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v^^"^"" I POPULATION *v$ I Incorporate* Bscs Mountain 6,547 ;y y'^l?iiilliM Trading Am 16,000 [ '-.' ->Sf3ZTw HO. 48 i i" . ' ' BS|8 ? . i ?, mm .Local News WB Bulletins ^-;'t V\> . KI.T.TW TAX LIB THE J. B. Ellis, of Orover, was ap.../ pointed tax liater for Number 4 t'\ tovnihin at m. mflatino f\1 f Via K/\o ?/4 of county commissioners in Shelby 4 Monday. Tax listing will begin in |t;; January. fc.V. BBSS DISCHARGED gr,< 'William K. Bess, St 3-c, 20, of jjS&r route 8, Kings Mountain, was honHp, orably discharged from the navy at Charleston, 8. C., Saturday. Bess asrved at Dartmouth, England, and lis entitled to wear the European Theatre service ribbon. He entered Che navy October 27, 1943. VFW FUN NIGHT Johnny W. Blackwell Post No. 2268, VTW, will hold a special "Fun Night" meeting at the City Hall Tuesday night at 7:30, it was announced this week by Commander C. E, Warlick. Members on the fan program " committee include John Henry Moss, John Boyster, Ned Hayes, Frank Gladden, Bay Cline, Jimmy Ware, Ector Short, Herman Buff, "Grassy" Smith, Lawrsnes Beatty, Frank Oranford, Ely Hitler, Cieeero Falls, and Bay Stewsnt. JACKSON XM STATES ;' Drew Jackson, of Kings Mounlill SPvtvai) u *Va TT-ln-J L. I F ?? - -??? ? "? XJ BIVCU Statu after returning from the tadile Theater of Operation*. Home en Furlough from Port Bragg . this week, he expect# to be die charged within a few day*. . WA&B SSKffUUMWD Pred Ware, eon of Mrs. W Floeeie Ware, wae honorably diaf?a the amy at Pert u . Bragg, arriving taai Saturday. Sa v?vggTlUallj' returned So the Unitl":, liwn AT BBAOO Col. O. P. Lewi*, well-known ' nftjtgT Mountain dentiat, la now at t 'Pert Bragg preparatory to releaae ih/ySa Inactive duty statu*. Col. Lewi* v-.fieently arrived in the United s5h Sfatee from the European Theatre ' *8 PMlflUt SISOHA&OBD Wendell Phlfer, son of Mr. and ,c:"$ Mr*. Campbell Phlfer and husband .? of Mrs. Jeanette Crawford Phlfer, V : arrived in King* Mountain Tuesday k afternoon, following hi* discharge f from the army. Former 8gt. PhlA far aarved In the ? t tnr elm Ait pfr * McOSLX. IN STATES r < " Kh. T. P. MeOill telephoned memh?rt of hie family from Boston, of hit f am lit from Boston, Matt., this week, following hit ariP from the Enropean Theater m.- Wj J <*f Operations. Bgt. MeOill it exP'' 'ipOttsfl home within a short time. fr'y&?$mP?." ___________ I'7 & * WBDXOOB8 AT WOKK ' -I'' Klngt Mountain's group of doctor** it now increased by two, as JX>r. A. L. Hill and Br. Philip Pad& icjjttt are accepting house calls. .*jBoth medical men are retarning to ' WgMtleeo left here when they en>' ywtt.d the armed terricee. Both sertfftttsat. Dr. Padgett expects 'ejpt* offices within the near foMt it is understood that Dr. ta* na yet been nnable to find ' suitable quarters. KXWANia MBBTOTO ?&' < Mtntbsrs of the Kings Mountain ''ik, >^QOfanit slab will hold their regn- itiMUT aoetfa^ * the Woman't dob Thnrsday night at 6 o'Aeck. program for the meeting has not announced. Members are beMKmilUTMssft* brtB* their gifts foe 1' * r" wmtWm ^TLhEifrn^i 1 ..' fflWywjg^i jiiinL J ^T^r^/Wfl H^Nd; Hp^lMRyAffa^BrY>'*' * sChristma W [K.ings V BANT A GLAUS OOMXXO TO TO* Oliillni? panda *ad to gtn yw poctiag a Ttatt OtaMui St*, n Two Local % Recent Bride IK*. In WnrL : flNi^MrTleM for Mn, Catherii Millet Wjflor, 18, three-weeks brid who *11 almoei instantly killed i an automobile accident at Tallstc Sunday sight, wore held Wednesds afternoon at Mountain View Baptli church, with Interment. following i Mountain View cemetery feere. Mr*. Taylor, wife of a recently n turned army yeteran and reaident c the Crowdera Mountain community was killed and 10 othere were injure when the automobile of Doyt Taylo husband of the victim, and the at tomobile of Mrs. Geneva McNeely, c Hickory, met in head-on collision. % Mr. Taylor suffered a leg fractur severe lacerations and shock, and hi condition was described as "fair" b Shelby hospital authorities Wedne day. Also described as "fair" wei the conditions of Mr. aad Mrs. Job D. Owens, passengers la the Taylc ear aad also residents of Crowder Mountain, and Mrs. K. 7. Crowds who suffered a broken thigh. Others injured were said to b progressing satisfactorily toward w eovery," (Cont'd on page