Mount Holly News
Constructive—If It Will Help Mount Holly And Gaston County The News Is For It—Progressive
VOL, XXVII.
MOUNT HOLLY, N. C., FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1950
NUMBER 16
Andrew Carter Died Here
Yesterday; Former Chiei
"1
Seniors Enter Finals In
Mount Holly Vote Light
Local Schools This Weeh Smith Is Favored Locally
afternoon death
Andrew J. Carter. He had
health for sometime
his death was not un-
the same time it
fa»y,n ® great shock to his
li^»A relatives, and fbiends
• Andy”, as’ he was affection-
of by all of the people
friftnj ?ection, had a host of
Wer v’ his acquaintences
Iq ? friends. His activity, his
Ham find his love for Mount
employers, the
fv **^*^fi^ Yarn and Processing
alL ^®re an example for
to the American Yarn
tk. Y>cessing Company from
jJJ® ojtice of Chief of PoUce of
19^* Holly, having resigned in
® to accept the position. He
J[\assistant to W. G. AUigood
tho^® personnel department at
r*«5» of his death. Mr. Carter
Irv.f,?*'^ ^ job from one of the
P^nts
1937 to
police depart-
men* ponce ueptui.-
' He served approximately
eU. tbe force rnH.^wps
Chl ii, wir^re he serv-
Birt six-years. In 1945, R. S.
ioa^^??> president of the Amer-
a JL-^ offered Chief Carter
tm^^^on in the personnel de-
a,,j^oot. It was an advancement
one that he could not turn
despite the fact that he
' down
me laci. ni«»k nc i •*'*'*
gevoted to his job with the Cherryville.
Town.
In all positions that Mr. Carter
has held he has been most high
ly respected for his character and
his intregrity. His calm and deli
berate manner, his ability to mea
sure the good in his acquaintences
and his lack of pessmistic atti
tudes toward individuals and
business served to make his life
here a happy one. He never as
sumed authority in a manner that
would tend to degrade anyone
but on the ,other hand always
used his position to strengthen
the weak links in any chain of
events in which he happened to
be .part.
the very love and respect
which his immediate family, his
relatives and friends held for him
testify as to the fine type of
Christian gentleman that stamp
ed Andrew Carter. He was born
in 1905 and although only fairly
a young man in actual years he
lived a life of usefulness that
could hardly be compared with
many who lived twice the span
of his life. He never hurried and
it was this method of living that
caused Andy to always have time
to think out problems and to
meditate which way for he or
his friends to turn. Too much
cannot be said about the example
that he set for Ms friends and
acquaintences to follow. Perhaps
when it is said that no more con-
scientous or honest man ever serv
ed a public office than Andrew
Carter something of his real value
can be appreciated.
His religious activity was re
flected in the fact that he was a
member of the Board of Deacons
of the First Baptist Church. His
fraternal activity was reflected in
the fact that he was a member of
the local Masonic Lodge.
Final rites will be conducted by
the Masonic Order sometime Sat
urday. Funeral services were not
complete as The News went to
press. , ...
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Ethel McGee Carter and one
daughter, Miss Billie Carter La-
than also by his mother, Mrs. J.
W. Carter. Also two sisters. Miss
Gaynelle Carter and Mrs. Thelma
Carter Ellington, both of Mount
Holly and Tommie Carter, of
LOCAL PASTOR
Class Night exercises will be
held by the Senior Class at Mount
Holly High school tonight at 8
p. m. at the gymnasium, opening
the three day Commencement pro
gram at the local high school. The
Bacculaureate Sermon will be
given at the First Baptist Church
Sunday night at 8 p. m., and the
final Commencement exercises
will be held at the high school
gymnasium Monday night, June
5, at 8 p. m., Principal S. H. Hel
ton annoimced.
COMING HERE
Rev. H. D. Sustar, pictured a-
bove, is the pastor of the Church
of God in Mount Holly which
celebrated Homecoming last Sun
day in 'the recently remodeled
church. Approximately 177 per
sons attended the Homecoming
services and a total of $1,003 to
ward the church indebtedness was
given by the members attending.
Rev. Sustar is a native of Mat
thews and has been pastor of the
local church for 19 months.
