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, SEPTEMBER 15, 1950
number 31
Extension Should Pass
The election to decide on the extension of the Town limits
of Mount Holly will be held next Tuesday, September 19th.
The polls will be located at Lawing’s Store and will be open
from 6 A. M. until 6 P. M. Last week the registrar had reported
that only 291 eligible citizens had registered to vote. However,
the last day of registration on last Saturday brought the num
ber of registrations to 446. There were a number of people
who reported at the polls too late to register last Saturday as
the books were clos^ for the election.
It is believed now that the election will carry in favor
of the extension of the Town limits. Frankly, this newspaper
hopes that it will. In the last extension trial we opposed it
due to the unresanoable length to which the limits were to be
extended. We grant that the extension Will cause an increased
tax load on a few people but not many. However, to offset
this the natural increase in the valuation of the property, once
inside the Town limits, will in our opinon compensate those
who will have a tax increase.
Mount Holly needs this extension. We need it for $175,-
000 it will bring in extra taxes from industiyr alone in a ten
year period. We need it because it will add some size and much
population to the Town thereby creating a better and more
progressive community because more people will be interest
ed in pur progress.
We believe too that the leaders m the Town will take
favorably to the proposal which is being talked now of divid
ing the Town into wards so that each section will have repre
sentation on the Town Board. We would then be patterning
after the modem method of selection of city officials. If the
Town limits are extended this proposal, it is understood, will
be made to the officials.
The News is proud that both the proponents and the op
ponents of the proposal to extend the limits have conducted
a gentlemanly and clean fight. Regardless of how the election
comes out there is apparently no hard feelings existing bet
ween our citizenship. The election is also fam in that only
those who will be effected are allowed to vote.'
Regardless of how you vote be sure and go to the polls.
This paper hopes that the majority will see their way clear
to vote for a bigger and better Mount Holly.
HAWK FOOTBALL OPENS
WITH LINCOLNTON TONITE
Funderburk Cleared
Of Manslaughler Here
Morris Funderburk of Mount
Holly has been cleared of the
manslaughter charge placed
against him after an automobile
accident cost one life in Mount
Holly several weeks ago. The
Grand Jury, investigating the
manslaughter charge, found it not
a true bill and remanded speeding
and reckless driving charges still
facing Funderburk to the Mount
Holly Recorder’s Court
The speeding and reckless driv
ing charges will be decided in a
future session of Recorders Court
NO LEGION MEETING
There will be no regularily
scheduled Legion meeting the
coming Monday night, September
18, Commander Jack Summey an
nounced this week. The meeting
has been cancelled and a short
business session will be held at
the fish fry if necessary, Com
mander Summey stated.
Peter Chagaris
Named To Office
Peter N. Chagaris, who has
been a member of the executive
committee of the Young Demo
cratic Club in Gaston county for
a year, was elevated to the post
of the vice president at a meeting
of the organization held this week.
The group met at the Gastonia at
the county courthouse. This is the
first time in many years that a
local man has received an office
in the Young Democrats.
Mr. Chagaris has been very
active in the circle of the club
and has been a leader in securing
memberships for the organization.
He will leave here Saturday
morning with Max Childers as
delegates to the state rally being
held this weekend at Asheville.
W. O. Barrett, editor of The News,
will leave Friday for the meeting.
AHEND CHURCH
Jones Bros.
Celebrating
Super Market Now
14th Anniversary
Jones Brothers Super Market
in Mount Holly is celebrating their
• :ltourteenth year in the grocery
business this week with a huge
anniversary sale. First establish
ed inlW« when Russell andIDuke
Jones opened the Jones Grccery
da Main Street in the location now
occupied by Western Auto As
sociate Stores, the growth of the
business has been a mil^tone
marker of Mount Holly.
The Jones Brothers Super
Market is one of the finest appear-
management of the store to help
shorten tiring hours spent in shop
ping by housewives, and probably
the most popular of all the super
market icaturet are the refrigerat
ed produce' racks and refrigerat
ed self-ser^dce meat Counter.
These keep the produce and
meats at a perfect temperature
at the same tune di^laying
t))^ to their best advantage.
