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Leo Fuller Is Elected To Head Lions Club
Boys Qub Is Off To Big Start Here
[Fnel To Be Piped Into
Director Thompson Is
Pleased With Interest
The Mount- Holly Boys Club*
Bwung into g^ar Wednesday of
Uiis we^ with Athletic Director
Dli^ Thompson aWajJ^ in chvwe
the program lor boys
vmeh will;be hisld each day of
the wdek except Saturday and
Sunday at Hutchison-liowe Park,
ihscussihg the tumout of boys
this Coach Thompson' told
a'flews'Teportier that he was well
aafU^ed ^th the number of boys
‘ (Hn' ao Iftr and that Wednesday
he h^ 35 Midgets and
IBinvuaihs out for practice. Tida
is WM the average daily attea-
dehdfr'H^ch took.jtfrt in the pro-'
sxu^er and such an
turnout during' the
trd^ of the prodhraih in-
with which
p Jijhe the.^pro-
i
. -w,
TydlCatai'
the
. ., ^ ClA ^pofram Uit «
Wmihh offered 1^ the cli^ and
fWSh •!] ittdicatitas w^be evhh
lalgar Ods'preinr. Ooaeh ThompSbn
said tiiht jdans are aheac^ un*
derwty tor both Midget and ^ah-
tarn feash to participate iA a .16^
cal baseBall teague and ihai'
VM MwwwM jcas^ iHio vniv, mmhu jnuNcsans w.no ceipea to
horsMli^ : voUeyball, ^ that aiak* the 4ai»iet held at intervals
nASailkhr hAwintf'.wIII 1m aMmL last mttA eu^ wx..
poatibly boxing will also be offer
ed the bbyt urider capable super
vision.
Four teams ctf Bantam baaebi^
playert Me already play^ each
aftermooo and one teem Midi
gets is playifig dtirlAg the ihfirn^
ing hours Coach Thmpsoh sahi
A Midget league is being organia^
ed this summer with nls^w ttiun
sxuToundlng towns oA cityi tak
ing part in the kagp and H is
hoped that a sohedlle for the
smaller players wil be completed
and ready to releem soon. The
Bantam league seh^ule has al-
/ready been released.'**
The four teams participating In
the local league this year ip: Uut'
Bantam class sre the Adriah-1^
dora* the Woodlawn-Kims,' the
American-Town. and the Superior
teams. Midget, teams from these
clubs should' also be 'orguiized
within the next week to proifide
^eoty of competition between'the
‘Vlubs with local league games be
ing played daily. The Gaston
rCounty Baseball league for Boys
’ entry will be a group of Bantam
all-stars selected from these four
♦ dubs to represent the Boys Club.
Midgets are boys 14 years of
age and under and Bantams are
boys who were not 19 years of
age before June 1st
Last year's BanUm all-stare
were winners of the state tourna-
mmt held at Raleigh and pi«ny
are now being mi^e to Miter the
state tournament tagain this year.
The winner of this tournsment
will also have an oppcHlunity to
enter a national conmetition.
A posibility that transportation
might be given the boys from the
various clubs to Hutchisoo-Lowe
Psrk each day thibugh the use
of the Bo3ts Club bus was
being discussed this week by ^
Board of Directoss and anounce-
ments concerning this will be
made at a later date.
Street Dance
Uptown Tonite
Ticket sales for the Jaycee
sponsored street dance which will
open the summer months here to-
ni^t on East Central Ave. hit an
all-time high this week and a
huge crowd is expected to attend
4ie iirst dance d the season to-
night, Jgycees. aimounced. . A
number of valuable prizes will be
given away at the dance, includ
ing a radio-record player combi-,
nation valued-kt $I2Vs^ pur
chased frono-Abernatf$r Electric
Company at cost tlw Jayceeg
for the oceaaiMi. This beat/tiliM
radio and recoM idayer has
w display for two warics at Ivey
Hanbla. JeWaleri'' '"' *
neeessafy'lb
__ __ ut 'thit dadf^ fo' win
nuUe.nctiM
Mid, but it wiU b* lUMKabiv thiit'
•- tbe miny oth«"priit«,
> (inn away be pres-
• .their prizaa.-
Thai --win* and hit banci.
