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Join The Mount Holly Legion Post's "Tide of Toys Drive"~~-For Children of Europe Mount Holly News Constructive—If It Will Help Mount Holly And Gaston County The News Is For It—Progressive VOL. XXVI. MOUNT HOLLY, N. C„ FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1950 NUMBER 49 WARE TO HEAD BAND DRIVE it ★ ★ ★ ' ★ ★ ★ March of Dimes Off To Good Start Locally it ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Jaycees Plan Boss’s Banquet 27th WiU Be Big ' Mail With Many Guests the Mount Holly Jaycee with the most outstanding record of service in Jaycee work for the past year will be named Jaycee of the Year and presented the Distinguished Service Award at the Boss’s Night Banquet to be held next Friday night, January 27, at the American Dining HalL President Ted C. Johnston, an nouncing the annual banquet at which Jaycees honor their em ployers, stated that an imusually large crowd is expected this year and that Jaycees are urged to make their reservations for the banquet immediately. President Johnson said that Solicitor Basil L. Whitener would be the principal ^>eaker at this banquet. Other guests will also be present but were not named by Mr. Johnson. Fried chicken will be the main fare at the banquet, which will start promptly at 8 p. m. The Mount Holly Jaycees have completed several outstanding projects during the past year in cluding the annual' Durene festi- ■ val, the Christmas Tree sale, sev eral paper drives, and other pro jects of community value. Per haps the most outstanding, the Jaycees point out, is the present drive for funds for a Community Building Fund and proceeds from most of the current Jaycee pro jects are being added to the total already raised. Tide of Toys Is Grand Project Under the direction of general chairman Peter N. Chagaris and co-chairman Tommy Dunn and Jack Summey, the Johnson-Line- berger Post of the American Le gion in Mount Holly is concen trating on the nation-wide **Tide of Toys” drive. A campaign spon sored by Legion posts all over the nation, the aim of which is to send a shipload of toys from the children of this country to Euro pean children, the drive has stir red much interest in the nation and in this community. One shipload of toys, some of which were reconditioned befjre shipment, has already been sent to the children of the World War II generation in Europe and will be distributed through the re sources of “CARE” which already bas an organization for distribu tion of needed food, clothing, and other items set up and in opera tion. The members of the local post are concentrating on the effort to gather as many toys, new or used, as local residents will donate dur ing the two weeks drive. They are enthusiastic about the number of toys donated thus far in the drive and hope to do as much as is pos sible to help fill the shipload of toys. The idea behind this drive, as explained by Commander Harold Stroupe, head of the Johnson- Lineberger Post of the American Legion, is that the gifts of toys, which are sorely needed by child ren in Europe, will help to ce ment bonds of friendliness bet- (Ceoliaued on Back Pago) New Basd UnKorns Are Shown Above Shown above wearing two of the sample uniforms that the Moimt Holly High School Band hopes to wear next year are Syl via Abernathy and Ralph Hamil* ton. These two band members spent the entire day Saturday visiting the stores up town and on the street in order that the public might see the high quality, snappy outfit that will lift our band into a sphere of pride that they deserve. Monday Meeting To Plan Team Merchants of Mount Holly who are interested in backing a semi- pro baseball team this season which will represent Mount Hol ly in the Textile League are ask ed to meet in the Recorder’s Courtroom above the City Hall Monday night at 7:30 p. m. Fred Thomas, well-known local man and business manager of the Du- renes last season told a News re porter Thursday that he had al ready contacted a sponsor that will meet half the expenses of or ganizing such a team provided lo cal merchants share the remain ing half. The new team will be included in the six-team Textile league which includes Superior, Cra- merton. Highland Park, Belmont, Maiden, and the proposed Moimt Holly team. Mr. Thomas also said that he had already contacted (CoBiiniMd Ob Bade Paga) Mount Holly Expected To Go Over Top The March of Dimes drive in Mount Holly swung into high gear last Monday morning under the direction of co-chairmen Tom my Holland and Ed Painter. Mrs. j S. H. Helton, chairman of the Wo- I men’s Division, has also set up the women’s organization for the drive and collections in the school was under way early in the week. The high school portion of the drive is under the direction of Miss Myldred Lipscctmb, Beta Club advisor, and the Beta Club is sponsoring the drive there. The primary grades are under the dir ection of Mrs. James L. Daven port, Mrs. Helton sai^ Cards hold ing dimes hav( b^«n tossed But to students in the primary grades and cards holding 20 dimes have been given to the high school stu dents Mrs. A. W. Bell, local Girl Scout Leader, will be in charge of a group of girl Scouts who will take donations to the drive on the streets of Mount Holly tomorrow and the following Saturday. The drive in the colored schools v'ill be directed by A. M. Rollins, Mrs. Helton said. Theaters will also be imder the Women’s Division in the 1950 drive and members of the Beta Club will accept donations at the two local