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' a" POPULATION Hwoiv?nttd Kings Mountain 8,6*7 Immediate Trading Area 16,000 VOl* 67 WO. 89 Local News Bulletins / COOPER TO PREACH P.ev. Edgar Cooper, for many years a citizen of Kings Mountain 4 will fill the pulpit Sunday morning at St. Matthew's Lutheran church. it was announced this week by an official of the church. UNION SERVICE Rev. i\ I). Patrick will preach the sermon at Sunday night's regular union service to be held at 8 o'clock at.. Central Methodfst church. Mr. Patrick's, subject will be "Why Christ Is Not Fot?, , gotten.*" * ' \ ?r KIWANXS MEETING ' Members of the Kings Mountain Klwsis ^lub will hear a report on the''international convention held at Atlantic City, N. J.? at tbe regular meeting to be held at the Woman'* club Thnreday aigbi at 7 o'clock, ft~waeAnnounced that the meeting will be a nhort one to avflld conflict with the Jaycee'e Beauty Pageant. BO KEY 18 DEPUTY Kell C. Boney. former member of the city police department, is now a deputy sheriff working with 8heriff Raymond Cline. Mr. Boncy resigned from the local force about two wgeke ago. AT LIONS MEET W. K. Mauney. Jr., is representing the Kings Mountain Lion* club at the organisation's Inter- . national convention being hetd this week In Philadelphia: Pa. He was accompanied to Philadelphia by James Simpson. ___________ / Legion Chief Announces Two Mote To Boys State " r < ? ts Otft D: * Oreee; Post 155; American Legion, mat last Tuesday evening at the city hfll in It* regular seml, monthly meeting with tb* commander W. i. Fnlkerson, presiding. Members of the newly-formed eplor ed Legion poet were gueata of Poet 15ft aad were welcomed by Cowmen* rf-s ^ wv a rs a ufr rniicnuD. i,omm*oa?r u. A, ner responded in behalf of his post. kThe members present voted to meet on the first Tuesday of eseh month, catting the meetings down to one n month,, instead of the previous system of fVro meetings a month. CaaMnander Fnlkerton announced that two mode boys, George ToHemon, sponsored by the Kiwanis club, and Donald Glass, sponsored by the Lions club, had been selected to attend Boys Btate, to be held at Chapel Hill September 1 through 8, along % with one announced at the last mastlag. N. F. MeGill, jr. Mr. Fulharson stated that it was a high honor for the boys to be - selected to attend the week's activities in . CHapdl HiU, during which the boys learn of elty and state government and- take) over the reins of the civi$ organisations for a short tiny*. Past Commander John Floyd presented m trophy wok by ike -post Hurt year to the members, the post entitled to bold the trophy for one year. Mr. Floyd received the trophy from the department -commander .at tn? convention held last month. The Post ? Sk. > H-v rr.AnVw Fas WV? wp ULniWIIUI^ ?|V|>UT AV? Qui C. pwti last year with the high ??t Increase in membership, for a class post, getting 402 percent increase Mr. Floyd noted that the Poet would be unable to win the trophy again ,b< rente 'it haa been elevated from. daM ' C to class A. Membership chairman, Viae Com maadff John Gladden, -announced that ever fifty members had beeu signed fer 1047. He also announced a "Go : Getter*" banquet for the 16th die Wet to be held in Gastonia August i- g, with all "Oo-Oetters" of the Poet inVltad. . ^ y _ ^ 1 Services To Be Held' ? . In New Temple Church y The first Sunday morning serried wig be held at 11 o'clock July 11 U K ' the new Temple Baptist chutoh toe* T tllntf the corner of Ca?slerf.v*eft ifc toe streets. according to an aeaennw meat by the pester, Rev. H F. Fat vSppl#Peteom stated that]A.mBm I . . ... . " IT "''T * _ Sj? . ' W . # ;s Mountai Kings Vet Group Heads Urging Support Of Stadium Bonds Heads of Kings Mountain's servie organizations this week issued statement urging Kings Mountaii citizens to aupport the ?40,000 born issue fer the completion of the eit; stadium. The joint statement was issued b; W. J. Folkerson, commander of