Join The Mount Holly Legion Post's "Tide of Toys Drive"~~-For Children of Europe
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VOL. XXVI.
MOUNT HOLLY, N. C„ FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1950
NUMBER 49
WARE TO HEAD BAND DRIVE
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March of Dimes Off To Good Start Locally
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Jaycees Plan Boss’s Banquet 27th
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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
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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
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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
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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