North Carolina Newspapers

1 " POPULATION Incorporated Vagi Mountain 6,547 ImaidUte Trading Ana 15,000 VOL. 67 NO. 31 Majority Local News Bulletins JENKINS DISCHARGED Kenneth E. Jenkins.. ?on of J. T. Jenkins, of Kings Mountain was discharged from the Navy on July JO . according to information received from the Charleston Na val Heparation Center. He held a Store Keeper 3-C rating and entered the Navy May .t. 1P4?. LIBRARIAN BBTUBN8 Mrs. Charles 'Osmpbell, regular librarian at Kings, Mountain Publie Library will return to ber Job today, replacing Mrs. Nell Biser who has been filling her vacancy during her long vacation in Florida. OBXB1HBY CLEANING Announcement ban been made that all interested parties are requested to be at El Bethel cemetery early Saturday morning, August 3rd, to help in slinging weeds nnd cleaning up generally. VTW AUXILIARY The Auxiliary to the Johnnie William Blacltwell. Post 2268, VFW, will meet Monday f night, August 5, at 8 p. m. in the public library reading roihn, in the basement of city ball. Mrs. B. B? Olive president, announced- . today. Mrs. Olive stated that. anyone joining at this meeting wilt* be a charter member as the charter is, still open. Any person eligible to join is requested to be at the meeting JAYOEE MEETING Kings Mountain Junior Chamber of Commerce will hold Mia ; regular monthly business mooting Friday night at 7:30 at city kfUir A full" attendance" Is u^etPfcv President "Snooks" Mo Daniel as . a new Vice-President Will be elected to fill E. W. Neal's unexpired term. ' KIWAN1B MEETING D. Z. Newton, prominent Shelby attorney, will address members of the Kings Mountain Kiwanis club at their regular meeting at the Woman's Club Thursday night, at i o'clock- Mr. Newton la a -former member of - the state senate and a past president of the Shelby Klwanis club. I fTpfd HiiniH Chicktn Dinner Enjoyed By All In a situation that has all the ear-marks of 'chleken in the rough," Mrs. Claud Hambright was the victim of a friendly visitor who gave feef.a bad scare ? last Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Hd?bri|ht apd a party of friends had planned a picnic supper to be held nt Lake Montonla and she went to her husband's lea plant to get 'the chicken she had stored there. On arrival at the plant she asked Iceman John 8ot*er to get her. chleken and she waited Is tne ear. While John was gone the.friendly visitor, wo might call fda the 'stowed rooster' for fan, came aInner md aaift ilown tf) tHu rdr with her. Of course, Mr*. Ham bright mi Mrtd stiff, but when the visitor wan tod to. know why she was trying to staiaf tils chicken, she almost laughed. r. Along about this time, close to 8 o'clock, two city policemen, O. ; L Carry and J. Z. Petty, came adong in answer to a call by cmsans living near the plant, in regards to a drunken man getting " Into their hair. The cope spied the couple ana, hot knowing Mrs. Hambright, , took both of them to the police ? station (Or questioning. There Mrs. Hambright was 1< dentlfled and allowed to prooede with he* m Its I on with duo apolo arftved at W&Wz' W'W >** ' ?'V '-.L " - ; ? *'. ? V; - *" , Lv> w. ?y& . Kings Of City Majority Vote In To Decide * ^ Bond Election "t A special registration for the $1. 850,000 Cleveland* County special bond election September 14 will hot j be necessary and the election itself will be under the jurisdiction of the regular county Board of Elections | with registration books opening for the first time on August 17, it was learned this week from County Attorney Henry B. Edwards. All four measures hi stake in the torthcoming election are considered as "necessary governmental expenditures" and therefore will not necessitate a special registration as has been generally believed, it was pointed out. TJie election itself is rquired ' due to the fact that the proposed total bond issue exceeds two-thirds of the amount paid by the connty on it? bonded Indebtedness during the Ifst fiscal-year.- - . Virgil Weathers, chairman of the Elections Board, la expected to call in the same registrars and judges named to serve during the Democratic Primary last spring and to carry out the balloting in the manner of a regular election. Books will be open for three consecutive Saturday prior to "the elec- j lion in, order to allow new persons.j-ersoas who have moved, and persons not registered, to get on the books. | | The schedule: \ I -i.