POPULATION 1
< Incorporated Klugs Mountain 6,547 I
< Immediate Trading Aran 16,000 I
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VOL. 66 NO. 42 ~
Victory
Court Record
Broken In Long
Session Monday
The docket hi city recorder's court
broke the record Monday, a? 43 eases
were disposed of before Judge O. I
C. O'Farrell. lu addition, eight cases
were continued.
There was plenty of variety in the
charges, which included routine
counts for drunkenness and gambling,
ana aiso included non-support. lar
ceny and other infractions.
The session required boHi TTbrrt^y
morning and afternoon for coniplct
tion, and the courtroom was jammed
to overflowing as the session began.
Oscar Watson feeeiveir a 00-day
road sentence when found guilty ot
driving an automobile after his license
was revoked. He was sentenced
for drtyiken driving a short tini?
previously in county court at Shelby.
Kate Jessie Hudson received a total
of 120-days in jail on three counts,
public drunkenness, carrying a concealed
weapon, and vagrancy, and
Beatrice Bruce drew a 60-day term
when found ?m>H~ ?' ?
o?v ?i i'udiic arunic- |
enneis and vagrancy.
Jack Ralph Michaels, found guilty
of driving drunk and carrying a concealed
weapon, was fined $50 and
eoata on each count, and his pistol
confiscated and his driver's license
revoked for 12 months.
David Flack was fined $15 an*
costs for reckless driving, and Robert
L. Holcombe, Carl M. Logan and
Verdell J. Atkins each were fined
$10 and costs for speeding. Raroe
judgment was handed Turner Odum
for driving with improper lights and
Charlie Miller for driving without a
-tail light.
Harvey Ramsey was given a 12month
sentence for non-support, suspended
on payment of costs and the
condition that he support his family.
Paying eosts In lien of 80-day sentences
for pnblie drunkenness were
I*. t Austin Falls, Britt M. Klvette, Mor ry
Brown, Olenn A. Barrett, and
~ """ James M. Land.
Alexander Morel was sent to the
roads for 30 days when he conld not
pay his fine for drunkenness. Lon W.
Huffstickler was fined $6 and costs
on the samo charge. '
Walter Luminac, negro, was sentenced
to three months in jail on a
charge of latceny, and Henry Puggs
and J. H. Holt each Were assessed
costs on charges of causing an affray.
el 1- ts--1
r raim rnmer was assessed posts
on two coonts, for public drunken
tiess and resisting arrest, and given
30-dav suspended sentences on each
charge.
A. H. Wilson. W. M. Clack. C. F.
"Morgan and H. O Clemmens each
were fined $5 and costs for gambling.
Pined $10 and costs for speeding in
lien of suspended aentences were
'Clayton Haves and J. L. George.
Mr. and Mrs. Julius Stanley were
fined $5 and coats on a charge that
'their child did not attend school, the
judgment suspended on condition fhat
the child enter school and be kept
in school.
Charge of parking on a. sidewalk
against Sloan Wright was nol prossed
with leave and a charge of non-support
against James Moore was dts?
missed,
k The following forfeited bonds:
Will Ijovelace, James IT, Williams,
and Telnie P. Faulkner, speeding,
$25 eaeh; Alexander G. Anderson,
speeding, $20; Earl E. Keen, speeding,
$50; Coy MeEntyre, reckless
driving and running through red
light, $100; Thelma Sellers, public
drunkenness, $25.
Pines and forfeitures totaled $475
for the one-day seatloa.
Floral Fair Set 1
List Of Prizes Ii
Pinal Diana for the holdlns of the I
Women's Club ' annual floral Fair
-wtra reported completed Wednesday
by Mrs. JS. A. Sheik, president, wt?
said that a highly eueeeeeful event
J la aatlelpated on Friday.
Also announced wae the prise list
I fer winning flowers, canned goods,
'J pastries, eakes and candies.
Mia. Shank said that Mrs. M. L.
'f Boaser aad Mrs. O. C. 0 Terrell
! aWlt be at the elub home Thareday
v afternoon to receive supplies for the
Et'ipS** ~
?< .? ,'j Dinners will be served at the club
I both at noon (from 18 to t p. a.)
" | *d la tho ovenlag (from 6 to 8 p.
*.), aad tho pablle is Invited to at^T|
fed.
.anaanally large display of flowMa,
eanned goods, eahes, pastries,
faa?y Hark la expeeted to be en^Ifrad.
fer the prises, whteh hnve been
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folk, V*., which .rill parade
Horse show next Thursday, Fr
of Kings Mountain horses are
nlng the night of November 1
Local News
Bulletins
PBES8LEY DISCHARGED
CpL W. O. Preasley, son of J. F.
