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CLUB HONOKED
The Kings Mountain Junior Woman
'a Club has been listed on the
honor roll of the Nortn Carolina
Federation of Junior Women's
clujis, according to a notification
received by local officials this
week. Kequired for honor roll
listing was obtaining 100 points
representing activities. The award
was for the year 1044-45 which
ended in May.
VrW MEETING
Members of Johnny Blaekwell
post 2116S, VFW. will hol-1 their
regular semi-monthly meeting Friday
night at 8 o'clock at the post
quarters in the Webb building.
PADGETT TO SPEAK
Captain Philip G. Padgett, Kings
Mountain doctor home on leave
from the army following more
than two years service in the
Mediterranean - European theater,
win speak to member* or thee
King* Mountain Kiwanis club at
their meeting at the Woman's club
Thursday night at 7 o'clock. A
Kiwanlnn-ln-service, Captain Padgett'a
address will be the feature
of the club's service man's program.
NAMED OFFICERS
B. N. Barnes was Darned vicepresident
and Mrs. J. K. Willis
assistant secretary of the Cleveland
county Infantile Paralysis
society at a meeting of the group
held in Shelby last week. J. W.
Osborne, of Shelby, wa* elected
president.
? REVIVAL ENDS
The 10-day revival meeting at
First Baptist church ended Tuesday
night, with a total of 20 persons
have" joined the church duritlff
thftt nAvinil ?<???nr.4i?i a n
statement by the pastor, Kev. L.
C. Pinnix. Kev. O. O. Lanter. of
Winston-Salem, wa* visitiug minister
and delivered sermons both
morning and evening daring thee
revival meeting. Mr. Pinnix described
the meeting as very success-,
ful.
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BUSH FOB STAMPS
Loral postal officials' reported a
rush for federal auto use stamps
on Friday and Saturday. The little
gTeen stickers, required to be
displayed on windshields of all
, automobiles by Juy 1, are still
available at the postoffice. Penalties
are provided for those who do
not purchase the stickers.
KAJTY FAT TAXB8
B. A. Crouse, city clerk, reported
Tuesday that some $86,000 .in taxes
for IMA had been paid during
Ahe past two weeks, as taxpayers
rushed to take advantage of the
two percent discount. One and
one-half percent discount will be
allowed on taxes prepaid * during
July.
BOND BTHTTNO URGED
J. R. Davis, chairman of the sev
enth war loan campaign, - pointed
out Wednesday that all purchases
of "E" bonds through Saturday
will count against the seventh loan
eampaign's "E" quota, evou
v * though the campaign is closed for
other issues of bonds. He said he
expected to have a complete report
on bond sales during the campaign
next week. Kings Mountain is still j
behind on It* "E" qnotn and Mr.
Dnria urged a final effort thle
week..
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Independence Day
, Obeerred Quietly
Uap Mountain enjoyed a quiet
Tourtk of July, at laaat according
ta tntloattw la tt* wain bualli.
aw eaeUw.
it1.,''- *ka tore* were open, aa
As wore two btniard parlor*, filling
t' M-?. mtttm Mown*, and an eattie
tM>M>
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Rings
I County'
i IVInfirioAn RiJ
ivivi K lauu uiu
High For Gol
Dr. D. M. Morrison, Shelby optometrist
anil business man, became the
highest bidder for the property of
the late Miss Lottie Qofqrth at the
auction sale of this business bloc on
Saturday, Auctioneer J. R. Davis
calling "all doue" to a bid of $16.275.
Money from the sale, together with
other assets of the Ooforth estate
is to be used for the purpose of either
erecting or equipping a hospital
in Kings Mountain and to cruvite
medical aid, free or at reduced
charge, to the poor.
According to law, the bid may l e
raised within a period of 10 days,
provided a buyer adds five percent
of the bid to the figure.
To raise the bid, a prospective
buyer would have fo add $813.75 to
the bid of Dr. Morrison not later
than Tuesday, July 10.
Though it iH understood that at
least two business men have been
considering raising /the bid, no further
action had taken place Wednesday
morning.
The sale of the Ooforth property
began a few seconds after ten I
o'clock Saturday morning and was |
completed at 10:25.
