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Bulletins
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luthkbax movie
-1tf- |,l I | ^Jw^g^p|-jf
I Benwrnbtr," to be shown at the
. St Matthew's Lutheran church,
Sunday evening, April 6, at T:30.
Th 1947 eJm^^fJ'Sui
waa issued to subscribers last
watfc. The annual waa edited by
a staff of seniors, with George TolV
leeon as editor-in-chief. .'
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. '^i*n, la no* employed aa butcher
. . WBatfcley drothew^bocery on
7 i,East King street, it was announcced
this week by "Pate" Berkley,
. manager. Mr. Ballard was formerly
with Margraoe store here.
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.77 vFW TO MEET
Regular monthly meeting of
JohnnjpVpara WackweU Poat
2268, Veterans at Foreign Wars,
Hal1* Tu?8d*y
hum pi i?n eeneK, it wu announced
yesterday by Ft*nk Glad- I
i) -den. commander. Business on the
i afCnda includes baseball It was
| -stated.
Mrs. Ray Ktrby has replaced Mrs
-JDavid Saundera^lesigned, as asV
; sistant at the office of the dtf^
_ cfeMfc at Pity lull. It was announced
this weefc.
I Kln?,SSS?!0S^!r. win
days which wflVtStt children and
i tOdcM?r?>from Classes on .Friday.-I
t -.ttd Monday. Regular schedules,
.will hd-resumed on Tuesday.
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t. ^Directors of the Klngf Mountain
h Lions Club will hold their regular
* April meeUnr.Monday night at 7
o'clock at Ki.ig* Mountain Drug
IxMsof^trol of his 1941 Plymouth
sedan near Warllck Tricky
cording^to O. Khig, The mam
been able to leum, toas taken to
(the hospital for treatment but was
m discharged later in the dayi..:'m
:
' t - S mer nary men ehlisted recently
r ; ^'^"d'S*CttnlN*V* GMT^oMO**'
I X Mountain, acdsrdjng to.ioformatipn .
? FI 9 "** ln
ong Expect
i 'i ,m ii 1.111 i 'i r i ma,,'fin : i ..:
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png Votir
'[telephone Strike
May Unit Call*
To Emergencies
Just how a community will get a
long without Alexander Graham'!
Ball's Invention may be answerec
' ',v- iniTjiT'i ry- luViVrrnt>*1
weex, If the ihreateffeu strife TJ
1 the National Federation of Tele
phone Workers, scheduled for Mon
day, materialises.
C. C. Johnson, Gastonia Southerr
Ball employee, and president of Lo
cal Number BOB NFTW, said Wednei
' day that there will be provided only
emergency service, in event the
strike is called. The servtoe will tx
similar to that rendered during
four-hour walkout about a year ago
when only calls for medical attention,
and of similar emergency na
iwivt ?*CiC yiKCQ| nc sua.
Mn Robert McDenlel, local mane
ger, aald she did not know what actlon
Southern Bell employees here
would take, but one employee, a union
member was of the "opinion thai
the employees would follow union
instructions. Neither Mrs. lfcDaniel
nor the union member could give in
formation as to the number of local
employees who are union members
As It would everywhere, -the proposed
strike would tie up commerce,
society and all phases of buslnesi
which depend on the telephone foi
means of communication.
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The union and telephone companies
have been negotiating for several
weeks over s contract, with
the Union seeking wage increase*
apd the telephone companies offerrontjract
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delegates' to the Head Camp nmeeting
<rf the North^Sto-olina juri'dlc*
tion. Woodmen of the WprW Life
Insurance society, to be held in
Charlottt,.Aprll 21 and 22,-.
Mote than 400 delegates from local
Woodmen Camps tot North Carol!
ita are expected to report en activities
of their camps in the past year
and to help plan an Increased program
of fraternal, civic and patriotic
actlvlUaiL, . '
Fanar Newberry, Omaha, notional
president; Charles A. Hines.
ton Todd/ Jr., 40A-2 South Tryon
street, Charlotte, head consul at
tlie North Carolina Jurisdiction, will
E5?feo?iS?buslm* in
Woodmen hlll^e?'SlHnger's
$
I ^ ./DRAFT ROAM) DONS
1 Mr Imhiijim V;
f WeH-knaii* locftf businessman
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Kings Mountain. N. C.