Pressley, has arrived home after receiving
an honorable discharge from
the army at Fort Bragg. C'pl. Pressley
volunteered for service in May, 1942,
and has spent most of the 3 years
and 5 months overseas, in North Afn
ca, Italy, Franee and Germany.
WESLEY AN SERVICE
Kev. Lester H. Beat, of Lincoln
ton, will preach at both morning
and evening services at the Wesleyan
Methodist church on Waco
Boad Sunday, it was announced
Wednesday.
KTWANTS MEETING
Servicemen who have recently
returned home will be the guests of
the Kings Mountain Kiwanis club
at the regular meeting of the organization
to be held at the Woman
's club at 6:30 Thursday evening,
it was announced this week.
BLANTON IN STATES
8-Sgt. Clarence E. Blanton, son of
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Blanton, has
arrived in the States after 26
months of service in New Guinea
Netherlands East lnijies, and Philippines.
He is expected to arrive
in Kings Mountain in the near ruture.
FXBB ALARM
City firemen extinguished a fire
in a elty garbarge truck Monday
afternoon at 3 o'clock. The fire
started when the track was near
the Cora Mill. Chief Grady King
reported no damage. It was the
flraf alarm A V ? J ? ?a
_M.ho me i?r?i ut"panment
In a number of weeks.
WAB DAM MBBTXKO
Member* of _ Kings Mountain
chapter of Ameriesn War Pad*
will meet Saturday night at 7
o'eloek at City Hall. All members
are being nrged to attend the meeting
and new members will be welcome,
a spokesman for the organisation
stated.
For Friday;
s Announced
donated by Kings Mountain business
firms.
Mrs. Shenk, in behalf of the elnb,
extended appreciation to the merchants
aad business firms for their
cooperation and aid.
"The business firms have been
most generous," Mrs. Bhenk stated,
"and 1 believe we K... Ike I* ?
it amber of prise* in the history #f
the irnt"
Following ' ? llot of events nnd
prise*:
A. Large Ohrysanthemimm.
1. Boot T?M of six bloom*?pair of
Cannon sheet*.
>. Best collection pompom* and bottom
combined ? basket groceries.
I. Beet collection hard garden *rleties,
Including daisies?rase.
4. Best A tali evysanthemmn*?#S.S0.
B. Dahlia*
1. Beat collection of six blooms?
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iuiu/u nxutD 1UIIAI BBOWn aoov
through the streets of Kings Mou
Iday and Saturday at Dedmon's Bin
already entered in the Shelby show. !
!War Fund F
j Byron Keeter, chairman of th
United War Fund campaign in Nun
ber 4 township, yesterday urged coi
mittee chairmen to complete solicit!
tions and make reports to Treasure
Frank Bummers, as the campaign a]
peared to be lagging with only aboil
.10 percent of the {5,000 quota n
ported as cash-in-hand.
Mr. Keeter said he was gnxloi)
that all reports be made as quickl
as possible in order that the con
mittecs could have some idea of th
work remaining to be accomplished
Kings Mountain has always met 11
quota in previous Fund campaigns.
_ Proceeds from the fund go to som
21 member agencies, with the prli
cipal portion to be given to the TJ8<
?which furnishes recreation centei
and entertainment for members o
the armed forces both At home an
abroad.
"Rfvro? nf ?? * *
w uoic r?cie reporiea a
approximately $1,500 . with man;
committees yet unreported.
"I wish to urge all committees t
make reports as quickly as possible.1
Mr. Keeter said, "and also to urg
all citizens who have not yet mad
a contribution to give liberally.
"Men in service still overseas ar
longing for home and civilian llf
even more than during the war, fo
they consider their job done. Tt 1
our duty to see that their morale i
maintained.''
10 More Local Men
Released By Services
Kings Mountain's list of honorabl
discharged service men continued t
grow during the past week.
Among those discharged were T-8j
Harold Earp, 8gt. Robert Suber, Hi
race Walker, 8gt. Fred Wright, 8ai
Hamriek, and Austin Falls, army, an
Ray Cline, Broadus P. .Herndon an
Carl Moss, navy.
Captain James Ratterree has bee
released from active duty with th
army air force.
Youths Got Five-Year
Terms In State Prison
Timmona Burnett, 10, Forest Join
son, 18, end Virgil Harris, 19, ell o
Bessemer City, and Fred Davis, li
of Kings Mountain, were sentence
to five years at hard labor in th
state penitentiary by Jndge Hovl
Sink In Gaston Superior court Wer
nesday morning, after they plea
guilty to charges of larceny.
