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' / - ' *wi * ' I ^ f ~ x' U ' | y lDCOrpowi?u Julias Muiouu 6,6iV / Immediate Trading Area 16,000 (Figures based on registrations of local War Frlce and Rationing . VOL 66 NO. 98 1 ~ - * r Lccal News j I Bulletins < .1?1 | POTNIX HOMB. Rev. 1>. 0. Pinntx, pastor of First Baptist ehureh, was brought home a by ambulance from Bowman Gray hospital, Winston-Salem, on Bun- * day. Mr. Plnnix's condition has been described as satisfactory, j though his back has been encased ia a cast since the automobile acei- ' dent in which he was injured two 0 weeks ago. . I ktwamtb Mzanxro j ft )l?mb?ri of the King* Mountain ? ^ .. . Kiwanis clab will hear an addroaa by Van A. Covington, of Gaatonla, 1 at their regular meeting at the Wo- ' man's elub Thursday night at 7 ' i ' * o'clock on "What Cotton Face*." 1 7 .Attendance is urged. . .1 rOSTBB DIBCHABOB? James H. foster, son of Mr. and Mr*. T. B. Foster, ha* recently 1 received an honorable discharge i from the amy, following his arrival from England on Bept. 4. He served c \ in England, FVanCe, Belgium and I Germany during hi* tour of duty oversea*. < COMMUXIOW BTJNDAT i Rev. P. D. Patrick, president of the Ministerial association, called attention this weel^to forthcoming World-Wide Communion Sunday j I to be observed October 7, and' he I asked all citizens of Kings Moan- ( tain to nihke plans to attend their particular church on that Sunday. . Almost all Kings Mountain churcnes will participate in the observan- , EXECUTIVES CLUB ! I Bobert Friers, internationally lcnouru traveler and humorist, will ^ speak before the members of the W C|eveand County Executives clun < -at a dinner meeting, at Hotel Char- i -las, Shelby, Friday night nt seveno'clock. Advance reservations as . -a aw ' vi.so uer pitt? must' be in the "hands of J. W. Osborne, eluh secretary, by noon Thursday, it was an- , nounced. It is the firat meeting of .the elnb since early itimmer, ^ WAS DADS TO XBET Kings Mountain chapter of. War > Dada will hold ite regular semi- i monthly meeting at the City Hall Friday night at 8 o'clock, it was ' announced yesterday by E. A. Bar- i rill president. Attendance Is urged. ' BROTHERHOOD MEBTTNO : " i The Southern Dlatrict Brother-. hood of the Lutheran Synod qf North Carolina will hold its nevr t quarterly meeting at/Cherryville, j I N. C., Carlton club house, Friday, , 'Sept. 28th, 1045, at 7:30 P. M. Dr. , P. E. Monroe, President of LenoirRhyne college will present the speaker, the Rev. Dr. John L. Tost, 1 President Southern Theologies* 3' Seminary, Columbia, 8. C. WITH STBROHTS i Dan Huffstetler, wall-known ' Kings Mountain man, 'is' now afB filiated with Sterehi's, ,which will ffi/ open a furniture store here in the near future, it was announced this greek by B. <3. MeClaln,- manager. , ' -mj.iLUj.isl4 ^ ?amm wwm Captain Thomas Roberts, 'of 4< Kings Mountain, son of Frank C. Roberts, baa been released to an < inaettre dntjr status by the army. ' Captain Roberta ree sired hi a or- . dors'at Fort Bragg "Saturday. The ^ Kings MonatMn offitai tarred 1* the European theater for "90 mon. the. *>,' - ' r * . ' i - BUS'S Mian Batty Orantham la now a member of the sales personnel or Balk 'a Department store, it was announced this week bjr Htlton Ruth, / j } AT DBLLDTOSR'B .. ' . x Mm. Baaelase Blank, of Cherry-' 1 aiBe, is new a mbanbsr of the aiBtom. - " . personnel of DeUhigea^r^fJ BMp, IV *M aaamu??a WtfflMftty K ' * * wWNh,k f , 1 _/ ,, ,. * 'feji W r?