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i POPULATION Incorporated Klnps Mountain 6?4T Immediate Trading Aroa 16,000 01^ 67 HO. 33 Local News Bulletins * Henry Lawrence Patrick, son of Rev. and Mrm. P. D. Patrick. of King* Mountain, ia among the SO students who will he candidates for degree* at Davidson College's commencement exercise* to be held Tuesday. Aug. ST. He ia can(lldate for a Bachelor of Science IN CHAPEL, HILL. W. F. Laughter, secretary of the Kngs Mountain merchants association is in Chapel Hill this week for a special institute on management of merchants associations ar.d credit bureau*. Mr. Laughter will return here Sunday. * A large registration from all sections of the atate has been reported at the Institute. ATTENDS MEETING Hilton Buth, manager of Belk's Department Store la expected to return today from Balelgh where he has been attending a meeting of North Carolina managers of the Delk organization. BATTBBBBB DEPARTS Pride Batterree. Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. P. G. Batterree. of West yesterday for Carroll College in Michigan where he will begin his pre-seaaon training with the Chi- j cago Cardinals, of the Pro Football league. McOENNIS HOME J. T- McGinnis, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Tracy McGinnis, of Kings Mountain, recently return-, ed home from Japan and the army. JATOEB8 TO MBET Members of the Kings Mountain Junior Chamber of Commerce will hold a dinner meeting at the Wo? man's Club Friday nisht at seren o'clock. Full attendance la being urged. ill i V * - FELLOWSHIP PICNIC The Cleveland county sub-district Youth Fellowship will hold a_ _picnle at Lake Crawford today (Thursday) at 5 p. m. Members of the Youth Fellowship of Central Methodist ehureh are asked to meet at the church at 4:80 equipped with lunches and bathing suits. UNJON SBKVXOB Sunday night's union service will be held at First Presbyterian church with the sermon to be delivered by Rev. L. C. Pinnix. according to the schedule of services released at the beginning of the annual, summer series. . final Bites Held For Ward Shtiford Fune.'al serving* tor Ward Quitman Shuford, 20, brother of Tolly Shufori of Kings Monetai* and sou of Mr. and M*a. W/L."Shuford of Grover, were h*ld last Batnrday mora Ing at New- j$spq Baptist church near Karl. V-"! xia rues were cunauetea oy nv. Hufh F. Ijtarrlll, assisted by Rev. Eugene Coker, Bet. John W. Buttle and Rev. Ur. Tanner. Interment follo^ J*** eemsterr* ;r j The World Wax n veteran aue,cum bed to ihjaHea received ip an automobile accident on Saturday night July 28 at Shelby hospital last Thursday night. He ^hmLjiattered a fractured skuU sail other injur lee la the accident and had sot regained consciosness. . V , He was discharged from the army some three months' agoaadttad' enrolled as a student atsiC&emaOn.- eol- i ,ege- JtWs;-.: Survivors. In addition'Jh-hls parants , and his brother beif,,?ffe three sisters, Mrs. Margaret IWlhelm, Apgnsta, 6a., Mrs. Betty Lap Wood of Whltinsville, Mass., pnd, Miss Caro- i lyn Shuford, of Greenaboco,' J Pallbearer* werpx Lawrence Hambright, Maynard Austell, Jimmy Peek . Billy Tlnsley, Vie GatywMl, Earl Beam and Ai Crisp. ' % >' < MMiss Phifer Handled Society This Week The major girth* oi tM* wok's ^ Of IsiifsO To Tmm eipailaMat ywih Wti flyprs# ?. s^mLCkm^^ : * * ' y 'y ^ Kings Light Session Is Reported In City Court Leon llu'fatlckler, on a charge ol | ninety da> a, suspended on payment I of #2S anil costs, in mrtion taken at city recorders court held at city ball here laat Monday. lluffstirkler bad jumped bond to appear before the July Sh? session of the court and was picked up last week by local officers. Warren Ballard, charged with public drunkenness and using profane CORRECTION I The Herald la glad to correct thla week an error in last week's court report, which Hated Robert Oault fined for public drunken, neaa. Mr. (Holt paid a fine for speeding. The Herald greatly regrata the error and la more than happy, to correct It. or Indecent language, was sentenced thirty days, suspended to pay #13 and costs. The case of Mrs. E. B. Davis, charged with hit and run, was dismissed. Boy Moss, charged with possession of liquor, was sentenced to thirtr 1 dsrs, suspended to pay $5 and