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VOLk 66 WO. 23
Local News
Bulletins
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POZJOBKAW
8. E. Batley, originally from Carthage
in Moore county but more
recently a deputy sheriff at Wilmington
Shipyards, assumed his
rilltlAH harfl In Mi Friilav mnrnlno ?
a member of the Kings Mountain
police force. Mr. Batley expects to
more his family here when he can
find a house.
PADOETT IN TEXAS
Captain Phillip Padgptt, army
medical corps, who has served for
many months in the Kuropean theater,
arrived in the Pnited Btnte*
last week, and is now at Harmon
General hospital, Longviow, Tex.
k Captain Padgett called his wife
here Tuesday night from Longview.
Recently hospitalized for malaria,
yt i.\i I. vjit-dTA'^r-o Vprilf'
in good health. He is expected In
Kings Mountain soon on leaye.
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HARMON NAMED
Martin Harmon, editor oi the
Herald, has been appointed service
officer of Johnnie William Black well
post No. 2268, VPW, it was
announced by Commander Chares
E. Wiarlick, thiis week. Mr. Harmon
> duties will be to aid discharged
veterans, in cooperation
with Byron Keeter, service officer
of the American Legion aud Mrs.
P. Q. Ratterree, county service officer,
under the various provisions
relating to the aid of ex-service
men.
LIONS MHHTIHO
Member* of the Kings Mountain
Lions club will devote their regular
Thursday night meeting to the
nomination and election of officers
for 1945-46, it was annouuced this
-week. The civic clnb will convene
at 7:30 at the Mountain View
House.
EM BOUTB HOME
Mrs. O. W. Hord, 322 .Railroad
avenue, received a letter from ber
son, r-ogi. ivooert naiyiu iroru,
this wees, atatiug tbat ne was en
route- uomo iroiu Germany, , utter
serving 3i> mourns overseas Wi>a .
the r irsi amy. i ue letter wat' uat?
eu may za. '
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KIWANld PBOOBAM
J. i'uui liuoparu, or taiutesville,
executive secretary of the North
Carolina hair rax association, will
sjicms at tire weekly inlet.ug ot tue
lungs Mountain Kiwauis club to
ue uuia at tne Woman s club Thurs
uay uigrn at i o cock.
VFW MEETING
All members and prospective
meuioers or Johnny vV. ii.au.Kweu
I'ost SJiitMi, Vi'W, are being urged
imwon 10 ue hem m the post quarters
at the Webo ouuuing tnaajr
night. Conuaauuer c. K. Vvariui*
am that a uuinoer ut important
matters are to be taken up.
rnua ALOk
Member* ot the city fire department
extinguished a small blase m '
An oat bnilding at the home of Ausotyers
on Uantt street Saturday
hternoon. The alarm was given at
.4 o'clock. Fire Chief Orady King
reported no damage. It was the only
| flarm of' the week.
i SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
The regular monthly meeting of
the city school board will be held
Monday night at 8 o'clock. Superintendent
B. N. Barnes said Wednesday
that only routine bnslneea la
anticipated.
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Tiro TWutlard RemindaH
Of Dates of Deadlines
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*W. E. Blakely, chairman of the loeil
rationing board, has reminded
ti^e dealer* of three important date*.
Skery tire dealer i* required to begin
keping record* of all tran*acTTon* in
{Rase I on the first of June. On
Jfcne 80, he ranat make a complete Inventory
of ^irea on hand and of rei\{..
i^acement certificate*.
Between July 1 and 10 he muit regImt
with the OP A inventory braneh
1m.New York, on dealer*' inventory
l?fi*t ration firm which he will reeSre
through the mail or obtain from
b|h OPA district office or the War
Aae and Rationing Board, he expfcdned.
HJnleea the acquirement* are com),pHed
with the denier may not eonto
reeeiTe or sell tires after
eantloned.
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THE WINNER?UttJe 15-mooth-o
New Jersey, oflelal ainp girl of Um
richer la War Beads through deaatlee
for ase ia obtaiaiag her fetore edaeal
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mt war in Gerau/r Mm"i'e<
hy her mother, Nrt. Harry C. Meyer.
