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Mount Holly News
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VOL. XXVII.
number 30
A. and P. Super Market
To Have Open House In
Mount Holly On Tuesday
&
Pictured • above is Barney
Chaney, manager of the new
A&P Super Market which opens
for business next Wednesday fol
lowing Open House Tuesday of
next week. Mr. Chaney was me
ager of the smaller store which
has been located in Mount Holly
for approximately 25 years. He'is
a veteran of World War Two, and
during his service with the Air
Force Africa and Italy receiv-
‘ed 9 battle stars and two unit
citations. He was overseas 19
months. Mr. Chaney has been
with the A&P Tea Company for
5 years and has been associa.ed
with the Mount >Holly store for the
past two years. He is a niember
of the .Hickory Grove Baptist
Church.
/;
Fred Caldwell, assistant man
ager of the new A&P Super
Market in Mount Holly, has been
with the A&P for two years. He is
a veteran'of World War Two also,
Open House at the-new A&P
Super Market which has been
under construction in the building
formerly occupied by the Mount
Holly Furniture Company on
Main Street, will be held next
Tuesday afternoon from 5 P. M.
to 9 P. M. company officials an
nounced Thursday. The new sup
er market, a store which is mod
em to the last detail, has been
under construction for several
months with the old building be
ing remodeled and equipment
necessary for the operation of a
super market being installed as
rapidly as possible.
The Open House will be held to
give local residents an opportuni
ty to inspect the new super mark
et at their leisure, with company
officials and the staff of the new
store on hand to explain details
of equipment and' operation.
The super market will open for
business the following day, Wed
nesday, and will observe the reg
ular store hours of 8 A. M. to 6
P. M. thereafter. The super mark
et will continue to close at noon
Tuesday following the policy of
the past, it was annoimced.
“Opening of the new Super
Market will give Mount Holly
citizens one of the finest and
most complete food stores in. the
state, “P. M. Bealer, Jr. Vice-Presi
dent in charge of A&P's Caro
lina’s Unit, declared today.
“It represents the latest ad
vances in the retailing of food and
will be outfitted with the most
modem equipment available. In
addition to the meat department,
outstanding features include re
frigerated produce cases, self-
service frozen food cases, dairy
and cheese cases, A&P Coffee De
partment, and a Bakery Depart
ment .
The A&P Vice-president pomt-
ed out that the self-service meat
department. wiU “contiim the best
equipment' available for the lat
est innovation in food retailing. It
also will have the benefit of the
experience and- know-how A&P
has gained through its pioneer
self-service departments.’’. “One
of the many advantages of this
new-type meat operation is that
it makes the housewife’s shopping
easier, quicker and' more con
venient,” he added. “The self-
service meats are wrapped in
transparent cellophane packages
with the weight and price
marked on each package. The
housewife can quickly choose
what she wants from the many
sizes and cuts in the open-face,
refrigerated cases.
“If a customer is in a hurry, she
can make her choice without
waiting in line to be served.
REGISTRATION IS LIGHT
FOR TOWN LIMIT
SchooL
Manager of the meat depart
ment in the modem new A&P
Super Market in Mount Holly is
Mr. W. L. Ward of Charlotte, pic
tured above. A veteran employee
of the company, Mr. Ward has
been associated with the A&P Tea
Company for many years with the
exception of a brief period during
World War Two during which he
was employed by the government
He has been associated with the
tneat buying and retailing end of
the business since he first was
employed by the A&P Tea Com
pany, and for a number of years
has l^n working in A&P Stores
in Charlotte where he now re
sides.
VOTING
Durene Beauty Contest Winner
Saturday Is Last D§y
Which To Be Eligible
Durene Festival
Great Success
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Durene Pictures
Can Be Secured Here
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At least $1339.21 was cleared
by Mount Holly Jaycees from
events.of the fifth annual Durene
Festival which was held here last
week. President J. C. Rhyne an
nounced this week, and the en
tire sum will be applied to the
Jaycee Community Building.Fund
making a substantial step toward
the goal set before actual con
struction of the building begins.
