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nun BAPTIST HBVXVAL '
Rev. O. O. Lanter, pastor-ivangeliat
of Winston-Salem, will be guest
minister for aeweek's revival meeting
to be held at First Baptist
church from June 24-July 8, it.
was announced this week by 'Rev.
L. C. Pinniz, the pastor. Services
are to be held each morning and
evening.
V
rata damaoss potto*
sr wg?oi
the Cora Mills were damaged by
fire about 1 o'clock Wednesday
moraiug, when fire of an unde?$? f
mined origin brokg out in the warehouse.
Fire Chief Orady King said
that the sprinkler system prevented
damage to Ibg building. Damage
to the cotton was estimated at
$2,500,, by Z. F. Cranford, Cora sufiapi
nf Anrlanf
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ATTENDS MBBTXNO
W. L Plonk, president of the
Kings Mountain Lions elnb, represented
the local elnb at a one-day
mooting of delegates from elnbo in
the district held at Blaek Mountain
Tuesday. The mooting was
held in lien of the annual elnb eonmention.
ATTXXD LADIES WIOBi
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Moss, -dr.
Mr. and Mrs. O. O. Walker, Mr.
and Mrs. Holland Dixon, Mr. and
Mrs. Charlie Wartiek, Mr. and Mrs.
Tolly Bhnford and Lawrence Lovsll
attended the ladies night meeting
of the 8tanley Lions elnb at Ranklh
Lake near Oastonia. Tuesday
night. The Btanley elnb was organised
nnder sponsorship of thelocal
club.
I - EXPECTED HOME
Pfc. 8am- liamyiok,. husband .of
aars( A.aeiaiae ummrir.jc, is expected
in King* Mountain this weekend.
He has ju?^ arrived in tit*
United States after beirg liberated
from a prisoner of war riuitp in
Germany.' He telephoned his wife
from New York Wednesday morning.
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McCABTES HLSOTBD
Martin W. MeCarter, well-known
Kings Mountain man, was elected
commander of Distric^ 11 of the
North Carolina Veterans of foreign
Wars daring the two-day annual
state-wide convention held in
High Point last week end.
K
/ HOBD BACK AT WOBK
Horace Hord, who suffered < a
broken leg in*a fall about three
moiths ago, renamed - his -duties as
-manager ot the Home Store' Monday
morning. Mrs. Helen Oreenllsh,
temporary manager here, waa
transferred to the1 difblda store.
km lotnti asu
Cox. Charles HarriU, U8NB, is
expected In .JPfcga Mountain Fri
day to visit hW wifa,Mr*. Dorothy.
Harmon HarriU. Coxswain HarriU
is flying serosa ths 'e.-un'.Ty fren s
California Naval liiipiUl, where he
has 'been receiving treatment after
receiving wtfuids in battle in the
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show aaaHx.ni
a namher of Kings Mountain
horses task prises In the afternoon
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Kings
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! Registrations
Election Shoi
Names Of Service
Personnel Desired
AH p&renta and relative# of
Xlnga Mountain man and women in
MrvIce who did not enter aenrlce
via the local draft hoard are requested
to file the namee of theoe
arrlce mm >iul wmu* -?> * "
Damcott, unliry of the Lion*
club, I m me <11 Italy.
Mountain aorrlco poraonnel has boon
compiled by the local draft board
and are soon to bo placed on the
large aerrlco honor roll, in front
of the old Preebytorlan church
building
The nawee ah on id be left with
Mr. Darracott at Weetern Auto
Store not later than Saturday.
Church Attendance
To Be Tabulated
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KingaMountain 'e go-to-church campaign,
being participated in by all
churches lu mad around the city, and
carrying the aetire endorsement of
tea local organizations, will get fut
Jy underway on liifcy u churches
begin nuking tabulations of attendance
at Sunday services. .
Present plan, according to John L.
MeGLU, chairman, is (or reports of
attendance to be made to three
group ehairmen, whi will In flirn supply
the Information to thla newspaper
for weekly publication.