*i* * . . liTHIilttjf' HffX tJAUd > An mbm *fBap. Hat Hwd at* baAg arrfaf 't?. to ^ V, prawat far Mnrl?? *ufer, ~hi<*. V ' JM bM? a?H?Mtaa ^ j -&.;:r .;-fl >" ". * v. Kings McBrayer Service Officer Captain John Z. McBrayer Clave- I and county veterhn of World War II j rho lost a leg in the crash of hit , J 24 bomber in China, has been ap- ' >ointed county sorviee offleer by the >oard of commissioners 'and will aaiume his duties on Monday when the iffice will officially open. 1 The county board thus follows the M of other county's throughout the 11 date in waking arrangements to ' tau'dle the needs of discharged vet- 1 nu ? Captain McBrayer, in King* Moun < ain Tuesday, announced that ha rould be in the city twice each week 1 it an office in the Citj hall to eee I . eierana ef the King* Mountain area a ind aid them in every poaeible way. i h fall-time office will be maintained it the eounty courthooae in Shelby. Recently honorably diacbarged from c he army air cprpe at Lawion General hoapital, Captain McBrayer served 1 with the 14th Air Force under General tttlr Qhennault, founder of the 1 Famed Flying Tigers. * Offiae henra In Kings Mountain wig be: Tuesday mornings, 8 a. m. I to 'Noon; Thursday afternoons, 1 p: 1 m., to 5 p m. .' . "The phrpose of this service is to assist all veterans and their families in the solution of all their service problems. Forms will be available, and all information cheerfully furnished on such matters as: Education ander the GI Bill of Bights, Loans 1 for the building, of a home, or the < buying, of a farm under the GI Bill, Vocational training, Insurance conversion, hospitalisation, disability pen lions, widows pensions, issuance of grave markers, etc..'.' Captain MeBrayer stated. Julian Property I*.-. ** * - io He Auctioned ! 1 " J . % j P. D. Herndon, Kings Mountain ' eal estate agent, . announced this week that the' Julian property ou East King street has been divided In- i to building lots and will be sold at : motion on Saturday, October 6, the i ale scheduled to begin at 3 p. ra. The property, foraerly the high tchool athletie flhld, is bounded also i >y the York road and Deal street and liee in front of the city water works. I It has been divided into 62 lots each with 25-foot front, but with va- i rying depth. c George Allen is to serve as auctioneer, and Mr. Herndon said that be lots will be jold with the buyer's privilege of taking two additional lots at the same price. Terms can be krranged, he stated. Plat of the property may be seen kt Mr. Herndon 'e residence. i PLEDGE rEATEENTTY ? ' - ? ? ? - - vjunrie* iii ann Henry F. NciMer, Jr., twin, sons of Mr. and Mr?. Paul M. Netsler, 8r., of Ring* Mountain ] have pledged the Beta Theta Pi t fraternity chapter at Dnvidaon college, where they are first-year students, according to ah announce- i ment from the college this week. I Padgett, Release Will Resume Pr Captain Phillip O. Padgett, Kings Mountain doctor who epent 18 moothe In eogWt arefti of Knrope, hhe been ordered to inactive duty atatue and will resume hie practice of medlcine in tho ei^y within a few month*, he aald thla weak/ Capt. Padgett received order* at Port Brigg Saturday and In on t? ndaal laave until DMfnbtr Slat. He anld that the- dath of hi* retnra tp private praetlea waa still indefinite for two rwaoiai (1) ha is SZ prokimlty to ^kt jNhisan wbtriit te ?C BMdteal nfftfokto eyini . b?for? NramUf prWoto praetle*. ru Kion K?uat*i?.sMtleol off!t?r, a natlro of IkotlMrforAtoii eooort kftfl Un 1? ?rtV*t? putieo 1o Mm oftjr for tltfroo jreOif prioY to Wo prrM yt|i| offlror , .1 '..v ? .-V* . : * - + v. , \r iv, *' Mourn t KINCHS MOUNTAIN, N. C , THUB \ Chairman Heads For Hospital Trustees Site Next Week; I Member* of the Cleveland county I loepital board of truateee, already I . mined out in one attempt, have ten- ? atively scheduled a meeting here for ruetday to consider sites for- the Kings Mountain hospital which was di inthorized ia a special bond election to luring the summer. & Though a number of sites have s? been under consideration of the ? loard, it is understood that four t< litem are being given greatest con- J sideration. * ' t< They are: ?' 1?