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SWtTLATION v * . > * ' " Incorporated King* Mountain 6,017 lamilrt* Trading Are* 10,000 VOL. 07 NO. 42 Local News Bulletins , ' V KXWAN18 MEETING Joseph B. Johnston, superintendent of Presbyterian Orphan* Borne at Barium Springs, will address members of the Kiwan:* club gt the regular meeting of the Woman's Club Thursday night at 6:30. Mr. Johnston is a graduate of Davidson college and has established * reputation as an outstanding leader in his field. SA PMTBHT1TM TP. A minnfl Members of the Kinge Mountain .Lion* Club will hold their annual Teacher's Night program on Nor ember 21, it wa? announced this week Invitations to teachers are being issued through B. N. Barnes $slty schools superintendent. Bay UodsekaU, Gaffney, 8. C.. Jaayer, and governor of Lions district S2cC sddreesed members of the Kings Mountain Lions elub at the high school cafeteria last Thursday. Mr. Godschall commended the club on its record and urg, ed the club to plan a full sched-. ale of activities for dormitory betterment. MONDAY FIRE Kings 'Mountain Fire Department answered a call Monday at noon to the Burgin Fulls residence at lOd Wattersou street and according to Chief Grady King a onioning stove upon investigation re, vealed no fire. NBW PATROL OSS, Police Chief N. M. Farr announced this week that the City Police Department has secured a now 1940 Plymouth which will be used aa a patrol car. AVIATION MEETING President Glee Bridget, preald_i _a - al A a 1 /via ug h me ox ins *>ieve. , lend Aviation club hold last Tuesday night at hla airport here, bam?d a nominatlnb committee to list a slate of candidates for the November"eleetion. At the meeting Hunter Neialer of Kings Mountain -was accepted into membership! a ' WINDOW DISPLAY Charter of the American Legion i .Auxiliary here is on display in the window of Griffin Drug company ; along with certificates received by the Otis D. Green Post 155, members. . SEAL SALE OOAL Goal for the 1M6 sale of Tuberculosis Christmas seals is $6,000, it was announced this week by Mrs. C. Rush Hamrick, Jr., of , Shelby, seal sale chairman for the second consecutive year. Seals for .the mail campaign are being readied by the GHrl Scouts. ABOABD nDP James B. Hemdos, BS C, has been assigned to the U88 Mo> Cord, a destroyer, operating out of "' Cuba, it wear learned by his family hla weed jATon surra Members of the Kinfs Moun<v tela fire Department were hoaor guests of the Jaaior Chaatber of Ooasmsrce at a rapper held at the Treat Club on York road laat Jayceae project for the month, of October ia Tire Prevention and President Hoyle MeDaniel outlUs^ A. ifoaiMi #a? fVa maesKass to carry oat, appointing a apoeial committee to hoad tit drive. City Maaager H. L. Bordette waa alto aateag the Invited goeeta. Men's Oronp In Charge Of Lutheran Service Tit Mta't Brotherhood of St. Mat tbew'e Lutheran ohnreh will have ? charge 11 the Vttpet tefviee on Boaday evening, Oct. 80, af 7 o 'clock, obterviag the 88th anaivemry of ttt BuBllMt* of the United Lutheran Ohoreh o* America. I, IThatheaat^the Kings Luther League District Me.t Here Sunday The young people of the Luther Leagues of tbe Southwestern District of tlie North Carolina Stute League will gather in Kings Mountain Sun lay afternoon, Oct. 20, in the St Matthew's Lutheran church, Hev. , Win. H. Stender, pastor, according to an announcement by Miss Helen Barn ?ey, president of tbe local league The Junior choir of the church will sing and the welcome address will ba given by Miss Essie Foster of Kings Mountain. The theme of this conference is "Youth of Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow." Appearing on the pro grain are. Alvin Kuhn, vice prestdent'of the Lather League of North Carolina, who will apeak on "Youta of Yesterday," "Youth of Today" will"TJe givea by Miss Betty Scott Lest, treasurer of the Luther League of North Carolina. Miss Evelyn Trrfflfthaa, the A special offering wiU be reeeiveo ! to start a building fund for a project at the Mountain Assembly Orounds. | The-public 'a Invited to- this eon* I ference and the young people are be- j tng urged to attend. Hudson Interests Sold To Keeters | Announcement was made last week j of the purchase by Mr. and Mrs. J. j Byron Keeter of the W. H. Hudson interest in Keeter's Stores. Inc., here ! Mr. Hudson and Mr. Keeter