Prior to the auctioning of the com
plete seven-lot block, the property
was sold by lots, the bids aggregating
$14,675. T>r. Morrison had bid
high on three of the lots, I. G. Patterson
on one, and W. K. Mauney,
Sr., on tbree.
Dr. Morrif*)n said Tuesday, thar.
in the event the bid is not raised,
he expected to either re-sell the
property or to develop ?t into business
property when building materI
ials are available.
It is expected that the Ooforth estate
will total about $30,000, accord
ing tq A. H. Patterson, trustee
Airport Named
Landing Area
Kings Mountan nrport, owned by
Dr. D. M. Morrison of Shelby, has
been designated as a landing area
by the regional office of the Civil
Aeronautics Authority, according to
u letter received from the Atlanta
office this week.
Meantime, Neil Hawkins, contractor,
of Gastonia, has been working
on the airport this week, lengthening
and widening the runway and putting
the port in first class condition. Dr.
Morrison said that the runway is
now 2,100 feet in length.
Flying instruction is offered at the
local airport on Sundays by licensed
instructors.
Plans are under way to build a
hangar at the airport and tq build
it into one of the best landing fielde
in this area, Dr. Morrison said.
Church Going
Up Last Sunday
Church attendance in Kings Mountain
increased last Sunday, with 1,
210 persons attending morning ?cr
monir at 1ft churches, according to
reports of church committee chairmen.
The figures also revealed that ' a
much greater number ? 1.578?attended
church school than attended
the morning sermons at these churches.
A total of 1,162 persons had at- |
tended services at 10 churches the
previous Sunday. Following are the
reports by churches:
ARP?church school, 124, church,
126, prayer meeting, 22. ,
Central Methodist ? chnreh school
158, church, 153.
First Baptist ? church school,
263, church 260, night service, 247,
(union service.)
I 'First Presbyterian ? church school
j 156, church, 131.
Orace Methodist ? church school,
187. church. 68.
Macedonia Baptist ? church
school, 140, church, 81.
Beeond Baptist ? chrtreh school,
168, church, 106, night aoretca, 89,
prayer meeting, 80.
At. Matthew'? Latheean thwck
aeheoV 180, ehurah, 168.
Wealeyan' Methmiltt ? ' *hnr<.h
school, W* I, n j> |
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Moun
infoi Moxn41c. TKU
To Vote Oi
Of $16,275 1
forth Lots J
OKINAWA CASUALTY ? SUowu a- ',,
Love, in a navy hospital, la Marino v
I'vti Lee A. Sellers, route 2, Kings j.
Mountain, who was wounded by Jap ,
nortir fire on Okinawa. He la the
-en of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Sellers.
Sellers Caught <
By Mortar Fire
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SOMEWHERE IN THE PACUIC. p
?"Camouflaging ' the noise of mor #
tar fire ? a trick the Japs hare <worked
before ? is beiug used on n
\ large scale on Okinawa, where t|
for the first time in the Pacific war
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'aps have behind them hea\y con- j.
| enrraiions or artillery. I
I The clever Jap mortar-men hold ^
| their fire until one of their own ar- ^
lillery shells screams overhead. The '
mortar blast as the shell leaves its
tube, ami the shells "whoosh1' in '
the air are blanketed, by the louder ^
whistle of artillery. Thus, the Ma- '
rines have no warning of the mortar
. hell's approach. -,
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"That's how they got mc." said ]
Private Lee A. Sellers. U". of route
il. K'ngs Mountain. N. lie told
how a mortnr shell they never
heard landed in a trcm-h oceupicil l?y
him-'clf and three other Marim>.
wounding him and two of his buddies.
Sellers, a machine gunner with the j
Sixth Marine Division had just help I
i I fin'sh one of the bloodiest b9t- j
p'es of Okinawa?capture of strafe
gic Sugar Loaf Hili Overlooking Na- j
na?<when he was wounded. His com- ,
]>any stormed the hill in tlie face of ;
fanatic Jap resistance.
The young Marine is the son of!
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Sellers, of Kings
Mountain, N. C.
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BAXLBT WOUNDED
Pfc. Lee B. Bailey, son of Mr.
and Mrs. H. O. Bailey, route 2,_
Kings Mountain, was reported seri-_
ouely wounded in action on Okina-_
wa, aceordlng to a message received
by his parents. Wounded on
May 23, Pfe. Bailey is now hospitalised.