Oti D. Greene Post 155, American Legion and by C. E. Warlick, commander o Johnny W. Blackwell Post 226S VFW, The statement follows: "We wish to urge all citizens rej istered for the forthcoming bond ele tlon to vote in f%vor of the ?40,00 issue for the purpose of sompletinj the city stadium. '"Both service organisations, witl the Klwanla and Lions clubs and th< Junior Chamber of Commerce sevei al weeks ago presented a joint petl tion to the city cemmUsioners ask ing that the stadium be completed and we feel that this project is vita to the welfare of high school athie ties, both service organisations an< the eity as a whole. v 4 4 Public interest in baseball thi summer, as presented by the Legioi and VFW, seems to be an adeqaat indication of the need for improve* facilities. I 4 4 Unless the stadium is improved and sewer facilities installed, ther is a possibility that the stadium ii its present condition1 will be prohibl ' ted from use by state health authori ties, which, of course, would meai I the cessation of the majority of thi j city's. present recreational entertain : ment, plus eurtahnent of high schoc 1 outdoor 'athletics. ! 4 4 For the benefit of the communit; ! as a whole, we urge your support o ' this issue." | Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Arrington havi ; moved into their new home on High way 20 about a mile South of Battle ground Service station. The aet home was under construction fo some 10 months and was contracts to VT. ML Crawford. 4 I , ? Ladd W. H&mrick's 'Father Succumbs. Elijah B. Hamrick, father of Lad< W. Hamrlek, of Kings Mountain, dle< | last Thursday at his home In Boil in? Springs after he had celebrate' hie 88th birthday on June 28th. Funeral services were held laa Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock a {the Boiling Springs Baptist ' churci j in charge of the pastor Bev. J. I Jenkins, assisted "by Dr. Zeno Wal of Shslby'A First Baptist and Bev. 1 C. Pinnix of Kings Mountain Firs Baptist. Active pallbearers were Fre and Nat Hamrick of Butherfordtoc Hugh Hamrick, Jimmy Hatnrick, I , B. Hamrick, Qarland Oieeae of Bo ' ing Springs and Charles' Hamrick o Troy. I Surviving are his wife who befor t marriage Jan. 18, 1882, was Cor yGhilsna Greene, five sons, Ladd V j Hamrick, of Kings Mountain, D: (Yates Hamrlek, O. Paul Hamrick, an Clifford Hamrick of Boiling Spring , end C, Bush Hamrick of Shelby. On daughter, Osaie Foy and one son, Cai , Hamrick preceded him to the ?Tav< i Also surviving are 38 grandehildre and 13. great-grandchildren. ( . Mr. Hamrick was the son of th ' late C. J. and SalUs Hamrlek an l was born at Boiling Springs, Jus i OS IBM ** ' AOt lOW. County Tax Ra i; jflh* ,ti?5sw . . .vgMBHiiJ Here Is$l.06;1 ' Citlieiii who Wilde within tl Kings Hoahtaia iwfciol district wi pay county taxes this year.on th ; baits of #nW pa* 8100 valuation, a ; cording to aetton of the board ? 1 cotmiy comes iastosara tataa on M01 day at a tpseial aseettog. The hoard increaiad. tM ganer ehonty-wlde rate to 81 cents, .an, t create of 13 cent*, and hadMsaSd tl lUhgi Mountain ichsM district ti i! H- eeaU^^fhaa the a i increase for Kings Mountain citlsai I. bat C. O. DiWag. county auditor, ?? I ??**? Au ihare boon Include > ii'yilrjpj^tguea of rvTI'.?: nof 1946"1 ??? v - ^jjgjjg .:,/- Vv; e ^F^2B -Y ^^y9H v iv, > ^ ^ .>>' " < ^??>",^aMBjB|^B c IwmH Bsr ? i Kings Htutda, M. 0* Itft to ikovn, n e Brig. Otn. Winalow O. Moim, Oonnm ] Fisld, upon his appointment to a com mi regular U. 8. Army. Total Of 720 Ai For July 27th fi ?! * -: George W. Mauney 11 New Hospital Trustee lc f Ooorge W. Mauney, of Kings ? Mountain, haa been appointed a 0 trustee of the Cleveland County Hospital board for a term of three | years according to an announce- v ment by the county commissionera. 