Newspapers / The Kings Mountain Herald … / March 7, 1946, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of The Kings Mountain Herald (Kings Mountain, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
'""TlroL. 87 jfo.iio - ? . Local News . r 1 Bulletins a v mi*- ;- . . i KTWANI& FBOOBAM 1 B?v. J. H. Carter, paator of New- ' ton First Presbyterian church, will nddresa membera of the Kings Mountain Kiwania club at their ! meeting at the Woman's club " Thareday night at 6:10. - ' AcmrrruM nocnuac BMUkrdSyV Mhodala for the wnek|y aetiTitiea program at the high ' ?eh<M|' follow*! pfto- | litis, gram?r school boys: 1:10 1 ??m? t*h>se*?et boysj Stlff-MO ' girls. Mart Both, city recreation 11 director, gM6>St- perwaa took p?tt ' : v.fc >V. -.1.1- - * ?-* ' - ? * wi??7 yr?|na nil OtlUT* " > -i ??r.r ? - - -- 1 , ' Members of Johnny W. Black- 1 well J?ost No. 2?W, VPW, wlU hold c their regular semi-monthly meeting 1 , Tuesday night at .7:80 at the Oity 1 Hall. Commander Q. E. Warllek ie urging, fall attendance by the 35') membera of the popt. i1 4 -T? ' I7 MONTONXX' STOCKHOLDERS Stockholders of Lake Montonia I nlob:*Hll hold their annual meeting !c Tueeday night at 8 o'clock at Ful- c ton'a Mortuary, it was announced ' this week by H. Tom Fulton, eecre- * tary. ^ : ' >_a .Reynolds ok furlouoh r Pfc. John O. Reynold!, son of h Mre, Walter Reynolds, is at home v otf jk-^45-day furlough from Moore * . General hospital, Swannannoa. It n 1a the first time^ Pfc. Reynolds has 1 been home (n three years. He has v bash" hospitalised for several month*) ( . . ? . 1 nxsau ov COMMITTEE , * Wee A, Bridget, King* Mountain named this week to Hrri> 4ft eo-ehairman with Dr. 8. f 8. Boyster, of Shelby, on the arraag*meats committee for tbft r fibrin* 'meeting to be hell in fihelran board mtBToro 1 Regular meeting of tbe city board of aldeisaea will be held at * tbe City Hall Tneiday night at . 7:90, Only routine business la sched- uled according to H. L Burdette, city manager. ' ' " 0 LIONS MEETING ' . ' a Members of the Kings Mountain 8 Lions club will hold their regular meeting at the Woman's Club Tues- J day night at 6:30. * Lutheran Women Will Observe Prayer Week J 'i*'. . r Beginning Monday afternoon . at. 8:30 the Women's Missionary fioeleti- , ee of St. Matthew's Lutheran church will begin their annual Week of Prhy . er and Self-denial 'for Missions. Mon day. Tuesday and Wednesday the f meeting* will be at 3:30; Thursday wad Friday at 7:80. vi ' Is Over 00 yean ago at a Synodic*! ( meeting the president recommended . that a week of prayer and sir Jf-denial * /. be observed by all of the organised ' "Women ' groups. The recommendation' j 1 passed and thtta began the Week of { Prayer and" Self-denial for. Missions , < Whieh now. has a- definite pi see in ' the work of the National Society. At , -first no- definite date was set but < ?t>the first meeting, of the general i ' -society, presided over by -Mrs, , J. 6. i "Trover, first president, the Week of < : Prayer programs was adopted to be>. come a definite part of the program ] of the larger organisation. The date < -of the meetings eras set for the first < full week in Lent in order to follow \ 'the World Day of Prayer, by that < -time fined for the first Friday in < Lent. The programs have proved ( -moot acceptable and many pastors have testified to thf valoe of the ] .mpiiitaal Wyssts struck at the be- ( -jfnalng pfr^aat .by;* grot# of wo men met ephrt-t* pray a' while. ? The thease fda- .tfcia -yenv?e >ro'grams is "-Come Ye Apart" on ^Monday