six) Lions To Honor Gridmen Tuesday Members of the King* Mount*] Lions elnb will honor the high scho< football team at a banqnet-meetin at the Woman's clnb Tuesday nigl at 7 o'clock, at which Re* Enrigh director of athleties at the Unive sity of Bonth Carolina will be th principal speaker. Clnb officials said Wednesday the anticipated an attendance at th meeting of approximately 200 person including members of the team, th Lions ehib, their guests, and othc persons who wish to attend the ai nnal football banquet. Persons who wish to attend th banguet may secure tickets froi either Treasurer Henderson Hondo or Seeretgry J. O. Daneeott, i ILtt each. (Mr. Hnright, until recently L Com. E aright of the naval reoen returned to the University of Soul Carolina only a few weeks age 1 assume the duties of head footba eeaeh mud athletic director which 1 Utt to ?t?r tk? UT7. Mr. E*rf?kt lufomod nnlm < Ik* XiOM ?lob tkot k? would brla upikofv ?wkur fp , tko mmUi luff to Klaps Mouuuia witk kli M ?uabor> of tk? U80 foe ts OpeningP i Moun KIN OS MOUNTAIN, H. O., TH uV'^l BH - * "v\ I J m ?Tn, Old Wide him?If wm bt on 1 tatao * pn ninId glhwp? of Um i ? pond* ItnntfcM tk* Ohrtetnua Aopp Citizens Die 1 ' _ i ^ Loan Quota Topped; "E" Purchases Short le chart of "B" born*, Ml Mm a nil Wilnndiy in an i?nl to * c it laws to tar otn bonds by tta 7 end to tht fmnpalgn hatorday. it OlmUad county la $900,000 In abort ad bar "B" bond quota of ' $398,000. ? "This la tho final loan cam>f palgn," J. E. Davis, Kings Moony, tain bond chairman, said Wedneod day, "and all parsons should strive r, to boy an extra bond bofors the i- and of tho drive Saturday." >f McBrayer Speaks \ At Meeting Here n, Some 80 members of the American Leflon, American Legion Auxiliary, , and goeata attended a Dutch supper at the Woman's elnb Tuesday night, ' donated 00 gifts for hospitalised serviceman in the "Oifts for Tanks : >e Who Gave" campaign, and heard an ? address by John Z. McBrayer, county service officer. Mr. McBrayer, World War II veteran, told the groap about hie work aa service officer mad the aid avail- , able to service men through his office, in addition to setting forth details abont recent legislation affecting veterans. Mr. MeBrayer was introduced by (Cont'd on page si*J >1 William Long g Bites Conducted ?t t< Funeral services for William Long, * age 14, wso was Instantly killed in a hunting accident near his home last Friday, were held Sunday afternoon T at 8:8^ at the Presbyterian church ? there. Interment followed in a nearis by cemetery. The rites were eonduieted by the pastor, Rev. Mr. Poole. " The young boy was the son o. Mr. * anS Mrs. Oscar Long, former residents of Kings Mountain who have i* many relatives in this community. It was stated that the boy met in stent death whea a gun. in the hands A at a friend, Joe Davis, was accidentally fired. The two boys, who were * hunting together, had beea life-long ' friends. h William was a popular student of o Eltaabethtown high school. " PaQ bearers were six of his eiaae' BSStM. Hs 1* eorrteed by his parents, five >f brothers, Edward, Karens, Oscar, Jr. ft Perry and Bsa Long, and one sister, ? Mrs. Lea Worley of Wilmington. * ? This tad accident cast a gloom or* er the entire eoasnaaatty. *arade To i tain I URRDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1946 Nv' ikod Tooodoy iftmoon for tbo Uf turtlwn from ?k? tfaoy'ro ?xt?c iimob for Xiacs Mountain In Accidents Andy Stewart Hit Rv Trnrlr ;?? -y * ' Atirwr Sii*?rt, 1{, recently dli charged army veteran, was almos Instantly killed Monday afternoon a boat 2 o'clock when he was stroel and ran over by a heavily lOadei track at Superior Stone Company. The yonng man, ran of Mr. ant Mrs. Orady Stewart who live in th Bonnie Mill community, was an em ployee of Kerns Brothers, contrac haulers for the Stone company, an* owner of the tru^k. Driver of the truck was Cbarlit White, of Kings Creek, 8. C. Patrolman H. D. Ward, who invea tigated, said eye-witnesses, Florenci Perry of Kings Mountain and Hoyl Adams of Shelby, said that the trucl was backing down to dump a Ion of stone into a crusher. Stewart wa struck by the right rear of the truck was knocked down, and the righ rear wheel ran over him. He was rushed by ambulance t< the office of Dr. J. E. Anthony, wh