.local jmaiciijns who helped to
TO SPEAK HERE
Elected For
Coining Year
Other Officers'senawseiiooi
Opens On Monday
last year and dtirii^ the Dunne
Fastivjri a great success, will
furnish music for the dance to-
ni|d^^ it was announced.
■ ^/Tbe dance will begin at S p. m.
tnd dancers are urged to be there
.welt In advance to be sure of get-
Ittng an tmportunlty to Join in the
round.
'Among the other prizes listed!
by the Jaycees in ad^Uon to the
first prim. were an io^eam
freezer donated by the Mount
HoUy Ice ‘Snd Fuel Company,
UU.fold donated by Summey
X>rug- CAnpany, candy donated
"by Charley’s Drug Store, free
watch cleaning jobs donated ^
Ivey HerUcle, Jeweler, a free wash
and grease job donated by Central
Service Station, an Arrow shirt
donated by ftiul Derr, and two
sheets donated by The Quality
Store. Proceeds from the dance,
as in all Jaycee-sponsor^ pro-
jecU, will go to the Community
Building Fund, it was announc
ed.
E. JU JBUCEX
Announcement has been made
this week that summer school
classes will be conducted this
summer as in the past beginning
next Monday morning, June 12, at
7:30 a. m. .Parents wishing to en
roll children in the summer school
Leo Fuller, well known local are requested to contact either
resident and owner and operator Topsy Dunn or S. H. Hel-
of the Mount Holly rumiture *>« bnmediately in order that en-
Company. was elected preaident .9“ >* completed,
of the Mount HoUy Ltions Club at
elutions held Tuesday night at
the Liems Club building herq. i ^ ~
Driye ForPimds
Office at ,^
Homes And Indnstries
Boy's Club Opens
Boys Club Vs
Stanley Tonile
The Mount Holly Bctys Club
Bantams wiU play host to Stan
ley's Bantams at Hqtcluson-Lowe
Field tonight at 8 p. m. with ad-
■ ■ fiftt -
.. The Men’s Club of the First
Methodist riiuzch will meet on
Tuesdky:nigbtp June 13^
^ -meeWng>ighpervjBiy^
4tf^mohaemt>>dafo^ cQl^mBdsb* dr
UH> ;Cbarldtt« Ob*kcHfe>^«Sthor
andlleottirir;
ne^ly formed mm’s elub> pf the
First Methodist' >here“dn
Tuesday night at 7:30.
TlH^^ub considers itself indeed
fortunate .in a4cur^'^., HiOcer.
He win be introduced at-the sup-
per meet^ fy W. _0. Barrett,
be partifinatin|| in Club'
Convent^ inXbadotM "at tbp
ttoe of the -nfular IsMaUatiatt
meiKIdc. ’
Other (ddrterw.eleded’wid 10^
a^^ at lh« .nfaeUa*.;'
lat.vii^poctU;^
^
ibe
the traaaorer. Frank :
MeKbnIn tai),
time. Aootweim the. drive tohl;
tUrecton Bd«' Cjt^ iaiit
t&t « earefi4y pered ^tmilht
ntmed IteM to he the minbnum
amwt'Mf «a«tioit thla year.
The: Bcdra olub haa, advanced
rapidly aioee (tt mlamzatien Uat
aununer aQd at.the eadj>f Oie
pfofram laat'aummer^ had ~an
avenpe.ot ISO boya attendinf the
aupOrviaed a.thleUc prograb imder
the direcdon of Dick Thompeon
each day. Opening for the aeasen
JaekTheateb
Back h Sfalas
Jack R. Thomas, quartemuwter,
third class, USN, of Mount HoUy,
N. C., is ached ulad Id arrive in
Norfolk, Va^ June 3, after a tour-
month cruise in the Mediterran
ean aa a crew member of the des
troyer USS Vogclgesang.
While in the Mediterranean he
was afforded an opportunity to
visit many of the countries in
Europe, Asia and Africa.
Legioa Offiears
Inslallaf Moaday
Hugh Q. Alexander, Kaimapolis
attorney and a candidate for De
partment Commander of the
America* Legion in North Carfo-
lina, wa# installing officer at the
tnstollation of officers of the
Johnson-Lineberger Post of the
Amercan Legion last Monday
night Mr. Alexander iiutaUed the
hew commander of the local post.