costs. C. J. Jones, for speeding, was sentenced sixty days, suspended on pay- j ment of $10 and costs. John Stevenson and Oeorge Ivey, on charges of public drunkenness, were each given a thirty day sentence, suspended on payment of $3 and costs. J. P. COUBT Frank Cranford, on a public drunk, enness charge, asked for a jnry trial in Monday night's session before Jus tice of the Peace Boyd Putnam ai city hall. Boy L. Cook paid costs for not having a drivers license and Laymou j Cornwell forfeited a $25 bond on a count of driviug with improper brakes. The following were taxed with the I costs for public drunkenness: Willie Barns. Carrol Cranford, James Stewart, Virgil Black (two counts), Bob-1 bie Wilson, Buth Strong, A. B. Hum phries. Carl Lingerfelt, J. Y. Ledford. Wilson McGill, Wilson~bfrGiU^_JSll1 ltnm Rflmtov P-a * v . . ... i . ^i^vai. uionn(|. ?* ix* | Blppy, Bill Benty, Clarence ^fineed* Oliver Pearson, Tots Mitchcm, Oath-1 er Bridges. Bobert Dettmar, and Charles Wright. Baptists Plan Three Day Meet Plans for the Baptist Deacons conference, to be held at First Baptist church here on Aug. 19, 20, and 21 at 7:30, were announced this week by a committee of pastors and laymen, assisted by the Bev. Lewis E. Lodlum, assoiational missionary for the Kings Mountain Baptist associaI tion. I Churches participating in the con| ference include First Baptist, Second Baptist, Macedonia, Temcle, Patterson Orove, Oak Grove, Oak View, Bethlehem, Grover, and Lofe Valley. The conferences will be conducted I By Professor Vernon E. Wood, Mars Hill college, church deacon and outstanding Baptist layman. The Monday evening and Tuesday evening sessions will be for deacons only, with the Wednesday session in eluding a missionary program by the vounir Deonie of the Vhnretios ?nd with the congregation of all churches invited to attend. BLA2TTOV SOLOES Jack Blanton went up for his solo, last Saturday at the Kings Mountain airport after five hours i of - instruction. ' I .. < .t ?_____ .Anniversary Of I I Just 366 days ago the radios gave forth with the news that Japan had succumbed to the powerful force r of two atoo|le bomb blasts and Kussla's declaration of war and had admitted defeat after four years of fighting the United Nations -?-principally the [United State*. . In the long, yet -short., y*ar which has followed, the nation has moved forward la a peactlao era poek-marked with increasing Shortages, Mack market activities, domestic wrangling and international bickering between former allies. < la Kings Mountain, the year ' has been comparable to that la other cities of comparable ripe. ' . j^The asjorit^ of^^^t^t men ; are ,ployment whiejh Is dftgeted toward M OUB KOTOS MOUNTAIN, N. 0. THU School Open For Septemb One Piece Of Lumber Just about everyone know that material*, particularly soma of them, are In short supply, but a recant Incident emphasised the shortage In wood products this week. It ail happened when Elmer Lumber company shipped one piece of poplar, four Inches square by fire foot long, to New Ybrk city. The one piece of lumber went to ft machine works to turn oat ft roller necessary to finish ft machine for a O&stonlft hosiery company. It wee not learned whether the one piece of 1 amber was specially packed In sawdust and onV.ophftee, nor the shipping Insurance It carried. Symphony Seeks Members Here. Membershps in the North Carolina Symphony Society, Inc., are now being sought for the present fiscal year, according to letters addressed this week to local citizens and signed by Mr*. Aubrey Mauney, Kings | Mountain committee chairman. The letter calls attention to the orchestra's 1945-46 program of activities which included 104 concerts throughout the state from Andrews to Wilmington. It was estimated that the orchestra reached 100,000 people, with some 73,000 of these school children who heard free concerts. The Symphony several months ago j presented two concerts here. Minimum membership in the soi ciety has been fixed by the execuj tive committer at $2.00, with this | membership entitling the member to any or all adult concerts given by the orchestra during the forthcom ing session. Other types of membership include: active. $5; donor, $25; patron. $2"?; and memorial, a minimum of $500. . Membership fees in the