61 Seniors Re<
At Annual Gra
Hixty-one seniors, 49 members of
the 11th grade and 12 members of
the 12th grade, received diplomas at
annual graduating exercises at the
high school auditorium last Friday ?
night and heard an address by Dr. |
P. H. Owynn, Jr., Davidsou college
professor, in which he urged the
graduates to achieve a disciplined
sclfcontrol to enable them to act ou
their convictions.
Dr. Qwynn was introduced by B
N. Barnes, superintendent of schools,
and diplomas were presented by J. E.
Hunneycutt, principal.
Another feature of the evening's
program was the presentation of awards,
and medals by 43. O. White,
member of the city's sehool board
of?trustees.The
following awards were given:
Plonk Scholarship medal ? Laura
Sue Randall.
Kiwauis Club Citizenship medal ?
Doris Phifer.
Fulton Reading medal and county
Schoolmaster's medal ? Margaret
Sisk. I
Davis Declamation medal and
Hoey Declamation medal ? Harvey
Bumgardner.
Also presented by Mr. White were
medals to grammar school children,
Joyce Falls receiving the Baker
Reading medal, and Jack Still receiving
the Neisler Declamation medal, j
Jack Bennett was presented a medal
for winning the East school declamation
medal and Evelyn Short for wintdng
the East school reading contest.
These two medals were given by the
East school P. T. A.
Bev. J. G. Winker gave the invocation
opening the exercises, and Rev
L. C Pinnix pronounced the benediction.
Miss Martha Carpenter directed
the Girl's Glee Club in singing "In
the Field Where the Daisies Are."
Houston Black, president of the
12th grade, presented the class gift
to the school ? announcing that the
Class of 1945 was presenting the
school with stage equipment, including
a piano light fixture, a llghtea
music stand, and three hanging flood
lights.
The following received diplomas:
Twelveth grade:
8elma Hasel Allen.
William Hooaton Blaek.
Mary Ann Croute.
Kathleen Jewel Dettmar
Albert Clyde Haffstiekler.
Louise Jones. "
David Latham Maoney.
Calvin Eugene Mitoham.
Doris Frieda Phlfer.
Charles Jerome Spivey.
Betsy Louise ToQeaon.
Jewell Elisabeth Wells.
Eleventh grade:
Lawrencp Eugene Bennett.
Nancy Charles Bollinger.
Thomas Nelson Bridges.
dauston Earl Bnmgprdner.
Harvey Lindy Bumgardner.
Delbert Edgar Byars,
James Reason Cole, Jr.
jde Lea Cola
Margaret Louise Cola.
Ray Harroll Condry.
Curtis Henry Falls, Jr.
Fay Elisabeth Fisher.
Wilbnrn Vantrhn Qanlt.
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M Hirotjn Cheryl Meyer el Tr eaten,
? CSS New Jersey, wee nude $>,200
s by the crew of the CSS New Jersey
lea. Governor Walter E. Edge made
in Army Air Corps pilot. Is a prisoner'
m his little beauty qeeen. She is held' \
:eive Diplomas
dilation Friday
Have Ton Had Mumps?
Epidemic Hits Town {
Mumps, a so-called childhood dls- ,
ease, Is now making the round of ,
Kings Mountain children and some
grown-ups, with a number of cases
having been reported in the put (
two week*.
Willie mump* ? a one-time ailment
? are nsoally taken by children,
older persons are also susceptible,
and the rigors of the disease
are sometimes harder for older
persons.
Local doctors say the principal
treatment is*a light-Wet and quiet...
The local malady aeeibs to be an
ordinary one, according to the Herald's
chock-up, srlth both the onesided
and two-sided variety in evidence
here.
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Shelby Horse
Show June 13
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A large number of Kings Moun- i
tain horsemen have indicated they
will show their mounts at the Shelby I
Horse show, to be held at Dedmon's',
new ring next Wednesday afternion
and night.
Byron Keeter, Tom Fulton, Fuller
McQiU, and Hugh Ballard have
already indicated they will have en- I
tries in the Shelby event, and more |,
horsemen or tula section are expectd ,
to enter later this week.