1 Mr. Mannsy teas appointed to . succeed C. , &. Meialur, of Kings , Mountain, for Township No. A , ? Other members of the hospital board from Kings Mountain are IIk Arnold Klaar and Wray A. Wi1- ' Mi m? c F s Rites For Former 5 J Police Chief Held * I Funeral services for James A. Burnt, former Kings Mountain chief it of police, were held In Ch?rryville at h t the First Baptist church Saturday af u ternoon, with Interment following in ~ Mountain Best cemetery here. r U The rites yere conducted by Bev. L? E. 8. Elliott of Cherryvllle. t j Mr. Burns, 41, loot his life at Kura * ( Beach, near Wilmington Thnrrdav af- . I.' tornoon. At laat reports, it bad not 1 been definitely ascertained whether 1 } Mr. Barn*' death was caused by j 1 drowning or a heart ailment. It was I stated that Mr. Barns lost his foot-. * r lag in waist-deep water, bnt that' he Jc v. * was remdred to the beach in a few .n r.' minutes. Several hours of effort at j 1 r. reeusitatlon failed. Mr. Barns, one of the most popular j t police chiefs to serve In Kings Moan' * -<-v v.n ?bipf of the Cherry- 1 J tUs foree for the past eight months, and held a similar post in Newton c prior to that time. a Surviving are hi* wife and one d ton, James, Jr., and {wo brother#, W. ie L. Bursa, 1ft. Holly, . and William Burns, Clover, 8. C. ' - 1 ate For Citizens 15 Cents Boost i?rft?r?: i' itt valuation tor tho county trail not yet I B been determined, bat it *ai eatimated! M that the valuation would ehow a. j B aught ipereaee. ] ,f laeluded the elty rat* of tl.do, I- Kings Mountain taxpayers will ^ be a total of tt.M on their current valua- j U tloae, O total increaee of S0 ceOU ov , a- eg last yea>. ] * Of the county Increaee. it waa ata- ' ^ tod that 10 cent* waa a eft" < to take * ear* of debt aerTlee oe hoap^ lA bonda voted In special election last yesi and three cents woo added far school ! * ^ -**** -? . |'' ; - ' iVill Be Ch lain 1 PHXXBSDAY, JULY 18, 1946 t ' ', iwi t * *1 ' UP I B?^^Px?sP^ H^F 1 w-- ?&< '<>-' i/'^ ,;>< * VT' ^HB8fy?fywy^3K4fc,l4 ! OUT ? Ospt. OttVSr T. HtfM, Of loelvlng the congratulations of dine General, Boc* Raton Arj Air salon ? first llentanant In the e Registered lond Election Kegistrars in the five Kings Mounain wards reported Monday a total if 720 citizens had registered for the peeial >200,444 public improvements iond election to be held on Saturday ulv 27. Saturday will be challenge day, a: rhich time ally citizen can survey he books and protest the registration if particular individuals. Though the total registration is ecu idered small, there was a big jump n regis, ratioa.* on the final day last lattfrcMy. Only 205 registrants had been reorted in fonr of the five wards the irevioos week. Largest registration was in Ward , I. B. Gbfortk registrar, with 230 iersons getting their names on the looks for The voting. Other totals follow: Ward ^ C. L. Black, registrar, 128. Ward 2, Mrs. C. F. Thomasson, reg trar. 03. Ward 3, Boyd Putnam, registrar, 80 Ward 4, Miss Oustie Hnffstetlev, egistrar, 180. ?in v. . ? i? WIUV V ?H? ViIU|( "III 1/V agBIUBl he books, a total of 36} persons must avor each of the four Issues if the lonris are to be issued. A person roistered who fails to vote will auto oatlcally vote against all of the fonr isues. The b?llot will he set op in fonr arts, with each voter to vote "yea" ir "no" oa each question. A voter nay favor one issue, oppose the re nainder, or vote pro or con in any o""hin*tion. Should ell the issnee be favored, he city beard of commissioners wou'd ewnosrered to sell bonds in the Idfiowlaf amounts: 040,900 to provide recreational fa llitles (eoaapletlon of stadium). #76,000 for Improvements to aewei ystem and extensions. $45,000 for Street improvements. $40,000 for extension of water lines ?nd water maias. Principal development concerning the bond issue in the peat week was ictiyity on the pert of American Lotion add VTW officials in support of ,1.. ..J?l.a- as-_ - * - ,uo i??u? ig coviptviv me cuy su Baptist* Arraaglag BaBgfea* Oaaaa* Kings^Mountain'* fonr Baptist mti later*, e&ag with repreeeatativ. from, eaelT efearth, me* at the FltX Baptist