-s %ie News has a large number
pi congratulat(^ advertisements
ing buildings in Mount Holly, and* in thb issue, offering congratula-
since they moved into their pre
sent location on Main Street in
January, 1948, the Jones Brothers
have been synonymous with good
groceries at lowest prices in the
minds of their customers.
A number of improvements in
the super market have been made
during the two year period the
Jones Brothers have occupied
their new building. New equip
ment has been added in the meat
market, a self-service meat and
dairy products counter has been
added to the store to speed up
shopping and offer more customer
oonvenience, and other^improve-
ments have been made.
Foremost among the recent im
provements made for the benefit
of customers of the Jones Brothers
Super Market is the large parking
lot in the rear of the building.
The lot is being graveled to pro
vide a clean convenient parking
lot for customers in addition to
the lined spaces already provided
at the front entrance of the store.
The lot will hold more than 100
automobiles, it was announced,
and should be ready for use im
mediately.
Six brothers now share tae op
eration of this fine super market,
making the small grocery wl ich
was operated by Russell md
Duke years ago look even smaller
in comparison. The six Jones bro
thers now at the super market are
Russell. Duke, Judson, Leonard,
Paul, and Ralph.
The Jones brothers are natives
of Mount Holly, born and raised
on the Mountain Island Road, and
they have spent most of their lives
here. They are Mount Holly busi
nessmen, first, last, and always,
as they express it, with their
every interest centered here.
Serving lifetime friends, and
customers of many years, the
Jones Brothers are interested in
giving their customers only the
best quality groceries. The brand
names they carry in their grocery
and meat stock are indicative of
this fact. Only the best, highest
grade government inspected meats
are sold through their market.
Their personnel now numbers
15 persons including the six Jones
brothers, and each member of the
staff of Jones Brothers Super Mar
ket is interested in seeing that
customers receive the most court
eous attention to their shopping
wants.
The most modem merchandis
ing methods are studied by the
Uons to the Jones Brothers on
their 14th anniversary in'business
here. The advertisements repre
sent a cross section of the friends
and business acquaintances of the
super market management and
offer a view of the high regard in
which the Jones brothers are held
here.
Paper Drive Is
Scheduled Here
The Mount Holly Jaycees an
nounced plans this week for a
scrap metal and waste paper drive
which will be held Sunday Oc
tober 8 here. This will be the first
waste paper drive to be held by
the Jaycees in more than a year
and the first drive for scrap metal
since the war.
The Jaycees are asking local
residents to begin saving all scrap
paper, old magazines, and paste
board boxes as well as any scrap
metal for the drive. J. B. Thomp
son is chairman in charge of the
drive next month and trucks will
canvass every street in the city
for waste.
The Jaydees hope to gather
enough scrap in this drive to add
materially to the Community
Building Fund. All proceeds from
the drive will go to the building
fund is was announced, and with
proceeds from other projects, the
Jaycees hope that they will have
enough money to begin construc
tion.
RANKIN'S LEAVE FOR
ENGLAND
Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Rankin,
Jr. who have been residing in
Asheville, spent several days here
with the former’s parents, the
Rev. and Mrs. Frank B. Rankin at
their home, "Willowside,” and left
Tuesday for New York. They
sailed Wednesday on the Queen
Mary for England, where they
will pay an extended visit to Mrs.
Rankin’s relatives. They were ac
companied by their small daugh
ters, Nita and Edith.
BAPTISTS TO MEET
Adrian-Madora Baptists will
meet at the church at 7 o’clock
Saturday evening for a prayer
meeting in preparation for the re
vival meeting beginning in the
church the first Sunday in Octo
ber.
New Meters
To Be Installed
Twenty new parking meters of
an entirely new design are being
installed in Mount Holly this
week for testing. Town Attorney
Max Childers annoimced Wednes
day. The Board of Aldermen have
'authorized testing of the new
meters, which are of the new
double head type, and they will
be installed on Main Street to
give both the public and town of
ficials an opportunity to see them
in operation.
The meters, manufactured by
the American LaFrance Cwpora-
tion, makers of fire-fighting equip
ment for many years, require a
different arrangement of parking
space which eliminates one half
of the meter posts presently in
use and allows much greater
maneuverability for drivers than
the present system. While elimi
nating half of the meter posts
the new meters allow the same
number of cars as previously to
park in a designated area.