The show, which will include 12
events on the afternoon program with
anotner 12 in tne evening, completes .
a trio of shows in this section whicb
began wifh the TTions club show here
on May 10. 150 entries are anticipated.
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Three prise events will be included
? a $75 walking horse stake, $50 L
three-gmited stake, and $100 five-1J
galted stake. I.
Dedmon's r>*ng has Just been com- (
pleted anfl open right, for the In- spectiSh
of Ge public, is being held .j
tonight. Officials of the horse show I
committee have extended an invita- '
tion to all persons in this area to
visit the rfifg. ',
George Wray also announced Wed- j
napdsy that a buffet supper for riders.1!
and exhibitors will be held at North ,1
Lake Country club following the af- I
ternoon show. Reservations should be 1
made early, he said. 1
Information about the show, including
reservations and entries, may 1
be obtained from Mrs. Ben Hendrlck, 1
of Shelby, from Mr. Wray, or Other '
members of the committee.
Morgan To Install.
SUnder On Sunday
The Reverend J. L. Morgan, D. D?
T >sa ta -?fi ? - ? --
UK*, ?c., pnwaw or me Evangelic*! j
Lather** Syaed tf-r North Carolina, ,
will be the gtfeet of the 8t. Mat- i
thew'e Lathevaa Congregation, aa
Monday morning, Jaae 10th, at 11:00 |
a. m., at which time ha will {peach t'
a vpecial wrnon and formally tnetnll
the paator, Rev.'Win. H. Btender, who
ihaa recently eome to Kingv Mountain
to Bert* the Lntheran church here.
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TJMDAY, JT7JTB 7, IMS
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Bridges Repeats
Hospital Rood
Vote Statement
Olee A. Bridget, well-known Kings
Mountain business man and chairman
oi the county board of commissioners
repeated "emphatically" Wednesday
lus statement of last week that failure
of passage of any of the ques-*
tions in the hospital tiond election, to
be held July 7, would defeat the
whole program, aud he urged Kings
Mountain citizeus to back and vote
for the uronosnl* which will npni?iii?
r?r |-?w? ?uv
$160,000 for the erection of a hospital
here.
Mr. Bridges was'Amnion ting on the
bond election and said lie wi-ned ic
repeat his previous, statement duo to
the fact that u number ot mli/.ciis
has questioned him about tile eleetnm
ami concerning final disposition sn
the event one or more of the proposal*
fails to pas*.
"It will lie ?ii ''.'j'l'TiViT.'i ' -(ttiiXoii",v"^"a1
r. iiTnlges st.f*. "and 1
lielieve it is a real opportunity for
increasing the hospital facilities of
the county. Jlnrc facilities are badly
needed.
A number of Kings Mountain citizens
attended a meeting in 8helby
Monday night in the interest of the
forthcoming bond election. Among*
those attending were Aubrey Mauney,
J. B. Thomasaon, Ladd W. Hamrick,
L. A. Kiser, Dr. J. E. Anthony, C. E.
Neisler, H. Tom Fulton, Joe H.
Thomson, and Dr. W. L. Ramseur.
In the eleetion, citizens of the
county will vote for or against four
proposals, which, in essence, are as
follows:. (1) Shall the county assume
the Shelby hospital, now owned by
Number 6 township, along with its i
indebtedness of $48,000? (2) Shall the
county issue bonds totaling $240,009
'or the expansion and remodeling of
the Shelby hospital f
(3) Shall the county issue bonds
lotaling $160,000 for the erection and
equipping of a hospital in Kings
Mountain?
(4) Shall the county levy a property
tux, not to exceed five cents per j
MOO valuation, for the maintaining
of these hospitals?
In questions 1, 2. ami 3, the voter I
elsq pnswers the questions of whetli- |
er the county shall levy a property
tax to provide for the-.payment - of
the bonds.
Mrs. P. D. Herndon and I. Ren Goforth
are Kings Mountain registrars
for the special election. A new registration
has been called and all persons
who expect to vote must regis
ter.
A person who registers and fails
to vote will automatically cast his
vote against the proposals.