society ir< deductible from income for tax purposes. TUf fees should bo mailed direct to the North Carolina Symphony society Box 1111, Chapel Hill, or to Mr*. Mauney. Plan of the local organization is to return the orchestra to Kings Mountain next year for another 'series of concerts. The orchestra's appearance here was well-received by a large audienee. Jaycees Discontinue ! Scrap Paper Piokuips B. D. McPanlel, president of the I Junior Chamber of Commerce, announced following ? meeting of the directors of that organisation Monday evening that no future waste paper plok-upe would be echeduled by the organisation. Loet Wednesday's collection resulted In collection of only a small amount of paper. Mr. MeDanlel said difficulty in finding a day suitable to members for the pick up, plus Inability to re cslve sufficient cooperation from the public resulted in the decision. "Wo deeply appreciate the cooperation given by many cltlsena la this connection,",, ha said, "but oontlnnance of the collections doea not appear feasible at thla time." SHSLB^r USUZ.T8 Memphie 6, Louisville 1. Kannapolls B, Norfolk 2. 'eace Marked By Ied in strength'and membership and the year has seen the growth of tho newly formed VFW po?t, into another strong service organisation. As' yet, no formal .organisation exclusively for vtterapg ,of World War 11 baa been formed, here. Majority of? citiaena have been disappointed by the continued scarelty of many Item a, particularly in hui)dlng materials which has prevented needed heme building after several years of inactivity, Howaret, the Immediate lifting of gat rationing was received with great pleasure and Kings Mountain' ettisaas. with the nation, has burned many a gallon hinea ? In ragnlar lo cal driving and in trips to point* itoin t *? ing^Mative er 4;Kooms , Toafkor lj?t J Shows 13 New Faculty Members B. K. Barnes, superintendent or school*. said yesterday that the liMtf>7 sehool term would oj>en on tteptember 4, unless inability to find living quarters for 10 teachers prevents a postponement. In making the statement and announcing the teacher list, Mr. Barnes said, "It will be impossible to open schooi unless we can get places for these teachers to stay." He again urged all who might b? able to place teachers to contact his office at once. In making public the teacher list, Mr. Barnes announced the employ ment of 13 teachers who will be in the Kings Mountain school system for the first time, and he also said that only two vacancies remain. Teaching positiona for the third and sixth grades at East school are still vacant. New teachers include: Miss Margaret B. Andrews, Charlotte. Miss Catherine Payseur, Shelby, Mrs. II. B. Covington. PolkviUe Miss Ruby Lee White, Rutherfordton, primary grade teachers. Miss Nell Trexler, Badl?. Miss Shirley Sullivan, Kings Mountain, grammar grades, II. B. Covington, PolkviUe, eighth grade: Mias Alice Ridenhour, Dallas, and Miss Lorico Fogleman, Kings Mountain, high school, and Clyde A. Canipe. Charlotte, high school and athletic coach. Miss Mary Anne Jamer of Woodruff, S. C? wUl teach piano. New teachers at the Davidson colored school will be Verna Sue Cab, inesa, Shelby, grammar grades and home economics, and Mary Lee Pope Murfreesboro, high school. RESIGNATIONS Resignations, in addition to those reported early in the summer inI cude Thomas P. Templeton. eightn grade and math instructor, who resigned to enter business here, Miss Elisabeth Kee, of Rock Hill, former high school English teacher, who has accepted a similar position in Texas, and Miss Stella Patterson, of Rock Hill, who haa accepted a position at her home. If schools opens as tentatively scheduled. Mr. Barnes said, a general teacher's meeting will be held on . September 3, with the official opening, when parents are especially invited to attend the schools, to be held on Friday, Sept. 0. as eustomary. ItTUMlllO TBAOHBB8 J. E. Huneyentt will again be principal of Kings Mountain high school, while Mrs. C. Q. Rhyne will serve as principal of West school, and Mrs. J. H. Thomson will again be principal at Eas$ School. Elementary school teachers returning are: Miss Jean Browne. Miss Marjoric Hord. Mrs. 0. M. Logan. Mrs. Elizabeth M. Gamble, Miss Carlyle Ware, Miss Prances Carpenter, Miss Willie SJcGill, Miss Jette Plonk, Mias Lncy Kiser. Mrs. Bnth H. McQill Miss Marie Lincberger. Miss Margaret Goforth. Mills Annie fioberts, Mrs. T. A. Pollock, Miss Mitchell Williams. Mine Alma Wright, Mrs. Octavla C. Cogglns, Miss Gugsie Huffstdtler, Mis* Helen Logan and Mrs. Rosalie P. Sober. High school faculty members returning are: Miss Odessa Black. Miss Mary A. Cromartie, Mlsa Mable A. Goodman, Mlsa Tennie Miller, Donald L. Parker, Miss Janet flcoggins, Mrs. Doro(Cont'd on page eight) ? 