.g Procedu
Heavy Work Required
On Davidson Project
C. C. Eden* issued a plea this
week for "axes, crosscut saws, mattocks.
and willing arms.** for use
in continuing work on the Carl
Davidson Memorial camp pro j
Joct.
> | Mr. Edens said the work now re||
quired is brooming too hooey foe
1 mny'itiiSiii An
- and icoutors as pussllils to foin
the party each Saturday morning
In. Mm 1 * _
> the camp sit*.
The group Uotm Mch Satur1
day morning at I O'clock from tho
' front of tho City Ball.
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I Freezer-Locker
Plans Progressing
[ Paul, Mauney, temporary chairman
of Kings Mountain Freezer-Locker,
t Inc., announced Wednesday that a
/ meeting of stockholders of the or
; ganizntlon will be held next Tuesi
day night at 7:30 at the City Hall,
1 for the purpose of forming a permai
nent organization.
I Mr. Mauney said, that the stock
, sale is progressing satisfactorily
and that he anticipates Anther large
said of stock by Tuesday night.
AT6 S100,
1 Mr. Mauney said also that the fpl*
' lowing named citizens are aiding
the organization in the various com
munities surrounding Kings Mountain
and asked that persons interested
in further information con.
earning the proposed freezer-locker
i plant contact one or more of them:
% C. Randall. Hazel Bumgardner. Dr
Jacob Mauney, A. S. Klser, Hal Ward
Theodwe^ Huffstlckler, Irvln M. Althan
by city dwellers. The ^temporary
directors feel that the fanner*
Should, therefore, have considerably
part in the planning of the plant"
The public is invited to attend
the meeting, but only stockholders
will be alloWed tovote. , t'
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Lions See Esso Film
Members of the Kings Mountain
Lions club, in meeting at the high
afchool cafeteria last Thursday night
were presented a showing of the Esso
Marketeers film "Meet North Car
?Una."
The 30-mlnute traveldgue carried
the group from the seacpast sand
dunes of Wrightsville Beach and Clef
acoke across the Piedmont hills to
the Great 8moky Mountain National
parx. Also turned were scenes of the
principal cities, principal industries
and agriculture.
The show was arranged through
lease Kiser, district supervisor for
Standard Oil, and.Blll Gault operated
the motion picture machine.
Prior to the program, the club notji
InatWg*committee presented its re'
port for officers for 1947-48. Included
on the report were, president, W.;
I X Maunejr, Jr., W. 1. Logan, Vtot-H
vice-president; Hubert Davidson, sec
retary; Fred Wright, 1?., treasurer;
Hilton Ruth, Lion Tsmer; Ottd Wilt;
liams, Tall Twister; W. L. Plonk,
and Oeorge Houser, directors, (The
Herald regrets that a complete report
ftlwlk nominating committee
was not available last night at press
time.)
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. Thursday, April 3.1947
ire Ratifiei
Cemetery Mc
Scene Of Sui
<
I A crowd expected to number In the
thousands Is expected to attend the
annual Easter sunrise service to be
held In Mountain Rest Cemetery's
at 6:45
Sunday, wnen cnufU'l'Ifc1 JlrfB J'Mlf'"
munity collaborate in the annual
service.
It was announced this week that
the Kings Mountain band will play
through the city streets beginning at
S o'clock. At 6 o'clock, band members
will be served breakfast at the high
school cafeteria and will open the
service at the cemetery at 6:45 with
a 15 minute concert of appropriate
I music.
Choir members of several churches
will combine in a mass chorous,
and the message will be given by
Rev. W. L. Pressley, pastor of Boyce
Memorial ARP church.
The Setting of the service ? in a
large plot set aside for veterans of
(World War n?will be in front of a
It...,.- ?i-i.
?gc wiuve cross, emoiematic o(
the Cross on which Jesus died.
Rev. W. H. Stender, pastor of St
Matthew's Lutheran church, will pre
side and give the invocation. Rev.
F. D. Patrick, pastor of First Presbyterian
church,-will conduct a respon
slve reading, and the Rev. G. W.
Fink, pastor of Grace Methodist
church, will read the Scripture. Rev.
I. Q- Winkler, pastor qf Central Methodist
church, will prsy the Baatsir
prayer, and Rev. .C.JI. Bobbltt, pas
tor of Maoedonia Baptist church,
yrill give the benediction.