Jack Summey, and other officers
snd addressed the Legionnaires
attending the cerenux^ briefly.
Other ofilcers of the post who
AMumed office for the coining
irear at the Mcmday meeting in
cluded Rufus Ingle, font vice-
coipmander, John Allen, second
vice-commander; Leonard Jones,
third vice-commander; L. B.
Stowe, adjutant; and Graham
Cloninger, chaplain.
NOTICE
In the P. C. Gedfray ndver-
MM appearing aliewbere
in lUt tasue of the papss ibave
* ‘-*-Yr rnTtiiiliiM i|,im
ci Hot MU nUgm-
too- Tbo dote te Iho ad iteteo
that bten win bo ndaeod poieoo
"twooB tbo boon of t aad I
oa Jaaa *. TIm date k Jaaa lH
which k ■abwday at thk wook.
twbtor. 0 p. HabkiS^’ia
tamor.Dab tSork. PiNob^Ioct-
od at. this rocetfaig indudedi J
yWr-^Km ponand and Or. ■: W.
Cwnall; 2 yean-kperman Cton
and Chariot Clegg; kid 2 yoaria-.
editOT oi'55e New HU tMmie' Craid'and iinunte Daven.
will be at great intereat since he|*^_.,.. .. ' ' 1
himaelf ta interested in the “en^ of
dist church. He has served for 1*9 *^ each day. Opening for the season
many years as the men’s d’«a ^ Wednesday, the Boy’s Oub
tench., n, M..1. t>..h. I^ bald to Chylotte this [started oft in high gear with mote
•»J" O'** *»“ tint day.
M>i Included in the list of nmU
**“ convraUo^ I for which equipment is being p^
'based and which the B^Club
expects to make available to the
rantLtt^h^^n £ h*M 5^*’'’ 5™*“***“* *bls year wUl be box-
^ volleyball, baseball, and pos-
the Charlotte' Convention. - The sibly boxina
state winner will have' an oppor- Th. ite». ci k
tunity to participate in the inter* I ®oys Club recently pur-
national contest among hundreds |
of beautiful entires representing’^®"®®” ^ Processing
Uons Clubs from a^^r^
foreign countries as weU as the Bantam aUrStars who wiU re
united States.
tumjLAj /CVS u ERc mens cj^
teachel of Myers Park MethodHt
church. Every male member of
the Methodist church, atong with
I visitors are urged to attend.
Duke Dept. Head
Graduate Speaker
Dr. Malcolm McDermott, Pro
fessor of Law at Duke University,
was principal . speaker at. the
Mount HoUy High School gra
duation exercises held at the gym
nasium last Monday night. Dr.
McDermott delivered an interest
ing and comprehensive address
which was entirely apropriate for
the occasion. Fifty-seven Seniors
were awards ttair diploma, by Maaoey-Clark Hardware Com- **>' *“
r"'’' **°*“‘ announce I I’V*'*'
telk'whJh^n^i fi **“* beginning Tues-I, ^ ‘ven larger program than
"r J*®* 13. the store would be|'“* V'" >* being considered by
Johnston. The open each Tuesday afternoon, ‘b® boya club thla iummer pro-
t ‘b)'® baa previously been "ded sufficient funds can be
ofTs^’ ‘b® ctokn* each Tuesday after^S
v"’*' ' but the management aUted this
The Invocation was delivered | week that under the new poliev
^ Rev. C. C. Roberts and the it is felt that customers can be
^n^iction was given by Rev. C. I rendered better service and that
H. Fisher. A processional, "March much customer inconvenience can
.from Tannh&US^r^'. Kv WnmAi* Im> pliminata/l.'
?iriUy"nighb'iH W
B«jqub wi^ pi# 4hrir flnS
hom^ggmo Oh tb# z*0Blar seho-
dvto when ihey lAael 4he Obt^
mist dpb Banfoms gt Rutcluson-
Lowe Park, The are al)
looking goo4 thU year, Coarii
-Th*ht#m said, although be has
jEi^rei^ ba^ time to look ovw
th* rhster si^ tho. B^ dub
program this summer only
this week. Last year’s Bagtam
team was statg wiangr in a tour
nament of Bantam teams held at
RfArigh and the idan to
enter both a state and a watiftani
iouznament this summer.