>A traat of the B. fl. Plonk property north of West King street, which with adjoining .available property, V will total 10-11 acres. * 2?A tract of some eight acres to* cl he left of the Bessemer City roaa tnd owned by Phenix Mills, Inc. 1 .1?A traet on the Cherryville road, m i portion of which is owned by S. A. Mauney. si 4?The home and grounds of Charles A. Williams on Xorth Piedmont J avenue. ? The property of the Plonk estate is said to contain some 6.9 acres, including a small portion which has been released from a lease by the 1 Kings Mountain Country Club asso- e' -iation. In addition to this acreage, 0 Blackmer and Company and Wray A. a Williams, member of the board of ? Trustees, have offered to give ad- * joining pdrtiops to bring the total to more than 10 acres. Some two or three -acres of the^ * Phenix Mill property was offered as ' R, gift sometime ago when citizens ' of the city were discussing the po?si *"llty of building a city hospital. L. W. Hamriek, official of the romp* 1 v. said Wednesday morning that J Karl Hamriek, another official, had . handled discussions with the hospital >>oard and that he did not know what * iffers had been made. The Mauney p*oi>erty^ across the road from the old eity water tank, sras also offered as a gift sometime n ago. It is said to contain some four b teres. t Mr. (Charles) Williams said this 1 week that he had offered his proper o tv, including' his residence and 22 ii acres for a price of $30,000, with an offer to return $5,000 to the, hospital a fund and equip a room. He said that tl he had made the offer verbally, but t not formally. f It is understood that the Kings g> Mountain trustees (C. E. Neisler, L. c A. Kiser and W. A. Williams) are e looking most favorably on the Plonk Estate property, due to acreage a- h vaitahlo and freedom of the site g from noise. 9I Selection of the site is the respon- li libility of the full 15-man board. d The bond issue provides for the o erection of a county hospital unit in k Kings Mountain, equipped with 50 beds, and an expenditure of >160,00't. b In addition, there ia expected to a he available a sum of approximately f >30,000 from the Lottie Goforth es? e tata, which wae bequeathed for the purpose of helping to build or equip j i hospital or aid the poor in obtain- ' lug- hospitalisation. a sd By Army, ?" actice Soon Student Induction p EsgnUtioqii^Eand ; Paul Mawn*y, chairman of tha lo oal Mlacttt* MtVico board, announ- a ood this trsek raoaipt of inetrno- a tlona from national headquarters ? sranfttdc eertato dgf?|p?snts for a Mgb soboM aad oollage students. Tbo rotrlaod ibgulatlons provide 11 that a high acboot student shall bo b deforrod a% b)a*4N*U requaet, pron- ? po?% for tM action durln* tho l**t I Mt ? t Mill ill' r??*?Db. f daf triad o? ftfcraqnaat aotn tfco f or to bwertag >8 wm > d?f?rwd iiMpes" ; Ms te wftkfr' iter war* ordorad np < IewPmIE tain H * 8DAY, SEPT. 27, 1945 Keeter An National \ To Consider 7our Listed Ihurch Attendance Good Lt Reporting Churches Only four churches reported Sunij attendance figures thlq week, the tals showing 684 present at Sunday chools exercises and 518 at "church rviees. The failure of commitee cbairmeu ) report brought a request from obn L. McOill, chairman of the Qo)-Church campaign committee, to re ime making of reports. Attendance by chnrcbes follows: ARP: church school, 136, church, 21. Presbyterian: church school, 169 tiurch, 101. , Macedonia Baptist: church school, . 68, church, 106, night, 76, prayer eeting 30. 8t. Matthews' Lutheran: church -hool 212, church, 190, night 87. Lirport Use Restricted )uring Hours Of Church | Q. A. Bridges, Kings Mountain mer J hant and flying enthusiast, announr- ' d this week that Bridges Airport ff West Gold street, is in operation nd available to flyers, but he also v nnounced restriction of use of the t lying field during church hours on c unday. t "All flyers are welcome to use the 1 irport for flying, but no landing or \ king off will be permitted from 0 to 12 o'clock Sunday mornings," e stated. 