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A finmtflUiUm*t* New* Citj if 4 -.- \''h^>TT/ i i i ... J. Ebb Rhodes Rites Conducted Sunday Afternoon Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 3 oVlwic ? Boyce Memorial ARP church foi James Ebenezer Rhodes, who died Friday afternoon at his home here Interment was at Mountain Rest cemetery. -*> - W t Pro?tv conducted the last rites aTiV^TlfSP^OlfcntaePW Falls, W. F. Houser, and Charlie Pat* terson of Kings Mountalh, Joe Rhodes, Bud Plyler and Paul Rhodes ' M of Charlotte. Members of the GarriV son Bible class of the ARP church served as honorary pallbearers. At the time of his death, which was due to hardening of the arteries, Mr. Rhodes was 73 years old. He had returned to his home only two weeks ago from a hospital Where he had been confined for five months with a broken hip suffered In a fall last November, Mr. Rhodes w.v? a veteran of tk? Spanish-American war and was formerly chief of police here. He la survived by his widow, Mm. SalHe Hill Rhodes, a daughter, Mrs. Ernest White, of Kings Mountain and Green . vllle, S. C., a son, John O. Rhodes, ol Montebello, Ahu, two brothers, E. J. Rhodes of Pittsburgh. PA., and W. F. Rhodes of Charlotte, 5 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. Piano Badtaii Ate f?4*4iila4 Miss Mary Ann James, teacher ol piano in the city schools, will pre[ : sent her pupils in recitals on next Monday, and Tuesday evenings at the high school auditorium. Grammar school piano students ^ will be presented In recital on Mon| ass^tsssrsss Jj- "l^htjyill^ be ris Clonlnger, Betty Cash?*Elednoi Myers, Bernice Harrison, Margaret , Williams, Beth Hord, Barbara Ann Grantham, Iris Patterson, Jeanene Hallman and Pauline Mauoey, IBoth recitals begin at 8-o'clock. ^ ?"? fyk.Cir?' /Miss Clara Plonk, well-known Kings Mountain- soprano, and student at Plonk School of Creative Arts . of Ashevllle, will be presented in a song recital at the school on Sunday. evening at 8 o'clock. Invitations to attend have beer received in Kings Mountain thia '.V-- week. j Wki., * Miss Plonk, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Plonk Will ting the following four-part program, Wtth Mr* Leontlne Robvets Plonk accompany L^a frSSr", Malotte; "Apre* Un Reve," Faure; "L'fisclave,' Lalo; "Ave Maria," Bach-Gounod. "Lascia Ch'lo Planga (Rlnaldo)", Handel;. "II, Bacio", Ardttl. ;> "A Spirit flower," Campbell-Tipten; 'The Sleep That Flits on Baby'i lyW\jy dyes," Carpenter; "Florlart's Song," ' Godard. IT "The Ninety-first Psalm', Mac I Derm Id; "Aileluja", Mozart. I jkjbuJlOH PWD MAT at fc ;; OtU D. Green Poet, 15B, Amerl-* Hr .flBDDtr imttnf at tha trolk Club ft, . Mr fraAJhaJA I members art laquotcd to Inform K \uwwAviu V JjOukf tlMlMBkflBBMlMHHra ' .^fl I B n I I I Av J r Board S^ ' ; . Craf tspun Be] i Program Of I ? iy I. Craftspun Yarns, Inc., formerly.] , Cora Mill which was purchased by i I Scranton Lace company, of Scran-1 * ton, Pa., from Textiles, Incorporated, ' fl oetnnio l--o M % 1 w. iaoi xTwcmucr nas announced plans for a general prop ( erty, plant, building and machinery 'vhlch will also Include a pTffygrouna'1 toTTT&f"J' , of children In the neighborhood and , a mill baseball field. The announcement reads: , "A general property, p*ant, build ing, and machinery improvement schedule has been Incorporated in the operating policy of Craftspun [ Yams, Incorporated. The land has , been recently graded and seeded. A [ mill baseball field has been cut out and another baseball field has been provided for the use of the children . In the neighborhood. , "In' the near future, a fence wUi ,* be erected* around the property in 1 , the interest of plant protection, but J , the fence will not be extended to the north end of the property. Rath| er, it will put diagonally across the i area to connect with the store build- n lng. By so doing, the children's play n | ground area will remain open, ready P for their use at any time. * It Is also planned to tsar down " buildings not currently being uaed, eyect an-addltlonal hoschouse for ? garage, and make the other major ? chance* and repair* which will ? greatly Improve the appearance and c general structure of the building*. ? *All the foregoing Items are bei, ing dqne with the ideafai^i^n^rf ? ! buildings; the ereeUteT^a lunch " I * *' 5 "In addition, a system of contlnu- 1 qulpment Is in operation, and it is * planned that by so doing Cora Mill* t( will be kept in first-class condition 8 at all times" ?.the operating personnel- of Cora 1 Mills: Z. P. Cranford, who.has ably - *?iucu UJC IIUUB upctauuu iW Uic m pWrt It years as superintendent, con tinue* In that capacity. i The management organization of c Craftspun Yam, Incorporated, Is com S prised of the following directors and o executives: & . JtobertMn,jr.