\ uguSt"tT=?Book a open. August &4-?-2nd Saturday. August 31-t-3rd Saturday. September 7?Challenge Day. ' September 14?Balloting. Otftcohie of the election is to Lt ' j itetermined by the mujority cf the ! ! total votes east. At tbat. time" the ' ibnjlre county will vote upon the is- [ sttahee 'df bouds for four projects: 1.,- 350,000. for improving the copn- i ty courthouse. < 2. >335,000 for improving the Shel1 bv school svstem. 3. $165,000 for improving the Kings ! , Mountain school system. I, 4. $1,000,000 for Improving the i county school system. ] Settlemyre Completes \ Gardner Portrait : - i J, L. Settlemyre, well-known Kings Mountain artist, ha; recently com- i Dieted a portrait of the late James ] Webb (Decker) Gardner, ton of Under Secretary of the Treasury O. Max < Gardner and Mrs. Gardner. Mr. Settlemyre painted the portrait i from-* photograph. 7.,I; He has recently opened a studio in . i the Professional Building here. Jaycees To Rest OfW aste Paper Members of the Kings Mountain < Junior Chamber of Commerce will re ; sume their regular collections of , waste paper next Wednesday, Aug. 7 I . ?A.1_ _ IS 1 A _ I wiwi ail persons Doing urged to cooperate to niake the collection the blggeet yet handle.fl. No eollectione wee made in . July, doe to the press of the Jayeee-sponsored beauty eonteet. 1 Che collection* are being remained. ' it wai announced, due to the great need for waste, paper, which la reprocessed end need in the manufacture of new types of paper stock. , Paper asppliese report. Uttle >s> prorement in the paper situation gen eraily, with many kinds still nnayali able. Tkough there are many' contributing causes to this situation. Including itrikfe in Canada, Jabor , shortage#, etej She principal reason 1 Is increased dseeand for paper products. 41 We are looking forward to a recI ord collection next Wednesday,'", Hoyle (Snooks) MeDantel, president of tke ofgaaiaettou said yesterday, 14 "partIculs^^rince ao collection was |, of therfty^wfeo, ae In tke peat, will I here 50-80 la teeeipta from the pickto piece their paper en their perches Of OB the aUewalks io front ef their U-* ' -*r ?*: -% *. - i . v* . ? Mouii KIN OS MOUNTAIN. N. 0. THU Industrial y* . V v ?&*$! of uli?ia onjojtag a mrtm party tta summit program. Through tho cant transportation charge. Two Ufa tra proeantlon. Transportation leaves tarns at 11:45. Board Rules Stadium Issu Quarters Needed i For Teachers ! With opening of city schools only about a month away, B. N. Barnes, superintendent, reported yesterday the sbprtaga of accommodations ?*4a?w not only hampering the employment ' of new teachers but is also causing resignations of veteran teachers here. In making the statement. Mr. Barn es asked that citizens with aeeomo- j lotinno r.kt ? ....Ikill xhvivub u vnuu^uv vw v ?**- j/unajum j ly of keeping teachers and contact i f him immediately. "lAt the present time accommodations are needed for 10 to 12 teachsrs," Mr. Barnes said, "a'nd we have slready lost several excellent prosl>ects due to this situation. "Many applicants are asking that school boards guarantee them a good place to stay, and, so far, that is an imposslbilty here. On the other hand one can hardly blame the applicants. "The situation is very serious, and unless It is remedied soon, it is easily possible that school will open in September with .a much abbreviated teaching staff." j ime Collection On Wednesday 1 Do You Have Waste Paper? Gall 871 Oltlaena who will havs waste paper available for the forthcoming collection by the Junior Chamber of Commerce op next Wednesday Aniut 7 ahould call BUI Davis, at ( Baandsra and Davla, telephone 371. , Ml Davis will make a notation of tha call and the pa par will ba plckad up on tha day of tha collection. < Paraoaa are aakad KOT to bring paper to luntai and Darin, aa no arrangements for atoraga have bean mads. - , - m r t ' Hiss Olura Plonk ' To Head Sunday ?