2 Lt. Houston I Released ; t ( First Lieutenaut Humes Houston, rho held one of the lowest order num \ ers in the selective service drawing ' lere, arrived home Saturday night from Fort- Bragg and'on completion f his terminal leave will revert to * nactive duty status. His arrival here followed more than ' year of service in the European . heater of operations, where he dis- 1 inguished himself as an infantry oficer, 94th division, won the bronze tar medal for heroism in action and ollected battle stars for three major * ngageinents. But his homecoming was topped by ' is first meeting with his year-old ' on, Sammy, who had been well- f rhooled in what his daddy looked ke through pictures. The pictures 1 id the work, and young Sam took n to Lt. Houston as if he'd always { nown him. ' Lt. Houston was- awarded fhe ironzA Stftt- miwlnl fn* nartnn&llv rti.. ' - . J ? ctivating a new-type German mine ield near Borg, Germany, under en-' my fire. He said that six mines loaded with ! vnamite and equipped with pressure- ' ype firing devices blocked the adance. He and another soldier secured line aronnd one charge and pulleo t out. As they pulled, the mine deto- ' ated. The other five, Lt. Houston ug out and carried away. " Seared T, You bet I eras," he says mply. | He first went into action at the It. Naxaire-Lorient pocket in France, 'hich he describes as a gentleman's c ar. "Actually, we were rationed on E mmunitlon, so we'd save up for few days, then let loose with all ? -e had. The Germans would retaliate 0 nd we'd lose some men. Finally, a ommander decided we should take ' lie objectives, and this cost us too, i ut it was valuable experience. When F re kft the Germany battles, we were ? attle tried, "and it undoubtedly sav- I d sis Jaany casualties," he stated. Tndoeted into the army on January ' 1. 1M1, at Fort Bragg, Lt. Houston < ms commissioned a second lieutenant < nllowlng successful completion of Of icer Candidate school. Fort Ben nine. 1 to., on Angnst 13, IMS. Before entering service no employ- , ? of Kings lfountnin Drug compeny , A. \Hooetcn expects to reeame bis , duties there November 1. , He it the son of Mr. end Mrs. H. , T. Houston, of Psgeisnd, fi. C., for- , erald inounces ( VarFund1 VAB FUND OHAXBMAN ? Byron Keeter, King* MonnUin merchant irho will again head the city's Nalonal War Fund campaign, announcved the beads of committees yesterlay. Goal of the campaign is 96,000. Keller One-Man City Publicist Kings Mountain and Coxswain Darriti Keller, who used to work behind he fountain at Griffin's Drug Store, ame in for mention in a recent ediion of the paper printed aboard tn? _*SS Todd, aboard which Keller seres. The story follows: "Speaking of home towns, have ou ever heard of Kings Mountain, V. Carolina?. If vou haven't it's no. ' Dohhy" Keller's fault. The Kings Mountain Chamber of Commerce has ts best representative in the genial oxswain of the "Sraokv 8tover." Although he must revert to Revotnionary war days to find an event >f significance in his home town, 'Dobby," relates with immense pride the story* of the Battle of Kings Mountain. "Modern-day Kings Mountain masts of a drug store, where in prerar days the soda jerke> was none ither than the Todd Coxswain. We sronder of the boss permitted the halitual cigar behind which "Dobby" nvariably seeks to hide." While the facetious writer would 'ind more of interest in Kings Mounain than his story would indicate, he Kings Mountain Chamber of Commerce (if and when one ever ornes into existence^ should give a retroactive vote of thanks to Publl ist Keller. He is the son of Mrs. F. F. Keller, irta now resides in Gastonia, and the etter to his mother containing the dipping was postmarked "Tokyo'* n big red letters. A brother. Stokes Keller. 8K 3c. Is ilso fn the Pacific aboard another lavv cargo ship. He has served In >oth theaters of action, and was a member of the crew of the TT88 Susan B. Anthony, sunk in the Normandy invasion. He is now aboard the ^88 Muscatine Another brother, Pvt. Jacob Keller a in the army at Camp Blandlng, na. Mrs. Ridenhoui 60 Years As CI When Mrs. W. A. Ridenhour, dean if Kings Mountain organists, plays it 8t. Matthew's Lutheran church iunday night, she will be completing ilmost 60 years- as organist for the hureh, having served during the pastnates of no less than eight ministers. Mrs. Ridenhour says "almost 60," or she really isn't sure of the exact late she first played the old footledal-type organ in St. Matthews' hnreh?oldest church edifice In ungs Mountain. Ml*. Ridenhour tendered ber reslglatlon aa ehureh organist, effective >ctober 1, at the September meeting if the church council. Tt was while Mrs. F.' P. Mate, of Reading, Pa., was la Kings Moantain and instructing Mrs. Ridenhour in music that she first began playng the organ, and Mrs. Ridenhour re alls that the years were 188S-8H, which would soon make her period of icrvlee near the IW-year mark. J'astor at the time was Dr. L? A. Bible, for many years pastor of the JtuYeb. ??The church building was remod?ied 'and the pipe organ Installed be r - V ? 