>chair i man of the board; H. J. Mjegargel, o ( president; C 'Welles Belin, vice pres d ident and decretory; W. E. Perry, ytoe e I president and treasurer; Henry Bean A III, assistant secretary and assistant a , treasurer; W. 1L Jones, dlrectorr; A. s H. Sims, director; cTlf. Welles HI, director. The activities and policies of craftspun, Incorporated, are guld ^Cont'd on page eight) OBMol a " *- 'V&. - ' '* 2 iy$uv l I' J ' ' J'"" 1 j .. - ' ' V'" / k A. Smith na S. MBB -^-^?.%^ ?-?TiTT ? I yo^V^ SWJ!^'^: ^ worn In, A pns General J improvement f ffcmurSck Gives Plans of Tor Cafeteria Here p1' lei lamM Haxnrick, Kings Mruntain reatauranteur, announced this *1 week pi mis for building a cafeeria here in the near fatu .e. M' ota equipment alone would repreeent an investment of about 15,000. 0P He declined to glee the location u 1 or the cafeteria, but said that fur- vo ther details would be announced w* later. He added that the manege- . meat would specialise In quality L?, food at low prices. m? letirillJLBoard Sans Wine Sale 18U1 The retiring city board of com-|~' ilssioners, in their last regular teeting at City Hall Tuesday night, { , assed an ordinance prohibiting the * ale of wine in Kings Mountain, ef- , sctlve July 1. The action by the city board, tak ' * n under the Weathers bill passed !!?' V the Ifff Assembly, fol- V} iwed slmuar action oy the coiWty oard of commissioners and the " Ity of Shelby. The layv is effective f. n expiration of present licenses for ! lie sale of wine, and will make vl- . lators subject to proeecuttan. f?' The board also canvassed the vote ,2: f the Tuesday municipal election, nd set a fee of $15 per hour on the! ' se of,lights at the City Stadium. H. [iff - vusuette, city manager, Mid the "V Be would Include sufficient reve- Tj^ ue to cover the usual charge for ? ower p^s^replacement of lights. j tnjMfe Mr. Burdette said the street 01 mprovements by the sute highway ' ommissloner would be charged a- JP ainst the city's balance on the 12: tate department's street mainte- >*r ance program which now totals XI 3334. He added that on inly J. S3.75 will be added to the current bal- I ' nee.: thg-vGeneral Assembly,, he ?h< bldiv appropriates SI ,000,000 annu- of lly tff this fund, which is allocated jtai 3 cities on the basis of population, > treet mileage, and need. ?* f??~ ' p lerndon Announcing ; * fabric Shop Opening ;of J. E. Herndon Company Is announ- an Ing this Week opening of lta Fabric an hop, which is located in the offices ?n O, Iter all kinds of remnants, rugs, . rapes, upholstery material and oth cu r materials. He added that the en tock la being Increased constantlyO ad invites the publlp to visit the top. Gi STUDY CLUB toi Mrs. W. Griffin Will be hostess to the Study Club at her home an Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock. clt Moras City Election. 1 ,?i . ^ Word | Ward 8 Ward 8 " " L?' sZ'':"** ;>r ' 21 8 13 80 74 18 110 181 158 1 0 1 ?in,"?$??*?ryTr 192 213 108 82 80 88 28 5 21 > * i " Vi' i* ' - ',-JSjl-rJ \.sl?< ,* . < . '?* ' v 188 ni .'S'.ivS k ^ P S. I III wis I lin^i I I.I I ify tli II. KliisiHM ^ I I I. \j ' JJ'Jy i .M . -V, * - . ">'- *J Ai- /) * * j >,* Friday. May Ti, 1947 I ' ' 1 , 1 loss Gets 'alton, Neisler, 1 bane;, Ellison, 'hifer Elected | H. Tom fuiton was elected mayor Kings Mountain in Tuesday's mucipal election, and Hunter R. Neis Carl F. Mauney, T. J. (Tommy) lison and Marriott D[ Phifer were feted commissioners, as 1,214 citms went to the polls. John Henry Moss lacked either or 4^ vnt^c of houtw? ? ?