Mount Holly News
Constructive—If It Will Help Mount Holly And Gaston County The News Is For It—Pro^essive
VOL. XXVII.
MOUNT HOLLY, N. C., FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1950
JAYCEES TO RAISE MONEY
★ ★★★***
Mount Holly Extension Awaits Board Action
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Durene Golf Tourney Is Complete
Snndiy Narks First Day
For Qnalifying Rounds
Plans for the annual golf^
tournament to be held during
Durene Week this summer were
announced Wednesday by Ted
Johnson, chairman in ch^ge of
this event for the Mount Holly
Jaycees, and the chairman re
ports that interest in the annual
tournament seems to be at an a
all-time high. Last year’s defend
ing champion is Giordan Eaves,
who will be competing this year,
and each flight entered in the
tournament will have-16 partici
pants.
Qualifying for the tournament
starts next Sunday, July 23 and
continues until August 5, Chair
man Johnson.' said. The first
matches in the toumanient which
annually attracts many promin
ent golfers from sturrounding
towns and cities to Mount Holly,
will be played August 6 through
August 12. The second matches
will be played August 13 through
August 19, and the semi-fmals
will be played August 20 through
August 26 with the finals being
played off August 27 through
September 2.
Trophys will aagin be awarded
the whiner in each flight, John
son said, and prizes will be,
awarded runners-up. An estimat-j
ed 123 entries in the touma-i
ment are expected this year b«a-( . „ _ , , .
ed on the great response in years' a memW M
h«fore. An entry fe* of $2A0 wiU John»n-Lrnet»rger Port of
VFW To BuUd
To Veteran Hut
The next regular meeting of
the Veterans of Foreign Wars of
Mount Holly will be held next
Tuesday night, July 24, at 6 p. nu,
with a work deU^ propoe^ to
complete the constru^on of the
barbecue pit and the cleaning of
the park at the Hut, Commander
Ken Davis announc^ this week.
Following the completion of the
clean-up campaign being waged
by the veterans in the park sur
rounding their hut, refiWhments
will be served and combat films
shown. Commander Davis said.
The last meeting of the VJ*.W.
marked the start of the clean up
and construction work and a
large number of members were
present to take part in the proj
ect. Ijast Tuesday night, plans
for additional work were cancell
ed because of rain.
Legion Member
Named Delegate
be charged for the tournament
The Hole-in-ne contest which
attracted a large number of ncm-
goUers and amateurs to the golf
course to participate for prizes
last summer will be held again
this year during Durene Week,
n «mou.^P.yto*
fee for a club and a number of
golf balls, thee ontestant in this
match attempts to drive his ball
the American Legion in Mount
Holly, has been appointed a na
tion^ delegate to the National
Legion Conventim to be hdd in
Los Angeles, California in Octo
ber, Commander Jack Summey
announced this week. Baxley will
from Nc«th Carolina to the na
tional meet erf the American Le-
giem and will have the authority
cloKT to * marktd >pot tianlt® «P^"‘
other contertants with the owner
of the b«U which comes cloeer to HoUy wm notified of the
the point the winner. Amateurs honor by a ^^r fr^ the state
have almost as much luck in this I commander this week.
cimtest as do professionals and it
is one of the most popular events
at the golf coiurse.
Each participant in the tourna
ment this year will have to be
Commander Summey also an
nounced that Tommy Dunn, post
historian, is compiling a history
of the Johnson-lJnebwger Post
of the American Legion and that
eliminated twice . through a re-1 he r^uots all Commanders
arranging of the tournament Jh® ^ J*®® him a three
flights and rules, Mr. Johnson hich my Atc inch picture of thra-
said in outlining the tournament I perferabiy with Legion
rules. Each flight will have 161 cap, to add to the hiitory.
golfers and the eight golfers ell-1 —
miniated in the first round will i C||||S Swhlutrrt T||
move to the next flight to pliy a •
second round under the new rules. Sid n{c|vAMaa HbIM
As an instance, Mr. Johnson said,I"'"
fte 6 golfem rtUmnated in the I The Good Neighbor Club of
ChampioMhipPhght win movelTuckaseege Road donated $10 at
into the nrst fUght. for the sea-4, to the family of
oi«lrmmd^,whltethe^tgoWemliaji, L^^iford, whose home was
eliminated from toe smnd fli^t I recently destroyed completely by
wiU move into ttat^mght for, „„ ,,nU.hings and^-
their *®cond match^ This will i jy destroyed in the
give each entpr a chance to play!i,i„,.