- 41 Miss Clara Plonk, daughter of Mr. 1 and Mr*. C. 8. Ploak, and a student i at Plonk School of Creative Arts In I Aaheville, will be presented In re- < sital at the eehool in Aaheville Sanday evening at 7 o'clock. * Mlsa Plopl$ will read a novel t Is ' ifoeteeee* will be Miss T.aure 4 Plonk, director, andL. Hi* L4fliax?f> Plonk, nmuat director, of M>*it whfoj, C. S. Ploak and Mr*. #ky < PattbrSofi, of Kiagi Mountain, In,: t Carlyale . Isley, of Burlington, pad , Mm, J. C. Plonk, of Hickory. %'i 'i A large number of King* MnonOsfn , I ? r tain I BSD AY, AUGUST 1, 1916 Firms F MM wif sponsored toy the Becreatien Oommls cooperation of L*k? Montonla Onto, i guard* aro on duty and the swimmers Oantrai school ovary Monday and Bond Electi le Given Mo ? i King: Mountain's city l>oar<l ot com 1 inissioners, in special session at the 1 iity hall Monday at noon and with I four of five members present, offiei ally declared all four issues in Satur- . Jay's bond election tailed to carry, j Meeting to canvas the election i ic te, there was little preliminary* -Us- ! jj-jSjioh .before Iotdd W. Hamriek Sioved that tbfe election failed to ear-J y. M. A. Ware seconded a nil there was no dissent. Only member absent was W. K. Mauney, 8r. The action followed considerable furore over the weekend among citlr.ens opposed to the bond election,, ifter it was revealed on Saturday In response to a request from the Herald, CJtty Manager H. I*. Burdette said ha had learned from the North Carolina Local Oorernment commission In Belelgh that thar* are no atatntory requirements exist concerning nember of signers to petitions requesting holding of bond alec tlons. It is thought possible the city board would re-subtnit the questions In Saturday's bond lectlon, If there Is sufficient public Interest. hat the city had received inrfonna ion from the bond attorney late rhursday that only cme of the four agues ? for completing the city^ staiium?had to beat the registration to rarry. The letter stated that the oth Br three Issues, for sewer extensions, prater lini extensions, and street improvement, simply required a major,ty vote. The election had been publicised; ss a vote against the books on all issues. | Borne of the opposition group were . reported to be taking steps to seek in injunction against the lity, should the three issues " have been declared lo carry. Each issue failed to otftain s ma |v*iv; ?n?uusv toe rvgniriiion 09 iXU, though all issues gained a majority if *he yojem caat. The' eity stadium question, endorsid by the city's service organisation* ;*me eloaest to passage, with 295 rotes for Issuing the stadium bonds rtais question thus failed to carry by I? votes. - <1 rhtfngh no official action was taken embers of the-elty board indicated that eo rfarther notion toward issuing ' yon da flu' tie .proposed improvements j reuld be taken, unless sufficient in petitions from m*jrer B. Thomson was obvl { insty disappointed aver the outcogM >f:'thq, said tie regarded the defskt of the (capes as a eoastdsraYdh dsttuhnt to the city ' growth md piogiaas Qona o(, <o?tsntlon . and cause of he mlsundersUudiag concerning the itWetion s(u receipt by J, B. Devjb*. lily hHetniy, Thursday afternoon, fcf i letter from' tfthsMfch and Mitchell, (few Yogb bend ; attorneys, which iteted tacfi?^rt>' ?' TFTT7~^rT~r.v >.' 'j-v '.I1 lerald Report W; ?i Is a largo group Ion of Kings Mwatitn M s port of nrtamtag U froo, with only s ton om ttao "Buddie" system as an oxWednesday morning at 0:20 and reion Failed; st Support Kiser Named County Agent Kay K. Kiser. son of Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Kiser, route I!, KiUfts Mountain Las been named assistant eouuJy fnrm 11/pnt fnr l???ilutrn <-ft?inty. Mr. Riser, a veteran of World War II who saw long service in the Pacific theatre, succeeds Jarvis A. Warren in the assistant agent's post. Graduating from N. C. State college in 1943, Riser went directly into the army from which he recently was discharged. He was highly retommended for the Mecklenburg post; having achieved an outstanding record in school.and while in service. He will begin his work with the Mecklenburg county farm agent's department the last two weeks in August in order to familiarize himself with his duties before succeeding to the assistant agent's job Sept. 1. Lions Members Hear District Governor T.ions throughout North Carolina aided some 3,900 of the state's 10,on" btind. Dave Mauney. of Cherryville, Lions district governor, told members of the local club at the regular meeting at the high school cafeteria last Thursday night. Mr Mauney said that efforts of Lions in the 8tate had put many blind persons in gainful employment and described activities of