Qroup chairmen a#s: L. Ur Benson,
uptown eharehes; J. O. Dnrmeoti,
suburban churches; and Mis. K. A.
Shank, colored churches.
Mr. McG.iU pointed out that the information
must be in tbe hands of
the ehalrmha ^each 'Tuesday by noon,
da order to assure publication.
Each church has also named a subcommittee
to make aetive efforts to
increase attendance at and participation
in religious activities.
The campaign was launched in
May.
"In continuing this campaign,"
Mr. MoGill stated, "we hope not
only to increase the regular attendaned
daring tha drive, but to increase
it permanently. The committee
feels thai by this method Kings
Mountain will find greater particlpa
ttoa in Christian activities.
"The campaign applies not only to
chureh serviced, but to Sunday
school attendance, as well," he concluded.
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P%1ll Leonard Urges
Economy Measures
J. Paul Leonard, of Statosvillo,
secretary of the North Carolina Pair
Tax association, urged members of
the .Kings Mountain Kiwanis club at
their meeting at thg Wftman's > club
laai Thursday night, . to hommualeate
their wishes to members of Congress,
as he exeoriated governmental policy
leading to *' more federal control.''
, Mr. Loonsrd seld that, citizens, been
ass of tkt Truman opgB-door policy
toward Congress, now has' its
greatest opportunity to prevent complete
federal control In the post-war
world by communicating their - fadlags
on pending legislation ?? their
representatives in Washington.
, Ho . railed for catting off appropriation*
of government ngenelg* in direct
proportion ^o t%* drop In needs
ox ? in tho armed forces, specifically
opposed the ponding bill calllag
for .-100,000,000 for rapport of
adoration, called for legislation making
government coloration* com
KXM09 MOTJU ijlM, k. U. T
ir Textile
i For Hospitalj
v Big IncreaseI
Registration in Kings Mountain
precineia for the special hospital
bond election on July 7 spurted con*
siderably In the Kings Mountain precincts
this week, following action of
tbe Kiwanis and Lions clubs in endorsing
the proposed 'hospital giro
gram
Fgures given by Mrs. P. 1). Herndon
and 1 Ben Goforth, registrars, j
showed ^hat 272 persons hare regis- ]
tered, with two Haturdays remaining
Qlee A. Bridges, chairmen of the
board of commissioners, has previously
stafed that all the four questions
moat be* favored if the board c
is to carry oat the hospital program. I
Cph Cicero Fall:
After 26 Monti
When Cpl. Cicero Falls, sea of Mr. 1
aad Mrs. C. 8. Falls, was captured (
by the Germans near Faid Pass in
North Africa on February 14, 1943,
he thought his end had eome. The
Germans odrered' ^h? prisoners to
stand in formation nhd he thought
tbey were to face a firing squad.
Instead, there followed more than
two years in German prisoner of war
eampa until' he was liberated by f he
advancing Russians, on April 22, (
1946.
i. OpL , Falls, now homo on furlough
before reporting to the army redistribution
Center at Miami, Fta., oa
August 1, has Just returned here after
a visit through' South Carolina
Ian^
h# knew in MTftejt ? tone who wart
k Iliad ak who dlad U priooa, other*
who art yat to bo ropa^rUtod.
Tha aaoatha ha opaat la prttoa wora
mora or late aUoarable, ha a^rm, paritatlarljr
tha <tnt faw aartha, whn
ka :?m kali| ttik^ortod tram ana
W>> .ta ahfhrt- A >' |
Barrta* la aa artWaty obaarra- ,
ttad yytoa,^ q^lTa'^ waat orV ,
WkiiWM- JB*?
The bond election, If passed, will '
mean that Cleveland county will j
take over the Shelby hospital and '
will remodel and enlarge the faeill- j
ties of the Shelby hospital in addi* j
lion to building a hospital in Kings i
Mountain. ,
The Lions'club, at, its meeting last |
week, heard considerable discussion
on the hospital election, and unanimously
endorsed the proposed pro j
, gram. The club also voted to 4ake
an active part in .aiding {-he passage
of the propositions.