feuve j been associated in retail merchandising for the past 16 years. The sale included interest in both j Keeter's Department Store and Dixia Bargnin Store, which toe corporation | owns. It was announced that regular pol- ' icles of the two firms, as well as the j names f* the two firms, will not be j changed. Both firms have been nnder the active management of Mr. Scoter. -I NBW DEMOCRATIC HEAD Clyde Nolan, of 8helby, was eleeted Tuesday to succeed Belton Beason, of Boiling Springs, as chairman of the Democratic executive committee of Cleveland county at a meeting. Mr. Nolan had been serving at vice-chairman and Sheriff J. B. Cline was chosen to succeed him in that position. Mrs. F. R. Summers of Kings Mountain is second-vice' chairmaan. Mountaineers S< Win Vs. Ruther Kings Mountain Central high school Mountaineers, riding the victory waves in non-conference tilts for the past J two Friday nights, play host to coach "Pop" Simmons', of Shelby Juniors .baseball fame, Butherfordton Spindale high Hill Toppers here in City Stadium Friday night-at 7:30 o'clock. It will be the third hems game oT the seesoa for the Caaipe-men. marking their third conference game as they gun for a' victory over the visitors to gst into the league win column for the first time this year. Coming through last Fridsy night's 13 to 0 win ever the strong Belmont eleven without say Injuries and with a good prospective end la Don Crew ford and a flaefcy tailback la Bob Early, eoaeh Clyde Caaipa {a baaklag a hi? team defeating the Hill Tea pete, who list to Charlotte Tech 39 to 6 last weak. TMe year marks the firat appearance of a SntherfordtonSpin dale football teas oa the gridiron. Heading the liet la the ball carrying department will be Iroamaa BUI Ckehloa, reteraa performer arlth the quad, la the epinniag fallback pooltioa, eloeely followed by epeedy Bob OeUxafiomaaataB a* 7 pja. toalght. The Idgh eeheel bead wfll he (Meet ha aBft ha the ceremeaiea and a fan atoeadaaoe of high aebool Btadaata te hetag ttfged. Magut for the meattag la "Beat the am Tapper*" Early, playing !% . the - triple-threat tailback spot* Cafhton, baa Idee bring expert at bucking' rile Una for eoaxla teat galea, is a-' eagy and pewerfal I * * f-1 J?ikhaAmak ? - U m! Mour KINGS MOUNTAIN N C THUBJ * Hi HEADS TBAOHBM ? Mlac Amu Bchrcck, of SaUtbarr. will or?Ida or mx sessions or tba annual meeting of tk? Sooth Piedmont district, HOHA, 1b Charlotte rridtf. All Kings Mountain teachers an scheduled to attend, and pupils will get the day off. In Charlotte Kings fountain school pupils, along with those all over the county, will net h holiday Friday, as schools close the week out a day early to allow teachers to attend the annual convention of teachers in the South Piedmont district of the North Carolina Education association. The 24th annual gathering is sched uleil to convene in Charlotte at the Armory at 10 a. m. Theme of the session is "A Chatlego to Education." with Pity and county teachers, principals and superintendents from Id counties to attend. J. E. Huneyeutt, Kings Mountain high school principal and'president of the Division of United Principals, will preside over two sessions of this group' scheduled Tor Friday afternoon. I Dixie Will Present Two Late Shows Weekly Dixie Theatre begin offering two late showings weekly, effective next Monday, continuing this policy as long as patronage justifies it, David Cash announced this week. Mr. Cash said a large number of requests for the late showings had been made by persons whT could hot attend regular programs, and that the showings are being presented on a trial basis. The two late showings will be presented on Monday and Wednesday evenings at 10:30 p. m? Mr. Cash said. ?ek Conference f ordton Here back Dwight Ware at the other half. Ware is fast developing into a dan geroua ball toter, taking the handoff from Cashion's spin for gains on off tackle slants and end runs. Early plays the safety position. Bob Ledbette'r, hard hitting hnsky in the forgotten man role of blocking back, starts the Mountaineer ball earrieke on long gains with his terrific blocks, opening the path for the runners. Heading tha great forward wall of the Canipe-men is All-Conference Boo Naill nt left taekle, -a standout all season. Ha is ably assisted by men stalwarts ag Bill Haimsir at left guard. Boy Bottler at right guard, RnnndiA OAAVM ?ssLia ? ? ? 