wound twice Instead of only once,„j
tftiimn everything the family own-
In addition to the goU toi^a-^ although volunteer
ment whwh will Iwt throu^outlji^^^^^t
purely Week, t*'® home after a delayed
?oTL^h“SM“f1he’'w«k ®" »«r-
Include the opening parade, to be P"”^®™*
held on Satu^ay, August 26 pre- sa sa
ceeding the opening of the Durene MISS D&MHirS DSIT
Festival the following Monday; ,, ■ a sa .*
the Durene Banquet Monday, UlMlSrWOllI DpSfatlOl
night at the American Dining I ^
Hall; the boxing matches on' Mend of Miss Barbara Deer,
Tuesday; Wednesday night em-! daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul
phasis on "Go To Church” with ]>er, will be glad to know that
the Jaycees asking local residents ,he is improving after a very
to attend the Wednesday night serious operation. Mi«. Deer un
service St their respe^ive derwent the operation in a Char-
churches; the street dance Thura- lotte hoipiUl on Tuesday, of thU
day night; the beauty contest Fri- She is doing as nicely as
day night; and Farmer’s Day Sat- muid be expected,
urday afternoon with the baseball
game between the Riverbend Old
Men and the Mount Holly semi-
pro team closing the week’s festi
vities.
General chairman Ken Davis
told News reporters this week
that prizes will be given away at
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V18IT8 MX8S ADA DUNN
Mrs. J. W. Holland, Mrs. J. P.
Smith and Miss Kathleen Dunn
were Sunday afternoon visitors of
Bliss Ada Dunn in Charlotte.
READ THE ADSI
Editor To Allend
Parly Execilive Meet
W. O. Barrett, editor of the
Mount Holly News and the Bel
mont Banner, will attend the
meeting of the State Democratic
Executive Committee at the
House of Representatives hall in
Raleigh next Tuesday afternoon.
The meeting starts at 4 o’clock
will be presided over by
Everett Jordan, chairman.
Blr. Barrett is a member of
the State Democratic Executive
Committee representing Gaston
county. The meeting will be for
the re-election of a chairman and
other business. It is predicted
that the local member of the
committee will vote for the re-
election of Mr. Jordan as chair-
maiL
Mount Holly Has
Three Games Here
Mount Holly’s s«ni-pro base
ball team is going to have the
best' of the -schedule during the
coming week with three bwne
games slated to be played at
Hutchison-Lowe Park including
one temight, one tomorrow night,
and one Monday night The
schedule tosses two -of the rough
er teams in the Gaston Textile
League in against the locals in
the first two games, with CIovm*
here tonight and Cramerton slat
ed to visit here tomorrow night
Both games will start at 8 p. m.,
as will the Monday night match
which will be with Bessemer
City and which should be a walk
away for the locals.
With the Belmont Firemen
dropping out of the league two
weeks ago. the locals have pick
ed up several of the better play
ers on the former Firemen’s ros
ter and expect that these addi
tions to the squad of the local
nine will make it an even better
performing baU club. Included
amcag the new men are Albert
Hoffittley, outfi^er, a Gardner-
Webb ballplayer who is plenty
sharp in hte position; **Red’* Joye,
one of the b^ outfielders on ^e
Bremen’s roster; Roy Smith,
catcher; and Bill Burgin, catcher.
Both catchers are plenty good
and Bur^ was one of the main
stays of the Firemen when they
were holding cme of the high
spots in the league.
A 17-3 win over the Gastonia
Red Shield Club last Tuesday
night showed fans that the Mount
Holly team is still on it’s toes af
ter the holiday layoffs and able
to bold it’s own and then some
against any -team in the league.
Follow the locals in their three
home games this week and next
week.
Ref Cross To Have
Walor Safely Groo|i
Tonight at 8 p. m. at Robin-
wood Lake in Gastonia the Red
CrMS will conduct a water safe
ty course in handling small craft
such as row boats, canoes, and
other light boats. The course is
being sponsored by the City Re
creation Department with the co
operation of the Red Cross and
competent, thoroughly qualified
instructors will be in charge.