-1?,A* Bfeftmiwg <>fl tHt' m 'iigff * Ing ? as he polled 545 votes for ard 4 commissioner. His nearest ponent was li. C. Wilson, with 301, tile B. Hudson Bridges polled 194 tes, and T. Tracy McGinnls' total , ts 150. The election was conducted with n and vigor by mar\y of the can- ! lates, but city police reported the I y a quiet one from the law enforce J ?nt standpoint, with no disturbani reported. Contrary to some predictions, the 1 te was far from record-breaking, i total of 1,595 votes were cast in : 11. This small vote was considered ic* rprising in view of the fieid of 18 J* ididates. The vote by wards was: i ** ixd 1, 217; Ward 2, 265; Ward 3, J* Ward 4, 277, Ward 5, 292. *1 dost surprising tb political ob- ?* vers was the light vote In Ward "* One resident of the ward said the ht vote there was due to over- m ergetic workers for one candidate. ] e workers started knocking on ara^arlv In the morning a f tme ten many third-shift workers were f] Ing to bed. The result was that, :y wouldn't vote at all. dost persons were surprised, too,! the heavy majorities piled up , Mr. Fulton and Mr. Phifer. Mr. lton's total was 830. far ahead of O. Walker, with 339. Garland Still to is third in the mayoral race with'a and W. Lawrence Logan fourth ?* th 12. Mr. Phifer led Mr. Wll- L" ms 727 to 450 for Ward 5 commla- ^ 111 the numbers ot the new city ?* vernlng Nady will be serving for ~j f first time, vlth the exception of , ., Pulton, who has served two pre- , us terms as com.*aiaalonei, 1933- ?; and 1939-41. ?f ?T- Si rhe polls closed at 6 p. ?n. and b? precinct officials, with the help th assistants had completed the S? julatng job shortly aft ?r 8 p. m. T) in <.?: V ti? wro Gills Chosen tr or Girls' Statu f , ";?* ? Barbara Jean Matthews, daughter ? Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Matthews, ^ d Peggy Mauney, daughter of Mr. d Mrs. Aubrey Maw tey, were chos I to attend the ?tgh <h annual Tar el Girls' State at Woman's College j eensboro, June 8-12. * |a, rhey will attend lectures, and!^ ISBOO m< I?? ?J. ?v?i rtiucj *car loin aim VjOV| wi iment." During th?4r stay a govtor and lieutenant governor will elected to attend the National n rle' SUte to be hetd iri Washing- ^ it, D. C. oi The American Let ton. Auxiliary w d Junior and S*n or Woman's ibe will pay the expenses. c* tar 13 ijj Word 4 Ward S Total tl p, tl 8 . 8 58 t) 81 108 338 306 1TB 830 ? ' ? H_ a ' ' ^ . i * ... . 178 333 833 ' 88 33 180 ? 33 30 83 ? I .M SI * 117 233 ? 732 114/ ' '58 .. 388 1 2L?;?" 2? 4 ti 188 iih < < tajjh' - im Wmtm w i r .v.r*' v> ^ Commissi* imployeesAre $y New Board sj, M} all 1 tot Th be att Ga sti no mi I ISU| ] ra< goi > on IOIR DIRXCTOR ? Donald Win- M( rs, dlroctor of tho choir of tho rel hool of Church Music of Baptist the Motogical Wouilnuiy. Louisville, j oat will toad tho group in a con- | \ rt hero at Pint Baptist church , Ma Kt Wednesday night. thi 3khi Will Sing % i First~?aptist? . jter The choir of the School of Church poj ustc of the Southern Baptist Theo- u? gical seminary, Louisville, Ky., wh ?w on its, second annual concert wh ur, will be In Kings Mountain for by concert at*4he First Baptist church i Wednesday, May 21, at 8:00 p. m. ( C. Pinnix, pastor of the church has j su mounced. v -Wh llrectsd by Donald Winters, grad- lrU its of the croup are from the Semi- adl try and mc woman's Missionary cet nion Training School, the others its Jng from the School <* Church Mu by s. No# in its third year, die School no1 Church Music is retarded as one > the greatest new assets of the the tmlnary. The school occupies a tautiful campus/of 1? acres, across 8t_ e street from the campuses of the ba (tninary and the Training School. yftJ fere are two music school build- the gs ? Ccofce Hall, the administra- _d, ?n building, and Barnard Hall, at- ,u. actlvt dormitory for women. ' ... ''' jna .arge Crowd At BvAitifi Frnlir c* ET - T mm pei l\>^ mmm *?*>> > - nu -Sortie 450 persons, yourig, elderly, ad medium attended the Klwanls ., pbaqoare dance at the high school prmriaalum last May 8. . With a string band in high key, ? id group went through several " larpmoth Square dances, apd it was . hrfl to tell whether the square dan- ^ rs or the spectators enjoyed themdvea most. During rests between square dan- 77 ss the band played popular music r~ >r less strenuous round dancing. , he club 4rlqk stand did a rushing th) ustnesa. Klwanls club officials reported t, icmselves highly pleased with the f<7 ubllc reaction tp the event, and _. tey have tentalvely arranged anoler for the night of June S. ????? rei VinkUr At Bofthware S 'or Finals Sonnon 