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: . ft. CVPArtP-.-gditor and Owner .,: . ; , , - ' PRINCIPLE FIRST . . . . l. A YEAR in ADVANCE
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Plonk Sthool and
:, Its Progress
. Pine Board Of Committeemen
V Building Enlarged-Preparing:
': A Play-Good Debating Society
Church Facilities-Preparing
: ' For County Commencement.
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. CorrMpoadenM of Tb Herald.
V v In the beginning; We wish to
; thank the Herald for giving
this opportunity to tell through
its columns ef the proKteM ire
Are making along all lines,
- The -Plonk School sboslu fee!
'proud, shove all things, that it
hat anch - noble, inteltge ana
- high minded men for it trus-
tees as L A. McGIll D. W. Sell
er! and a 8. Plonit. Thjse men
are deep) j concerned abont the
welfare of every boy tad girl In
; the community and cc that all
attend school and have tho
necessary books. The school
, bsuse hM been made larger and
' another ' teacher employed. We
' sow hare total -enrollment of
, fifty pupils, twerty four ot which
are In the primary department
and the remaining twenty-air: in
' 'the Grammar school division.
, Of this iiumber five expect o e
clve diplomas and be keady for
high school work next term. '
We have aome good speller
,'md challenge ' any country
school In the county to apell
-against us. ' "'--". '
At present we are doing oui
' best work on a play entitled
.-"The Sweet Girl Graduates"
which we are hop'ng to give t
an early date. . "'.;! : v j
In December, 1915 we organised
for our moral and mental uplift
- the "Columbian Literary Sooi--;ty.M
Ohai iea . Lackey was
"'Vented President and Ruth Mc-
Gill Secretary. Wo have had
. ' several debates and. each time
L the speakers proved eaual to the
; subject and occasion acq sttusl
"' with suob determination and
eloquence . that a, high school
. . might well be - proud, si. them.
"r 1 he fl'st-subject we htd , was
Resolved that country life Is
r X -more pleasure ..than city Ufa.-"
8otb sides did exceediagly well
. but the affirmative won eut AsJ
pother subject which, proved; .; to
. 'bo eitraordiuarily, interesting
was VResolfed thatFflfet jprinlr
. ing Press has done 'more towsrd
Zjhb development of . Ue ; world
',;;. h an. the steam Ebgiae." Agalnj
(,he affirmative side w over
5wbe.,mingly victorious;-Soon we
i tiotM to b a . for our feubjeet
"'Resolved tjaf Abraham. Lin
$. jeola was - "greater, v. att f thatn
George Washington; At these
debates we enjoy having visitors
7f and generally select aa fudges
paoilc of the community;
our is4S, ana wsaies.
iomidain about bad wuatber and
iljf always at their postj-Vheo.
it it darkraaj(iei peare&t out
-MSC.'O. Lui-Itberan
VtJnoBthvBtethel
church is also near ce and there
! ' ' ---we have the' privilege of hearing
;:'-'..v..V.Rev. G, I Kerr,' J Kings Woun-
- -r; 4aln. Beulah and Mary's Gvei
.; ' '. hurches rs not far away o it
: "ii iMwiy'aJiard matter t decide
, -- ywhich service to atcoEsj,' -
" " . :"' C'T f r tsns splendid 'it
ctual and aesthetic tatures of
the children.
Coocty commencement that
"day of days" to the school shil
dreo of Cleveland is being look
ed forward to by all the children
of Plonk school and several of
them intend to enter some of the
numerous contest that have
been arranged for.
Fined For Over
Speeding. ' A. H. Johnson of Bessemer
City was Sued five dollars and
cost hue Thursday before Es
quire Keadrtek on the charge
of over-speeding, Johnson is a
oce amed man and is said to
have been in the habit ot coming
here to demonstrate fie sieed
of his machine. He submitted in
court and said that he was mak
ing 55 miles per hour on Moun
tain street. Johnson has recent
ty been implicated in the whis
key business at Bessemer.
cursing
$4.15 for
on the street. '
Jim Philips was up before
Esquire iCerdrick lat Thursday
on a cftaTja oi.DMng profane
lanKUage on the street, Be
plead guilty and paid $413
wiilcb represented a fine of one
dollar and th coat'
We make mention of this case
ca.ling attention to the lact that
tlilips is not the only person
who i guilty of using orofane
language on the street of
Kings Mountain, We want to
see every one who violates this
phase at, the law made pay for K
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Regriiers avefine
entertainment.