The Kiwanit club, whleh becran active
work on obtaining a hospital for !
Kings Mountain a year ago. also
intends to take an ae^ive part in
the election, cud will hold a special
hospital program next Thursday
night, Jane 21, feacuring addresses
by Henry B. Edwards, county attorney,
and J. B. Davis, Kings Mountain
lawyer, who handled the legal
arrangements for the election.
Residents of West Kinge Mountain
preeinet may register at TTetory
Chevrolet eompafey with Mr. Goforth,
and* residents of East Kings
Mountain preeinet may register at
the City hall with Mrs. Herndoo. A
person Jgbo registers and fails to
vote automatically casts a vote against
the proposed program.
Following, inbrief, are the four
questions which will appear on thu j I
hospital- election ballot: i*
(1) Shall Cleveland county assom* I 1
the 8helby hospital, together with 1
the $48,000 debt on fhis building, v
levying sufficient taxation to retire ^
these bondsf
(2) Shall Cleveland county issue (f
bonds in the amount of $160,000 +o
erect a hospital in Kings Mountain I
and levy property taxes to retire *
these bonds f f
(3) Shall Cleveland county issue t
bonds totaling $240,000 to remodel
and enlarge the 8helby~Tibspital and ?
levy property tax to retire these e
bondsf I
(4) 8hall Cleveland 'county be al- V
lowed to levy a property tax, nof to ?
exceed five cents per $100 valuation, >
for the purpose of maintaining these t
VinanUala
tain H
BUMDAT, JUVI,li 1MB
' Compan
Ledbetter '
Put Under j
$3500.00 Bond
Oaither Ledbetter, operator of
Highway Service Station on th~*rover
road, was bound over to Superior
court without privilege of bond
n a preliminary hearing in county
-ourt at Shelby Wednesday morn
ing. He was formally charged witu
first degree murder in connection
with the fatal shooting of nobert
Brakefield, 20jyearold Smyrna, &
mill bus driver, which occurred
ate Saturday afternoon. Later in the
changed his decision and l>e>lbetterl
was released under bond of $3,500.
The bond was signed by Henry LedHetter.
Chief of Polioe A. E. A-lerboldt,
who aided iii the investigation of The
ase along with Sheriff Raymond
Jline, Patrolman H. D. Ward and Officer
J. It. Guyton, said the shooting
K'curred about 6:30 p. m., following
i figb^.
The victim, he said was shot in the
jack, below the right soulder blade,
the 32- caliber bullet entering near
the backbone.
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Brakefield, along with a number
if friends, had stopped at the service
station before the altercation
itarted. After he was shot, his
'riends carried him to Gaffncy, 8. C.,
hospital, where he was pronounecd
lead on arrival.
Chief Aderholdt said there were a
lumber of broken beer bottles aound
the place, indicating a fight
tad taken place. When Ke arrived on
be scene, the victim and his friends
rere already gone.
Evidence was offered tending to
how that Brakefield and his party
ncluding five men besides Brakefield
rot into Jin nfonmpnt witli
nside the station and thn^ Ledbet-)
er nut them all out. After he had I
>ut them ou^, witnesses testified
hat Ledbetter came back and grab>ed
a pistol ont of the hands of Howard
Sanders, assistant in {-he aerice
station, and went outside again.
iVithin a few seconds a pistol shot
was Heard (outbid? and Braakefield
ell. '
Evidence of one witness indicated
hat Brakefield was shot in the back
rhile he was running. Another testiied
that Brakefield had hit Ledbef
er with a beer bottle.
Falls and Falls, for Ledbetter, askd
for a reasonable bond to be namd
for the lefendanf in the ground
hat he was defending his place atainst
trespassers. The private proseution
was represented by C. C. HiJi-n
vho assisted Solicitor Bynum Weahers.
The hearing fook iq> practicaly
the whole morning in eourt.