1? ? ? Much Bickering are bar* of many needed article*. A county election was held and it was of the mild variety from the standpoint of interest and activity, the cltlxens voted on themselves tax es for hospital - Improvement and construction, but the trustee* found the expense estimate had doubled. Bank deposit* here and in tbo 1 county are also $t record high levels and majority of the citisenry looks forward to a period of prosperity of three or more years before the Inevitable downward turn Of the business oycle. The average cttiEsn 1* hopeful that tha United Nations will be able to salvage a permanent peace oat of the embers of the recent war?but he is leraldl Jy Is Set J kre Needed 0 | Lions To Conduct , [White Cans Sale <. - ' ti -- |V "I'T-M^natlULU Member* of the Kings Mountain Lien* blab will sponsor * white can* Mi ?nlc in tlio city on August 30 and ?o 31, It wa* announced this week by | *<ui J. O. Darracott, chairman of the j ve club's committee on blind work. >> < The sale of tabs for the benefit ! of blind work both here and throu- u,s ghont North Carolina will be con- tt|| ducted In conjunction with other 0 clubs throughout the atate and un- |>e der sponsorship of the North Oar- y, ollna blind commlaslon. Among the features of the bsn- e" eflt program will be a street sal* mi on August 31, Mr. Darracott said, >>0 atmllajr tit tha Am?rlian Turin, ' VO annual poppy day. in< ' ? a Horse Show >'* DO Draws Near * Kings Mountain Lions club's horse show committee said this week that i no plans for the big Labor Day event ' p0: me progressing satisfactorily an>i j {ul stated that they anticipate the most | successful show in the history of the pj event. j wf Meantime exhibitors here und else j j where are being urged to make en- ; vi< | tries prior to August 22 in order that i g|, the names of the horses can be in I jf, j eluded in the official program. th Advance sale of tickets began last rei weekend and though no check wn.i made of current sales, indications > I weie that the ev ent will have plenty ' Si of spectators ? particularly with the J>' ; aided incentive of a prize drawing to feature the giving away of a eombim ? ! tion radio and turntable and an e- wj jleetrie refrigerator. Ca Prizes to exhibitors will amount p,: to more than 700,'wi'h valuable tro I , phies to go to winners of several < classes. A total of 22 events will be presented, with 18 events in the +,e afternoon and 10 in the evening. jp, : The city stadium light installation j project is going forward at a eatis- ' i factory pr.ee and eitv officio's have Indicated that everything will be In nil readiness for the show. I . i I tl( I Kntries should be addressed to: po Martin Harmon, Box 32, Kings Mouo I ph tain, TL 0. j ba 1 lei w i j Legion Sends Letter bn Thanking Two Donors Gilbert Hord, adjutant of Otis D ? Green Post 155, The American Le-|T gion. has mailed the following ledter to Paul Neisler, of Neisler Milla, Inc. and Fred Plonk, of Plonk Motor Co., ' op it was announced this week. | wi Mr. Plonk made a cash donation of | th 100 to the team, along with em*; th blems to drcaa up the uniform* with,' W and Xlr. Neisler furnished transporta 8v 4ion for the club. The letter follows: . ."(At the regular meeting of the Otis D. Green Post No. 155 of the Ameriean Legion orf Aug. <k , 1046, the 81 Post Instructed me, as Adjutant, to T? express their appreciation for the 0 fine donation in supporting the Le* _ gion Base Ball team the past season. XI rPkA i?- -1;?^ ti.oii ? ? * i * iic uuuniiuii uhcii was ieir>RpeaKlIlg | ^ 1&s to your loyal support and we as-' sure you that your support and backing of the Legion is most highly ap- cil _ preeiated. Words do not exist to ful fj ly express our appreeintion for same. ni; "It is the full intent'on of the Legion to rnnnort the betterment of our Rj youth and to secure the nafetv and vl welfare of our eorrmunity. so far as re within our limits, and with such support and barking as we had from pb you, we assure yon that it makes ' possible our limits greater.