5r ftj*'
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m > Vy ft' y -. ?13 \,T ^r,y ;. ., V **
' t .'fko'aMOttng tki Klwaal* eiab
. nuidv night, u tha_Ofelb
tbMTTM its manual custom of(kt
rejllar meeting sche<r_
for Ckriitmmi week. An^ounc _
AWAIUMD BOND
Wnrllek of Kings
roeently received n
W MplWelt moving, bond from
, '^floa therm States Fair aseocia
. '3MhT as reward for winning mecond
wy'v" > ntfha in a contest to select' the |
<|M?a of the fair, it >> learned >
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v;.r -,v^L *be -laiperiml Theatre warn _ eloaed
. ml Friday of thle
waak;a*d a part of the day Batorflay
thetalllmg a new heating plant.
/tjfcaaMnyfaraoor, manager, said the
V isw nali vt larger, and designed to
give greater comfort for patrons
^ frill'theater. Be said that "Bath.tag
lKkoty tn Utah", which had
?ladplid for showing last
wflTbe shown la the a*er
s ' ' " "** "*k
raoUvltlea of the baf!41ng
11 aaaociatlon and also to
HBpfSdr.' olootrieal appllaaoa
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Betty Yarn Mill
Sold On Friday
v nn * ? t
Haywood E. Lynch sad D. C.
Maaaey, owner* of Botty Tarn Mill
yeeterday annoonced aale of the mil)
equipment and it* properties to Troy
Whitehead Machinery Company, Ine.
of Charlotte for an unannounced consideration.
Transaction for sale of the mill, located
on Mountain street extension
off the York road, was completed on j
Friday. It includee in addition to
the mill, the 175 by 272 foot lot on
which is built the mill plant proper,
a 96x112 foot bnildings, plus a 40 x
50 foot warehouse.
Mr. Whitehead, head of the com
pany which bears his name, told the
Herald by telephone yesterday that
he plans to liquidate the machinery,
used in the manufacture of onecount
to four-count yarn, and that
roe ouuainga are ror aaie.
fenilt within the lait year, Betty
Yarn Mill went into production on
Mireb 18, 1848. At peak production
it employed some 40 persona. It curtailed
operation! In November.
The Whitehead eoneern assuaea
ownership, of the properties tl^a
morning', Mr. Mann ay said.
-The tain has been made* the active
management, of Mr. Jjyach, former
PUMr*kL h*. had
?eet *ottewtiMr a"**ree.a^j
Operation, before <?aritiag a decision
on future bating .plijMb'fe
CaL Peyton ICeBwain, Shelby atto
may aJHTetftafi' iMdjl ceeamae*
avr or. tu Natiemai dnard, Mi the
ffip lltuUia Llou dub fktndv
sight be believed In National defense
bat opptoed amlveraal military traintag.
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"It MTIbtfoa to i^nmt war. It
bu (ailed-to. fit, anything egeegt p?
eipit*te wan **& bmin tba tuptfi
en. > " ". '-VL'" *"Clur
wan ban bwa worn by civilians,"
be eentlaued, "not by tba
regulars." *
Ha aaid be favored a big national
guard and reserve emit, pointing out
that thia method would giro adequate
natioanl dafeaae without andaa
tax burden." >
"We ean never have worUT Tpeafee
by entering an armament* raco with
other nation* qf tie world. We lack
confidence, between ~ nation* right
now," he contended, 'bat if we can
accomplish confidence and reduce
armaments, we are on the road to
yeit*.? ' * - .
The colonel recited the hlatory of
the North Carolina national guard,
praising* it aa one of {he beat unite
in eifMr World War, and pointing
oat thnt lb men were need to tab'
command of many other now unite
whlob proved tEelr mettle in battle.
He aaid the futuVg tot-up of the
National GntffS" t* etllT in the planning
otage, Tut fa aaid be anticipated
a North Carolina Writ twice the
eto* qd the obit which was activated
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B. & L. Dividend*
Total Of er $6,000.
Stockholder# of building and loon
association# kern have received recently
semi-annual dividends totaling
90,249, according to announce
ments made by the respective institn
tions.
Semi annual dividend# of the Home
Bnilding and Loan association on
fnll-paid and opTTonnl eh#>e atoek
totaled 93.549, while dividend . on
these two type stocks of the Kings.,
Mountain Building and Loan association
totaled t.TOO.^.a. ?
' According to past Customs, PTecVs
were mailed stockholders prior to
fi rst-of-1 he-year due date,' tn' time
for Christmas. The figures do not
include Installment stock dividends.
Be Installed
dee On Sunday
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csod tiUlg rf gwM Joy, wftfeh
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toa jdtyaC Xtotic a Sartomr, vBfeft
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Service Set
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A Chriatmaa Eve Service will be
held at 8t. Matthew'a. Lutheran ehur
eh on Tueedny evenUg'ht 11 o'clock
Chrlstmae candle* and tree* will
light the ehtrrch for the tinging of
the enroll and .epeeial muafe by the
church choir nnder the direction of
Mrs. J. E. Herndon, organlat.