He has been serving with
the 104th infantry, overaeaa aince
April 1M3.
Fire Chief Ansi
Says Citizens D
In a letter to the Herald Wednes- ' 1
day morning, Fire Chief Grady W
rvmg answered a neraid editorial ap- "
{ earing in laat week'a edition sag-1
posting a 25-mile per hour speed lim ;
it for firemen. Mr. King pointed out |
lawg relating to motorists at the
time an alarm if turned in.
Mr. King alto revealed that two K
recent fire* at Central school, the
first of whieh led to the death of 'l
Fireman Carl W? Davidson, had been ''
set by ehildren. He did not identify h
the ehildren, but stated that eorrective
measures had had been taken. "<
The Herald is glad to publish Mr. n:
King's letter, whieh follows:
"Editor. The Hersld, . "v
"With reference to your ??d:tnrin*:
in last weeV '? paper sngg*jti;>g our'*
uj mum1111 ii put au imiinance iuqitinjr
firemen to a., apeed of 25 mi let
per hour, the imemben of our depart >'
meat would like to uk that 70a read *?
and pvMUh for benefit of all the
law* that are already em the eta to tea 01
of North Carollaa regarding fire de tt
Tvertotea#*. ' ' ;
keamd ^of^the 'iv**^ibr''flre ||
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UDAY, JT7T.Y 5, J?46
a Hospital
Mrs. Watterson
juccumbs; Rites
ield On Tuesday
Funeral services for Mrs. Kmtua
oforth Watterson, 79, who die.l in
lemorial hospital, Charlotte, followtg
a three-week illness at 4:17
lomlay morning, were hphl at Cenrnl
Methoilist i-hureh here Tuesday
rternoon at 0 o'clock, with interlent
following in HI Bethel Metho1st
cemetery. The rites were eonuctcil
liy Rev. J. O. Winkler, pasrr
of Central church, assisted by
ir. W. M. Bovie, pa<tor of First
RP church, Charlotte.
Mrs. Watterson, native ami Ife>ng
citiren ot Cleveland county, lis
-I here all her life. She was the duuhter
of the late .lolin Wesley antl
largaret Ware <4 oforth. and sin1 >va-great-granddaughter
of Preston
Int'orth, killed iu the Battle of
Cings Mountain in the Revolut iouaiv
far. She was the widow of N.
'ranklin Watterson, who died in
uly, 1924.
A member of the Central Metholist
church, Mrs. Watterson was a
tember of the Woman's Society of
,'hristian Service and a member of
he United Daughters of the Conederacy.
Surviving are six children. F. G.
il all fire vehicle* have passed."
"Our city has an ordinance profiting
following or parking near
fire engine.
"Therefore, lets observe some of
he laws we already have on the
ooks.
"Our department consists of a
roup of citizen* who have taken
raining in their work and are glvig
their time and efforts and riskiff
their fives, not for themselves,
at for their felfow men.
"We have been taright in our fire
hoots that the first thre? minutes
re the most vital ones if we expect
> put the fire ant. Therefore if we
ere required to observe a speed It" n*
> *." 'i -st!' no o.io in town
it here* to, wo eouid not cvcl ?a"?
te chimneys.
"For thoee who object to our rush
iff to a fire we certainly do not
ant to risk our nefcks.
"Have you ever had year house
i fife and stood cad wandered tf
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' w all bo mtadfot of tW
tot tUt Ooit yt. DoYidMat, a efcrloHt
grtrtkwii, <M i> otfort .'to Mb
vatterson, Mrs. L?. A. Hoke, and
Irs. M. H. Biser, alt of Kings Moun
sin, Mrs. M. M. Barber, Chattanoo?,
Tenn., and Charles K. Wattersou
nd Mrs. Jesse A. Riser, both of
'harlotte. Also surviving are a steplother,
Mrs. Hulda Ooforth, of Win?on-8alem,
a brother, John Ooforth,
f Norfolk, Va.. 14 grand-children,
acluding Orady Watterson, Jr., In
hi navy at Notre Dame, and Mason
larber, Jr., in the army in the South
'acific, and three great grandchilden.