0-? WW gw* IMVklV, BUU ad Bill Dettmar, Don Crawford, an<l Jim. Black. 8 tart lug tha offensive efforts of the tquad U rough?and ready Bad Medlln, a lettermaa of laet year, at center. minia move* behind the for* ward drall alongside Cashion in the baekerup poeitieaa and la noted for hie fine fighting spirit and tackling ability. With Jake Harry, Bill Clonlnger, Bob Huffstiekler, and Bill Oault oa hand to stand relief rolee fer the starting backs and with a long Met of reserve linemen en the bench, including Don Crawford, Jack Bedford, Bry an Ware, Saraest Jenkins, Boyee Huff stetler, Johnny Plonk, Garland Still, Herman ttanney, and Bob Patterson the starting Una op for tke Mountaineers reMb an follows: <%:- po. ho. Bill Dettmnr le 40 Roundte George It 80 BQ1 Harmon lg 88 Bad Mgdlln ' - c 37 Boy Boheler rg 28 BoB H?U|<: ' rt' 41 JiB BUjk ^ re 34 \ * % 4 ilain I IDAY, OCT. 17, 1946 floral Fair Prize List Announced Plans for the ho}it>? of the at nual Woman'a ^ "* P?'r Wl'r reported advauciy heilule thi week, us prize lis^ rioua com jtetitious were annt The annual event v. told a the clubhouse on Frith ^ 25, an memberB in charge oi ^ ^ment for the fair anticipate th best in the long history < * 1 oi ganization. v O " Almost all business firms are mt king prize contributions in the var ous divisions, and Mrs. Haywoo Lynch of the prize committee e? pressed her appreciation to the firm for their cooperation. Complete prize list, including awir and donor firm, follows: . FBOWKM Chrysanthemums? 1. Best vase of 6 blooms: 6 ponm Jane Parker frnit ca'ke ? A and 1 ^Store. Buttons combined: Farel Destm Cm I metic set?Ansell Beaut y Shop. 3. Best Azalea chrysanthemums Bastket groceries ? Baker Grocer] Dahlias? 1. Best collection of 6 blooms: Dis Garden ? Allen Flower Shop. I 2. Best collection of any kind es I rept pompoms: set of 4 mixing bowl ?Eagle 5 and 10c 8tore. 3. Best collection Pompoms: 2 11 fruit cake,?McCarter Grocery. 4. Best unusual arrangement o flowers: Basket groceries ? Gault' Grocery. 5. Best arrangement, grasses, set pods, etc: 1 dozen pairs men's hoseAiauney Hosiery Mill. Hoses? 1. Best vase of not less than blooms: Rovall Hickman glazed poi tery?Dellinger's Jewel 8hop. 2. Best collection red roses: one 8: 10 oil painting?Bundy Studio. 3. Best white roses: Luncheoi cloth ? Margrace Sales room 4. Best Pink roses: 2 pound Merit Fruit cake?Blalock'a Grocery. 5. Best mixed vase: $2.00 cash ? Home Building and Loan. Mixed Bowls of Flowers? l..,Be*t mixed bowl: . Evening I Paris bath powder ? Piedmont Dru 8tore. 2. Best bowls in tones of yellon pink and white: Throw rug ? King Mountain Furniture Co. 3. Best miniature arrangf nent crystal vase by Duncan?Garland' Jewlers. CANNED GOODS 1. Best jar fruit, any kind: On lady's dress dry cleaned ? Saunder Dry Cleaning. 2. Best jar vegetables: Dustin; powder ? Griffin Drug Store. 3. Best jar cucumber pickles: Con gress bridge cards ? Kings Mour tain Drug Co. (Cont'd on page eight) Election Nears Activity Little Except for some Democratic rallic in the various districts, some can paign releases from state headquarter and a few other minor rumblings, pol itics in Cleveland connty is of th quiet variety In spite of the fact tha the November 5 general election I rapidly approaching and election re titration books opened lert Saturday In Kings Mountain, some six pel sous registered at one precinct o the initial day. Books will be open this Saturday a the polling places, again on Octobt 26. with November 2 ae challenge da As Is the custom, interest la pol tics la Cleveland county has not rei chcd fever pitch in this "off-year' election, and tha pri tclpal reason the prepondfr? ,y D > -*?ie vol which for y. i its cai didatee to at1 \ ' ??. Neverthc' .e u lblicana ha* fielded a to. C. Y. !