The new spaces will be marked
off so that the new meters will be
located at the midway point be
tween two cars, serving both the
car in front of the meter and
the car behind the meter. The
cars will park in the lined space
with the front bumper of the rear
car touching or almost touching
the rear bumper of the car in
front. A space will then be left
behind the rear car to enable the
driver to back up enough to swing
clear of the lead car when leaving,
while the car in front has a space
lined off in front to enable the
driver to pull directly out into the
traffic lane when leaving the
parking space.
This style eliminates much
backing and turning by inexpert.
drivers trying to park which is
necessary under the present
system when a solid line of auto
mobiles is parked at the curb.
Legion Honor
Roll Grows
PRE\lOU«:.Y
ACKNOWLEDGED 100
101. Paul A. Craig
102. T. A. Dunn, Jr.
103. Ivey Henkle
104. Thomas M. Holland
105. Sam Dyer
106. WilUam C. Nixon
107. Martin J. Harverty, Jr.
108. Ollin H. Baxley
109. Jack M. Rhyne
110. T. L. Ware
111. Henry H. Rhyne
Team Trying To Avenge
For Defeat Of Last Year
Vernon Resigns
As Bank Head
O. M. Vernon, this week, resign
ed his position as President of
the First SUte Bank and Trust
Company which operates here and
in Bessemer City. It was announc
ed that he had also sold his stock
in the Bank but he told a News
reporter yesterday that he had
decided to retain his stock which
is approximately 55 per cent of
the total stock in the business.
Mr. Vernon has represented this
county in the State legislature
and has been active in church and
civic office. At the present time
there has been some rumors as
to possible action against Mr. Ver
non by the State Bankng Com
mission but as yet there has been
no action taken. Friends here are
standing behind the local banker
and it is known that no serious
violation concerning the bank’s
finances are involved. Ayn viola
tion would be only technical it is
thought.
The local banker joined the in
stitution in August of 1918. In
1919 he was made Cashier of the,
Lion's Plan A
Big Broom Sale
The annual Lions Club broom
sale will begin next Thursday,
September 21 and continue
through Saturday, September 23,
it was announced this week.
Brooms and mats for the sale
have arrived and are ready for
the sale, the members of the local
Lions Club announced this week,
and a goal of 1000 brooms and 200
has been set for the sale.
Ed Painter is chairman of the
three day sale this year for the
Lions Club and he released this
week a list of committee members
who have been appointed to head
various phases of the sale.
A door to door canvass during
the three day sale is planned by
the Lions Club, similar to the
canvass held last year during
the sale.
On the merchandising commit
tee for the Lions Club are Henry
Patrick, chairman; Frank Mc
Kinney, and Frank Rankin. Serv
ing on the territory committee are
O. H. Hankins, chairman, and
Frank Dameron. Chairman
charge of the street' sales com
mittee is Joe E. Jones, and serving
with him are G. X». Kendrick and
H. J. Cross. Chairman of the ad
vertising committee is Larkin
Stowe, and other members of that
committee are J. L. Davenport
and E. Batchlor. In charge of the
finance committee is Ed Painter
and working with him are Louis
Calvert and Clyde Johnson.
The Iwooms and door mats
which are sold by the members of
the Lions Club are manufactured
by blind workers in a Greensboro
factory for the blind which is
maintained by'Lions Clubs of this
state. They are made of the high
est quality materials and brooms
purchas^ during the sale last
year are still seiwing many house
wives in Mount Holly now.
Watch for the members of the
Lions Club who will be visiting
your home during the three day
sale to offer you one of these
fine brooms or door mats, and
purchase your broom from them.
You will be aiding a worthy cause.
Loan Asso. Has
New Officers
At a meeting of the Directors
of the Mutual Building and Sav
ings Association held on Wednes
day night, of this week, O. M.
