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Hawks After Third Straight Win Here Tonight Against. Mount Holly News Constructive—If It Will Help Mount Holly And Gaston County The News Is For It—Progressive VOL. xxvn. MOUNT HOLLY, N. C., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1950 NUMBER 38 MAYOR’S PROCLAMATION WHEREAS. The United States of America is the strong hold of Democracy in the world today; and WHEREAS. The United States of America has been kept Free and Strong by its citizens throughout the years as they have resolved their issues and chosen their public officials by the power of tl e Ballot Box; and * WHEREAS, only by true representative government may the United States of America continue to be strong and free; and WHEREAS, true representative government can be con tinued only by the citizens of this country by the exercising of their precious American right of voting;^ and WHEREAS. The Junior Chamber of Commerce of Mount Holly is encouraging all citizens of Mount Holly to Vote on November 7 in the American way; NOW. THEREFORE, I, Gary L. Kendrick, Mayor of Mount Holly do hereby conunend the Mount Holly Junior Chamber of Commerce on its Get-Out-Vote project, and here by urge all citizens of Mount Holly to take advantage of their citizenship by (Registering) (and) Voting on November 7. Dated this 2nd day. November. Sigited Gary L. Kendrick Mayor Boyd Lowing To Open New Store Boyd Lawiiig. popular grocer- man and merchant operating a 'Store at the Rush community, an nounced that he would open a new store at the Madora villiage next week. He will continue to Operate the present store. Th^ new film will be known as Lawing*s Self-Service. The location of the store is next to launderette at the Madora vil lage. Work is going forward now in preparation for the opening which will be announced next Week in The News. Watch The News for further plans and the definite date. Mr. Lawing stated that the new ■ store will be operated on a cash basis in order to ^ve as reason able prices as possible. It will be complete in every detail. He fur ther stated that a special invita tion and prizes would be offered the public to attend the opening. Mrs. H. W. Greene Passed Away Mrs. H. W. Greene, for thirty years a well-known resident of Mt. Holly, died shortly after eleven o’clock yesterday morning (Thursday) at her home on North Main Street. She had been in failing health for several months, and had been seriously ill for the past several days. Mrs. Greene before her mar riage was Miss Viola Abernathy, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jim Abernathy of the Hick ory Grove section of Gaston County. She was a member of Hickory Grove Baptist Church. Surviving are the husband and five daughters, Mrs. Odell Dren- of Belmont, Miss Rita Greene, , , - , . Miss Jeanette Greene, Miss Nancy jLuckey purchased the business, Greene and Miss Peggy Greene, formterly known as the Ranch, on all of the home, two sisters, Mrs. I the Mount Holly-Charlotte high- Jess Shives and Mrs. Marvin way. The new owners are com- Overcash, both of Spencer Moun- i plotely renoyating the business tain, and two brothers, Earl Aber-1 will cater to ladies and gentle- nathy and Boyden Abernathy, H«en who prefer good food and both of Hickory Grove. service. They will specialize in Funeral services* will be held chicken, fish and steaks. The Saturday afternoon at 3 o’clock I business opens* tomorrow, Novem- at Hickory Grove Baptist Church, 1 her 4th. in the Spencer Mountain section \ H was also announced that of Gaston County, with Dr. L. S. Raymond T. Popwell, brother of Clarke pastor of First Baptist'one of the owners, had been se- Church here, officiating, assisted j cured as chef. It was understood Jayvees Will Play Cramerton There The Junior Varsity of Mount Holly High School will travel to Cramerton next Tuesday after noon to meet the Cramerton Ban tams on their home ground in one of the two final games of the sea son. Kickoff time will be 3 p. and the scrappy Jayvees are hop ing that a number of fans will be on hand to support them. The visit will be returned by Cranibr- ton when the Bantam Eagles trav el to Mount Holly the following Tuesday for the final game of the Jayvee season. EFFORT FOR A RECORD VOTE IS PLANNED IN CITY Jaycees Have Committee Working To Get Out Vote Hawks Playing Dallas Tonight Mount Holly’s Hawks will pUy host to Dallas tonight at Hutchi- son-Lowe Field. Gametime will be 8 p. m*. Fans attending this game tonight are going to see one of the best high school games to be played here this year if the mood exhibited by the Hawks is any indication. Ready for any school remaining on the schedule after beating two of the toughest teams in their class this week, the Hawks will be on their toes and ready for action tonight. • Co-coaches Herb Hipps and Max Beam are non-committa; regard ing a possible massacre of the visitors but are supremely confi dent in their statements that the Hawks will do their best, win or lose. Dallas will be primed for the (Continued on Back Pago) Local Men Open New Resiaurant Curtis Popwell and Eugene by the Rev. Mr. Carpenter, pas tor of the Hickory Grove Church. Burial will be in Pine View Cemetery here. Mount Holly Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Foremost