Pall-benrers were Charlie Ooforth.
. O. Patterson, R. 8. Neill, Hall (^o
orth. Charlie Pulton, and Campbell
'hi far, Sambright
Barn Is
Destroyed IJy Fire
A bolt of lightning struck the
barn at the home of Mrs. O. D.
Hambright during a heavy summer
rain about 11:10 Wednesday
night, completely destroying the
barn, which had Just been filled
With hay, and burning to death
five mules.
The Kings Mountain fire department
answered the alarm and
kept a stream of water playing on
the fire in order to keep it under
Prtnt.rftl en/1 *A is- ? J
? w. ?w |*I?TVUII iui sproftd
to virion* other adjacent buildings.
However, due to the quick-burning
hay, the barn was a biasing Inferno
within a few minutes.
Estimate of loss had not been
determined late Wednesday night.
LIONS MEETING
J. G. Morriaon, county agent in
LinrolD county, will apeak to members
of the Kings Mountain Lion*
club at their regular meeting at
Mountain View House Thursday
night at 7:30. Holland Dixon, president
of the club, is urging a full
attendance for the first meeting
of the 1945-46 Lions year.
ivers Editorial,
on't Obev Law
jeraldl
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I Program
11,336 Registe
|In Kings Mtn
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WOUNDED?The Purple Heart wae ,
' recently awarded to Marine Pfc.
Tames W. Morris, 24, for wounds suf ,
fered In action against the enemy ,
on Palau. A machine gunner In an
Infantry unit, he was hit in the
right eye, left shoulder, and in the ,
hip and fieck by Jap shall frag- ,
mant. A member of the First Marine
Division, he Is the son of Mrs.
Lucy Morris, Rocte 3, Kings Mountain,
N. C. He Is hospitalised at the ,
Navy hospital in San Diego, Calif.
(Official Marine Corps photo)
Defeated Nazis
Still Arrogant
(.'pi. Hugh Falls, son of Mr*. A. P
! Falls, route 3, Kings Mountain, ha*
] written his mother a letter giving details
aliout the occupation of defeated
Nazi Germany, along with h<s
Travels while serving in the arms
overseas for IS months.
t j.l. Falls' letter jil.es nil interestling
soldier viewpoint to the rea.-tio .
I of German citizens to the oecupaP'on
j The letter follows;
We arrived in Rreinerhaven. Oerj
many, a few days ago and found
good quarters awaiting us. It is an
unusually nice apartment hou-e am:
very large?five stories
, - - ? ?I,
j A part of our company came on
I about three tvfoks ago. They wero (
designated as guards and Rlveti orders
to make the Germans vacate1!
this building leaving everything ex
cept their olotheg and toilet articles. 1
One of the guards told me about if 1
wheu T arrived. He said the Germans
at first refused, but when he
raised his gun and told them he j
meant what he said, they began pacK :
ing in a hurry. So our rooms are all ]
furnished. Some even ha\o radios, |
Kut we weren't fortunate endugh to <
8?t one. There are three to a room. !|
Our room has three comfortable heds'i
a wardrobe, a chest of drawers, twoI
tables, four chairs, bedside tables (
and a beautiful ehaiidtflier.
There is a U. 8. Flag on our build '
ing and another one hanging out of
the boy's window next to us. T WAS
J nmusod a few minutes ago when a
| young girl who was walking along
!? .?- urm luinr'i up ai me nag with
i a snarl.
[ One woman asked a sergeant in
| thi? company Why we took her home ,
away from her. He asked ber whf I
' the Germans took fhe homes of Poles'
| Czechs. French and Belgians. Sho
I replied that the war is over. She
couldn't understand why we don't
go home, and asked how long we are
going to stay. The *arge told her we
intended to stav until the Germans
learn how to behave themselves. Another
woman was hero yesterday and <
asked our C. O. for permission to got J
something from her apartment, and 1
he told her to '' scram.'' 8
I imagine these Germans feel very 1
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unioh skrvicb
Rev. R. E. Craig, pastor of Pis- 8
gah ARP church, will preach the 1
sermon at the union service to he V
j held Sunday night at 8 o'clock at 1
I Central Methodist church. Mr. i
Craig will preach in place of Dr. ]
R. N. Baird, Bojre.e Memorial 1
ARP paster, who is undergoing 1
treatment at Veterans' Hospital, \
Columbia, ft. C. 1
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BBTHUSBM SXRVXOB ' 1
Ren. W. P. Biggerstaft. of
ftbelbjr, win ap?k at Bethlehem ]
B?pt 1st church Bondar afternoon at i
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* " Today
FIVE OEMTS PBS OOFY
Saturday
red For Vote
. Precincts
Kiux* Mountain and Cleveland
i-oumy ciu/.eiis will go to the polls
Saturday to vote for or against a
ouuty wide iMi'o.000 hospital ex
uiision program, designed to increase
by a large maount the pres nt
hospital facilities ot the county.