Funeral services for the victim
rere held at Canaan Methodist chnr-1
h Monday afternoon, with burial fol
owing in the chur^ cemetery.
i Now Home,
is As Prisoner
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City's Bond ^Pnrchaaing
Gk>ing Only "Fairly Well"
Kings Mountain la Jnat doing
"fairly wall" on the purchase of
Series B, F. and O. bonds, J. B.
Davis, Kings Mountain seventh
war loan campaign chairman, said
Mr. Davis estimated overall purchases
at all types of hoods at 8480,100.
h*t could not supply a complete
report, das to inability to obtain a
report from the First National
bank, largest local bond issuing a"With
only f#e wrehr remaintag
Si meet oar pots, tt is going to
fihi a great smiaal of baying to
^?rue wy
rn fla gasta ftc tatftttaala," Mr.
One* state*.
,keir big gam wl^k pittol* and makin*
gnat.
"After we nrrtaltrtd, we were
laed ap as* atnlMd Into the deert.
Without food aad water, we
aareked aeroaa tke deeert, from I
>. ?. Sunday to J p. m. Monday.
NTWa we haalky popped, we were
?
ies Get I
4 Other Com
Approval To
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WF11
TO HBAD LIONS ? Holland' Dixon,
a bore, prominent Kings Mountain
dairyman, baa been elected president
of tba Kings Mountain Lions Club
for. 194&-46. He will be InitaUed on
Jane SI.
Dixon Elected
Club President
Holland P. Dixon, manager of Archdale
Farms, was elected president
of the Kings Mountain Lions club
for 1945-46, at the annual election of
officers of the club at the meeting
at Mountain View house last Thursday
night.
Mr. Dixon, who will be installed along
with other officers of the club
at the meeting of June 21, will sue/.o.J
Willi..? D1 --1- ? ? -
?b?u V* litiaut a. iVUb as prCBlUCOn
Other officers elected are: Jacob
Cooper, first vice-president: Billr
Houser, second vice-president; Edwin
Moore, third vice-president: J.
G. Dqrraoott, se-relary; Henderson
Herndon, treasurer; Tom Pulton, i
Lion Tamer; Floyd Thornburg, tailtwister;
Otis Falls, J. W. Gamble,
and Lawrence Lovell, two-year directors;
Hupter Allen, one-year director.
Election of officers constituted the
principal scheduled business of the
meeting.
Prior to the election, First Lieut.
Johnny Elam, guest at the meeting
gave some information regarding
Goose Bay, Labrador, army air base,
where he is stationed.
Tom Fulton, member of the club,
reported attending a meeting in Shelby
in the interest of the county's
hospital bon'd election, and asked the
club to support it.
following Mr. Fulton's explanation,
each member of the clnh to ?
riling vot?, pledged his endorsement
of the forthcoming election.
Elkins Awarded
Oak Leaf Cluster
WITH THE 2nd INFANTRY DIVISION
in Czechoslovakia. ? Cnpt.
Eetel Elkins, of Kings Mountain, N.
C., recently was awarded the Oak
Leaf Cluster to Silver Star for g*l-|
lantry in action on April 1, 1945, by
the Commanding Oeneral,- Major
General Walter M. Robertson.
He is the husband of Mrs. Polly
Elkins, Box ^88, Kings "Mbuntain/
N. C.
Copy of the citation follows:
"Gapt. Estel Elkins. 01284484. On
1 April 1945, at Willebadessen, Germany,
Company "B", 38th Infantry,
commanded by Captain Elkins was
subjected to an attack by 15 German
tanks supported by 88 troops.
When learning that the enemy vehicles
threatened to encircle their position,
Captain Elkins rallied bis
tanks to tht defease tad in the ensuing
battle forced thee? to withdraw.
Later, when three enemy tanks
started working their way up a side
street, this officer led three bazooka
teams to a position where they knock
ed out one tank and forced the re
rautaf to withdraw. The*, Captain
Whiaa, rwrpuiwi hie Oenpaay, lad
his an hart J? reoceapjr the
ed; with wen leeeee aad the taw*
iiailnl la fttoadly haade. The m*
p?W nee ?ntl| lahettieead^ aa
mm?aMSa?? ?