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First Baptist Bible
School Starts Monday
Annual Vacation Bible school "will
he held at First Baptist church tieginning
Monday, June 11, and continuing
through June 20, Rev. L. C.
Pinnix, the pastor, announced this
week.
The school will be conducted from
0 to 12 each day.
Mr. Pinnix has called a meeting of
the members of the faculty at his
home on Thursday night at 8:15, and
registration for the school' to be held
at the church Friday afternoon at
4:30.
Menibers of the faculty are Mrs.
Frank Bisk, principal, Misses Jo
Ann Walker and Bonnie McOrath, beI
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ginners department, Misses Martha
McClain and Louise Wright, primary
teachers, Mrs. H. Hicks, junior department,
and Mrs. Harold Coggins
tnd Mrs. L. C. Pinnix, intermediates.
Miss Betty Oamble will be secretary
and Harvey Hamrick will be pianist.
22 Seniors Graduated
At Beth-Ware School
'Twenty-two senior* of Beth-W?v*<!
high school werT awarded diplomas in
the annual graduating exercises held
at the achoil last Thorsday night, as
the graduating class heard an ' address
by J. H. Origg.
The graduating program also Ineluded
the valedictory address,
"Creed to a Patriot," given by D.
H. Bookout, .and the salutatory address,
"Peace and International Policy*"
given by Miss 8ylria Rlanton.
Other features of the program included
"Our Poet War School," by
Miss Doris Pheagin, "Pacing Life's
Problems", by Miss Maxine Hoyle.
"Foundation for Permanent Peace,"
by Willie Price and the reading of
tks class poem by Mlae Donna Uatrktns.
O. W. Morris, principal, presented
diplomas.
vAt the baccalaureate service, held
on Sunday night, May 20, Bev. Paul |
Hardin, of Shelby, preached the serT
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ELECTED ? John Floyd, shown above
as hs appeared in OZ clothes,
was elected commander of Otis D.
Greene post. No. 155, American legion,
at the post meeting Tuesday
night. Mr. Floyd will succeed Glee
A. Bridges.
Floyd Efected
To Head Legion
John FIoyJ7~" well-known Kings
Mountain man, veteran of World War
1 and II, was elected to serve as commander
of Otis D. Greene post No.
15 , American Legion, at the regular
meeting of the service organlation
held at the City Hall Tuesday
night.
Other officers elected were: John
Gladden, first vice-commander; Tom
A. Pollock, second vice-cominander:
John Mauney, third vice-coininander;
Robert Miller, adjutant; Dr. R. X. I
Baird, chaplain; C harles E. Warlick. j
athletic officer; Hal Ward, sergeant-.'
at-arms; X. F. McGill, finance offi j
cer; Cline Barber guard officer; By- j
ron Keeter, service officer, and Mar- j
tin Harmon, publicity officer. Men:- I
hers of the nominating committee j
were William Plonk and Capt Earl
Wells.
The group voted a $75 appropriation
to Coa^h D. L. Parker, for his j
services in coaching the Kings Moun
tain Legion Junior club in the preelimination
series, and $20 to C. C.
Helens, his assistant.' Present plans
call for entering a team from Kings
Mountain in elimination play in 1WU.
Reports on the carnival here last
week under post sponsorship, showed
profits to the Legion totaled $800.
Mr. Floyd will succeed as comman
der Glee A. Bridge*.
Bank Patrons Thanked
For Their Cooperation
B. 8. Neill, executive vice-president
of the First National Bank, issue#.Xj
statement this week on behalf of thb
officers and directors of thV bank, {
in which he thanked the citizens of 1
Kings Mountain for their ^popecatloa
whtle the bank building is undergoing
remodeling.
"Due to hold-ups in getting various
materials, the remodeling of the |
bauk bniiding will not be completed j
by the previously anticipated date,"!
Mr. Neill sai# "and we certainly |
want to thapk our patrons for their!
kindness in bearing with us during [
this remodeling period. We realize
that the changes have been just as1
inconvenient to the public as to those
of us cn the banking staff."