pronounced him dead. The Euclid dump truck was est) mated to have weighed loaded, abou 50,000 pounds. ?rwr s - * * a auvuiwu nara BUI a IDftt, Aft6 investigation, the accident nppeare wholly accidental, and that he eonl< find no gronnda to prefer an indict nent. The Btone company is near King Mountain off Highway 29. Funeral for the accident victln were held Wednesday afternoon a home of his parents, military rite being conducted. Interment was it Mountain Beet cemetery. Surviving, in addition to his par ents, are several brothers. Twenty-One Oases Disposed of Monday James Owens,. Kings Mountain tax driver, was giVsa a three-month sen tence, suspended on payment of I fine of 160 and eosts in city record era' court Monday morning, after h was found guilty of transporting noi tax paid whiskey. In addition, the Oldsmobile ho wa driving was ordered confiscated an sold nnder state laws regarding tran portation of white whiskey. The Owens ease highlighted a otherwise routine session of court I which SI eases were disposed of. uwrai wo rieta two other ensrg e*. He whs also fined $10 nod eoet for speeding, but he was found no guilty on a charge of operating taxi without. a state license, a eas which had been continued from th previous week. Assessed costs for public drunkes rises wots Xorator Austin, Paul Davii Alien Slat per, Perry LeFerer an Deanis Mono#. Robert Hopper wa fined $10 and costs oa the sam wars fln*l^$lo at Be Staged Oi lerald[ Santa Will Ri In Parade Thi Santa Clans will come to Kings pi Mountain Tuesday afternoon to the delight of younger members of the 111 population and older ones as well to appear in the Christmas Parade which K will officially launch the Christmaa U buying season here. J. G. Darracott, chairman of the W sponsoring Merchants i [committee on the event, sai'l Wed- f? aesday that two circus elephants or Would appear in the parade, and that 8anta Clans, who is scheduled to ar- . rive by airplane at Bridges airport, would ride one of them in the pa. no rade. I vc He said that a band is expected participate in the parade along with c<] PARADE ROUTE aft Following la the line-of-march of the Christmas parade which la . scheduled to begin Tuesday after- ' noon at 5 o'clock on Gold street near Bridges Airport: Gold street 00 to Railroad avenue, North on Railroad avenue to the overhead bridge, " East on King street to Piedmont avenue, South on Piedmont to Gold street, West to Battleground av- 1 enue, North on Battleground to " Mountain, and Baat on Mountain ' to Piedmont avenue. a large number of children on blcyclea decorated for the prize contest. M| Cash prises will be given to both lvJ boy and girl who have best decorated bieyelee in the parade. II - The parade is to begin on Gold street near Bridgea airport at five o'clock and all children participating in the parade ehonld be there at that ' time. juv The parade will follow a line-of- I march published elsewhere in this H. paper, and will end in front of the eon Lions Honor Boll board on Mountain ) street, where the bicycle contest will gre be judged and nwnrda given. Christmas lights have already been in h installed in the busineee section by t the Citv of Nino* ? ,"Tt - ? o- wiu ilOl * b? turned on Tuesday evening. It th0 t wll be the first Christmas since the fot 1 beginning of the war that a Christmas opening event has been held. A I Hoi 8 Merchants To Review *nr? t Decision On Holiday ,hr 1 1 i Merchants of Kings Mountain may t 5 or may not continue Wednesday aft t ernoon closing during the Christmas k buying season. B Hilton Ruth, president of the a (Kingp Mountain Merchants iassocia- ^ t tion, said Wednesday that there has ^jg j been some unfavorable reaction to j( g the announcement of two weeks ago, in ^ that the merchants would continue tll t Wednesday afternoon holidays during December, and added that a dl- ? o rectors meeting will be held next get 0 week to review the association action, res] Holding of a meeting was prevont- I [. ed this week, he said due to the ab- wr< t sence frftm Kings Mountain of a nam chn ber of directors. not r Base's 5-10-25 Store and Eagle 5 ?Mr J and 10c Store were open Wednesday es 1 afternoon. Most other business firms tivi wore ciobbu u uiuu. 1 C1U1 ' New Manufacturing ! Now Under Constru w Betty Tarn