The youths admitted holding a
Fdgar Galloway, Kings Mountal
taxi driver, and stealing from hit
888 and the 1941 DeSoto automobil
he "was driving on the night of Jul
87.
The hold-up was staged on a com
try road near Orowder's Mountain.
Burnett sad Johnson were arrests
the Shy following the theft, Herri
gave himself up the following Sai
day, and Davie was arrested by Pi
trolman H. D. Ward in Fast Gastonl
after a month's search.
Davit had a nollce record dsttn
beet to IBM.
The onto and $43 (a cut were n
eOTered.
Will XV 8TATBS
8gt. B*Wi Ware, aoa of Mr. and
Mm. Jo tin Tleteher Ware, baa arrtred
ta tbo United fltatee from tba
. European tboatar, according to a
telegram reeefred by bta paroati
recently. ^ f
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THUMDAY OCTOBXB 28, 1M0
fo Get I
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e Is the eight-pony hitch owned by 8ml
ntaln today shortly after noon. The hitcl
g, rebuilt for the show. Show officials a
More than 100 horses are already entered
Sports Urged
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T COLLEGE PRB8EDENT?Dr. Junes I
0. Kinard, president of Newberry i
o College, Newberry, 8. 0., will speak
> here Sunday night at a special ref?
-ormation service to be held at St.
e Matthew's Lutheran church.
', Kinard To Speak
: Here On Sunday
Dr. James C. Kinard, president of
Newberry College, Newberry, 8. C.,
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Will huuicdo UUlUCtlUB ox amgl
y Mountain and the surrounding area
o 8unday night at 7:30 at a 1>lnt reformation
service to be held at 8t.
ft Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran
y church.
n Dr. Kinard is a prominent and aed
tive layman in the United Lutheran
<T church in America. He has been a
leader in the field of Education, havn
ing served on this board for the Unie
ted Lutheran Church and other important
boards and committees. He
has been in constant demand as a
speaker and is one of the outstanding
speakers in the 8outh.
Dr. Kinard's subject is "The Romance
of the Reformation."
' The Reformation is a historical e'
vent signalling the founding of the
Protestant churches and is observed
annually throughout the world by
the Protestant churches.
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Mar grace Store
; Sold To Caveny
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y Officials of Noisier Mills, Inc., announced
this weak the sale of Mars'
grace Store to John L. Caveny, effective
November IB.
d Mr. Caveny, for a number of yean
'* manager of A and P. here, is now in
'* baalnees at Rotherfordton, where ha
t and B. V. Baraas ara joint-owners of
a grocery. Thia business wan purchasg
ad by Mr. Oareny and Mr. Baraaa
last summer.
** The aala iarolraa only sala of the
business, with tha building balng retalned
by tha preaent owner*.
I Mr. Oaseny has eta tad that ha win
assume tha managership of tha bus!H
naas himself and expects to retain
, his interest In the Bntharfordton
store.
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aid Wednesday that a number ,
In the three-day event begin- .
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Negro Boys Face
'Trial For Theft j
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Two negro youths, John T. Suiarr, '
16, ami Harold L. Wpikes, 12, will be ^
tried in county juvenile court at
Shelby Thursday morning for the ^
theft last Wednesday night of more
than $250 clothing from Logan Drj
Cleaners. V
Chief W. C. Timmons said that all
the clothing reported stolen had been
recovered at the homes of the two
colored boys, following diligent work \
by all the members of the local police
force.
The Mountain street building occu- 0
pied by ^ie dry cleaning firm wti b
entered betweeD the hours. of 0 t<
o'clock and 10:45 Wednesday night, 8
October 17. The glass front door, v
which is secured by bars rather than fl
by a lock, had been broken and the a
bars removed. The investigating officer
found the door open on making a tl
routine check of the door shortly af- b
ter 10:30. a
Spikes lives at Crowder's Moun- t
tain, while Smarr lives near Kings c
Mountain off the Qrover road. t
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Plonk Motor To Show
1946 ]Ford On Friday j
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| Friday is V-8 Day. c
An automotive public that has not ^
| seen a new car since the war will get 0
J the first opportunity to view the g
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ifto rurns on inax nay.
Plonk Motor company will have ^
I at least one of the new, improved models
on display. B
J. R. Davis, Director of Sales and ^
Advertising, said that the Company r
long had planned to be first in pub- 1'
lie display of automobiles. 9
He said it had been hoped that '
prices of the new cars could be announced
at the time of the public
showing, but now it doesn't appear
as though a price would be received
from OPA by that time. Consequently,
dealer deliveries to the public apparently
will be delayed.