HONOR STUDENTS
Rev Mclnms
At the Baccalaureate Sermon
Sunday night. Dr. L. S. Clark wiU
deliver the Invocation and the
reading of the Scripture will be
"Ookeepers Rank
Second In Nation
keei
^ount Holly High School book-
Wide
•Pcrs placed second in a nation-
contest involving the solving
TRANSFERRED
Messers. Bud Propst, Jack
Flemming, Tommy Sturgis, Harry
Haar, John Rodgers, and Hugh
Torrence have been transferred to
the Moimt Holly Storage Yard of
the Duke Power Company.
t>ookkeeping problems, it was
firned this week following early
cports last week that the local
^ents had placed high in the
®*^test. The clAss instructor, Mrs.
®tta Ware, received a check
$10 last week from the Busi-
. j^ucation World as an award
cla^^ teachr of the second place
^ Superior Achievement
thei was also received by
th« week, commending
students on their fine work.
Q^ji^ouncing that more than 11,-
JjI , ^tries were received from
. ^ schools all over the country
contest and that first place
^^arded the Kalona, Iowa,
4ii^” ^iiool, officials of the Busi-
Education World listed a
of other schools which
tion place, honorable men-
3 find college division winers.
lli?^*^ing second place among
t^’^^^itries in the contest proved
told ^ honor and Mrs. Ware
hoftirif reporter that the
^kkeeping students who par-
t bated in the contest were ex-
thrilled when the
•J.. T^'cfiment was received !
is the first time that the
^keeping class has entered t
te^f ^ contest. Prior to the con-
rep • awards were
♦! from the Business Educa-
jL*'- ^orld by members of the
g.^^find and commericial class
in school for excellence
stenographic work.
from tenn.
"liss Sara Wilson has come
for a short vacation from
^on-Newman in Tenn. Miss
will be here until the 7th
at which time she leaves
for
summer schodL
Hold hevival
Hev. D. S. Schionce of the
entecostal Holiness Church will
_five on Monday- for Barnesvaie,
where he will hold a two
p®eks revival at the Bamesville
®utecofital Holiness Church. Rev.
Ge
this
‘orge F, Scott is the pastor of
church.
HOME FOR SUMMER
Ed Johnston, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. Clyde Johgnston, has ar
rived home from Davidson Col
lege to spend the summer vaca
tion with his parents.
Stanley Finals
Are Completed
All details in regard to the
commencement exercises have
been completed by O. L. Kiser,
principal of Stanley Schools and
with the new auditorium and
speaker system installed a record
crowd is expected to attend the
exercises. The Baccalaureate ser
mon will be preached Sunday
night, June 4th, at 8:00 p. m. The
program for that evening
eludes:
Invocation by the Rev. T. B.
Huneycutt.
Reading of the scripture by Rev.
Oscar Funderburke,
Anthem, “Praise Ye The Father”
by The Stanley School Choir.
Sermon by Rev. J. H. Puckett
Commencement Marshalls, Chief
Donald Bynum, Doris Hoover,
Buddy Moore, Lavonne Stroupe,
Andy Murphy.
Final Exarciset Monday Night
Graduation exercises will be
on Monday night, June 5th. 8:00
p. m. The Senior class will have
complete charge of the program.
The theme is “The Seniors Adopt
a Goal in Life”. Five seniors who
will take pa: t in a panel discus
sion are William R. Hawley, Jean
ette Morris, Kenny Clippard, Le-
Roy Howard and Doris Cope.
Francis Stone, the class president
will give the invocation. Two
numbers will be rendered by the
High School choir under the dir
ection of Miss Linda Cannon.
After the presentation of the
medals and awards the diplomas
will be presented. This is the first
time that the new auditorium,
with a seating capacity of 800
will have been used for the entire
commencement exercises and the
public is cordially invited to
come out and witness all of the
programs that will be rendered
during the exercises.
Pictiu-ed is Miss Joanne Ed
wards, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Edwards of Lucia, who was
chosen as the valedictorian of
Lucia school for the 1950 Gradu-:,
ating Class. She was also the vice-
president of her class, secretary
and treasurer of the Science Club,
member of the basketball team,
member of the Science Club, and
a marshal for last year’s graduat
ing class.
Miss Edwards received a schol
arship award at the exercises on
Monday night. May 29th, at 7:30
p. m.