Buys Kelly Dairy Foremost Daries has purchased the Westland Farms, formerly ^ned and operated by E. D. Kelly in Mount Holly, it was an- Wo^ced this week. The Charlotte Dairy bought all trucks, and re tail equipment of the local dairy. E. D. Kelly will continue to op erate as a wholesale dairy and im provements and enlargement of the capacity for production will be made. Beef cattle will also be raised, it was understood. The a^ame drivers: who were employed byWestland Farms are remaining *h that capacity for the new own ers. AHEND CHURCH that -Mr. Popwell for ten years was a chef in one of the more popular eating places at Norfolk, Va. and had also served in cafes in northern cities. The young owners consider themselves fortu nate in securing the services of such an able culinary expert. One of the features of the new business will be to cater to parties; They have accommodations for 50 people for either club, associa tion or private parties. The public is cordially invited to try out the services of the new eating place. The owners will en deavor to make Shady Grove Inn an extremely popular eating place. Local Schools Observing Week A* m er i c a n Educational Week ^ill be observed at the Mount *Holly Schools next week, Monday through Friday, with an Open House once again the highlight of the program. The Mount Holly P. T. A. and the faculty of the schools are again sponsoring the program to be carried out in the local schools* and each room in the elementary and high schools has a special program planned during the week. Open House will be held at the schools Thursday night, Novem ber 9 beginning at 7 P. M. At tended by more than 1000 par ents last year, the Open House and the program planned Thurs day night is expected to draw nearly double that amount this year. Everey parent who has a child in the Mount Holly Schools u being extended, a cordial invita tion to visit his or her child’s room during the program hours to see the project which will be undertaken by that room. From 7 p. m. until 7:30, obser vation teaching will be in progress in the classrooms of the schools. From 7:30 until 8:15 |x. m. the (Continued On Back Page) NEW AGENT More Gifts To Fund Are Listed Two more contributors to the Jaycee Community Building Fund were announced this week by J. C. Rhyne, president of the Mount Holly Jfinior Chamber of Com merce, and Peter N. Chagaria^ treasurer. The two latest contri butions to the fund were received from Charley’s Drug and Globe Mills, President Rhyne stated, and he added the thanks of the members of the Junior Chamber of Commerce to all those who are helping the Jaycees reach their final goal before construction can begin. The building fund now stands at $6553, President Rhyne stated this week. This includes money received through donations from local industry and individuals in terested in the Community Build ing, Building and Loan funds, and the entire building fund receipts from Jaycee projects. Still more money wUl be need ed to reach the tentative mark set by the Jaycees for the start of construction. Jaycees hope that the fund will reach the $7000 mark within the next few days. Jayvees Drive Extended Week SAMUEL h. KILLIAN Newly appointed representative for the Mount Holly district of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Com pany. Mr. Killian and his family have already moved to Mount Holly and reside on West Cataw ba Avenue. The Killian’s have one child. The new resident is a native of Great Falls, S. C. However for the past five years he and his family have resided in Washington, D. C. II.' was.associa.-«d with Belgian Government and his particular work was in connection with the Marshall Plan. Mr. Killian stated that in changing positions he se lected Mount Holly because he stated, *T just natiu*ally liked it here from my first visit.” For three and one half years, during World War II, Mr. Killian served in the Coast Guard and was stationed in the Pacific area for two years. Before coming to Mount Holly the new representative spent two weeks in training in Atlanta, Ga. A.Y.P. To Train Dulch In Textiles The American Yarn and Proc essing Co. will be host to a Dutch textile engineer who has come to this coimtry as part of a group for a period of eight months to study American textile production meth ods. The group,, selected by the Marshall plan officials in The Hague, Mr. B. Haffner and Th. van der Mer in cooperation with the textile schools of Tilburg and En schede, will return to Holland after their stay here and assume responsible positions in industry. Placement arrangements were made in Mount Holly with the American Yam and Processing Company by Consultants. Incor porated. of listen, a private engi neering and management organi- Starting Work On Theatre Party The * Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will be gin collecting donations for the annual Christmas Theater Party this week, President Helen Davis announced Wednesday. In charge of the Christmas Party this year as one of their most outstanding projects, the Ladies Auxiliary will begin collecting gifts of fruiti candy, prizes, or cash, immediate ly in preparation for the annual event which is a highlight in the lives of'children here. For the past two years it has been necessary to use both the Gaston and Holly Theaters to ac comodate the crowds of children who turn out each year to attend the theater party. Mrs. Davis said that bookings of cartoons and comedies are be ing made now to assure the chil dren a top flight program. In the past, every merchant in Mount Holly has contributed prizes, ca^idy, fruiC,'or three dollars cash to provide for the many gifts given the children attending the party Mrs. Davis said this week that she hopes' the Christmas Party will be even larger in scope this year than in the past and with the cooperation of Mount Holly merchants plans are being made to make this the best party held since the idea was originated several years ago. J. M. Graig, Jr. In Good Role In Play DAVIDSON, N. C.