An estimated 2500 persons at
tended the Durene events in all,
Mr. Rhyne told News reporters
this week, with that figure repre
senting paid admissions while
many spectators were, also on
hand for a number of events.
The Durene street dance, base
ball game, and beauty show were
the largest attractions to Durene
holiday crowds, the Jaycees state,
with an estimated 500 paid ad
missions to each of the latter two
events. Other events of the week
which also drew large crowds
were the golf tournament, with
more than 100 golfers entered, the
hole-in one contest, the Durene
banquet, the boxing matches, and
Farmre’s Day. An estimated 728
paid admissions to the street dance
dance made that eveii^ the most
popular in terms of receipts, while
a large number of spectator^ at
the dance swelled the crowd ♦o
an . estimated 1200 persons.
“The Jaycees wish to take this
opportunity to thank everyone
who had a hand in making the
fifth annual Durene Festival a
tremendous success”, President Jr
C. Rhyne told News reporters this
week, “And to the public, who
attended the events, we wish to
express our special thanks”, he
continued. Many merchants and
industries here contributed to the
success'of the festival • this year
through donations of gifts and in
other ways.
Pictures of contestants taking
part in the Durene Beauty Con
test held at the high school gym
nasium last Friday night are avail
able at the R & W Shoe Shop,
Hugh Smith, photographer*from
Catawba Studios, announced this
week. Mr. Smith stated that he
believed a number of girls who
took part in the contest would
want copies of the pictures and
that he had selected that loca
tion as being most convenient to
th/e prospective purchasers;
to vote m tne lown
tension vote to be held n »
September 19th. This is
: hundred under the
number that would have
registered by this time.
ponents and opponents of J"
posei extension claim
many people, who are appa
disinterested predict that *
proponents of the extension
that it will carry.
evident change in the sen
and the- picture as it
shows that there is a great
that the extension will pa^
ever, there are many who dis »
with this line of thinking.
Sepe»5.-
Local Officer
Receiver Stab
Tomorrow, Saturday,
LEGION BOX SCORE
and during his 19 months in the • Should she wish to take her time
service was stationed in the in selecting meat, she can do so
China, Burma, India Theater for without inconveniencing others,
11 months. He has two battle stars 'for there is plenty of room at the
received during" the recent war, cases. She can see exaetly what
and has been in Mount Holly since | she is getting—and the packaged
1939 except for his period of ser- meat, fish and poultry will be
vice with the A^ed Forces. He ready for cooking.”
is an active member of Hickory | **The produce department of
Grove Baptist Church where he the new Super Market will be
is Superintendent of the Sunday equipped with 44 feet of self-ser
vice refrigerated produce cases in
which all fresh fruits and vege
tables, except such staples as
Oranges and Potatoes, will be
kept under ' constant ' refrigera
tion,” the food chain official said.
“The refrigerated cases will
keep fruits and vegetables at the
iContinuad on Back Pags)
MUt Nalda Smith, above, sponsored by Western Auto Stores in
Holly, was winner of the tiHe "Miss Durene" In the 1950 Miss
Durene Beauty Conleel held last Friday night at the high school
gymnasium. Miss Smith was selected by judges after more than q
•core of beautiful contestants had paraded across the stage making
the final choice extremely difflculL R\inners-up in the omtesl were
Miss Millie Taylor, sponsored by Cathy-Campbell Grocery, and Miss
Muriel Broom, sponsored by Sianmey Drug Comptny.
M«ff Smith is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Snuth of the
Hickory Grove section.
Hawks To Play
Big Team Today
The Moimt Holly Hawks, with
Coaches Beam, Ellis, and Hipps,
travel to China Grove this after
noon for the second practice
scrimmage of the season, and the
last before the locals open with
Lincolnton next Friday, Septem
ber 15. The Lincolnton game will
be the first game of the season for
the Hawks, and the coaching staff
at the local high school predict
the Hawks were expected to
hand China Grove a rough time
if they were intheir usual good
form.