Specifically, the voters will decide
whether a ."it-bed hospital will bo
milt in Kings Mountain, whether
:ha Shelby hospital will lie expanded,
ivhether the county commissioner*
will be empowered to levy a tax
i;> to n\? ,e-,t- per $lon valuation
"or niaintenaiice of the two county
lospitul units, and whether the
county will assume ownership of the
Shelby hospital and its indebtedness
)f $43,000.
The 'chairman of the board of
ouuty commissioners. Glee A.
ifiidgvs. has stated that unless all
he four proposals are favored, uoue
will be curried out by the board..
Of the $40u,Uil0 bond issdc, $160,JI'O
is to be used for erection of tho
Kings Mountain hospital uuit, with
$240,000 to be used for enlargement
and remodeling of the ishelby hospital.
Though exact amount of the tax in
rrease to be entailed in the evenc
the hostiital is favored Iimb na* Kaaa
figured, pending the sale of bonds,
County Attorney Henry P. Edwards
has estimated that the tax increase
will be between eight and
ten rents per $100 valuation.
In Kings 'Mountain, a total of
1,336 persons are registered for the
special election. The voting will bo
Election Facts ^
Polling Places: East Kings Mountain:
City Hall.
West Kings Mountain precinct;
Victory Chevrolet ootnpany.
Polls Open at 6:30 a. tn.
Polls Close at 7 p. m.
(See satnyis ballot on page 10
of this issue.)
"against the books." That is, a
person who iia? registered for the
elect ton and wl,.? fails to vote will
HUtOH'Mlb-iillx s git in-1 the hospital
program,
The election carries the endorse.
ment of' many group* of citizens
throughout the county, with ti group
Of citizens having forme,I a county
hospital committee. hcaoe,i by Lee b.
Weathers of Shelby, to ai,i in passage
of the proposals. , _'
Kings Mountain's Lions and Kiwanis
clubs have unanimously endorsed
the program ami <ii.l considerable
work in securing a large registration.
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Kings Mountain election officials
ire:
East Kings Mountain precinct: Mrs
P. D. Herndon, registrar, W. B, Gillespie
and L. M. Pearson, judges.
West Kings Mountain: I. B. Goforth,
registrar, B. D. Ratterree, and
W. A. Williams, judges.
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City's Markets Lead
County In Sanitation
King* Mountain meat markets
lad those of Cleveland county by a
*id? margin in the matter of aanl- .
tatlon, according to a flat of ratings
made public laat Thursday by
W. C. 8tailings, health department
sanitarian. Seven of the eight
Grade "A" markets In the county
are In Kings Mountain.
O. J. Gault and Son, with a grade
of 93.8, led the 51 markets listed In
the report, followed by 3. T. Gantt
and Payne's Grocery with 93.5
each.
Following are the gradee announced
fox Kings Mountain markets:
OBADE A
3. 3. Oanlt and Son 98.8
r. F. Gantt 93jS
'ayne'g Grocery 93.5
itowe'a 91.5
dargrace. Mar grace mill 91.0
niATlil llflll T?nv Va 1 A
Hal In* Mills store 91.0
ORADB B
\ sad T Market 97.5
>iOTik Bros. ,96.5
9ere'e Market 94.5
lonnte Mills Store 94.5
L sftd P Store 9S.5
turner's Store 93S
loberta Store 99.5
Oaloek'e Ororery : 91.5
Ifexe'a Store, Meaner Mine 91.5
terrett's grocery SIR %
Isssiy's i * I 91.0 ft,
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