Massey-dark To
OpanOnTaesdaj
r”—“.1 — MOT uaukP^yvsg kllij
the* Bantam aUrStars who wiU re
present the Club in the County
BasebaU League ftx* Boys to their
games. The bus is now beng
to transit the Mount HoUy
semi-pro basebaU team to their
games. AU proceeds from these
games go to the boys club through
the generosity of the volunteer
be eUminated.
Vets To Sas Big
Film At Meefiag
from Tannhauser", by Wagner,
and the recessional, “Coronation
March” by, Meyerbeer, was rend
ered by Ben Shue, member of the
high school faculty and a weU
known local pianist. |
Special awards were made to i. ,
outstanding students during the' >.,1 ® combat film “Road To
evening and athletic letters were 9}^/^ which the members of
awarded by Coaches Max Beam,t^® Mount HoUy post of the Vet-
John Ellis, and Katherine Knox ***““Foreign Wars have been
A capacity crowd packed the v®****^ *^riting has definitely
gymnasium to witness the exer- bo*ed for showing at the
fieiCt tnJMxtinV rTnn»ma«, J^o.
—- —ooovwAU^ me
next meeting. Commander Ken
neth Davis announced this week.
The film wiU arrive in plenty of
time tor showing at the next
meeting, which will be Tuesday
AT METHODIST CHURCH
Miss Ella Frances Sowers of
Concord, a Christian Education wmch wiU be Tuesday
major and rising senior at Duke^^^^^ week, Commander
University. Durham, arrived here I >Aid. This outstanding com-
Friday to take up her duties as t R^ms covers the entire Euro-
Director of Christian Education F«An Campaign during World
at First Methodist Church, the! ^ Davis sUted,
pastor, Rex Ivon L. Roberts, has ^ attracted a great deal of
... attention at every sbmving.
Refreshments wiU also be serv
ed at the meeting and all mem
bers of the post and elegible vet
erans are urged and invited to
attend. Meeting time wiU be 7:M
p. m. Tuesday night at the VT.W.
Hut
announcedrito Sowers wiU re
main here throughout the summer
vacation period, and wiU reside
at the Methodist parsonage.
ATTERO CHURCH
raised by the immunity which
has the interests of it's youngsters
at heart in backing the program.
Last year the Boys Club Bantem
team was state winner in a tour
nament held at Raleigh at the
close of the season when they met
Boys Clubs from many citys and
towns in this state there. This
year plans are being made for the
state winner to enter a national
tournament and the Mount Holly
Boys Club has set this tournament
as a goal for the Bantam basebaU
players to aim at
Four Bantam and four Midget
teams have already been organiz
ed by Director Thompson to play
in a local league giving the boys
a chance to play plenty of base
ball games in competition with
boys from the other clubs here.
The four clubs now under the
wing of the Boys Club are the
Adrian-Msdora, the Superior, the
American-Town Club, and the
'Woodlawn-Nims Club.
Many plans tor keeping inter
est at a peak during the two
weeks drive are being formulated
by the Board of Dir^tors its was
tnnotmeed this week and local
residents, parenU and others in
terest in keeping youngster;
occupied under competent super
vision during the summer vaca
tion, arc urged to suppcxrt the
drive fully. ,
mwion to this fi^ B^ Chib
game o| the Mason tq ^ 20-aad 40
ceate,^ Ath^tic director Di^
Thompson amounced this wedk.
T^s wiBtMMlly be a|xe-sea|Mn
the BintaNi*
— said, kzi4 the Uno-tip
tohiriit adiy sdl'Be
tor.!
.,j Club Itontonw
> County BmoMU '
> Mbodulc tbb
Metohanls Heads
Had Good Meet
The regular monthly meeting of
the Directors of the Riverbend
Townshrip Merchants Association
was held in the city hall of Moimt
Holly, N. C.. at 7:30 p. m. Monday
night. Representation was had
from most parts of the Township,
including SUnley, Alexis, Lucia
and Lowesville, and a very, har
monious and interesting meeting
was had.