iha^sabjeet will be "Make CfwUI be Mrs, 0so. W. Ifaaney; Tnes??aj the eabjeat wfQ be "O Lord Per ,'v the leader If m. P. B. Sum- j til* saoiect will be . the leader fha*si?y'*io snb ^'MSBSKML Praysv t> W**" leeder MfA . J. oilFriday the rabjeet wiB he VThy WIB Be Done" aad the - -' rnisifir "iha" mi tit'' m * ' Kings i Lions Club, Poli Are Launching i The Kings Mountain Lions club | and Kings Mountain police depart- , ment are launching a sustained cam- , paign this week to make Kings Mous ] tain the safest city in the state, it . was announced this week. The campaign .organized at the suggestion of the police department. Is under direct sponsorship of the Lions slab Safety. committee, of which Sam Weir is ehairmsn. Much of tha program is to hi# studied through the schools, with hO first of a series of safety programs set for Thursday morning at 11 o'clock, when E. E. Preesly, mem1 he* '?# the Charlotte police deportHint aaA i)a? . ? i-n-S, ?? ? ??v? v?vg ttamiug ISUVlt ill dementrate the un of trained logs is safety work. The program was previously sched- i iled for Wednesday. " It was also announced that the i chaol boy safety patrol will be re- I irganlzed in tbe mear future to aid n handling traffic in tbe vicinity of he schools. From the standpoint of the public,' ve campaign will feature safety pub'1 icity in an effort to keep all citi-' ( ens aware of their responsibilities j C n taking safety precautions. |n "The great number of traffic ac- \ idents which are being reported all C iver the state and nation indicates C hat further precautions must be e aken to prevent accidents," Chief 1 V. C. Timmons said this week. IC "We have been singularly fortu-,I late here in the past few months in j I aving only minor accidents, but ' yith the careless attitude demonstra- t ed by many, and with much auto- C lotive property defective, every- I hing possible must be done to pre- t ent accidents." 3&ntt Home Badly . [ Damaged By Fire D v . ' I 7,The home of Oarl Oantt, at Mar- i ^raee Kill was about three-fonrths g iaaaged by fire Tuesday afternoon, j j esultlag In a large loss. p Oity firemen answered the alarm J \ ?first of three on Tuesday?about 3 | 3 iWsfeakwnd .ipugfct.Uw, f?r%tjfO s ours before extinguishing it. :b Fire fTVIaC Anil* Kin* uilit ha ?? * old the fire started after an oil g tov?( exploded. 1 a Shortly after returning from this ! t ire, firemen were summoned to the j ?henlx mill to extinguish a grass a ire, and were called out about 11 n i'clock Tuesday night to extinguish g fire ,ln an automobile on King n treet. I Klniaisrs And Wives ! P<y Have Supper Meet ^ Methbers of the Kings Mountain * linlsterial association. with their * rives as gulsts. will hold a supper testing at Central Methodist chureh , Friday night at 7 o'cloek. Miss Eoline Keeter, city schools Bt>Ie teacher, will present a report on ? isr work, and a sueclal musical pro- ] prom will be given. Otto Hehn will be In charge of ervlng the . sunper. Bev. It. C. Pinnix said the meeting ^ rould take the place of the regular f Vfarch meeting of the association. Efogro Eating Places < [Hosed By Inspector 1 c Walter C. Stalling*, unitary in ipector, announced .this week the > iloalng of two colored eating eetab 1 ishmynts here for failure of the ' Management to meet atate law re- I jnlrements. ( Florence Wade, operator of Blue J Moon cafe waa prosecuted in county ' tourt, found guilty, fined $25 and 1 coat* and given a 30-day sentenee. 