• I
Hugh Q. Alexander, Kahnapolis
Attorney, will install the new of‘
ficers of the JohnsonLineberger
Post 152, on Monday night, June
5 at the American Legion Build
ing. Mr. Alexander who has serv
ed the Legion in various offices
ranging from local to national is
a candidate for Department Com
mander of North Carolina. He has
served two terms in the North
Carolina General Assembly,
1947-49, and is now president of
the Kannapolis Young Democratic
Club. He will be introduced by
Past Commander Peter N.
oy nev. \j. d. xvwi. «cv. phacaris
Roberts will offer the prayer and i
Rev. Donald O. Meinnis will d®- *
liver the Baccalaureate Sermon. InwrOP IlSHirA
Benediction will be offered by;JCtjUCC UaUW
Rev. D. S. Schronce. Marshals - - “
will include Ann Painter, Jake
Rhyne, Barbara Hollar, and Bob
by Burgess.
Fifty-seven Seniors are sche
duled to receive their diplomas
at Commencement exercises Mon
day night, it was anounced, com
posing one of the largest graduat
ing classes in the history of the
schooL
Commencement speaker at the
graduating exercises will be Dr.
Malcolm McDermott of the Duke
University Law School faculty
and speaker at the Baccalaureate
Sermon will be Rev. Donald 0.
MeInnis.
The Junior High School gra
duating exercises were held at
the Elementary School auditorium
last night.
At the Class Night Exercises,
Gloria Stroupe will give the Class
Plans Complete
Tickets for the Jaycee-sponsor-
ed street dance to be held on East
Central Ave. beside the bank
building Friday, June 9, are now
on sale and going fast, Jaycees
reported this week. Tops among
the many prizes which will be
given away to some lucky ticket
purchaser is the beautiful radio-
record player combination valued
at $125 which is now on display
at Ivey Henkle, Jeweler in the
Rever Valley Gas Appliance store.
This radio-record player com
bination will be given away at the
dance via ticket numbers and the
winer does not have to be present
to claim the set. Other prizes in
clude bill-folds, candy, shirts,
free wash and grease jobs, an ice
cream freezer, and three free
watch cleaning jobs. Winners
History, Mowing the introduc-! must be present to claim these
tion by Alton Hearn, president of other donated prizes which will
the graduating class. The Last be given away,
wai and Testament will be given | The June 9th dance will be the
by Peggie Hager, and the Class first to be given imder the spon-
Prophecy will be given by Bill sorship of the Mount Holly Jay-
Johnson. Presentation of the gifts cees this year and indications are
will be made by Sylvia Aberna-, that a large crowd wiU attend,
thy and Harry Price and the,Dances given last year by the
Class Poem will be given by Anne Jaycees drew huge crowds includ-
Craig. A number of songs and; ing people from surrounding
other features of Class Night will, towns. Thad Lawing and his band
be presented by groups and in- will furnish the music for the
dividuals.
Graduation
exercises Monday
dance.
Tickets are available from any
Jaycee. Get yours now and ue
f
vS‘tirn“b^^‘’^*c“'Rotot; an opportunity to dance
vocation by Rev. C. C. Roberts ^ street dance this sea-
and the Response will be given by.
the Senior Class. The Welcome
will be given by Esther Ward,'
Salutatorian, and the speaker will
be introduc^ by C. S. Clegg. Dr.
Malcolm McDermott will be the
Commencement speaker. Presen
tation of diplomas will be made by
Principal S. H. Helton and C. S.
Clegg, and the Farewell will be
given by Bill Johnson, Valedic
torian. The Benediction will be
given by Rev. C. H. Fisher. Mas
cots of the Senior Class this year
are Judy Henson and Tommy
Thompson. •
Tommy McIntosh, who is pic
tured here, is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Fred McIntosh of Glendale
Ave. in Mount Holly. Tommy was
chosen as the salutatorian of his
class at Lucia school. He was
also the president of his cla^,
president of the 4-H Club, chair
man of the Science Club, captain
of the basketball team, captain of
the baseball team, and the chief
marshal for last year’s gradua
tion.
On Monday night at the gradu
ation exercises at the Lucia
school, Tommy received the
award for the most outstanding
student.
AHEND CHURCH
Fowler To Speak
At Ag Conference
B. R. Fowler, head of the Agri
culture Department at Mount
Holly High School for the past
five years, will be one of the
speakers at the annual Conference
of Agriculture Teachers to be
held at Carolina Beach July 5-8,
The News learned this week. Mr.