The loss of one man, Rueben
Waldrop, from the squad tempor
arily will hurt the Hawk back-
field considerably. Waldrop, who
filled the fullback position well
for the locals, is out of practice
until injuries heal and will pro
bably be missing from the lineup
in the starting game.
The Hawks met Gastonia in
Gastonia last Monday in a sur
prise practice session which saw
the locals running a touchdown
that it will also 1^ one of the Qj-een Wave in the first
“With Lincolnton chalk-
Clyde Barker, pictured above,
will be produce manager of the
new A&P Super Market in Mount
Holly. He is a veteran of World
War Two, having served 9 months
in the Armed Forces and is a na
tive of Moimt Holly. A member
of the Snowhill Methodist Church,
he^.has been associated with the
A&P Food Store here for two
years.
toughest,
ed up as a victory we should do
pretty well the rest of the season,”
Coach Beam told News reporters
this week, Lincolnton, however,
will be set for the opener as will
th6 Hawks, and Mount Holly will
have to play their best grade of
ball to defeat the visitors.
The China Grove practice game
will be played this afternoon
Which makes it too late for The
News to carry results. However, i year.
play. However^ the coaches are
far from satisfied with the way
their' -charges looked after . the
brilliant opener against the Triple
A Gastonia High squad, and were
driving them hard this week on
offense, defense, and backfield
timing.
Plan now to. attend the Lin
colnton opener .-next Friday and
8iq>port the te^in that is going *to
make high school history this
The result of the first month of
the Legion’s Membership Drive
is 100 members. J. B. Thompson,
Manager of the Mt. Holly Ice &
Fuel Co., became the 100th vet
eran to become affiliated with the
largest veterans organization in
the World. Membership Chairman
Harold F. Stroupe is well pleased
with the first months figure and
states that the drive is gaining
momentum every day.
Previoiuly Acknowladgod 60
61. Billie B. Farris
62. William M. Laye
63. Robert E. Starnes
64. Roy B. Edwards
65. Harold F. Stroupe
66. Lloyd A. O’Donoghue
67. Olean G. Terry
68; George W. Farris
69. E. L. McCorkle
70. John E. McNamara
71. Raymond T. Moore
72. Reginald G. Painter
73. B. D. Moore
74. Burmah D. McConnell
75. Philip G. Boyd
76. Benjamin F. Homsley
77. Earl Coleman
78. Wilson F. Moore
79. Ralph E. Holland
80. Thomas B. Duckworth, Jr.
81. Morris E. Hager
82. B. C. Sifford
83. E. C. Beatty, Sr.
84. Roy M. Nixon
85. Carl F. Grice
86. Glenn Hager
87. William F. Ballard, Sr.
88. Vernon Wells
89. Walter B. Wells
90. Richard Mauney
91. Joe N. Abernathy
92. Pierre A. Pichette
93. Robert T. Smith '
94. Joffre D. Hart
95. Brice F. Chapman
96. J. E. Holloway, Sr.
97. O. E. Massey
98. Kenneth J. Moore
99. Burmah Curtis
100. J. B. Thompson
Coley Armstrong, 27, of Mount
Holly, is under $1000 bond for
the alleged stabbing of Officer
T. A. Dunn of th^- Mount Holly
Police Department' with an ice
pick last Sunday night. He was
placed unJfr arrest by Officers
Dunn, Huitf; and Morgan Sunday
night after they had been sum
moned to the Eagtara section' of
Mount Hollw Armstrong
was reportea^ib b^ behaving in
a disorderly manner.
According to police. Officers
Morgan, Dunn and Huitt answer
ed the call and upon their arrival
at the address given, the home of
brother ofthe man later arrest
ed, found Armstrong destroying
property belonging to his brother.
He had reportedly broken glass
from an automobile which belong
ed to his brother and was caus
ing a great deal of commotion
police said.