Vernon tendered his resignation
as secretary* and treasurer of the
association. Mr. Vernon had writ
ten his resignation on September
9th. His resignation was accepted
by the Board which consists of
H. J. Cross, J. M. Craig, A. E.
Massey, F. L. Rankin, J. J. Hol
land, C. S. Clegg, W. M. Beaty,
P. H. Roberts and H. L. Fowler,
Mr. Vernon was one of the
founders of the Building and Sav-
. . I ings Association, which was or-
bank at Bessemer City. He be- in 1938. Under his leader-
came the stockholder m | management, the direc-
l^nuary of 1926 and was elect^ ^ reported, the association grew
r President during the depresMonm I from just a few stockholders to
Chief of Police R. C. Robinson. I January of 1933. He guided the ■ present membership of 294
explaining the new system of bank through the depression in a shareholders with assets over
strong and healthy condition. At I *200 000
Henry L. Fowler, assistant sec
parking, stated that in his opinion
it would prove to be far better
than the present system, both for
drivers and for traffic officers. He
also expressed his belief that the
new meters will meet with im-
r(?diate public approval when
they are put into use.
'*The American LaFrance Cor
poration is known all over the
world as an outstanding manufac
turer with the very best reputa
tion,” he stated, ‘‘And I believe
that these new meters, now on the
market for the first time after
years of experimenting, will prove
far superior in quality to the old
type.”
Chief Robinson aLso declaitd
that many towns and cities are
testing the new meters now and
that they are believed to be the
best parking meter eve*' de.oigned.
the time he took over the Pres- [
idency there was only $10,000 j
capital. Today, under his leader- \ j •_ j -
ship the bank has increased this' Board ol
capital to $200,000 plus many oth-' ^ Ml the
er assets. The actual book value ot ‘h® unexpi«i, te™ of Mr. Ver-
the stock is $280 a share.
Carl Carpenter has been elected
to succeed Mr. Vernen as pres
ident of the two banks. The local
set-up will remain, it is believed,
as it is now with Henry Fowler as
vice president and W. H. Crane a?
cashief.
Miss Frances Spratt has return
ed to Austin, Texas to resume her
duties as instructor in home eco
nomics at the University of Texas,
after spending the summer vaca
tion here at the home of her
mother, Mrs. Roy Spratt
non, who had in the past been re
elected at each of the stockhold
ers annual meetings held in Feb
ruary. W. H. Crane who is also
assistant secretary and treasurer
will continue in that capacity.
Mr. Fowler and Mr. Crane will
be on duty at the First State Bank
and Trust Company which is to
continue as headquarters for the
association.
VISITING HERE
Mrs. J. W. McGuire of Daytona
Beach, Fla. is visiting the Rev.
and Mrs. Ivon L. Roberts at their
home, the Methodist parsonage.
Slag Fish Fry
On September 23
A stag fish fry for all members
of the Johnson-Linrfjerger Post of
the American Legion in Mount
Holly, and clegible veterans, will
be held at the Legion Hut Satur
day night fo next week, Septem
ber 23, Coihander Jack Summey
announced today.
No admission to the fish fry,
which is planned as a Legion get-
together for members and elegi-
ble veterans, wil be charged ac
cording to Commander Summey.
Serving will begin at 7:30 p.
September 23, Commander
Summey said, and Legionnaires
and visitors who plan to attend
are urged to be at the hut as
promptly as possible to assure
them plenty of hot fish.
The local post of the Legion is
planning a number of future acti
vities for members and elegible
veterans Commander Sumey said.
Last week it was announc^ that
men leaving for duty with the
armed forces would be issued
Legion courtesy cards by the
local post which entitles them to
visit LegiMi posts wherever they
may be.
Film Of Stalin
Party Is Booked-
. A film dealing with the history
of the Communist Party in the
United States was shown by the
V.F.W. at Kings Business College
in Charlotte Wednesday morning
by C. C. Mullis, Jr., and was
scheduled to be shown at the
Mount Holly High School Wednes
day afternoon or Thursday morn
ing. This film, one of three shown
at the V.F.W. meeting last Tues
day night, has attracted a great
deal of comment and is reported
to contain accurate information
concerning the organization and
bperation of the Communist party.
The showing in Charlotte and
at the local high school was by re
quest, Commander Ken Davis of
the Mount Holly Veterans of For
eign Wars stat^
A large number of members at
tended the Tuesday night meet
ing this week and no business ses
sion was held with the entire
meeting devoted to showing the
three films.