Fowler’s topic will be “Teaching
Young Farmers in Evening
School”, it was anoimced; and it
will deal with an important as
pect of Agriculture teaching.
Plans for the first reunion of i which is reaching the yo^g far-
the Mount HoUy High School mers who cannot attend school
Senior Class of -1941 are' and who stiU need the advantage
completed. The affair;of learning modern agriculture
Class Of 1941
Meals On Jnne 17.
New Band Officers
Named At School
Officers for the Mount Holly
Senior Band were elected Friday
May 26th. They are as follows:
President, Dolores Rhyne; Vice-
President, James Cogdill; Secre
tary-Treasurer, Jean Abernathy;
News Reporter, Barbour Jo Al-
’len; Librarians, Barbara Evans,
Patricia GaWner, Carolyn Wil
liams; Property Managers, Cal
vin Green, Darriell Waters, Del-
ores Coleman; Bar;d Captain,
Delores Coleman.
These officers will assume full
duties next school year.
Approximately fifteen begin
ners will be advanced to the
High School Band next fall.
I The members of the band would
I like to thank the towns-people for
the fine co-operation they have
given us this year. On our uni
form drive especially.
Our last performance for this
school year was at the Lions
Club. Convention held in
Charlotte on May 19th. The local
Lions club will sponsor us.
Boys Club Tc
Hold Big Meeting
All members of the Mount Hol
ly Boys Club are asked to meet at
Hutchison-Lowe Field next Tues
day at I p. m., Paul Springs an
nounced this week. This will be
the first joint meeting of the clubs
this year and plans for the com
pletion of the* Gaston County
Baseball League for Boys sche
dule will be made at this meeting.
Plans for the organization of a
Midget team from the ranks of
the Boys Club will also be dis%
cussed.
A midget team will play similar
teams consisting of boys under
16 years of age from various
towns and citys in Gaston coun
ty, Mr. Springs said, and will fill
a need existing beyond the Ban
tam teams which included boys
ages 16-19 which played last year.
A partial schedule for the Ban
tam team has already been releas
ed and the open dates will be
filled immediately, it was anounc
ed.
Thq Bantam team from the
Moynt Holly Boys Club is com
plying with North Carolina Re
creation Association rules and
will be eligible for entry in the
tournament for the state cham
pionship this summer. The winner
of the state championship will be
eligible for entry in the national
tournaments.
Last year the Mount Holly Boys
Club traveled to Raleigh to par
ticipate in the state tourney,
winding up high in the final
games to collect a trophy.
The schedule already approved
for the Mount HoUy team, which
lists two games per week is given
below:
Wed., June 14—Red Shield there
Fri., June 16—Optomist here
Wed., June 21—Stanley there
Fri., June 23—^N. Belmont here
Wed., June 28—Open.
Fri., June 30—Red Shield there
Wed., July 5—Optomist here
Fri., July 7—Stanley there
Wed., July 12—N. Belmont here
Fi'i., July 14—Open
Wed., July 19—Red Shield here
Fri., July 21—Optomist there
Wed., July 26—-Stanley here
Fri., July 28—N. Belmont there
Wed., August 2—Open
Fri., August 4—Red Shield here
Wed., August 9—Optomist there
Fri., August 11—Stanley here
Wed., Aug. 16—N. Belmont there
Friday, August 18—Open.
Mount Holly tooted very lightly
in the elections on last Saturday.
Willis Smith, candidate for the
United States Senate, led Frank
Graham in both boxes. Another
coincidence in the voting was that
Senator Grady Rankin won over
his opponent by identical scores
in both local boxes.
There were only slightly more
than 550 votes cast in both boxes
combined.
Luther S. Abernathy carried
Stanley in a big way to come out
top man in the race for Constable
of this township. Bill McKinney^
carried Mount Holly but the vote'
was split up between four r*her
local candidates. Mi*. McK’ mey
has stated that he will as:, for
second primary as the leading
candidate failed to get a majority.