theaters each night dur ing the drive. The business section of the town will be canvassed by volun teer members of the Women’s Division. Mrs. Dennis Beatty will (Continued On Back Page) HEADS DRIVE JAMES H; WARE Prominent Mount Holly citizen who will lead the drive for funds for,the'‘Mount floUy High Schodl Band uniforms. Mr. Ware will an nounce his plans in detail next week. A strong committee will aid in this drive and great co operation is expected by every one interested. Opening Date For Laundry Given The Whiteway Dry Cleaners will open the self-service laundry end.of the business on next Mon day, January 23rd. The name of the dryxrleaners has been chang ed to Whiteway Dry Cleaners and Self-Service Laimdry. J. £. Holloway is owner and manager and will be assisted by Mrs. Hol loway in the operation of the business. The new laundry has 14 deluxe (Coatlauad on Bade Page) Complete Plans te Raise Fnn^ to be Given Soon Stanley Has Ten Matches Tonight Ten fights have been listed on card to be presented to fight fans tonight at 7:30 at the Stan ley High School Gymnasium ath letic director Dick Thompson an nounced this week. Stanley High School’s team will meet the Hick ory team in the bouts which are expected to draw a capacity of a crowd to fight-hungry fans to the nearby town. The Hickory team includes several experienced boys who have pleased ring fans in other matches. Stanley fighters have varied amounts of ring ex perience, some of them having participated in the fairly recent Silver Gloves Tourn^ held at Gastonia early this Masons Raise $509 For Oxford Orphanage The Masonic Lodge 544, A. F. and A. M., of Mount Holly, has recently completed a drive to raise funds for the Oxford Or phanage. Contributions totaling $509. were reported by the Ma sons at the end of the drive. The contributions came from memb ers, frieiyls, and merchants. The members of the Masonic Lodge wish to express their heartfelt thanks to these who were so gen erous in their gifts for the or phans. NINE FORMER MASTERS OF MASONRY NOW LIVING IN MOUNT HOLLY At a nguUt mMliiig, l)i* Mount HoU, Lodgo No. 544 A. F. A. M., wMch was hald on Monday night, Januaiy 16. 1950, oight Past >4as- tan of Lodgo 544 waro pros silt and ona Past Msstsi of on out-of-town lodgo. I>ictu»d abon. loading from loft to right an tha Past Mas- tors who woro in ehargo of tho installation conuMn,: J. Milton Craig—1024-1115. Avory M. Smith—1020. Raymond E. Rhyn»—1013-1024- It40-1MI, John E. Bailao—1025-1030-1030-1047, E. Nolaon Mall—1041, Eurto U Norwood—1042-1043. Qrady W. Rhynar-1340, Rudd H. CUno—1*40, D. C. Chaadloi—Past 24astor St. Paul's Lodgo No. 474 Past Master 1040. , James H. Ware, prominwt Mount Holly insurance man and civic leader, has accepted the chairmanship of the drive for band uniforms for the local school. Mr. Ware announced that he appointed Wilson H. Crane, of the First State Bank and Trust Company, as treasurer of the campaign. He is busy this w^k lining up the various committees that will solicit funds. The committee which has been working toward the movement was highly pleased, as will be the public, over Mr. Ware’s ac ceptance. At this particular time he is extremely busy since his services are sought by many in dividuals and business houses on income tax returns. It is a sac rifice on his part to take the leadership but friends prevailed upon him and he has been prom ised cooperation from many angles. . ^ The band drive is for $3,666. This means that uniforms of the very highest quality, good for years of wear, will be purchased. The high school is very fortu nate in having the services of their Band Director, Dwight Price. People who know music declare him to be among the fin est directors in the State of North Carolina. The manner in which our local band has come to the front in the short time that he has been here verifies the confi dence in him. The Band has made several public appearance In which they have been highly praised. These letters from Gas tonia, Charlotte and Belmont were all published in The News some time back. ( A smart, high-stepping march ing band is a great asset to any community. There are many func tions in which they are needed and they tend to lend color and spirit to both the school and the town. We certainly believe that the Mount Hol^ people are high ly pleased with the Band and want to dress them up. The uniforms they are now wearing consist of fair quality, but old coats. The pants are of white duck and will not hold a crease and .soil very easily. The age of uniforms detract from the band. A first class uniform is a necessity to a prize-winning band and there is no doubt but that next year the Mount Holly Band will ^ a serious threat in their class in all competition. Next week The News will car ry the complete outline of the drive in which everyone will be permitted and urged to give at least $1 toward the $3,000 needed to make our Band as good as any in this entire section or for that matter in the State of North Carolina. This campaign is the idea of many people, of all walks of life, in Mount Holly. It is a campaign which we should all get be hind and push because it is some thing for our own community. It is a way in which to express our appreciation to Dwight Price, for a grand job and to show him that we want him back in Mount Hol ly next year. GOES TO SPARTANBURG I Mrs. W. T. Connell will go to I Spartanburg this week to spent several weelu with her son, Tnd^ ‘rick Connell and Mrs. ConnelL
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