1 noth fine and sentenee suspended on tondltioU that the place not be re- ' jpened until it had qualified for a * unitary rating of 70 or better. \ , Harlem Grill, operated by Elmer < Harris, waa ordered closed until tt Mnaplled with the regulations. For JW^Tictims . Tlu fllwSHMSjel nrtUf on 2JV5J *"* yp i w a? out Mi aSk mxm tf *" j. 1 i i' i'i j.-.^ >&v-' mm *' ' 'i ^ Moui djrcw MonriAZM, >. a no ice Department Safety Campaigt Operators Here Hay, May Not Join Strike Talapboo* mm bar* war* ujv ikla to 1*7 Wadnsday vMkar tbay would Jola tta projaau* a**toa wid* w*lk*ut of taU*bew o?*?*on ? achadnlad fat Tku*4*y U *^Ll'iiauwrIJ^ CU !7u**i oCftaa a*ld UM tka Xiao Koa* tain op aritaia bad bran maaabac* of U* OMeteoU wtfoa for W>f baao ?! * Hfttf.' Cub Scout Banquet Held Cub Pack Number 7 turned out alnost unanimously to attend the first tab banquet given in the Piedmont tauncil, which was held at the Wonan's club Tuesday nipht. One hundred and fifty Cuba, Den Ihiefs, Den Mothers, parents, and lirl Scouts who served as waitresses njoyed a well-planned menu. The iroprstn, arranged by Cubmaster' J 1. Winkler, included greetings by lenry McKelvie, president of the 'iedmont Council, and B. M. *8ehieTe, icout executive, and the showing oi hree technicolor sound movies on tabbing. Aubrey Mauney acted as toastmaser. Awards were presented as follows: Bob Cat badges to James Abernahy, James Caveny, Billy Bumgarder," William E. Ooforth, James ETler Bhea, Ronald David Kincald, Mlly Briggs, Kenneth Boberta, Joe jee Harrison, Bonald Dayton. Gene itone, Bay Falls, and Dewey Stokes Jayes. 1, Jimmy Kimball won the tehelos award; S, Cleveland Taws, tfolf badge, gold and silver arrows] , Carl Cole, Bear badge, gold and ilgfff - ' i. I?*ael O? , "X"11 <"i***** adge. gold" and silver arrows; 8, )icky Webb. Bear badge, gold and Hvct arrow*; 6, Franklin Piatt, gold nd silver arrow'*; 7, Samuel McCarer. Wolf badge; 8, Charles Blalock. lear badge, gold and silver arrows; nd Lion badge, gold and silver Brows: 0. Jimmy McGinnis, Bear bad;e, gold and silver arrows; 10, Jimly Crawford, Lion badgd; 11, Jay 'atterson, Wolf badge, gold arrow; m^l 12, Gilbert McKelvie, Wolf tadge. Committees responsible for ths access of the occasion were: Food? dir. C. D .Ware. Mrs. Franklin Plott itrs. James Honser. Mrs. W. A. Kinaid. Decorations ? Mrs. J. H. Peterson, Mr*. Grady McCarter, and drs. W. L. MacMackin. Seven More Service Ken Are Discharged Seven more Kings Mountain men ave recently receive?! discharges at- - rum \ nc arme<i services. Arriving home in the past few lays were Charles A. Qoforth, Jr.. 1M3C. disehared from the navy on darcb 1. 8-8gt. Menzell Phifer. in ?f Mr. anl Mrs. Csmpbell Phifev, ind Opl. James Alexander, son of Mr. tnd Mrs. L. L. Alexander, both returning from service with the armj n Alaska, John L. Houser, discharged at Fort Bragg March 8, Opl. Charles Perry, veteran of 15 months tX an infantryman in Europe, Pvt liewls J. Love, rottte 8, Kings Moun ain, who served 25 months in the army. Also discharged is William Carpen ;er, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. G Carpenter who was wounded ir, franco while serving with the 100th 11 vision. Wackier To Instruct Kt K. X. Airport Dr. D. V. Morrison, owner of King Mountain airport,1 announced Wedae day that H. P. Maekie, Jr., of Gr*n Its Palls, former army flight instrlie t?t at Gamdoa, 8. C? army air bhss ? * - Wm UM1 Ulf?y4d al flight inatiw MM1 at tk? Klip Mountain airport". Ha kolda botk commercial and in it rue tor 'a Ueemaoa, Dr. Morriaon aal md will raoida In Kings Mountah PttMpp intonated la learning to fl MAi^foo Mr. MaakU at tke airpor llotrfnya paid. ^ , j, K?i i . ' v \ itain I UDiT, MABOH 7, 1W6 t Court Disposed i Of 21 Cases On Monday' Twenty-one cases, including three for dmpV driving, were disposed ' of In- order's court lfonday. JameL *vner who faHe 1 to pay the a public drunkensees chary,> ?