The results:
For United States Senator
Mount Holly No. 1 2
OUa Ray Boyd 7 5
Willis Smith 162 146
Frank P. Graham 87 129
Robert R. Reynolds — 42 29
For Justice of Supreme Court
Oscar Efird 122 90
Emery B. Denny 141 161
For Commissioner of Insurance
Waldo Cheek 153 , 129
Hoke R. Bostian _• 87 98
For Member of Congress
Mickey Walker
__ 20
Charles Hamilton
137
Woodrow Jones _
74
J. Nat Hamrick -
_ 43
For Stale
Senator
E. Grady Rankin
151
Keneth Dellinger
125
For House of RepresenlatiTes
O. M. Vernon —
141
122
David Dellinger
169
138
CharUe Bryant, Sr. _
92
114
For Sheriff
Arnold Armstrong —
41
59
Hoyle T. Efird
221
188
Gus S. Garrison
20
45
103
For Commissioner Gastonia
Township
Paul J. McArver -— 87 85
W. B. Garrison 119 H4 '.
Thomas. E. Baugh 48 02
For Commissioner Dallas
Township
J. Wirt Summey 154
Earl D. Pasour 36
W. P. Whisenant 47
Dan G. Buckner 33
For CounlT Traasurer
J. Archie Saunders 145
J. Abel Ormand 105
For Coroner
W. G. McLeSfi” 222
Herbert C. Francum — 27
For Constable
M. T. Welch 2
C. L. Huffstetler 36
Clyde B. Davis 26
W. L. McKinney 155
Mack Burgess 30
Luther S. Abernathy __ 54
will be held at the American Le
gion Building on Saturday even
ing June 17 at 7:30 p. m. The re
union wil be in the form of a
picnic and everyone is urged to
bring a lunch.
All members and husbands
or wives, no children, are cordial
ly invited and urged to attend and
to be sure and bring picnic lunch.
T. A. Dunn, Jr., who was the
class President, will mail out
cards to all members. When you
receive these cards please mail
back an answer so that the com
mittee will know who will be
there.
methods.
Mr. Fowler has attended the an
nual conference for 22 years, and
high school Agriculture Depart
ments from all over the State are
represented at each annual meet
ing with an estimated 485 teach
ers expected at this year’s meet
ing.
SUNDAY GUESTS
Billy M. Thompson, a student
at Westminister Choir College,
Princeton,, N. J. arrived here
Sunday night to spend the sum
mer months with his mother, Mrs.
E. E. Thompson.
“1%
First Vacation
School Announced
The Daily Vacation Bible
School at the Presbyterian church
will be held June 12-23. Lessems
are provided for these ten days,
two and ohe-half hours each day,
9:00-11:30 a. m.
The school will be divided in
to four departments, with themes
as follows:
Beginner, theme: “Learning A-
boutJesus”.
Primary, theme; “The Good
Shepherd”.
Junior, theme: “The Christians
Birth and Growth”.
Intermediate, theme: “God’s
CaU.”.
The Bible School will present
a complete program of worship,
instructions, and expressions.
There will be handwork, recrea
tion, and other tied-in activities.
Mrs. D. O. Meinnis is the dir
ector.
ON VACATION
Miss Jo Ann Fuller has come
home from the Woman’s College
in Greensboro to spend the sum
mer with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. C. W. FuUer.
NOW HOME FROM W. C.
Miss Jo Ann Williams, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Joyce Clark,
at home for summer vacation.
She attends the Woman's Col
lege of the University of Notrh
Carolina. '
HOME FROM SCHOOL
BULLETIN
Jerry Pryor, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Coley Pryor, is now in the finals
of the Hickory Country Club gilf
tournament. Jeny, a senior in
-High School graduating this week,
defeated the medalist in the tour
nament in his first match. The
finals take place today. J. C.
“Chunk” Williams, of Mount Hol
ly is the pro at the Hickory Coun
try Club in charge of the tourna
ment which has attracted golfers
from over Piedmont North Caro- ^
Una.
ATTENDS CONVOCATION
Rev. 1. L. Roberts, pastor of
the First Methodist Church, will
Boydt Arndt, son of Mr. and attend the Pastors Convocation ^
Mrs. E. B. Arndt, has come home
for the summer from Lenior-
Rhyne College.
Mrs. Herman Cross had as
guests on Sunday evening Mr.
and Mrs. J. G. Gaston of Belmont
and Mrs. E. L. Hanks of York, S.
C. Mrs. Gaston and Mrs. Cross
are sisters.
Duke University which will be
held on Tuesday, Wednesday,
and Thm-sday of next week.
SUMMER HOURS ANNOUNCED
Mrs. J. W. Holland has an
nounced the summer hours for the
Library will be from nine until
eleven a. m. This goes into effect
Ion June 6th.