01 *V* ? . mm V The BevJ J. G. Winkler, parlor of ^ ie Kings Mountain Methodist chur ^ ll, will preach the commencement thl srmon at Sethwai* school Sunday, (ay 18, at 3 o'clock. pp Twenty seniors will graduate on i* (ay 23 when the ftev. J. D. Sheppard to aatsr of the Shelby Lutheran chur- a* k, will give the address. Peggy Bar- u ilson will be valedictorian and 8aill Cranford is saluUtorla. A- Wl lards of scholarship, citizenship, nd athletics will also be presented : f v J ^ r> V ' KifMr1'?id Mr * 1C Pages ID Today FIVE CENTS PER COPY >ner Post Re-Engaged For 30 Days T Tom Fulton was sworn in as iyor and Hunter R. Neislcr, Carl Mauney, Tommy Ellison, John nry Moss and Marriott Phifer re sworn in as city commissioners ursday morning by Judge O. C. Parrel l. inmediaiely after belnc sworn tn city employees for 30 days, dr. Moss was, in effect, appointed he board. Retiring Mayor Joe H. omson informed the new mem s that it was the opinion of the orney general's office that W. M. ntt, Ward 4 commissioner, was II a member of the board, since candidate in Ward 4 received a ijority in Tuesday's election. Mr. ntt then tendered his resignation, ;gesting that the high man in the e should be appointed. This sugstion was unanimously accepted, motion by Mr. Phifer and Mr. iss was sworn in by Judge O'Far- V 1 at 10:17, some 10 minutes after other officials had taken the it of office. Vlth Mayor Fulton presiding, Mr. uney moved re-employment of i present city employees for 30 /a, and Mr. Moss and Mr. Neisler onded in unison, with the vote Btnimous. letting down to business, the ird agreed to continue the regular nthlv -meetings on the second esday In each month, at least iporoarily, and Mr. Phifer intersed a question about the fee for ! of light* at the city stadium, ich was fomerly $20 per hour but ich had been set at $15 per hour the retiring board on Tuesday. Uty Manager U. L. Burdette was tnmoned, and told the board that ! 120 bulbs in th* stadium light-E system burned i80,000 watts per 'A aa which at thevcorritnercial dorVte, ^ $^^^^^^^ ^ j :nt of a wmpleteseVhnnuaflyTHiv d theClty also had to handle the yense of servicing the system. He . ,'j led that Gastonia charges 10 per it of the gross revenue for use of stadium ?t night, and that Shel- -..<3 cnarges fH.uu per hour, but does t replace burned out bulb*. dr. Moaa, who had remarked that ! stadium light tee seemed "ex- '*^1 mely high," said, "You,; under- '&'$| nd that I'm connected with this Li club and interested In it. I ndered if you could entertain, the night, from the interest of sports vancement, to let the city assume ? expense of lamp replacement." \fter some discussion concerning itallation of a meter, Mr- Moss d the baseball club would assume Vii pense of bulb replacement, it hts were furnished at a minimum arge, but the other members oplnthe fee should be unchanged, ,/?; ndlng further investigation. Mr. / Ifer moved continuance of the ' A ttter and it was carried, dr. Burdette told the board he >uld like to take the members on ?n tour of city properties in the near ture and gave geheral information ticernlng the city's bonded lndebt ne&S (whirh will hb arnund ? ? - m > a** w*, Uiuuiiu HT*VJ|W ) at the end of the current fiscal ar June 30), and City Clerk Karl wyer told the board records of S8 i office are open to the board and the public at all times. -JiB Mayor Fulton pointed out that I members of the board would ve to accept the responsibility of reir offices and urged them to In* in themselves on all city affairs. i? meeting adjourned at 11:03. rhe meeting had opened wtdftall tiring board members preseimpBd rmer Mayor Thomson presiding, ty Clerk Sawyer read the minutes the last meting and they stood >prove<L City Attorney J. B. Davis is asked to read the election re* ms, and Judga OfFarroll proceedto swaar in.lir. Fulton first, and to the oommlSeionOra. "Wl are a group of young fellows, obably the youngest board ever a? rted in Kings Mountain. We warn work only for the beat interests the community," Mayor Fulton WL He told the retiring board they Mild tM) called on for advice, and *. / (Cont'd on page eJght) ssLnasi? nswered two call* during the *K week. Wednesday aftemon I wae a brush Are behind King Itreet Gulf aervk* station and last
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