Mill, first new major i Sa manufacturing enterprise to be start- R? ed here in a number of years, is now g under constuetion on the Yorfc road. | p^i The company, when operation is 13 begun, will manufacture single and by . ply yarns from 10's down and is ex* 8h< pected to employ about 25 persons for a two-shift operation. pre The company is being named for <] ? daughters of Haywood E. Lynch, for- p( ? mef" publisher of the Kings Mountain Herald, and Joe 8. Manney, who \ (~ will v be active in the operation of ' L 3 the company. Mr. Mauney will be Lj production superintendent and Mr. ; H Lynch will be business manager, it ] I n was announced. The building, of concrete block* ?? ?. and cement, will be 112x90 feet, or a more then 10,000 square feet of (h t floor space. C. T. Bennett Conetruea tion company is the contractor in e charge of building the plant. ehl e Tarns of the number to be produe- th* ed are. used in manufacture of bed- n spreads, rugs, mops and many other articles. g ye. t present time the contractor is * * being hampered by bed weather, but *" * the company officials hope that the ?* * ?. i Tuesday 1 ilPa8es l^Today flVH Ci-Mo sxlti CO.fi de Elephant rough City ity About To Get ito Auto Business At the presdbt rate, the City of in<s Mountain will bo In the aucnoblle selling business before a umber of dealers who are now a* el ting shipment of now cars. Thn rlfw MAWT *" ** ~W# ?MTW ?l? VUV AUVOUOKWO ir sale, with another prospective 10. Cornelias Crosby, colored, la to e triad in city court Thursday orning on charge* of transporting m-tax paid whiskey, and if the rrdict is guilty, the city, under ate law, will be authorised to nfiacate his 1939 Chevrolet and 11 it. The city expects to have double aim to an Oldsmobile. James sens, taxi driver, has already been nvlcted of the same charge.' He is arrested last Thursday, and he id the auto were released under 0 bond supplied by Joe Bushing. 1 Saturday city officers arrested uhlng, in the same Oldsmobile, d say they found some more white luor. Bushing has requested a Jury Lai, which will be held in Shelby. IcCleod Speaks h Delinquency k>lkitor Frank McCleod of 8um8. C., spoke at the regular Himeat la** TV? -1 ._w MMk Auumuay 1DUUV enile delinquency. le wu introduced by the Rev. W. Stender, member of the program unities. fr. MeOleod ineieted that the Meet reeponeibility of adults is to that children are led and guided thinking, acting, and doing. He d that this problem confronts a* ts now. He urged that children old be carefully trained, cared , and looked after. fr. McCleod stated that J. Edgar over of the F. B. I. has figures to ve that delinquency among girts reased over 139 percent from 1941 ough 1943. 'he solicitor declared that the at* ide of the average citizen toward n-agers is not right. He insisted t adults should try to understand child's problems and then rork ough kindness. He remarked that child's attitudes are the same as family's attitudes. Mr. McGUod 1 that the parent* and the people authority are delinquent and not i child. iaid Mr. McCleod, "It is hard to a group of men to feel individual ponsibility collectively." le suggested that children who db >ng should be turned over to the ireh or Kiwanis Club and should ; on any aociunt be sent to jail. . McCleod said that if the churehdon't take hold and have more mettles for children, schools and bs will have to. Enterprise iction Here le Of Seals saches $2,575 iale of Christmas seals in the camgn now underway totaled #2,575.on Wednesday, it was announced Mrs. C. Rush Hamrick, Jr., of ilby, county chairman of the camgn to raise #4,200 for tuberculosis vention [he campaign Is thus progressing event IB satisfactorily, but a new appeal has If* been issued to all ; pereona to buy Mala . I or send in money for | seals received threuHHBjl ; gh the mail cant|UftU ! paign Immediately. K Thursday and Nri _ day will be Bangle Days in the Shelby and Kings Mouna schools, at which time school ldren are being asked to help in i campaign. Pwelve eases of tuberculosis were orted in Cleveland connty last . ir, resulting in three dentha '"oceeds are used to aid persons lleted with the disease and also the prevention of tuboreoM|h fra Hunter Noisier, of . kings on tain, la eosnty co-chairman of i driva ^ '.it.. < at&JnH