* bo -"At any time we may be of as- pe sistaaee to you in supporting any project, which will be increasing the y betterment of our town or community _ we hope that you will feel free to ** present auch plana to us with the assorpnre that due consideration ef such plans will be given aid support- * ed to the fullest. r " Again thanking you. 0 "Youra very truly, I "L. G. Herd, Adjutant" ? c xtwanxb umnjra L. Berge Beam, of Crouse, an attorney and for 12.years county su- * periutendent ?f I4?c(Hn ^'aeheole, j I will sdftrees .Members of |1m Kings i Ulenntalh Klwanis club at the reg- ' ular Thursday night meeting at .4 the Women's club at 7 o'clock. ' - According te the Klwsmis 8ltuwik, ' 1 O Page? 1? Today s riVE OiNI? PEE OOPT )raft boards Consolidated Iver Protest L oi.aui.iiatioii ol the K u$* Moun>u nu t Shelby ihatt boards l>eprotest to state brh.njusitcl'n ~ uy ?\or I. 1:. i li.'ivaou _ >. :i;e conli>tatioii would not result in eroai\ and would further greatly inron uience many citizens who have bum ?S8 with the boiT>i. In a letter to Geneial J. Van a 9tt?. Mayor Thouison officially pro iteil the ^consolidation and asked at the consolidation be delayed. He inted out that paving of travel exto board members and Miaa lotrd Edens. now working in the elby office, would nullify saving* fected in curtailing expenses of tintaining a separate office. end inted out the considerable inconnience to citizens of thia area hav K busihess with the board. In his reply. Gen. Metts said that part-time, clerk of the Kings Mounin board had previously been re ised, and that no replacement had en made upon the resignation of e Shelby board clerk, in anticipan of the consolidation order. "As a whole, this saving may not pear to be much, but when we con <er the state as a wbolc and the tion as a whole, it does amount to nsiderable and brings the expendi pb of the Selective Service System thin the amount allocated by the rector of the Budget." Oen. Metts ote Mayor Thomson. The 'cnc remninins selective ser-e office in the county ie now in elbv and business or the Kings juntain board will be conducted ere. Identity of the two groups will main separate however. iimmer Recreation rogr&m Will End The summer recreation program 11 close Thursday with a picnic at ,mp Cherokeen, it was- announced is week by liar! liuth, recreation rector. The outing will include swimming, xnes and contests, and a large nuns r of youths are expected to particle. Also to close on Thursday is th? :reation program for colored youths th J. A. Gibson to supervise a pie f to Flat Bock. Mr. Ruth, who resigned bis posl>n several weeks ago to accept sition as assistant professor of ysicol education and head basket11 coach at Catawba college will ive Kings Mountain Friday. So II assume his duties at the 8alt?ry institution Aug. 26. ' \ ooks Are Schednled 0 Open On Saturday Registration books are scheduled to en 8aturday for the special county de #1,500.000 school bond election; ough no announcement concerning e election had been forthcoming ednesday from Col. Peyton Merain, elections beard chairman.. No special registration is required id onlv a small new registration la tlclpated. The election is to be held on 8epmber 12, with a majority of the tes cast to determine whether thjs nds are to be issued. iter-Ghurch Youth eaders Are Elected > The Inter-Denomipation Youth conn 1 of this city held a meeting at the _af PvaektrtoaSaw - U C* J ? ?k ? ?rgi/j iviinil l iiurwi OQUUHJ ght and elected offieera. Officers elected were: Miss Helen imscy, president; Eddy Mauney, ccpresident; Pauline Mauney, sectary; Randall Dixon, treasurer. There were approximately 40 poos' present at the meeting. The next meeting of the InterDeminational Youth council will be >ld at the Lutheran church, $ept. 1. ootball Candidates eport To Gym 'today Candidates for the high school ootball team hero ace scheduled to eport to ths gymnasium at three 'clock ttda afternoon to hegln the ire-acbool opening training grind Dob Piffcsf .tar nltctiftr for tke.