* : /, of Union MUla, 1 oppoee Incur >ent? Olee A. Bridge for hie conarooulonal poet, and publican eauidldatea for county rot miaeioner inelnde John L. WrtgV who Urea between Shelby and Falli ton, and C. A. Bfvttain of Caaar. The oppoae Incumbent* Glte A. Bridge Kiaga Mountain, Max WAhburn aa D. D. Latthnore. For the county board of edncatic the OOP ia offering E. A. Hoyh Pallet on, J. 8. Ware, former TCln| Mountain poetmarter, 8. C. Dnaea and J. B. Grow. Democratic incut benta include B. I?. Plonk, Oa| Mountain, B. Anatell, A. Ik Calto W. H. Lota, and 0. D. Forney, wr. In No. 4 townablp Ervin Ellftoi Republican, ia oppoeiag W. Ik Blael burn, Democrat, for townihip conat ble. Votera of Want, Kluge MBlThta vote at Victory Chevrolet compon and votera of Eaat Kinga Mdunta ierald 13 Are "Reprieved" From Draft Process Nott? < ' lnc.il li.ift hoard to cease process. n? registrants throi jh I'. -i-mi.. iiieant thut l.'i regi tranta of the Kings Mountain boar bad trips cancelled auddeuly. ' ! ej The order was received ou Mouda >jih - out s In' 'ulod to tak i- pre-induction examination* t lie fo lowing day. j Those who would hn\e revised ? ] animation* ..were: Barley Edwar 0 Strickland. Henry Wilson Bennett, , , iLeroy Gene C hampion, Billy Kugen Carpenter. J. B. JIackey, Charles Ai ^ drew Neialer, Henry Parks Neiale Avery Ellis Morrison, Floyd Henr ^ Styers, Fred Lowrance. Ed Adam: r_ Lionel Wilson Queen, and William A f ; drew Moles. (The last'mentioned fou had been ordered up for re exainini j tion, aas they were veterans of let than six montba service. i Reason for tbe cancellation *u g | ven a* 01.700 enlistment* end 25,00 ' I inductions during September, pk War Department budgetary limiu E> L ' .TXTntr-S! ?1 I Special Legion ? Meeting Tonight * Officials of Otis D. Green Post 15 American Legion, are urging full at ' ; tendance of tbe membership at I special called meeting Thursday nigb ' ; at tbe City Hall at 7:45 to conside 81 special matters of business. I- j Cards send to the members by I - i G. Hord, adjutant, list the fullowin items on theagenda: g (1) Adoption or rejection of cousti . tution and by-law changes. (2) Action on changing name o 1 post. n (3) Discussion of special money making project for the post builJln. a i fund. "We are particularly anxious t have a full attendance at this meet <ng," aaid W. J. Fulkerson. post cos mauder, "for we want every menbe n to have a voice in these possible *< * tion* to be taken by'{Be post." r. The meeting is scheduled to be lira s ited to one hour, in line with the po< icy of tbe post. f High School Handbook e In Hands of Printer 8 The Black and Gold committee, a{ ? pointed by the Student Council c Kings Mountain High school has tal t* en to press the first edition of th i- school handbook, "Black and Gold, which they are publishing as a guj to the students, especially to those e tering Kings Mountain High 8cho for the first time. The contents includes a welcome t the new students; a picture of th school; a list of the faculty member the colleges they attended and tb subjects they teach; the time sche< ule; a list of the courses offered l# the procedure for excusing absence and tardies; information about var: * ous clubs and the requirement for met bership in each; the Constitution e * the Student Participation Organlu tion; requirements for aa honor set 1 on i diptoma; the school publication ? the school song and yells; and serei al pages for memoranda. r* This handbook will be on ?ale I * the home-rooms the west of Oetobr 21-25 at 15c a copy. After that date will be on sale at the Student' 8u] lr ply store. J The member* of the Black apd Go Committee worked under the leade ship of Jacqueline Tails, elasa of '4 during tte second semester. 1M5-41 Those members computing the woi * in 1946-47 are Jean Darin, "Bet! tt' Lynch, and Kenneth Oeergn. * Methodist Famflj n Night Program Given Am the third in a aeries of Faml! - Night programs presented b7 the W h, man'a Society of Christian Serrlce < I- Central Methodist ehnreh. A. J. Thoi y hill, apeeial reproeentatire of Stan ?, ard Oil Company of New Jersey 1 d North Carolina, will show the famoi Thaf Aalatlc expedition film* ne: in Wedneaday night at 7 o'clock, a, The film "Strange Ooda_ of T fa dia" will tie in with a aeriea of pi m grama now underway on India. b- Rnnning time on the Aha ie 1 [8 miaatee and refreehmenta will be ee a, red following the ahowiag. The editors of National Oeograph b, Magamine thought to highly of tl k- Thaw trip that they epent apprei a- mately $30,000 for color platen feature the story la their Octob la and December lesnee la 1M0. IA y, Magaciae conaidered the story ai la pictures woithyof aerea full pag ta ita #?ovonvoer roth, 1M0 iacne. . k "I O Pages * " Today i FIVE CENTS PEB COPY Meat De-Control Praised Here; : Most Optimistic a Almost uniformly. Kings Mountain citizens, from buyers to sellers, bail * ed the de-controlling of meat this ' week, as dealers ceased under the couuter operations which they abhor red anyway and looked for the early s return of meat to their counters. I Whether or not they arri\ed in jr time to affect the dec'sion, an avae l&uclie of postal cards went through the Kings Mountain postoffire dur. fi ing the weekend addressed to Hecre v tary of Agriculture Clinton P. Ander3i son urging that meat be de controlled n The cards were made available to ir mmvuicrs uy lurai marxei lilt*n artel* ,. two meetings last week in which ths lg local meat problem was discussed from head to hoof. One grocer said he had 100 cards t- at bis establishment and that they 0 were all used. is In essence the card read. "I'd much - Original outlook for the post-de-cou trol period indvated that customers would pay n good amount more, since the Chicago quotations jumped i from SIC to Si'l.S'd. ) However, most meat dealers opined I that it wouldn't In long until the ! price would l>eg:n receding, much as it did during the period when nil ceil "> ing- were off. Healers and meat eater- were not 3 the only ones happy over t'e end of it this piece of price en? f. I. hut men r chants generally were li: ;>t-v Shoo dealers think that the leather supply will be greatly increased onee the * meat-packers get going. They point "? out that a man killing an auimal for the black market undoubtedly buried t. the hide to avoid "getting caught." Other waste materials are used for soap manufacture and they feel the f soap supply will also he increased. The dealers say that it will be two of three weeks before packing houses get to shipping meats in quan tit.v. but that the removal of ceilings will step up the flow of locally grown o meats immediately. ' Cranford Rites Held On Friday i Funeral services for Dr. Jama* Frank Cranforil, 62. of Gastonia and Kings Mountain, prominent physician, were held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. 8. R. Suber last Friday afternoon. Rev. P. D. Patrick, pastor of Firat ) Presbyterian church, conducted the if rites and interment followed in Hoi* c. tywood cemetery, Gastonia. e Dr. Cranford succumbed last Thure " day in Memorial hospital. Charlotte. !e following an illness of three weeks, in Born in Davidson, Dr. Cranford ol i was a graduate of Davidson Crilega and the North Carolina 'Medical Colo lege. Following his graduation he e was associated with the Crowell Ure8i logical Clinic in Charlotte for two ie years. Leaving the Crowell Clinla, he was located in general practice la Hendersonville until 1914. In 1915 he !g was a member of the Finellas County Medical Society and Florida State ? Medical Society wh?a he returned te ,f orological work in that state. A veteran of World War I, he serred with the U. 8. Army Medical De* , partment, specializing ia urology eh r. Fort Oglethorpe. Dr. Cranford entered practice , ' ? B Gastonia in 1933. He wet a meehMt ir of thf North Carolina and QeWNW it Medical Societies, and an ex-preetihot of the Gaston County Medical Sfitfaty. A member of the Tint Presby,4 terian church in Kings Mssstits he f. was also president of the tnke Mh tonia Club where he had summer l' home. Y A member of the committee apy pointed by the Chamber of Oese* merce to eocuro a veoeral clinic for Gaston is, he appeared before maay ; civic elube and other group* trsedag the need of the eiiaic which was a*. eared Mid la atlll In operation there. Twio# married ha la snrvtved by Ij hla wife, tha foraar Miaa Nail Caaeo lar, and a eon, J. Prank Cranford, Jr ?f of Klagn Mountain. Ha wan formerly pj married to Mian Queeale Mobley of <! Columbia. S. C., who died Ia IMS. la By hla flrat marriage ho la aerrived it by three daughter*, Mr*. Jaaaaa ft. rt Roper, of AahaviUa, Mm. W. R. Woeaora of Florence, ft. C., and Mlaa n- Dorothy Cranford, nelgn, U. B. Navy* ro Portsmouth, Va. Aloe orvifing an 4 alatara, Mia* Miriam Cranford Char55 lotto, Mr*. O. C. Herrick, Previa eaea. f B. I., Mr*. 0 C. Osborne, Charlotte, and Mrs. Claridu* Dockery, Greenale boro; three brothers, E. M. Cranford. ho Baltimore, Md., W. H. Cranford. of tl- Shelby and ftpeneer B. Cranford ef to Chnrlotte. "> er Active pallbaarera ware Dr. Everfe ett Meier. Dr. John Qolckl*, Dr. Dan ad Fronabarfei, Dr. H. a Proneberger. es Dr. W. A.
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