When he saw the officers com
ing to investigate the complaint
he fled into a trailer at the rear
of the house, officers said, and
when Officer T. A. Dunn started
to enter ttie trailer, Armstrong
leaned out the door of the trailer
and stabbed him in the shoulder
with the ice pick, they said.
He was quickly taken into
custody and charg^ with assault
on an officer with a deadly weap
on with intent to kill. Chief of
Police R. C. Robinson stated. Mr.
Dunn did not suffer a serious
wound in the stabbing and has
been on duty as usual since the
affray.
ber 9th, is the final day _ xjjr*
-to register. The following ^
day is challenge day and o
Tuesday following challenG ■
the election will be to
News already has the
print the ballots which
as follows:
OFFICIAL BALLOT
Umils of
Town of Mount Holly
Inatructiotts
1, To Toto for iho propotfB ^
a crow X mark intho
tbo loft of "FOR EXTENW^i
2. To vott against tho
make a crow X marie in '
wt tbo lofl
Local Children To
Bo Shown At Gaslon
' , tb*
SION."
3. If you liar or def&oo ^ ^ .
mark thio ballot rohim I*
RagisiraT and get tnotb*®^*
( ) For Extension
( ) Against ExtenriP® _
Election September 19»
James MuUon
Chairman Gastoo Co***^
Board of Election*
With the apparent lack of
est among the general rui^ g
voters living in the effecte^
one could not predict a heavy
minute regiriration. On the o
hand the 291, registered
on a percentage basis as r
with other elections could
well-formed representation
area. No one who does nqt %
in the area to be taken u’ .
who cannot quali^ with
eral election laws of the ^
can vote.
So if you live —
register' and vote, regardless
how you vote.
in the
A special theatre show for
children will be held at the Gas
ton Theatre tomorrow, Septem
ber 9 starting at 10 A. M., Ken
Davis, manager of the local thea
tres, announced this week. A
number of comedies will be shown
during the special morning show,
Mr. Davis said, and admission for
children will be twelve cents as
usuaL
Included on the program for
the morning are the following
films: “Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout”;
All’s Fair at the Fair”; “Circus
Comes to Clown’’; ‘Cat of Nine
Ails”; “Ain’t Nature. Grand”; and
“Cilly Gooses”.
A large number of children are
ATTEND CNURCN
Lions Postpone
Big Broom Sale
The Lions Club broom
sale, originally scheduled toP*j
September 11, will be
uhtil September 21, Licm* ^
officials announced this
local organization has learned i
it will not have the broontf ^ ,
mats available before Septc**^
16, and has re-scheduled
for the three day period
ning on September 21 and
tinuing through Septiember i
This will be Thursday, Friday» ^
Saturday of the week ,,
away^ A door to door canva^
be held during the sale
to the canvass last year, the
announce, and members of,
club expect a large number
sales during the canvass. _
Brooms will sell for $1-59
mats will sell for $2.25 the L*
expected to attend this special ■ grated. -th
morning show, which will be the I Las^ year’s sale was met
first to be held for children smee marked success here and the Li®^ “
* • Theatre'— « o*
the annual Christmas
Party last year.
MRS. BARRETTS MOTHER
ill in HOSPITAL
Mrs. W. O. Barrett, wife of the
editor of The News, has been
unable to return to her home here
after the summer vacation due to
the serious illness of her mother,
Mrs. Ella R. Gash. Mrs, Gash is
now confined to the Saint Joseph
Hospital in Asheville where she
has been for the past several
dasrs. There has been no change
in Mrs. Gash’s. condition for the
past several days.
(Club netted a substantial
it^ney for the blind workers
made the brooms and
te factory at Greensboro. ®
bitxxns and mats are
by the blind workers in the
tory which is maintained by
Clubs and both are made of
highest quality materials,
Be ready to meet the
of the Lions Club who com®
READ THE ADSl
your, home during the three
sale with your order for m®
the higkM]uality brooms.
Sunday guests of Mr. and
W. L. included Mr.
Bryan Walters and son,
of Washington, D. C. and -
Holton Lockmap of Gastonm*