ebareh Monday sight to for nalaU plea* for a taligioas census ol the city, and sarronadiag edawealty The territory Wat divided betereei the tour ehdrhhea and plana were made for thetakigg of the oenoofc 01 osen At Gj lerald Contest To I Crowd Expei Except for a few last minutes (It tails. Kings Mountain Junior Cham ber of Commerce officials We-lnesda .night pronounced everything in rca' iuess for the organization's firs ana Beauty Pageant and Ball l t.e ht.nl at the high school gymnaslur Thursday night, beginning at 8:13. The 28 entries were busy. too. get ting last-minute appointments at 1< cal beauty parlors and readying thei selves for the contest from whic one will emerge as "Miss King Mountain of 1946" and the right t reDreaellt thp *?itv in the utnto i?nn test at tyilson in August. Bill Logan announced t La severs entertainment skits will be preseal e<l -luring the contest by local talen and it was announced that six-out-o town .judges will be on band to cboos the winner. Prior to the contest, at 6 o'clocl contestants~will be honored at a dn ner meeting of the organization t be held at the high school cafeteris The contest is to start promptv a 8:15 aad will be followed by a dance scheduled'to last until 1 a. m. Musi for the contest and dance will b j furnished by the Teen-Town Cats Oastonia orchestra. Admission is 6 cents for spectators and $1.23 pe person for both the contest and damAdvance ticket sales indicate I large crowd will be on hand for th event and considerable patronag I from nearbv towns iB anticipated. Harvey Laughter. Gastonia radi "j announcer and member of the .Tavee ! organization, will serve as master o i ceremonies. A dress rehearsal for tlic contes was held at the gymnasium lu*t nigh [under the direction of Mrs Oomai Falls. The beauty pageant here Is a par of the national "Miss America Con 'test," which will be held it Atlantl j City, X. J? in September. Recently installed telescopic sefc | will provide a seating capacity to the contest and spectators at 'th I dance of well over 500. "The Jaycee committee has beei highly gratified at the response an cooperation given it in arranging It first beauty pageant," General Chal ' n>an Frank Cranford said Wednesday "We are confident that the pa geant and the dance to follow wil justify the confidence the people o King* Mountain have shown na. and on behalf of the clnb. I with to aa tend a cordial invitation to all to at tend." Tickets will be on sale at the dooi The 28 King* Mountain girl* wh will compete for the title are: Misses Mary Ann Crouse, Margare Cushion, Sue Ruddock, Hildreth Ric ardson. Louise Harrison, Peggy Suit! Lorena Roper, Helen Earp, Doroth; 'Costner, Rabv Dover, Louise Robert I Christine Gallant, Peggy Wilson, Be ty Hayes, Marion ^rthur, Avis Wai lick,.Stella McGuire. Martha Walke Virginia Moss. Marion Ivey. DOrotir Foster, Joyce Foster, Jacqueline Fall Ann Ruth Hawkins, Boots Walkei Carolyn Prince, Jeanne Griffin, an Dorothy Hayes. I Red Cross Meet Set For Friday Annual meeting of Kitigs Moqntai I chapter, American Red Cross will b I held Fridav night at 8 o'clock at tfa II City Hall, it was announced th week by Mrs. J. N. Gamble, exeei tive secretary. The meeting is to be featured b talks from Mrs. Marriott Phifer an Miss Virginia Plonk,, wbo serve with the Bed Cross overseas, and report by Bev. P. D. Patrick, pree dent, on the Red Croas conventio held rerntly at Philadelphia, Pa. Items of boalneas to be'handled ii t elude the hearing of a financial r< t port from Mrs. P. G. Ratterree, tree urer, and. the election of four dire I tors to replace directors whoi terms are expiring. i Mrs. Gamble urged all members < > the Bed Cross to attend the annul i session, pointing out that all persor > who contributed aa much as one do lar in last spring's arihual Red Croi 1 roll call are members of the organ ration. OAtTLT DISCHARGED Wilburn V; Gault, of *00 Kast Parker street, has been' distbsrgi, ed from the Naval