Am, ' *
< The aervice will laat until. midnight,
and 'each worahipper will receive
a eandle for the eloae of the
aervice from the altar eandlea, eymbolieing
their receiving the Light of
the World,
v Special muaic for the aervice in- ,
e)udee:
i pt|?? Pnehgle, ^'Ohrlettnas Pre>
h?4,e," (Oorelli). - J
Hytn*. "A New Born King Who
Oemee Today."
lAhtkem, "There were ehepher&a,"
{VlfctMl). tW *W?.- ~
"TV. Holy Nlgkt,"
(Ifv.U.r), tV. ehoir. ^
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M*l ? ?ItftadO Of tftft iMBTMdy
kott ihM^ CM, u< Mill
Otey to (Ml to tk? TTt<M u?
on mrtk pum, rood will to word
And it out to ptn, u tt? u( !>
wtro gono tvay from thorn
into kosvon, <ho skophords ntd ono
to snothsr, X<ot no now go oroa onto
lUtilth?. ond .mo * ' tkiar
wklok is eon* to psas, whlok tho
Lord kotk ?do known to as.
An thiy eth* witk hosts, ond
found Msrjr, sad Jossph, sad tho
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And rta tktjr had soon tt, U?7
made known abroad the seylag
which waa told thoa eonoernlag
thle child.
And all they that hoard tt wondrfrld
at OtM things which woro
tofC l&em by tho shepherds. St.
Loko 8:1-18. Independents
Tangle
With Grover Tonight
Kings Mountain's red hot cage
outfit, the Independents, tangle with
Grover here in the Central gymnasium
tonight at 8:15 in a battle that
ahonld give forth with some fancy
Court antics and hoop ringing
Headlining the Grover line-up is a
pair of old, well known basketeere,
A1 Crisp and John Gold. Both were
members of the VFW baseball club
here last _ summer and are classy
hoopstere. Also on (he visiting 'card
is a Wake Forest eager of this season,
Dnb Hicks, high scoring ace of
the Grover outfit.
Hambrlght and "Rollins round out
the starting team for the visitor*.
} A preliminary ganfe between the
B squads of Central school will begin
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Local Social SecwUfcy ;
Office Schedule Given
,'A representative of the Social Soearity
Adnalnlatration will bo at tha
Oft/ Hall la Kiags Moaatala at 1^
K V. on tha first and third Taosdnyr
la Jaaaary 1MT,
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I Merchants Ready
For Last-Minute
Baying Flui??"' ,,www"
With only two (hopping days remaining
until Chrlatmaa, King* Mountain
citizens prepared themselvea over
the recent weeK end for the last-minute
flurry "before the annual holiday?
in which they will busy themselves
witH completing gifts lists, menu lists,
tnu offier necessary duties. . ^
After Saturday, merchants particularly
were glad to pet Saturday night
fitd Sunday's 30-hour breathing spell.
Sunday** weather onmr up bright
ind cTj-ery. following the icy. bitter
Friday Tnd the gTay Saturday, all of
Kings Mountain merchants will
observe regular week-day store hoars
today and will observe Saturday
hoars on Tuesday. Department stores
wCt close on Christmas Eve at
7 p. m.
which "nflded to citizen's hopes of
suitable traveling weather on Christmas
day, when many will visit parents,
relatives and frlfrius in other cities,
and when many will remain- aV home
expecting guesfs.
AH manufacturing establishment*
have already begun their holiday*.
ceaSThg oner*ti?nron Rstnrday. ' .Majority
of fertile employee* will receive
a week'* vacation, though Frieda
Manufacturing company and Park
Yarn MllP'firBRet to reiume operations
on December 26
MercTiaSfb generally will obaetve
a two-<iky holiday, closing on December
29 and 26, thie tsctwttng department,
grocery, and furniture firm*, according
to W. -F. Laughter, secretary
of""** Kin?r* Mountain Merchant* association?
Oarage* will have a varied
holiday schedule, some Joining the mer
chant* in_ a~"two-day rest, others closing
a* early a* noon on Tuesday and
re-opening on Friday.
Sterehi 'a has announced that it will
close' at 3 o'clock- on Tcreday afternoon,
four hours earlier than majority
o* other firms.
Almost all churotiea of ths community
have already gone well into the
Christmas season with special services
n. 1- * . ...
ue wcc? enu, including musical
programs, pageants, amft other serviced
built around tBT5 Biblical event* surrounding
the birth of Christ.
St. MaTOieVe Lutheran church revive*
an annual euatom on Chriatmaa
Eve when it praaenta a Chriitmas program
at 11 p m. The one-hour service
will feature special music.
Already college student* are at
home for the holiday* and many other
naETve citizen*, now residing elsewhere
are expected home for tha
Christmas season.
Several 'private parties and sociat
events are nlso scheduled for the ensuing
week.
j Today's Edition Last
j Until January 2, 1947
6 Today's edition of the Harald la
the last until 1947, with the next
edition to .be distributed to subscribers
and newsstands on tha morning
of Tannery 2.
Today's edition Is tha ragnlar ani
nml Ohrlitmig adiHmi
iU In ?Ueh majortty of the city's
bulQM* flzm* convoy wlafcoo for
Christmas choor to thotr patrons.
Also tnnlnisrt mo a largo nnabor
of Christmas ooaaon fosters otorl- ;
oa aM not dovolopmants rtnoo
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Aftoo today, tho Harold will bo
ctoood for a Christmas vacation tut- *
til Monday, Dooombor 80.
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