Th faurth' attraction, of the
lyeeum course wsli staged . last
Thursday night." This ,ws oue
of the verv finest numbers -we
have- had. The Begulensr
comtMwd Prof, Roy J. Resrowfl
and Bis wife-" Mrs. Meryl , UesT
nta)-, gave the performance The
Drogram. was variea.- some,
tniutr to suiiill. The rot ponse
from, the audience indicated that
practically ail suited., all, , The
old 'lotaiion' "From tile sub
lime to tnt iWiculous,'.' Vas al
most applicable, while Ihe ridic
ulous was worse lacking. The
Program consisted of readings,
ujuio, dialogue and impersona
tions -Many :ave remarked
since that Prof. Ikgnier-waa the
best lmpersouato they ever
UiSainrfings and readings wen
excellent .Mrs. Regnier played
her part weil. She ' furuishod
the piano music with, several
vocal selections in. addition to
hfl dUloffne roll ';: v
"Owing to the ondue amount of
nul lucidtnt to the recent rainy
weather the audience was bat so
large as had been in attendance
upon . some?, fofJBPr . numbers.
Most of thooe Vha attended bad
season tickets making the door
Vjceipts very meagre, being only
eight dollars. -.-.fVj
. There remains one . auraction,
It will be had March 6Uu. Tbere
is :yo(; ( about $15 to ,rie U
hqua ate toe expeutes -ot ttte
enwrprise.'. .The committee ft-ela
' that with good weaUior
PROGRAM
COMMENCEMENT
Grut cduadooal iif for Gere
lud to be lecord breaker
10:30 Parade. All classes will
form in line between Baptist
church and S. A. L. Ry. Child
ren will march four abreast.
H."80 Commencement exer
cises at Courthouse. Diplomas
and medals vrl.l be given at
Courthouse. '
11:30 Spelling match at audi
torium. All schools expecting lo
enter must notify County Supt,
not later than March first
11:20 High school Declma
tion and ' Recitation Contest at
Baptist church.
11:80 Seventh Grade Declam
a tion Contest at Methodist
c'lurch.
1:00 P. M. -Dinner.
2.00 P, M Athletics -around
Court-square. .
Vot boys under 14 years of age:
1-mile race, J-raile race, 100
yard race and Relay rice".
For boys over 14 yeary of age:
1-mile rsoe, -mile race, 100
yard laco ard RelPT race. -4
P. M. Ball game between
Shelby and some otler school of
the comty. . '
h School exhibits will all be at
cou rt house and can be seen any
time during the day.' Maps wi t)
be given for the following exhi
For be&t exhibit by one-teacher
school..
For best exhibit by two-teacher
. school. - -j "
For best exhibit by three-teacher
school.
For best exhibit by a four or
more teacher school.
For the beat ten ears of corn
exhibited by a scboo) boy. '
For the bert made cook apron.
For the best lUvhiUt of canned
goods.
For '.he dest seed con exhipit
ed py a Cievelani county farm
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Township Committees -The
following township com
mittees will have charge ot all
preliminary contests acd will act
as marahalls or, willappoint oth
ers in their places for County
Commencement Day:
? No. 1. Township Carl Bridg
es, Ayant'McUraw, : n . ts.
McBee.' '' '; ; ". : '
No. 2. To-vaship Z. W.' Green,
Miss Tatten Moten and Miss
Olive Crabtree ' ' -
4No. fl.-Township M.'R. Big
gers, 0 L. Moore, Lloyd Dixon.
No'.. 4. Townsbip Miss ; Liv-'
ingston, Miss StClsir, and R. A.