In gdidtign tg the film dealing
with the spreSdifll movement of
the Communist party Which was
first organized in 1900, other
films shown included a captured
Jap film and a history of the
Seventh Division. The Jap film
explained operations of the Japa
nese Army and Navy and showed
scenes filmed in action, while
the Seventh Division film showed
operations of that Army unit.
The next meeting of the local
V.F.W. will be held at the hut on
Tuesday night, September 26,
Commander Davis announced.
In an attempt at vengen^
the 32-0 defeat handed th«gi ^
year, the Mount Holly
take the field tonight agai^^.
colnton High School at Hutc^
Lowe Park. The Hawks
form thL^ week and th®
staff is confident that
settle affairs with the -q p,
night Game time will be • . ^
m. Tickets will be on f Sea
gate, it was announced an
son tickets, for fans who P yj
see all home games this year,
be on sale immediate^ ^
Lincolnton is reported y
even stronger this year than ^
were
i stronger this year
i last season and rep®f” ^
the visitor’s camp say ^^^^5
counting heavily on winiu“»
game. cingl®
Both run e»-
wing formation and faM v ^
pect to see plenty
both sides tonight
have’ prepared carefu^
game which will be tW
er. Practice sessions *"j“,-nsive
have been devoted to “ . re
work with offensive . *1-
ceiving some attention j©
though the Hawks are beue
be in top offensive cohdiw^
Season Tickets
Now On Sale
Season tickets for the six home
games to be played by the Mount
Holly Hawks are on sale for the
first time this year. The tickets
will cost $3.50 and will admit one
person to each home game at a
75 cent saving during the season.
The tickets are available now and
include tonight's opener with
Lincolnton at Hutchison-Lowe
Park.
Tickets may be purchased at
the high school office, from any
of the football sponsors, or from
the cheerleaders.
Football sponsors include: Bar
bara HoTIar, Ann Painter, Joanne
Helms. Betty Garrison, Nan La-
than, Delores Rhyne, and Billy
Bostic.
Jack .Tolb' ar-i Billy Loftin will
leave for N. C. State, Raleigh.
Sunday.
Last night, a short
sion was scheduled at «u ^
Lewe Field under the W
teda/ the Hawks
preparation for tohigh^
with the Lincolnton *4^ - fat
The probable starting j,?
the game tonight as release^
Coach Max Beam biclud^* _
LeftGuard-Larry^^P
Left End-Dicky Carp^^J
Left Tackle—Johnny
Center—Paul Dunn tteM.'
Right Guard—Estridge or
"wtht Tackle^Robert
Right End^HoUoway OJ or
Vtiii ^Rueben
Full Back—Rueben
Ted "Waldrop
Tail Back—Ted
Waldrop ■
David Wright ...
Blocking Back—Cogdih
Wing Back—Kieitlar
wood Hutc**'
Plan now to come out w
ison-Lowe Park tonight
port the Hawks. _
School Body
Shows Gro^h
An increase in enrolhnen
Mount Holly Schools oi
100 atudsnti over
raportod ihii weak
S. H. Helton. Sixty-n*****
above year’s total were i
the elementary school 8**® _ last
crease of 24 studen^ ® ^ jjijb
year was reported in
school ,
Tdtal enrollment in the pj-jnci'
tary school is 938 this yew*
pal of Schools S. H. bU’**
and total enrollment m
school is 310. « in
With work still going j ; p g
elementary school bui*.
classes are scattered root
grounds with three cla
in the basement of the eie ts
building being used
rooms in the Home ^ ^ in'
building and gym. The
crease in enrollment at ^
was in the first grades, Mr-
stated, with a total
dren beginning their seb
this year.
The second floor of .gd
tary building is "being
classes, with the only ®
the upper floor via fire
th4 indoor staircase ty, Ih®
been completed irrunedia .
interior of the building ^
proof construction aiw ^gdn*^'
steps were being poured
day.
r C08'
The cafeteria is to
centrated attention in ord
it back into operation aS ppt-
possiblc, Mr. Helton
While the building
house the new cafetena ^ pir
going renovation, ***
taining their lunches at n
IMPROVING
Mrs. C. T. William*'
been ill at her home *
time, is now improving-