-J. M. Craig, Jr., son of J. M. Craig, 118 East Catawba Ave., Mt. Holly, has been selected for a promient role in Command Decision” the first pro duction of the Davidson College dramatic club this year. Craig will play the part of Captain Lee in the pl^y which is a current Broadway hit The Davidson Red and Black Masquers will present their production late in November, probably on Nov. 20 and 21. * u zation acting in cooperation with B-nin*. Who win week, J. A. Costner, chairman in work for American Yam and . J ,Proc-Co. is from Arnhem, Holland. ".S’?.”®' land Studied at the cotton school nounced Wednesday. With an ex j of Enschede before entering in- u foj'dustry. Mr J. Bramhall of the t?" >«=>. «-P>ny wiU be Mr. Ban LEGION BOX SCORE 1951 MEMBERSHIPS 178. Walter L. Burns 179. William J. Helton 180. Thomas A. Belk, Sr. 181. W. Glenn Toomey 182. Dewitt S. Beatty 183. R. C. Green 184. Osborne Nixon 185. Berlin T. Shuler 186. Hollis: Dunn equipment early in the drive, Mr. Costner reported this week that he expects a substantial number of donations to be received with in the next week. Several local residents who are assisting Mr. Costner jn the drive in outlying districts are expecting more donations from industrial plants and other sources within the next two weeks. It is felt that if the drive is extended another week or two, giving local residents who are interested in contributing more time to work on the drive, the re sults will be gratifying. Mr. Costner s^id that he bel- lieved the drive would be a defi nite success and that judging from the interest which has been shown in the effort, the goal of $750 may be reached without any difficulty, ^ore than $200 was raised in the first concentrated effort made by number of students working with Mr. Costner. ning*s advisor during his stay in the city. The Dutch trainee living at the hotel of Mr. C. M. McIntosh, 107 South Main Street. AYP Now Owns Whitehall Bldg. The Whitehall Mill building, which has been in litigation over the ownership for several months, now belongs to the American Yarn and Processing Company. It was understood that the case was set tled out of court on last Wednes- iday. The News learned that it would take ten days to two weeks for the final settlement to be con- sumated. Within two weeks the American Yam and Processing Company will make a local an nouncement about plans for the future use of the building. Mrs. McIntosh Buried Wednesday Funeral services were ' held Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock at Castanea Presbyterian Church for Mrs. Cora J. McIntosh. 84, who died at her home in the Lucia community Tuesday morn ing after several months of fail ing health and a serious illness of a week’s duration. The Rev. W. D. Carty, pastor of Castanea Church, officiated and was assisted by the Rev. C. H. Little of Charlotte, and the Rev. R. H. Ratchford, both former pastors of the deceased. The body lay in state at the church for an hour before the appointed hour for the last rites. Pallbearers included grandsons and husbands of granddaughters of the deceased. They were E. D. Kelly, Jr., Sidney, Baron, iBaxter. and Mike McIntosh, Marshall Pettus, Ralph Edwards, Yates Ed wards, Walter Edwards, Earl Powers, Bill Killian and Bill Stevens. Survivors include two step daughters, Mrs. L. J. Edwards of Lowesville, and Mrs. J. B. Hart of Huntersville; nine daughters, Mrs. D. F. Little of Pageland, S. C., Mrs. J. W. Pettus of Route 6, Charlotte, Mrs. E. D. Kelly of NEXT TUESDAY IS THE DAY OF ELECTION At Sunrise on next Tuesday morning the voters of this com munity will join millions of other throughout the United States in the march to the polls to cast their vote. It is sincerely hoped that Mount Holly will have a big' turnout and cast a record vote for the pe^le of their choice/ Candidates are numing for office all the way from United States Senator to Constable. So everybody vote and show that you are a good citizen. In Mount Holly the voting places and registrars are listed below. Precinci.VNo. L City HalL Mrs. J. B.