Merchants Of Ci
For Christmas G
Merchants of Kings Mountain are ]
planning a huge Christmas opening (
celebration during the first week of
December for the first official launching
of the Christmas shopping sea>
son since 1941.
Hilton Ruth, Merchants association
president, announced that plans for
the event were underway following a
meeting of the directors of the association
Monday night.
While plans for the opening have
not been completed, Mr. Buth indicated
that a parade was planned and
that Santa Clans would pay a visit
f a tka alfw
Mr. Both uM that the event
wonld b? In the nature of an honor
to returning servicemen "who hare
not seen nn American Christ ram with
the trimming* for many year* and ah
no for servicemen ttill overseas as
promise of fntnre Chrlstmaaes at
home.''
Farther plans are to be announced
In the near fntnre, Mr. Both stated.
Meantime, local merchants contln
ned hopefol that reconversion wilt
have progressed far enough to
the quantities of special Christmas
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rIVE GENTS PBB OOP?
Monday
Davis Chairman
Of Final Bond
Selling Drive
Kind's Mountain anil Cleveland
;ounty will join with the nation Monlay
in the Victory Loan ilrive, eighth
an>l final giunt sales effort of
government bomls, with the county's
quota $1,510,000 in all securities.
Scries "E" quota is $325,000.
J. R. Davis. Kings Mountain lawcor.
wlin lias served as Kings Mounlain
chairman in the previous seven
lrives. will again serve as i-liairnian.
Mr. Davis sniil Wednesday that a
talcs organization is being perfected
ind will be announced next weeV.
Meantime, he urged Kings Mountain
citizens to begin buying bonds
with the beginning of the campaign
>n Monday and buy thein regularly
hroughout the drive which will eoninue
through December 8.
"Kings Mountain has a good bondtuying
record." said Mr. Davis,
'and T feel sure that this record
vill be continued in the final camlaign
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"Victory has been won, but the
rovernment still needs the dollars of
ts citizens to take care of demoblllation
and occupation oo?ts. We
hould not be content with a halficarted
effort. Tf everyone will buy
onds to the best of his ability, we
ihall not only do our part in meetng
the quota but will surpass It."
Bonds will be sold by the First
National Bank, the Home Building
nd Loan, Postoffiee, Margraee Creit
Union and at the Pauline mill.
lallowe 'en
Carnival Set
A Hallowe'en Carnival will he hehl
Ictober 31 in the Central school
uilding beginning at 5:30 in the affrnoon
ami lasting until 11 p. m.
ome of the highlights of the oarnit^
al will be games, fortune telling, a
loor show, house of horrors, arid an
uetion sale.
Ailniission will be five cents up to
he fourth gra'le ami ten cents aove.
Charges for games ami other
inusements will range from one cent
o ten cents. The proceeds of tho
arnival will be used to provide heal
h. playground, nnd physical eduraion
equipment.
At !t o'clock in the gymnasium, the
rowning of the king and queen of
lallowe'en will take place followed
jy the cakewalk and auction sale of
akes. Immediately after the corona
ion there will be a dance enjoyed
nlv by high school students (grades
1-12) and their parents. Parents and
iatrons of the school 'will be asked
o assist in any way they can.
" I^ast year townspeople highly com
aended the school fo? providing (mertainment
and recreation for childen
on Hallawe'en and reported that
MS propertV was destrovpd hv nc*n1r.
ters than in yearn before." said Mr.
Tnneyeutt.
WALKER AT MYERS'
Paul Walker, who was recently
honorably discharged from the army.
resumed hi* duties as a member
of the sales personnel of Myers'
Department Store Monday. Mr.
Walker was employed at Myers'
before entering the armed forces.
ty Lay Plans
Opening Event
[it. Howard B. Jackson
"Somewhere" In Japan
IA. Howard B. Jackson, wallknown
Kings Mountain man, to
now in Japan?In a winter raaart
on Hokkaido.
This Information waa received
Wednesday In a letter from Lt
Jackson to the Herald requesting
forwarding of copies of recent edth/hhi
IA Jackson writes: "X sm tn s
winter resort (prevloualy for Jssa>
about 80 mflm Worth of flopppro ok
the northern Jap of Hokkaido
In a city X can neither pronounce
or ^eXL tt is dne to mow
hero in a couple of weeks and stay
all winter, getting etar to sight feet
deep. Brxl"
merchandise they need. While shipments
are still low, some view the
situation with optimism and feel than
the opening of the Christmas shopping
season will find Increased ;>
stocks for Christmas shopper*.
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