Mr. NeiTl -declined to give the anticipated
completion date, but said
tMF 11 would probably be sometime
during July, barring further delaya
in shipment of materials.
Trott Infant Buried
Here Monday Morning
The infant daughter of Mr. and
I Mrs. Thomas Trott of Bennettsville,
C. C., was buried in Mountain Rest
cemetery Monday morning, with short j
graveside services conducted by Rev. i
J. O. Winkler.
The infant died soon after birth la
the hospital in Bennettsville, 8. C.
Mrs. Tfrott was before marriage
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By Individuals
On the anniversary of D.Day in
Europe yesterday, J. K. Davis. Kings
Mountain Seventh War Loan drive
chairman, roported an increased rata
of bond-buying, but added that tha
rate of purchases by individuals must
still increase more to assure the city's
reaching its quota.
.Mr. Davis said he was unable ZO
obtain complete figures ou bond sales
Wednesday but estimated that sales
to individuals now totaled approximately
100.(100 ? leasing a debit on
the nn..(s ff. *w<*T. I, i i He
estimated overall sales at approximately
doO.OOn. leaving *100,' "(I
which muft lie sold to niqet the
overall goal of a half nrllion.
( . F. Lattimore. oft I'nrh Taru
Mills, reported this week that this
firm planned the purchase of *50,000
'n bonds, ami Z. F. Cranfotd, ?uperiutendent
of the Cora plant. Textiles,
Ine., reported that employee participation
in the pay-roll deduction method
of bond-buying now included 97
percent of that company's lbO em.
ploy pes. This represented an increase
over the 9.'t percent of two weeks ago,
announced when the employees were
awarded the Treasury Department'?
Minute Man flag for bond-buying.
"It has been very encouraging to
see the campaign go forward in
Kings Mountain during the past
week," said Mr. Davis, "anil particularly
bo in the field of individual
bond-buying.
"These 8eries E, F, and G. bonds
are undoubtedly most important.
Sales of these bonds show directly
just how much individual citizens
are backing their men ou the fighting
fronts. In addition, the purchase
of these bonds by individuals do two
more imprtant jobs. Heavy sales to
individuals will prevent inflation and
will also provide insurance against
future rainy days ? depressions and
recessions," he ^concluded.
Bonds day be purchased in Kings
Mountain from the postofTice. First
National bank, Margrace Credit Union,
Home Building and Loan association,
and Pauline mill. ,n addition,
bonds Ttiov v,o .... *1 1
1. |iuivuu^ni mr'iugn aillloxt
all industrial plants via the payroll
deduction method.
Union Service
At Methodist
The second in the series of summer
union services will be held Sunday
night at 8 o'clock at the Central
Methodist church, with Rev. W. H.
8tender, pastor of St. Matthew's Lutheran
church preaching the sermon.
A large crowd, which almost rilled
the Boyce Memorial ARP church, attended
the first of these services Sua
day evening, hearing a sermon oa
"The Olory of Christianity," preached
by Rev. J. O. Winkler, Methodist
pastor.
In his sermon, Mr. Winkler called
on citicens to make themselves an
"example of the glory of Christianity,
practicing the priciples of Christianity
in our daily lives."
Attending the service in a body
were members pf the Lions* club.
On Sunday night, June 17, the
union service will be held ut the
Lutheran churrh, with Rev. L. C.
Pinnix, First Baptist pastor, preaching,
and on 8undav nioht- .lim? ox
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at the First Baptist church, with
Rev. P. D. Patrick, First Presbyterian
pastor, giving the sermon.
Plonk School Director
To Be Here Next Wepk
Miss Laura Plonk, director ot the
Plonk School of Creative Arts, of
Asheville, will be in Kings Mountain
next Monday and Tuesday, to
interview paarents of prospective students
of the school for both the sum-,
mer session beginning July 2 and
next winter's session.
The summer term of six weak*
will feature courses in gooft speech,
| practical English, creatire drama, dal|
croze eurythmics, phonetics, voioa
and. diction, vocal modulation, Biol^
'.and training in character and spirit-.
.uality.
The forthcoming session with he
'the school's 21st rummer session.
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