The membership is now in ex
cess of eighty, including mer
chants, professional men and in
dustries. The fact that various
benefits are td be derived>>both
tangible and intangible benefits
from membership in the Associa
tion has attracted the attention
of businesses and industry that'
sell only for cash since its acti
vities and aims are not limited
or confined to obUiri^g credit
informaton.
The close connections and rela
tions it has with other Merchant
Associations is a vital and impor
tant part of the local Association.
Members have reported a decid
ed improvement in the attitude
of merchant and customer deal
ings. It is believed that this is a
result of the fact that one of the
basic aims is to sponsor, foster
and cultivate activities and poli
cies that have a tendency in the'^
dhection of mutal and reciprocal
benefits among mrabers, custo
mers and the vicinity as a whole.
Plans and arrangements are be
ing made for a general get-to
gether and fish-fry by the mem
bers and their invitees within the
near future.
April of 1949 this nowspdi^
published a stor^
or five years ttetyt^ouid b^A'
tural gas in our conimuiiity-*5o^ .:
in about H months,
Service Company of
nounced they have' a.:jBiU^r®
with the. T/ans-Contmentl^U^
Line Company to funush-^UpA'Ior
Mount Ho]^. ' “
The OBi^raek to bitygHi,at
befixe Hie Federal Fowkr ^
mHstott .tor #pcoya|: ■
Note—The goommegrt’ kiA • W*
right to t^tbkJ^Xioe '
pany to whom ||i» |otf
notsett^uXxhtF^pTg
UMraMMgNbior
gtt. Amesvl znoMM Akst
natural
Hi-'
tff'gieti ■ toto qqr .
thare apd sellirik gas.;
work would be coc#teb as 7
as possible in Gastociia; Tbx Ws
ernm^t, gfter approving the tsn*
tenet also provides thataerta## /
mounts of-, gas must bo bodpil'
whether used or not With 0^
groviso the Public Service Ce&^.
r iy miist build and build qui^*
or else lose money.
When.the governmesA grant*
or approves, the applkatton tbinb '
will be natural gas ava^dile, fW.
every home and industry, in tblA,.'
section. Mr., Zdgler
ttot they 'would haw '
chised dealers in BelmottL Nuksn -
Holly and Cracaierto^ At
two of these coBunimltiMalrOd^
.have the dealers to stw tolvilif’
as quick as the lines can be built
.Natural. gas is a cheap, but
highly effective fueL' It is known
ttat Gaston county has lost new
industries because the gas was
not available. The opening of tjie
lines wiU appeal to many indos*
trial plants already here and also
appeal to new plants locddng for
a location. The opening of the
lines will also mean much employ*
ment here, both of a permanent
and temporary nature. AU in all
Piedmont North Carolina as a
whole wiU benefit greatly by the
new gas service.
^ by this time next year it is
beUeyed Uiat work of laj^ing down
pipelines for gas service in Mount
HoUy, Belmimt and Cramertmi
WiU be started. The time of the*
completion depends a lot on hoW -
qi^y the Federal Power Com
mission acts oa the request now
before them.
ATTEND REUNION
Mrs. Frank G. Moore of Tampa.
Fla. and Mrs. J. B. Henson of
Greensboro are visiting Mrs. W.
C. Mast They wiU attexMi the
--*aU raunioD at Belmont Sun
day. On Thursday Mrs. Mast and
her visitors, accompanied by Mrs.
Kathleen Herald, were luncheon
guesU f Mrs. R. L. Jenkins.
Wr^Aecairis
Johasfoa PosHIm
Joe L. Wright, until recently
conected with the American Yarn
and Processing Company, has ac
cepted a position with the John-
fton Mills with headquarters in
Charlotte. The Johnston organiza
tion has nine mills in North and
South Cantina. Mr. Wright has
already assumed his new duties.
The posHion which Mr. Wright
fins with the . Johnston irniy is
that of assistant General Superin
tendent ^ aU the w>»i« He
stated that he would ****** Hmw to
live here for the titw being and
that be was very «r»yt of this
community.
nr ALABAMA
Mr. and Mrs. Max L. ChOders
^ aon. Max. Jr, and Mrs. ChU-
do's mother, Mrs. Joe Roberto are
fPendi^ a week with relgtiTM
in Alabama. ' :