. A loud speaker will be installed
for the service. ? f
. Hymqa.te ,be sung include 'T
to provide transportation to the event.
Good Friday Bit?S
To Start At Noon
A three-hour service of worship
and prayer will be held at the St.
Matthew's Lutheran church Good
Friday, April 4, Beginning at 12 noon
and continuing until 3 p. m. These
tliree hours mark the time during
which Christ was on the Cross.
While on the Cross. Jesus snoke mv
en words on which this service Is
based.
The following are the list of the
services, the speakers and the approximate
hours.
First word, "Father forgive them
for they know not what they 'do'
13:00 to 12:25, Rev. W. L. Pressly,
pastor of the A. R. P. church is the
speaker.
Second word, "Verily I* say unto
thee, today shalt thou be with me
In Paradise" 13:00 to 12:90, Rev. P.
D. Patrick, pastor of the Presbyterian
church Is the speaker. '
Third word, "Woman, behold thy
eon! Son behold thy mother" 12:96
to 1:15, Rev. W. G. Cobb, pastor, of
St. John's Lutheran church, Cherryville.
Is the speaker. . ,
Fourth word, "My God, My God
why hast thou forsaken me", 1:30
to 1:40, Rev. J. G. Winkler, pastor of
Central Methodist chlurch, Is the
speaker.
Fifth word, "I thirst," 1:45 to 2:05i
Rev. Wm. H. Stender Is the speaker.
Sixth word, "It Is finished," 2:10
to 2:30, Rev; W. G. Cobb Is the speak
Seventh 'word, "Father Into thy
hands I commend my spirit," 2:36 to
3:00 p. m., Rev. J. D, Shepherd, pa*-;
tor of Ascension Luthftratf chlurch,
Shelby, Is the speaker.;; ' i,
The 18 ^vlted to attend
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HyiWWUi WCC8 til MK0T
Easter Sun
ierald
1 Into La\
imorial Park
arise Service
Merchants To Take
Holiday On Monday
Majority of tho city's retail firms.
etmrrfmw of tho annual Eatk
Monday boUdar>
Mwrchantn bar* bun reminded
of tho holiday, on* of Mvwal holidays
obmwd annually by th* ast
soda lieu. by bulletin from Socsntary
Nod McOUl.
Tbo public U bolng aebnd to
rorwmhor tbo holiday and mako
unman purchanoo accordingly.
Kiwanis To Heai
Hotelman Meyers
S. L. Meyers, of Concord, prominen
North Carolina hotel executive, am
former president of
?^vmviiciii no
tel Association will address mem
bers at the Kings Mountain Kiwanli
club at the meeting of the -group a
the Woman's club Thursday nigh
at 6:30.
Mr. Meyers Is former operator 01
the Hotel Concord and ts a stock
holder In numerous hotel propertlei
[including hotels at Albemarle, Le
nolr, Morganton, Rock Hill, S. C.
and Greenville, S. C.
It Is expected that Mr. Meyers wll
discuss financial and operational ei
pects of a hotel for Kings Moun
tain. - r'
He is being presented on a pro
toaujn arrangedHby the chub's publh
E. Herndon, O. W. Myers and H. L
Stirdette.
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foycees 'Nominate
For Club Posts
Members of the Junior Chambei
Of Commerce, in their regular meet'
ing at the Woman's Club Tuesday
night, laid plans for closing out the
Current year with nomination of of'
fleers for 1946-47.
The following nominations were
tnade: president, Jacob Cooper and
C. P. Thomasson, Jr; vice president,
external affairs.1 John rh??hi?
George Peeler; vice president, interoal
affairs, Drace Peeler; secretary,
Ned McGill and Grady Howard;
treasurer, James Bennett; directors,
W. K. Mauney, Jr., Mariott Phlfer,
Dan Finger and Hoyle McDanlel.
Nominations from the floor will be
accepted at the next meeting, at
which time.the selection of officers
will be held, V"
The club heard plans for the forth
coming JayCee show "Cornzapoppin*
from MUh Ruth Horton, director.
Jaycee Show Cay
Textile Qneen Co
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With casting completed and rehearsals
underway on regular schedule,
"Cornzapoppin," the comedy
now in production under sponsorship
of the Kings Mounts In Juniot
Chamber of Commerce is moving along
toward an excellent production
Miss Ruth Horton, director said Wed
nesdgy.