'No. 5. Tnship,ii!Hen
J.' WSuji.t&fd ?Mi JA4ma
N6ifl:'.'jbwuehip--U. t, How-
erton, S U. La tt I more, ana Miss
Zenn'.e tiodbette'. ' 1 '
I Nw 7. Township Ivey Willis
J. B.. Sm'th, . and Miss .Veitie
Oovlngtou.' ' : '
. s No. 8. Township -M, I" White,
D. D LiiUmore; srrt'- E. ' W.
White, i ; - , ;.. ;.
: No." J fl. :, Township M. - A.
Honey.utt, Gettys Hov'e,' and
W.A. Rolllfs. -1 '
'V No. 10. TbwsshioUjy F, Wj)l
ir! A. Pk-BuTDgadher,yaqd Miss
Aaiie.Smith; . -. v . .
.N"- U- Township Ji ; C
Downs, :y M." ; Wbistuaut, nd,
Miss Laura Falltr,
HONOR BOLL
GARDED SCHOOL
The next number promises to
be extra fine; Miss (Smma Dee
IJfth"ile,'a r e a d e r enterta'ner,
rMl be here, fhe is tbs bigefit,
-fi 't tint:seeiiuf?!r?
List of those who hare cOme op to the
staadard.
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FIRST GRADE; Hubert Mc-
Giunis, Myrtle Hullo.ide-, Wil
bur Wrlghh, DeWitte Short
Parks Fisher, Elisabeth Peter-
sou, Pearl Hord
SECOND GRADE, Earnest
Aderboll, Charlie Carpenter,
Marggarel Cornwell, DeWitte
Cornwell, Charlie Fulton, Will
lam Jackson, Ethel Lncksy
Satherlne McAllister, Francis
Mauney, Margaret McGinnis,
Bright Richardson, Robert Sty
era, Ida Walk', Jack Ramseur,
Ethel Sty era, Jamie Gamble.
THIRD (GRADE. Margaret
Barnes, Margaret Osment, Roy
Navy.
FOURTH GRADE, Margret
Lackey, Julia Catherine Mauney
FIFTH,GRADF. B3ssie Ram
seur, Willie Parker,
SIXTH GRADE, Roberta
Kuntz, Elenor Gambell, Lexter
Ware, Miriam Gufortb, Winnie
Vera Mauney, Gassie Huffstet
ler G3rtrude King. .
SEVENTH GKADE, Charles
King. Ruth Hunter, Kathryn
Lockin&D, Ju&sita MauDey,
Laurenco Falls, Sara Allison.
NINTH GRADE, . Lillian Ram
seu'. TENTH GRADE, Oliver Ram
seur, Nina Hunter.
Will Sell Precinct
r Mules
Tbe Kings Mountain Precinct
Highway Commissioners- have
virtually ceased operation in
road building: and have' adver
tised t eive of the" fourteen
mules for mie Saturday. Ail thp
roads bare been built that tfiey
intend to bnikl ami thoy eay that
it will not nay to maiirtaln the
present exnnee in order to keep
up fie roads' after they - are
built. The upkeep of the roads
will be contracted out.
Tbe County line road, which
the county is building in consid-
oration of tbe election last Ari
being t&voraoie to Cleyland isno
contemplated. The grading has
bein done on the York end of it
but the top soiling will not be en
dertaken until better weather.
The west end of tbe road is being
surveyed and the work of build
log will be cotracted. The road
building outfit, teams, machin
try etc. of tho precinct had been
borrowed by the county to build
this road. If the commission had
kept the miles to finish up the
work it would have . been- April
or probably May before - they
could have been put on the mar-
kpTUe'commieBioners, there
QSl&deemed it adyislMe to put
tbe mules up for naie while the
market is strong ' and pontraut
tD&rejn&inder of the work. -There
is some trouble in No.
5 townihip id seonring right of
way far the road bnc tin tension
seems U be v slackening. ;The
County bas-Awftil . December to
complete the'JWuH-y iuis road
and threia.o'Tushfor time, ;
'-.JSSJSSSCTBBSIBBBS .
Not ;gti)lty..df''em"
bezzlement. .