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riVB CBHTffTpH* OOPT
*ay Hike
panies Await
Up. Wages
The regional War Labor board at
Atlanta baa approved pap jkxcrests*
requests for four Kings Mountaia
manufacturing companies and applications
for pay increases have been
filed by four other companies, it
was learned this week.
The pay increases are already ia
effect at both plants of Phenix Mills.
ft ring side seat about fiftf yards away.
That wan one of the biggeafe
scares I have had yet. Bomb f ragmen
tations doesn't sound good flying
through the air. The next day wa
watched the bombing of St. l>o.
While we were there we had visitors
three or four times a night. They
didn't do much damage, just kept
us awake half the night. Ffom St.
Lo I went to a base a few miles from
Parie. That was about the last day
or two of August. Proa there wa
Went a few miles past Helens. We got
there the 17th of September. Wa
spent the night about halfway in *
little town. There were four of aa.
Our hotel room cost 60 P. and aar
supper 150 P. efceh whieh was an egg
omelette with tomatoes sad a gtaaa
of beer. We stayed at Helms abgaft
two weeks and were^ta. St. I road
-t-'? sV. ' ma,Al " ^ Ja _ A a_ ^ ...
? urn n wnoMt until M
Mttd to OtnoOoy. I h4t hot ti?M
o* Now Twt'i Doy. Tho Jorrioo ghfo
*?Oo?. A MmA of ytatoo ?**
oror thot Ujr u4 bw?ii oad rtt?f0?
tho |M OA W? CM hi Wk Oh*
if thoM. TWy Mt my ttoflot Ml.
t???M A fow holoo i> It. OlW .01
Inc., at Park Yarn Mills, at the Margrace
ami Paulina plants of Nelaler
m?U vy, ....
ofTextiles, Inc.
Applications for iucreascs for
Mauney Mills, Inc., Bonnie Cittoa
Mills, Badie Cotton Mills, and Kings
Mountain Manufacturing company
were filol two weeks ago, and officials
of these companies anticipate
early upprovul of the requests, they
said this week. ?
Permiission to raise wages to a
minimum of 55 cents per hour follows
a decision of the board on April
17 to raise minimum for southern
textile plants. Application for tko
increases were filed soon after the
WLB action. ,
The pay increases, already in affect
for 1,666 employees, mean aa
approximate additional weekly payroll
of $3,360 at the plants which have
already instituted the new pay
ealaa.
The raises were effective at the
Cora plant and at Park Yarn Mills
on June 4, and were effective a,
two Neisler plants and at the two
Phenix plants on Monday.
Under the wage stabilization set
of 1942 with eubsequent amendment*,
no general wage increases can be given
employees earning as much aa
55 cents per honr without appro\%t
of the war labor board.
Jim Anthony
In Close Calls
8gt. James E. ^Anthony son of Dr.
and Mrs. J. E. Anthony, has written
a letter to his parents giving much
previously censored information. The
letter reveals also a number of narrow
escapee for the Kings Mountain
soldier, now in Germany, during the
fighting which took place from D-day
on Normandy to the final victory
over the Nazis.
8gt. Anthony, in service more than
fotir years, served wilh the ground
crew of the Ninth Air Force.
The major portion of the letter
follows:
"I landed in Scotland at Glasgow.
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vniuc m miuugn una or fiyflt.
From there I ctme down into England
to a little place named Stone. I
etayed there for about h week and
from there I went to Hameley South.
From there to Winston near Christ
Church. I wai' there before going to
France. I have been to most of the
towns around there. I found Stone in
Stratford. I left England the 3rd of'
July from Southampton. I landed on
one of the beaches where fhe river
that runs through 8t. Lo goes in the
channel. T was near St. Lo from
the 4th 'of July until some time In
September. When we first got to our
field we were between the Artillery
and tlE front lines whi(^> were about"
a mile and a half in front of us and
about four miles from St. Lo. Yon
remember the big drive on St. La
that started the 24th of July. Yon
remember the accidental bombing of
American troops tEat day, well "I had