Alio moving along was the Textile
Queen contest with a hot contest
in prospect for the title of the city's
regal lady among eight contestants.
in the textile queen contest are:
Miss, Marion Ivey, Margrace Mill;
Miss'Peggy Smith, Mauney Hosiery
Mill;" Miss Ruby Jackson, Sadie Mill
Miss Dorothy Foster, Cora Mill; Miss
Margaret Ware, Margrace Mill; Miss
Inez Ledfdrd, DuCourt Mill; Miss
Ruth Hawkins; Mauney Hosiery Mill
and Miss Martha McClain, Pauline
Mill.
^V^tas, in the textile queen pon?
xcm are one cent eaon and Jars ror
particular contestants at* placed In
convenient spots throughout the
cftjk Winner wilt be crowned oA the
"Cotnfcapoppln" stAge, Friday ntcht
April 11, and prizes will go to neeqnd
and third place winners.
The scene of the play is laid in
rise Service
I 1C Pa'es
I |D Today
FIVE CENTS PER COPT
v Tuesday
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House Ratifies
Into Law Bill
! On Vote Set-Up
Senate Bill 311, which changes the
VOtinc nrrv?odi?e? *' "
? r.^.vMui' ui nit* v.uy oi King9
Mountain to preside for election of
" the mayor and five aldermen by
the entire city, passed third reading
in the Nort.* Carolina General
- AssrmhlvTneada-r and thus became
i * lia' 1 ' ' I" HTli n,^
This information wa? received
Wednesday by the He.-aid from Sen
ator Lee B. Weathers, who introduced
the bill in the Senate on March 24
Senator Weather* wrote the Herald
In a letter dated April 1:
"This Is to notjfy you that Senate
Bill No. 394 passed the House today
and Is being enrolled for ratification
which as you know completes the
legislation so far as the Assembly Is
r concerned. *
"Copies of the Bill were sent to
you and there were no amendments.
! I trust that this will work out satisfactory
in every respect to all parties."
i Passage of the bill amending the
. charter (complete text of which was
. published in the Herald of March
3 27, 1947,) means that the city elact
tlon this year will be held on May
t 13.
. Changes made by ratification of
the bill are:
' (1) Provision for election of a
mayor by the entire city.
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(2) Provision for election of five
1 city commissioners by the entire
j city. .. . . ,*j
(3) Provision that the city board
shatl set the salary of the mayor 'gt
not less than $50 per month and not
election to be held not later than
December 31, 1948, for the purpose
of ratifying or amending the present
charter and ?or adoption of a
new Jowg) charter.
(5) Raise of pay of altermen from
r 35 to $10 for each regular meeting
, atended.
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( (6) Advancement of the date of
! the election for city aldermen and
mayor one week, to the second Tues
( day after the first Monday in May.
I (7) Provision that a candidate to
> be elected must obtain & majority of
I the votes, rather thari a plurality
as is provided under the present
i charter. ,v;]
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The bill was introduced in accord
, ance with the requests of more than
1,300 petitioners. Provision for hold
i ing of an election for approval of
requests or the petitioners. ,
i the present city charter and?or a
new charter was included In the bill
in accordance with the wishes of
the present city administration,
which had first failed to approve all
ting Complete;
litest Begins |
Band-Parent Group
To Moot Tuesday
J. H. Patterson, president of the
Band-Parent association, announced
yesterday a meeting of the organisation
to bo hold on Tuesday v J
night at I o'clock at the school vi;l
auditorium. .v#fl
Be announced that the financial
campaign is now underway with
a total goal for fdnds at S1*SQ0.
Mr. Patterson, ho We sr. pointed ,rgS
f. out that W. X. Memney, long a
strong supporter of tbo school fj
band, had offered to donate S500. ' |
to the fund proofdod that amount
was matched from other sources.
1 '-s h' * .. ' '' " "The
band's demonstration at
tho Lincoln ton district canteet* In
KLS&z
wbtiiKpMmsx Kings,
fountain merchants rei
ported this week the most brisk VIS
I 4?uyihfc sihce the Christmas sea
> son, is citizens hurried to pfir- ad
i chase'whrdrobes for Easter. All
i report most complete stocks Jjri