the organ ization in this direction. He said that there are now a total of 148 clubs In the state with 7,500 members. The district governor slsc reported on the national convention held recently at Philadelphia, Pa. New members welcomed into the club by Past President Holland Dixon' were R, G. Lindsay. Grady Howard and Carl Mayes. The club will meet at Bethany ARP phnrpK An An An at ft in<1 !!! kn ? ? ? ? ? "-o? * w ? "? the gussts of citixen* of the Beth Wtf eoasmunlty on August 23, the letter meeting a joint session wl?h the KiwanU club. Unpaid City Taxes To Be Advertised . Advertising of unpaid IMS city taxef will begin next week, it was announced yesterday by Karl Sawyer, reity tax collector. ? He urged all citiaen* who have not yet paid their taxes to attend to this matter at once, la order to avoid embarraasment ahd needles added expense.. ^ ^ . , vmott SBRV1CB Union services will be held Sunday in the St. Matthew* Lu* l , theme church at 8 p. m. with the I. ABB supply pastor, W. W. Boycs, conducting the eerrlee. ~~~ KW W . i? ; ' 't..l'? _ u . IS, , 1 ? . 1 A Pages 1 vl Today I ?I | FIVE CENTS PEE COPT * | age Hike Hike Is Third Instituted Since June '45 _____ | V-ijilit Kings Mountain textile plants this week instituted wage iu> re:ist? tur 11?eir employees, and almost all were expected to make increases. the Herald learned Wednes day in a survey of local manufacturing firms. "Across the board" increases of VN eij^lit cents per hour were announce! V by offii'ials of Phenix Mills, Inc., DuCourt Mills, Sadie Mills Company, Betty Yarn Mill. Park Yarn Milla and Frieda Manufacturing Company at Crowder's Mountain. Z. F. Cranford, of Cora Plant, Textiles. Inc., said only that wages were being adjusted upward effectirf Hon day. July 29. as did W. K. Manna*. ? 0W 4 Jr.. of Mauney Hosiery Company. Though no action had yet been announced at Mauney Mills, Inc., and Bonnie Cotton Mills it nil reliably reported that comparable adjustments were anticipated and officials of j Neitler Mills, Inc., are also reported to be considering increases. Action by plants here followed announcement by several large textile firms throughout North Carolina and other states of an eight-cents-per hour increase, which, in effect; set minimum wages at 7:t cents per hour. The increase announced by the ! Kings Mountain firms this week \ j marks tile third gtiieral increase in I the vast 14 months. A five-cent raise I wa? itistijuted in June, 1945, and a 1'1.,-ent raise was announced early in 1!>4*. Increases at the plants were effective Monday. 'State Beauty JCoiKest Near ,i Misa Avis Maie Warlick. accom panied by her sister, left Monday j morning for Carolina Beach for a | week's vacation prior to going to j Wilson on Friday for the North Carj oliua beauty contest where she will ; represent Kings Mountain. Mias Warlick will compete against 25 other local contest winners in tbia event. rm I me winner at Wilton will be de| dared Mist North Carolina of 1940 j anil will compete at Atlantic City, i N. J. in September for thd title "Mist America". plus valuable scholarship awards. Throughout this week the contestant! have been entertained at Carolina Beach, with the finals contest to be held Saturday at Wilson. A number of Jaycees from Kings Mountain are expected to attend the event. I i Epidemic Of Fires Hit M&rgrsce Mill Two fires at the Margrace plant of , Neislers. Incorporated, lash week can 1 sed considerable damage to yara tupI plies but only alight damage to ; majchlnery. ? ) The first fire occurred on Friday night about 8 p. m. la tha qolfllng | department over the warping .room and K waa estimated that awyerml thonaand dollars worth ?f damage a. J * "? uiuiii^ nj water. ',1 tu yarn supply in the quilling room and the wards in the room below being badly damaged. I Cause of this fire was still aaknown yesterday but was believed to have started in a switch box. Monday's fire started In ,g drying machine in the finishing plant. at about 4:30- a. m. and aboet a thousand pound* of yarn waa damaged with little damage to the machines. Paul Maunay. official of the Margrace plant, stated yesterday that the damage caused by the fires waa not expected to affect operations appro- '*>3 clabty. ? ; t ' Mountain' maa, tt last -week for * <|fl New Bera, where he will adtve in that t^rltoky.^^^^reSn^^ ^ ^ ?, ii- r