Service rft the NavW'Petsonnel Reparation Cen rm Tonight I O Pages * " Today FIVE CENTS PEE COPT leginAt 8:15; : ted To Attend ' Lions Will Meet v On Thursday Nights ' Effective immediately, the Kings Mountain Lions club will begin j holding its regular meetings on each I second and fourth Thursday nights ? j of the month at the high school ca( feteria, it was announced thlfc week | by C. D. Blanton, president. Next regular meeting of the or: ganlxatlon is Thursday night, July oi MMr. Blanton said the meeting night la being changed to avoid conflicts with regular meetings of Johnny W. Blackwell Poet No. * 2268, VFW., and the fire depsrtf ment. The club formerly met on e 1 Thursday evenings, but the meetj lng night was changed to Tuesdays i when the club membership overI tATftd th* rftlUi-lfv ? I ????/ v? vm? MvHnNwn View Hotel. The meetings will oonrene at 7 ; p-m Roberts Named ! Recorder Clerk l'i 1 ' Garland M. Roberts, Kings Mountain insurance agent, has been named us rlel'k of Recorder's court to fill ' the'vaeancy made by the resignation ot Max Hamriek. according to an an i nouncoment by the county board of , commissioners. The change is to become effective October 1. Mr. Roberts was named by the board upon recommendation of Re' eorder'a Judge-nominee \V. L. Angel. ( Mr. Hamriek's resignation came i unexpectedly. He stated that he was ; resign!"j in or.'.er to enter private business, definite plans for which ' u;e \\; to l.c announced. Presently' ' serving *n his eighth year as clerk e ! of recorder's, court, he firet took J over the office on Dee. 5, 1938. j' Mr.^ Roberts said Wednesday that he wouTil 'continue to make his hone , in Kings Mountain. ! Plenty Of Action At I (3 , City Recorder's Court I j Irene Murry, convicted on a charga ' of carrying a concealed weapon, a !_ 32-20 pistol, and sentenced sixty days, I suspended on payment of $50 and i costs. was committed to jail for non; payment of the fine in action takeh I at city recorder's court held _ here 0 at city hall last Monday. Cecil Orady was also committed to t ! jail for thirty days for non-payment h of fine on a charge of public drunkh enness. ! Frank Cook was found guilty of a public drunkenness and drunk and II disorderlincss and war given a total p., sentence of ninety days, suspended' , ^' on payment of $35 and coats, on the v ' two charges. s The cases of John Roberts and p. Jack Hantrick, charged with driving drunk, were transferred to county recorders court at the request of B. |T. Falls, attorney for the two defen' dants. James Guinn was given thirty days ! suspended on payment of $15 " and ! costs, on three charges ? running a | red light, driving with no brakes, snu driving without a drifers license. ! .Robert Kale, charged with reckn less driving, was found guilty and sentenced sixty days, suspended on m payment of $15 and costs. 11: nviu M m n ? I i? j111 m vuuueni iqu a o. nutin^v were each sentenced to sixty day*, suspended on payment of #10 end costs for speeding. , jj Herbert J. Oronsn was sentenced 'a thirty days, suspended on payment of $10 and costs for not having a dri . vers license. ' 1 Walter Burrls, guilty of Msaolt on D a female, was sentenced thirty days, suspended on payment of $5 and 9 coats. Jessie Jones, on a drunk and ' attempted assault charge, was ten* '* tenced thirty days, suspended on pay _ ment of coats. ; J 1 Robert Johnson forfeited bond oa a charge of public drunkenness and yS ' the following were sentenced thirty > '${ days, suspended on payment of '* and costs, on the name count; Bob . * Short, D. C. Harris, and %)1 Beatty. ' i J ! The following ware taxed with the ?*V-fj costs on charges of public dranksnnets: At " ?Tria, Charlie Rosa, J, BS. &J8 Hawkins, " j Massey, Raf Be*i ton, Bo_, >ovett, and Earl Bestty. ,X- *?3 1 -i 4,r,-. Regular nmSSft^Sf^ohnijt : yk Btackwell Peat Wo. will ..ha held . IWeday rfgtiA \ 7.90 at OMy jmHe'
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