11 niin I?IWI in ?m?? . 1 O Pages * ^ Today Committee Campaign I Drive Begins Next Week; Goal $5,000 Byron Keeter, chairman of King* Mountain's $5,000 National War Funil campaign, announced this w*ek his city-wide organisation to handle the campaign and stated that the drive would begin next week la conjunction with campaigns throughout the nation to raise $115,000,000 for 22 member agencies, all of which provide comforts ami entertainmeut for members of the armed forces and emergency relief to nations formerly occupied by oppressors. Kings Mountain's quota is the same as in 1944, and Mr. Keeter said hta organization was virtually the earn* as last year, when the quota was met in full. Chairman Keeter announced the following committee heads. Treasurer: Frank R. Summers. Industrial: W. K. Mauney. Business District: Hilton Ruth. Outlying Business District: B. 5?. Peeler. *' I Professional Men: E. A. TTarrill. . Individual Gifts: Mrs. Frank R. Summers. Schools: B. X Barnes Public Employees: H. L. Burdette. Sadie Mill: Geortrp Houser Phenix Mill No. 1: C. G. White. Phenix Mill No. 2. A. M. Aspinwall King!) Mountain Manufacturing/ Company: Aubrey Mauney. Pauline Mill: Harry Page. Margrace Mill: J. H. Thomson.. Park Yarn Mill: H. Y. Ballard. Cora Mill: 7.. F. Cranforil. Mauney Mills. Ine: Carl F. Mauney Bonnie Mills, Inc.: Jacob Cooper. Advertising: \Y. R. Craig. Jr. Publicity: Martin Harmon. Member agencies include the I"SO, United Seamen's Service, War Prisoners Aid, Belgian War Relief, United China Relief, American Relief for Czechoslovakia, American Denmark Relief. .American Relief for Frannce, Greek War Relief association, American Relief for Holland. American Re lief for Italy. United Lithuanian Relief, Friends of Luxembourg, American Relief for Norway, Philippine War Relief, Polish War Relief, Unitj ed Yugoslav Relief, Amertean Field j Service. Refugee Relief Trustee. U. S. 'Committee for the Care of F.uropeau Children. | "The end of the war has not endj ed the need for the National War Fund," said Mr. Keeter. "The USO | an>l serv'ee agencies will still have a big job to do in providing comfort j and entertainment for the millions of men still on foreign soil and tho i names of the agencies are indicative of the need in formerly occupied I countries whic.h, unless the United j States comes 'to their aid, will hava : thousands of starving and freezing people ounng tne approaching winter. "The sum of >5,000 is not a targe one to ask of the people of Rings Mountain, considering the needs of these people. Tt is a chance to prove our humanity, and I know that the citizens of Kings Mountain will do their part." 'Retires After lurch Organist rival of Mr. (now Dr.) C. K. Be> "The pipe organ was a big improvement," she says. Mrs. Ridenhour studied pipe orgAn at old Elizabeth college in Charlotte, which was located where the Presbyterian hospital now stands. She said she had no idea how many times she had played wedding mar(Cont'd on page four) uny expected to nave Ration Board Until Jan. 1 King* Mountain la expected to hare a ration botrd zt least rmta January l, according to local board officials. s Though little could be Teamed concerning the eonaoltdatton of the Kings Hountaln and Shelby boards, W. B. BUkdy, chairman of the local board, said that this Information was glTen by U W. DrleeoU manager, In a telephone conrersatlen recently. Effective Monday, the board's paid personnel will be reduced to two, Mrs. Nell O. Thomson, chief clerk, and .Mrs. Madge P. WeiUok, price It wes stated. - J "
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