The public is invited to attend.
SPENDING WEEK IN STANLEY
Blisses Patricia Patterson and
Frances Hamilton are spending
this week in Stanley with Bfr.
and Mrs. Fred Huitt, Jr.
VACATION AT MYRTLE
BEACH
Jack Jolly and Pete Williams
spent the weekend at Myrtle
^ach.
RETURNS FROM ALABAMA
BIrs. Jane Cook returned Sun
day from a visit of several weeks
with relatives in Alabama.
A Possible
Election To
Called Soon
A second petition calling for
an election on the proposed ex
tension of the city limits of Mount
Holly was presented to the
Board of Aldermen at their Mon
day night meeting by local resi
dents opposed to the extension.
The first petition has been declar
ed null and void since the board
members altered the proposed
lines in the city extension plan,
and the seccoid petitim has not]
yet been certified by the City At- -
tomey as to the number of names
contained in the petition or eligi
bility of signers, a News reporter
learned Wednesday.
Following a check on the mun-
ber of signers, the next step in
^ city extension program will
to call an olection to decide
the issue provided the petition is
found U. $tain the names of
fifteen per. cent or more of the
qualified voters who live in the
area concerned in the extension,
the Town Attorney said this
week. The election will be held
by the county board of elections
under requirements imposed by
law and will probably take place
sixty days after the election is
requested, if such an action is
taken, Mr. Childers said.
The city extension controversy
has been underway here for sev
eral memths wjth a number of
meetings held by the Board of
Audermen with both opponents
and proponents of the measure
taking jpart The opposition forces
are represented by John Small, a
Charlotte Attorney, who has at
tended the inMtings held for dis^
cussion of the proposed extension.
At the last meeting before the
H(»iday night meeting, the Board
revised the boundaries proposed
in endeavoring to reach a more
suitable boundary line for both
sides.
Midgel GamK Are
Schedeled Locally
The Midget baseball schedule
for the intra-club Boys Club
games during the week of July
24 was released this. week with
all games scheduled for 9:30 a. m.
at Hutchison Lowe Field. Monday
of next week the Woodlawn-Nims
boys will meet the North Belmont
midgets. Tuesday, American-
Town wiU play the Adrian-
Madora squad; Wednesday North
Belmont will play Superior; and
Thursday the Woodlawn-Nims
squad will play the - American-
Town nine.
WiU Endeavor To Make
Qoota For New BoUding
Town Makes Gift
To The Boy's Club
The Boys Club drive in Mount
Hol^ has moved another notch
toward the $2600 goal sought
with the top donating this week a
gift ^ $200 from the Town of
Adrian-Bladora is still leading; Blotmt Holly, members of the
the Blidget league with 8 won • Board of Directors announced this
and 2 lost; Woo^wn-Nims is week. Approximate $1300 is still
second with 7 won and 3 lost; | needed b ythe Boys Club to reach
and Superior is third with 5 won'their goal which was set by the
and 4 lost
Superiors Here
Against Granite
Superior Yam Mills of Mount
Holly will play host to Granite
Falls at Superior Park Tuesday
night of next week in a game
that may break the 3 games won 3
lost tie with Granite Falls thus
far in the season. Last night
(Thursday) the Superiors played
Maiden at Maiden, too late for
The News to carry a score. How
ever, in this game. Maiden had a
definite edge over Superior,
holding 7 wins in the 7 games
played with the locals this sea
son. Tomorrow night (Saturday),
locals travel to Granite Falls for
the first of the two game series
with that squad.
Manager Doyt Morris is hope
ful of a change in the brand of
baseball his men have been play
ing this season beginning with
the Granite' Falls encounter to*
morrow night, and the addition
of two new players to Superior’s
roster may help in putting Super
ior on the win side of the list
more frequently. j
The two new Superior players'
are Calvin Harkey, an outfiied-i
er who was with Superior last
season, and who is rated as an ex
cellent and dependable outfielder.
The second addition to the squad
is also an outfielder, although
comparatively new to semi-pro
ranlu. He is David Auten, a Mount
Holly resident who has played
with Superior in the past, but
who ia only begiiming his base
ball career in semi-pro ball.