# jail tor SO day* than faced ^^ lng and entering charge in 81k ' drew a 90-day Beeeiviag- th, 0 ^ suspended eeatencee fdr dro .. driving after nwmen* ' /l-? - - . v? aium ui vw tia coin w*n T. O. MeClellan, Jatnes C. Butht, afcd' William Qulna. Their driver *s licensee were alea revoked tor lt-month period*. fined $10 and eoite tor drunkennee* were George Edgerton and G. C. Hand*, while Jehtie McCtain, Theodore Bridge* and Harry Bridges were handed the same jndgment for drunk neae and disorderly conduct. Dennis Bridges, found guilty of interfering with an officer, was fined *25 and costs, in lieu of a 60-day sentence. Pined $5 and costs for drunkenness were John Clemmens, Robert Burris, and James Lee Harlow, while the following were taxed with the costs on the same charge: Lester Bradshaw, W. Harlow, Cletus Long.~Broadus England. Samuel A' dam Byers, Essie Wade, and Bob Short. ' iMber? Sadler was assessed with the costs for taking part in an af fray, and George P. Farmer, charged with drunkenness, failed to appear, forfeiting bond. Blarriage Subject Of Baptist Sermons Bev. L. C. Pinnix, pastor of First Baptist church, is delivering a scries of sermons on "Courtship. Marriage, land the Home." to which young peo'. pie are especially invited. 11 Some 76 persona were preaent at the first sermon in the series dellv* red 8unday night. Parents are also being urged to at * ? t-'i-#!-. The series of 8unday evening shr ' * *"vuo ww u* cvuimuo turuuga xvi ay zo. Subject# for the month of March follow: March 10, "Finding a Wife" March 17, "Choosing a Husband,*' March 24, "On How Little Can We j Marryt", March 31. "The Vows to |be Taken." ????? Clyde Hnllender Is At McGinnis Oarage Tracy McGinnis, proprietor of Tracy McGinnis Garage, announced this ;iweek that Clyde Hullender, weltI known Kings Mountain mechanic, is ! now affiliated with that firm.. i Mr. Hullender for the past five ! years hA? been employed at Jim Wilson 's Garage, Gastonia. Political Activil During Week; I Though political activity during the past weekend was more on the routine order in Cleveland county, one contest developed which will have exolusive interest in No. 4 township. J. D. Jones, former member of the Kings Mountain police department and now a member of the Cherryville j police force, announced his candida| cy for the Democratic nomination for 1 constable of No. 4 township, and W. L. Blackburn, present constable, announced he would again seek the office. j Other political developments includ I ed. the announcement by Represents [ tive A. L?. Bulwinkle, of Oastonia. J ?Hat he would again be a candidate for the district congressional seat, and the almost concurrent announce meat by Col. Peyton McSwain, Shelby attorney reeeatly returned from army service, that he would not seek Mr. RntwiakU'a Col. MdBwatn appended a note to hi* statement, ladieatiag he would , likely i*ek the congressional post in ' Wl. * There were no other formal state* ' mente from candidates, hot Odna . Mall, of Shelby, former speaker of , .the State House of Representative*, .issued a statement la which he stated he would again be a candidate for that post ??!f the people of the conn I ty wish me te serve. >' | ... It whs stated that several citizen* , had urged him to ran. Thtu far, B, % Belli, Jr., and J. W. (Bill) Oa * bora#, bath of Bhslby, have been most prominently mentioned aeead didatea fpr the State House of Re_j ii 11 , ii ii i II^I .1*1 ' ,1 : . ^ ~ k . ' ?