby terian church. The SundJiy School hour will begin at 9:30. Plans for Bible School, to be gin August 1, will also be made. LUTHERAN TOPIC Rev. Charles W. Easley’s sermon topic Sunday at the 10 o’clock service at St. Mat thew’s Lutheran church will be, "Beflections At An Altar.” Holy Communion will be ob served at the morning service. Sunday School will be at 8:45 ajMr - Romans, upon conquering Eng land, used the island as cui out post OfftO'ScliooI / - ?-j Ytmll want the Kings M