Thursday night of last week,
pitcher J. B. Collins twirled the
SuperiMV to a narrow 4-3 win
over Chwnerton’s Eagles in
Superior Park and the Saturday
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Board of ■ Directors for operation
thfii summer and the purchasing
of equipment to be used in the
ann^ prograni.
Chairman of the Board Paul
Springs told News reporters this
week U*at a more conqilete list
ing of dve financial status of the
Reports from the annual Vaca- ^ve will be released next week
tion Bible School held last week foUowin^jjto far briag giw
Bible Sebool
Sets Big Record
at TuckasSege Baptist Church
show that it was the finest ever
to be held in the history of the
church. With an enroUmmt of
155, the average attendance was
145, and 107 pupils maintained a
perfect attend^ance record. The
offering for foreign missions was
$12.50. Fafeulty members were
praised for their faithful and ef
ficient work.
The faculty included BIrs. O.
for the Mdew'df th#*sioys Cliib
tomorrow nighJL
Fisb Fry Here
Saturday Nile
Tickets for the fish fry to be
held at the American Dining Hall
tHhorrow (Saturday) night at 8
p. m. for the benefit of the Mount
— _ . ,, Holly Boys Club are now on sale,
B. Reel, princ4>al. Miss Rachel uccimling to early reports
Smith, secretary, Tom Hanne, | g^Xes are extremely good. The
superintendent of the Intengedi-, ij^fres of the Adrian-Bladora are
ate Department, ^ Booiue ^ving the fiah fry for the Boyi
Kirby, helper; the Rev. O. B, | dub and proceeds from the meal
Reel, pastor of the dhureh. super- - - - - - — -
intendent of the Junior Depart-'
ment, Mrs. &nma Ballard. BIrs.
Robbie Kirl^ and BIrs. Geraldine
Farris, helpers; Bliss Dorothy Kir
by, superintendent of the Primary
Department, BIrs. Elizabeth Jack-
%on and BIrs. Becky Wentz, help
ers; BIrs. Lucy Allison, superin
tendent of the Begiimer Depart
ment, BIrs. Kathleen Smith, Bfrs.
Natalie Rudisill. Bliss Carolyn j
Watkins, BIrs. Delores Howard. Tavii*
Mrs. Faye Horton. Mrs. Essie Ull UoIiaCla 10111
Sigmon and BIrs. Lee Jordan,
helpers. The refreshment commit
tee was composed of Fred Kirby,
chairman. Bliss Janie Watkins,
Mrs. Essie Sigmon and BIrs. Irene
Blanton.
Sessi(Kis were held from 9 un
til 12 each morning, and the
commencement exe r c i s e s were
presented to the ctmgregation,
which filled every seat in the
church, at the evening worship
hour Sunday. At this time a regu
lar worship service took place,
and each department of the
Bible school presented a brief
part of the program. Following
the service the congregation was
invited to view the handwork
done by the pupils in the schooL
247 Tuckaseege Baptists were
marked present on the Sunday
School rolls last Sunday, accord
ing to information received from
the pastor, the Rev. O. B. Reel,
and a total of $422.00, an unusual
figure for a vaaction month, was
received for the day. The pastor
preached at the morning worship
hour, and in the evening the com
mencement exercises of the an
nual Vacation Bible School were
presented. In the afternoon the
Belmont-Mount Holly District of
the Baptist Training Union held
tis meeting at the church. The
pastor said the building program
at thechurch is in full swing, point.
will go into the annual Boys Club
drive coffers.
This is the first fish fry to be
held in several months and a
good response from the public is
expected. Be sure and taks the
family to the American Dining
Han. Tickets cost onij $1 each.
Cadet To Leave
BiUy Joe AbercromMe, one of
two CAP. cadets chosen to re
present the state of North Caro
lina in the Cadet Exchange Pro
gram which includes a number of
foreign countries, leaves Rock
HiU, South Caredina tmaorrow
(Saturday) morning at 8 a. m. via
plane m the first leg of the trip
which wiU carry him into Cana
da for approximately 19 days be-
ginn^ July 29. The local boy
receiv^ orders this week direct
ing him to board the plane at
Rock Hill Saturday to proceed to
Denver where he wiU receive
final cntlers for the Canada trip.