* leraldl ??mmmmmmMMM?mi?w??ie???tisrf CampaignDin Annual Red ( Borne 150 citizens were present at | the Woman's Club Monday night for the annual Red Cross campaign dinner launching the 1946 fund drive, beard reports on Red Cross activities and an address by Mrs. Johnnie Pound. reereation supervisor at Moots Genera) hospital. J. E. Herndon, chairmen of the campaign which began Tuesday morning, served as toastmaster, and mt. r. u. Ft rick, president of the King. Memo tain chapter, presented 1 Bod Orooo service boro to Ml*. W. A. MauDey. Mr*. J. E. Hemdon and Mrs. Grady King for exceptional work in forwarding the Red Cros? war program. Mr*. Manney's award was given for more than 0,000 hour* of work in knitting aweaters for men in service. Mrs. Herndon received tie serWMle no official totals war* available yesterday afternoon on the progress of Kings Mountain's i 94,050 Bed Cross fund campaign, indications were that the cam- < paign was off to a good start. < Most district chairmen reported initial response good. vice bar for more than 2500 hours 3 service as production chairman and < Mrs. King's award was for more i than 2000 hours service as chairman of Red < Cross surgical dressing chairman. | Mr. Patrick also announced the a- . I warding of certificates to 42 Kings i I Mountain Chapter members for con- I tributing 200 or more hours of volunteer service during World War II. Receiving these certificates ares Mrs. Mauney, Mrs. King, Mrs. Hemdon. Mrs. I. G. Patterson, Mrs. T. C. 3 Carpenter, Mrs. J. H. Thomson, Mrs. ' 9 A. Mauney, Mrs. Fred Wright, < Mrs. Booth Gillespie. Mrs. W. R. 1 Blakely. Mm. J. G. McFadden. Mm. Ii P. D. Patrick, Mr?. Arnold Kiser,' 1 Mrs. B. D. Ratterree, Mm. Curtis ' < Palls. Mrs. W. L. Ramaeur, Mm. E. I W. Griffin, Mrs. Chas. Williams. Mm Don Blanton, Mm. L. L. Benson, Mm 1 Amanda X. Dixon. Mrs. W. S. DITlln^, Mrs. W. 8". Pol ton, Mrs. -Hah < bert Webb, Mm. J. C. Nickels, Mm. |1 Ector Harrill, Mm. Manley More- 11 head, Mrs. Jim Smith. Mm.. Paul j1 i Mauney. Mrs. W. 8. Mauney, Mrs. ! 1 Laura Ormand, Mm. W. K. Mauney, 1 > Mrs. W. J. Fulkerson, Mm. John I * 1 Davidson, Mrs. M. L. Plonk, Mrs. J. ! ^ ' P. MoGill, Mm Pinkney Randall, i Mm. W. R. Craig, Mrs. J. F. Evans. | ? Mrs. L. W. Hamrick, Mm. A. G. Sar | geant. and Miss Nancy Nickels. 1t | Those who have not received the . 1 certificates are asked to get them at the Red Cross office in- the City , 1 , Hall. 1 ' | Mrs. Pound, in her address, told [ ' | of the activities of the Red Cross at 11 I Moore General hospital, stating "the! war left us with veterans who will J ( (Cont'd on page four) ] by Negligible >1*11 /N >uiwinKie uut < i Day Of Prayer Service Will Be Held Friday ? Kings Mountain's part In th? annnal onion service observing the i World Day of Prayer will be held 1 Friday from 12 noon to 1 o'clock < at First Baptist chnrch. < As haa been customary In tho I : past, business firms will close during the service, according to an i announcement by Hilton Both, president of the Merchants association. The Woman's Missionary societies of participating churches will i """" 1, preventatives. Incumbent C. C. Ilorn having stated sometiide ago be would not seek the office again. Mr. Jones, constable candidate, is a resident f No. 4 township, residing on the Shelby road. 1 He said that, if