*'Thompson^ registrar. Precinct No. 2, River Valley Cbevr^et Company. Peter N. Chagaris. registrar. Legion Conlinues lf[ember Drive In the interest of the ship drive now being conducted by the Mount Holly Post of the American Legion during the months of October and November, Commander Jack Summey listed the dates which are set up by Legion rules in membership re quirements. Only men who have served in the armed forces of their coimtry during the dates April 6, 1817 to November 11, 1918 in clusive, in the First World War; and men who served in the armed forces between December 7, 1941 and September 2, 1945 inclusive, are elegible for membership. Commander Summey said that he wished to call the attention of any veterans who might be in doubt about their elegibility for Legion membership to these dates. The membership drive is going very well with additional mem bers being signed up almost daily, Commander Summey stated. Local F. F. A. Boys Bay Neroford Calvos By Tommy Cautkon Jerry Harris and Raymond Gantt of the Motfntain Island com munity have recently purchased white faced Hereford feeder calves for third home supervised project work in vocational agriculture. They are keeping recoils on the expense of raising the calves. They have both sowed perma nent pastures using the following mixtures: 3 pounds of clover and 12 pounds of grass per acre. Also lime and 800 pounds of 2-12-12 fertilizer was used per acre. The 9A class of Mount Holly Future Farmers of America will hold it’s monthly meeting in the agriculture classroom Friday, November 3, at 8:30 p. m. The Mount Holly Junior Cham ber of Commerce have been working on ‘‘A Get Out The Vote” campaign for Mount Holly The Jaycees are non-partisan in the election and are working on the project merely to stimulate interest and get as many people to vote as possible.' The committee is composed of Harold Henkle, Luther Carothers, J. C. Rhyne, Tommy Dunn, Em mett Venning, Jr., Ivey Henkle and Max Childers. Anyone who does not have a way to the polls next Tuesday can contact any member of this committee and a car will be sent to get them. No solicitation of votes for any candi date will be made but you are urged to vote. Jaycee spokesmen stated, ”The Jaycees feel that if all of the citi zenry exercise their right of vot ing this year, the issues and can didates will be selected intelli gently. We feel it is not only the right, but also the responsibility of every eligible voter to go to the polls on next Tuesday, No vember 7th, and vote according to his or her convictions. In othtf words.vote as you please Init please' vote.” The committee stated that in the last general election in 1948 there were more than 900 votes cast in the two polling places in Mount Holly. Over 450 were cast in No. 1 which is located at the City Hall and more than 460 were cast in No. 2 which is located at the River Valley Chevrolet Com- ‘ pany. It was also pointed out that (Ckinfiaued On Bads Page) C. B. Stroupe j Opens New Store C. B. Stroupe and Sons an nounced the opening this week of a new branch grocery store in Stanley. The store will be man aged by one of the Stroupe brothers who have been operat ing the C. B. Stroupe and Sons Super Market in North Belmont ”The same low prices and courteous attention to the cus tomers wants will be in effect at our new store as are in North Belmont,” Harold Stroupe, man ager of the North Belmont Super Market stated this week. *The North Belmont store has been serving hundreds of customers from surrounding towns and cities with the best foods at the lowest prices: through our ‘large lot purchases.” Lunchroom Faces A Local Deficit Mrs. W. G. Henson, supervisor of the lunchroom at the.Mount Holly Schools, announc^ this week that the lunchroom faces a deficite of $172.38 in operations this year. Total deposits made to the lunchroom account this year totaled $1055.35, Mrs. Henson an nounced, and total expenses for operation of the lunchroom this* year are $1227.73. Fourteen children are being given meals daily at the present time without expense to them, Mount Holly, Mrs. R. C. Killian | Mrs. Henson stated Wednesday of Route 1, SUnley, Mrs. LoUie;®"^ the cost of their lunches is Mae McIntosh of the home, and i being paid by the grademothers Mrs. John L. Key of Jacksonville, >( the Parent-Teachers Assneia- Florida; and three sons, Fred Me- tion. However, it was understood Intosh of Mount Holly, the Rev. Claude McIntosh of Columbia, S. C., and Glenn McIntosh of Birm- (Contixiued On Back Page) that the grademothers will not be able to continue paying the expenses of the free lunches for (Continued on Back Page) McCoy's Now In Mount Holly McCoy’s, the service station chain out of Charlotte, announce- ed officially this* week that they had taken over Beaty’s Service Station. Ed McCoy, president of the company, has spent most of the past week in personally sup ervising changes, etc. at the sta tion, which is located across from the Methodist church on Main Street. An advertisement placed else where in this issue of The News tells that the Grand Opening will take place on next week-end. Very special inducements will be offer ed to acquaint the motoring pub lic with the new ownership of the station and their policies. Mr. McCoy told The News that he had been trying for the past several years to get a location to set up one of his stations here. WEEKEND AT VALDESE Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Moore and son, Larry spent the weekend in Valdese with Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Berry. HOME FROM COLLEGE Burmah Carpenter, a student at Appalachian State Teachers’ College, Boone, spent the past weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Carpenter.
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