An itinerary sent Cadet Aber
crombie this week with bis travel
orders listed places in Canada
which he will visit under the
Cadet Exchange Program. The
schedule in part includes leaving
Edimmton at 0900 Saturday, July
29, arriving Sunday in Vancouver,
arriving Tuesday in Powell River,
returning to Vancouver Thursday,
and going to Port George Friday.
Sunday, August 6, he will go to
Banff, Canad, and to Jasper.
Wednesday. August 9 be will go
to Calgsry, Friday, August 11 he
will visit Regina, Saturday, Aug
ust 12 he will be in Prince Albert,
and Wednesday he will return to
Edmontem en route to his home
with much interest on the part of
the parishoners.
WERE HERE FROM
HUNTERSVILLE
Simday guests of Bfr. ahd BIrs.
R. E. Holland at their home
All transpotration with the ex
ception of one train trip in Cana
da will be by air, it is expected.
Under the program, similar trips
to points of interest in the Unit
ed States will be made by Cadets
from the foreign coimtries
Oakland Avenue were Mr. and'eluded in the program who will
BIrs. E. B. Hall, Misses Margaret] be sent to thU coun^.
and Eleanor Hall, Leary Beatty,'
Blary Brownem, all of Hunters
ville.
The other countries participat
ing in the Cadet Exchange Pro-
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1 The Mount HoUy
nounced this week the apf^_
ment of a special T«wree
mittee, to be bead^ in
Harold Henkle, which wiU ^.
charge of projects „„ ail
ed soon by the
out effMt to bring the Com®
ty Building fund LtinI
At a Wednesday night me^
of the Building Commit^*
ed by co-chairman Ted JO
and Wally Thompson, pl^^
the drive were tmitaUveU
cussed .and the proi*^. ®2tTon
tee was aw»inted to le-
suggestions for rairim *he .
mainder of the moBty
Jaycees need bffpre
structiem of the ^
lag begtaA .
None of the plans whi^®^
been under discussion by tn«
jects committee have been .
nounced for publicaticin ^ /,
chairman. Henkle toy
w»ek.jjiat ,
tnaiy^ the
gardiisg the building
details' of the special projeo»^
be put into action will
be releaMd next week.
cees have not received *
cwistruction of the now ;
yet, and the low bid w^ ^^rs*
leaaed as som as accepted. »
,, UB-
Receipts from all
dertaken by the Jaycees * ^
the past several months
going into the Community " _
ing fund and proceeds fr®® ^
Durene Festival, whidi
hm Augitft 28 win also goj^.
the building fund, Jay«*®J7^
dent J. C. Rhyne told Nsj”'
porters Wednesday that
of the cost of eoeitructioci m
building whldi have been
in the past may be in^^j
throui^ rising building
cost, but that the actual
constractibn win be kept ^
to past estimates as possim*'
view oi price Increases.
The Community B'***®®£-*^
ject has been number one
Jaycee list since the id** ^
first launched and JsyC«®L ^
hoping that the building '
come a reality within the
few
JohasM lifasl
PM Last Weak
Btelvin Badger John*®®*
infant son of Mr. and BIrs*
vin B. Johnson of Henderso^ ^
C. passed away last w^ ^
Henderson. BIr. J^inson »
son of Mr. and BIrs. Adria®
son of Blount Holly. The
of the deceased was the 1^^
Bliss LuteUe Haney of Behn^
Friends here wiU be -^01
to learn of the death of tM
son of this popular coup®*
of the parents have
friends throughout this secti
Wiigale FaBily
Has I Ilk Raeaioa
The 11th annual
Wingate family was held 5®^ ^
at the home of BIr. and
Little on Highland Street ^
A picnic lunch was
the UwB. and those
were Wilson Little and J- ^ ^
tie. Jr., tons of the hosts,
BCss Faye Stewart of Blount ^
ly; BIr. and Mrs. W. C. Ajb^
BCss Helen Asbury. BIr. a®" ^
Ray Asbury and daughter ^
BIr. and BIrs. Henry Asb^
daughter of High I^int;
BIrs. Bill Poag of Chester,
BIr. and Mrs. J. H. I>r«®®j;: ^
Laura Drennan, BIr. and Bir»*
Drennan, Jr. and children®
and BIrs. Dick Taylor and
Jr, «d Miv W. a
Rock Hill, S. C; R. N.
and BIrs. W.
Charlotte.
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