nominated and eleeted, he should serve the people of the township to the best of his ability | Mr. Blaekbcm of Route 2. Orover. !?u elected constable in 1M4. He was for 16 jMn a deputy sheriff, j "I have tried t6 eerve the people aa they should be sorted during the .past two years," Mr. Blaekburn said j l'*and I am running on my record."; | Congressman Bulwinkle, in his annoooessaeat, thanked the voters of the distant /for*, their past suppon of his hafcaidsey: and pSaanissil to det vote his efforts to bringing about ' oeverneientaf economy. 7 1 O Pages * Today riVB CBKTfl PBK OOFT nerLaunches Cross Drive V fl : m i Ht NOEA CANDIDATE ? Claud Qrigg, ibove, superintendent of Albemarle city schools "and formerly superlctenlent of city schools here, U a candllate for the vice-presidency of the North Carolina Education association. Mr. Orlgg's nomination was seconded by the Kings Mountain tmit of NCEA. He Is opposed by Miss Corlella Camp, of Western Carolina Teachers college. Falls Funeral Rites Are Held Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Harmon Falls, 78, who died early Tuesday morning at the home of her laughter, Mrs. Bessie Dickev. were leld Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 it Central Methodist church, with the pastor, Rev. J. G. Winkler, conlucting the rites. Interment took dace in Mountain Rest cemetery. Mrs. Falls succumbed following a ong illness. In addition to Mrs. Dickey, she is urvived by her husband, Joe A. falls, of Kings Mountain, four daughters and two sons. Mrs. Leola Whit worth, Lowell, Mrs. T. V. Styera, Mrs. Jessie Whittimore and Roland falls, all of Greensboro, - Mrs. Ellen Crocker, Kinsrs Mountain, and Oliver Palls, on duty in the merchant ma inc. Twenty four grandchildren and lix great-grandchildren also survive. Pallbearers were B. 8. Peeler. Lem jel Ware. Hillard Black, Charlie Fulton, Jim Smith and J. R. Davis. Flower bearers were members of Mrs. Dickey's and Mrs. Crocker's church circles, of which Mrs. Bill Howard and Mrs. Charlie Warlick ire leaders. 3ity Hall Must Be Reserved For Meets H. L. Burdette, eity manager, yesterday directed request to all organizatiooh using the City Hall court oom for meetings to check with Pitv Clerk Karl Sawyer regarding possible conflicts. He said that the eity hall is av&ilibue ?n all civic groups, but that it pronld be necessary to allow use of :he courtroom on a " first-come-firat served" basis. Thp following regplar meetings are ireadv scheduled: American Legion, first and Third Tuesdays; VFW, see ond and fourth Tuesdays; Junior !7hamber of Commerce, first Fridays: Bnv f'-out Court of Honor. second Thursdays. In addition, the courtroom is not available on Mondays, due to the holding of recorder's and rrist-ute's courts. "Full cooperation of all organizations will prevent conflicts and save embarrassment and disruption of meetings," Mr. Burdette stated. Merchants' Banquet Bet For March 19th J. A. IAkM of Charlotte will itpMk at the anmul employer-employee banqnet of tho Kings Mountain Merchants association, to bo hold Tstoday night, March 19, at tho Woman'* (Sab, It was annotmeod this wsofe ' by Byron Kootor, chairman of tho commlttae on arPtaal dotafla for tho mooting ars now bolng arranged and will bo an- '.<< notmosd next Wtifc, Mr. Kastsr ; ,< i said. * BMftndad on ?m ptfgttan Bin bo ^ announcement of Oloctlon results
The Kings Mountain Herald (Kings Mountain, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
March 7, 1946, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75