- Lovd Blanton. Dronrletor 1 of
the Liberty Pressing Club, wasi
up before Esquireeniitick last
week -on the obarge of misap
propriating fund. It appeared
hattw'o'or more persons, bsd
paid bim a casn deposit on sui's
ot clothe B.anton was to Order
hut that Blantoa hadn't ordered
the olotbes.. Attorney J. H- Da
vis of thafinn otiardojr & Dv'
vis- defended. : Blanton - and be
ts tif "'' i dUbe. ch&rge.'.''-,',
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Annual Report
Ol The Condition Of ,
KINGS MOUNTAIN BUILDING AND'
LOAN ASSOCIATION
OF KIN0S MOUNTAIN, N. C,
Made To The Insurance Commiss
ioner At Raleigh, N C, A Required
By Law, For The Year EttdiHg De
cember 31, 1915. This Report Must
Be Filed Before February 1st
Incorporated Fjb. 1907 Commenced Business Fob. 2, 1907.
President A. E. Cline, Address Kings sA to, N. Q; Salary none
Secretary W.H. McGinnis Address " " " ; Salary $240
Treasurer " Address " " " j Salary none
Attorney N. F. McMillan Address " " " ; Salary none
RECEIPTS.
Cash on hand Decembor 31,
per last report, f ' 8W.41
TnntnllmMiia received
during the year, H.OTSW
Interest received dur
ing tbe yearr
Fines
Entrance fees received
during the year,
Release fees received
daring tbe year,
Loans on shares paid,
Loans on mortgages
paid,
Advanced insurance-
and taxes paid,
W. Hord, person
al acct. .
Total,
I,6P8.9(i
1.25
7100
8.25
521.40
1.175.00
, 7.00
27.78
l7;858.-90
r,930.'90 ;
08.40 "
5 60-
DISBURSEMENS.
Withdrawls: ( ProfiU, V 119.12'
(Dues, )M2e.56
Loans on mortgages, 11,380:00
Loans or shares,
Interest; Taxea and 'insurance
' advanced
I EXPENSES.
Salaries, $240.00
Rent, 10.00
Advertising
and printing
Books,
Taxes o n
Association's
property,
Other expen
ses, 29.92
106.25
29.81
Total expense.
Total disbursements,
Balance cash on hand,
Total,'-
415.48 y "
17,186.50 y
. 218.40
17,358.90
ASSETSV
Loans on mortgages, I 36,080 05
Loans on shares, . 1,7380
Instalments due and
unpaid) 4,577.73
Interest due and unpaid 876.20
Cash in banks, 218.40
Furniture and flV ,
' turesv 199.06
Personal Accts, 8.00
Total, 319f.90
LI'ABILITIES:
Profl's. 1, $ f8,150.65'
Installment, )' 30,782. 2-
Balanoe to be paid on- ; '' .
' ' loans nude,- 1,765.0QK
Bbrrowed money, ' J.WO.OOr
Toftal,
.197.0
Profit And Loss Account
a : . ',
Interest paid on with
drawls, 1 119.12
Interest pal.1 on bor-
rowed money, 98.40
Salaries, - 2W.UU
Rent, WW
Advertising nd4rlt- . v
- jog, IW.Sq
Taxes, - v : -
Idsurftnop ttepartnient
feet,
Other expenses, -
Vet pmfjtssppottiOW
TJndiVldnd promts,
6.00
, - 83.92
8,n-89
;;:34 26
Total,
3,788.65
CR.
Balance, profiU last
, . rrport,
Interest,
Fines,
Withdrawal fees,
Admission fees, '
Otbtr profiU: Over- ,
ftgfl,
Suspense. N
Inst, qoDAjd $ 876. J
Lest Am, cash. .-:
na ':V?M.2!
l,608.8l
l 1.25.
t - in ,
- ,7300
v5.4
v . 113 51
Total
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(CONTINTJEDOH-POBflTH 040.)-
About $350 dacsage war oss
to the- Klug Mounteis EoUe
mill hero Batordiyjosk befowd
noon When Are bro're out torn 4
switch in the power bouse, hsfss Jr r
flre wsj quickly discovered and
extihguisbeel befp" it, t ?-. '1
awrHbtfl buJlJingTbei iJam
fee wo to r r'or, switab - ar4
belts.;. To fclicd of the bull.'-;) ?
wW. si: 'j. rfimrr 3. If f
it j into
hnil "
the .