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MASONIC MZETtNS
K. * A special communication of
Falrview Lodge Number 339. A.
r A A. M. will be held at the Ma
saolc hal^JIBQoday night ?t 7:30.
It was annouoced this week. The
I entered apprentice degree will be
conferred.
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Tenons who have not yet made
N A contribution to the cancer (end
are being urged to do so at once.
HL "If vnu hivp nnt mmta *
I\ button to the Cancer Drlve,,pleaap
jA , send your donation to the Aidef '
r can Cancer society. 512 North-Piedsnent
avenue, Kings Mountain, N.
t." Mrs. Yf. M. Gantt, chairman,
r( said yesterday.
V FILMS SCHEDULED
Jesse Riser, of Kings Mountain,
.representative for Standard Oil
company of New Jersey, will show
three motion pictures made by
the company at the Woman's Olub
Saturday night at 8 o'clock. This
showing, Mr. Kls? said, will include
"Meet North*- Carolina",
/ Date with West Virginia^*., and
. England Calling" and is es,
pec) ally [for shut,ins, as well as
wtfcers who havsftst had the opportunity
^^reeing these Alms.
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Mlw Dorothy Hayes, daughter
?T Mr, aid Mrs. O. T. Hayes, has
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Country Qib
To Hold Informal
Opening Friday
The Kings Mountain Country Club
will hold an informal opening Fri
> day from 5 to a o'clock, with several
out-of-town country club officials
invited to attend, along--vith members
of the club and tiieir families.
Informal invitations from the antertainmant
committee were received
by members last weekend, and
the opening is under direction of
I Mrs. M. A. Ware, with the aid of a
large number of wives of club mem
"" 'Tight refreshments vvlli' t^'servcfJi" '
and Bob Barkley, well-knowb Gastonia
musician, will render a pro (
gram of music on a miniature organ- a
Official opening of the club al* j,
most falls on the seventh anniver- (
miij ot iu oeginning. in early June (
1940, a group of professional and i
business men met at Plonk Motoi a
g
The Initial ills?r at the Coon
try Clab will be served Sunday.
June 22. beginning art 12:30 p. ol I
A buffet supper will be served
in the evening from 6:00 to 7:00 1
p. m. Dueto the fact that there is J
no telephone at the*clab. reaervattons
tor either meal, must be
made on the opening day .which is
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company and discussed preliminary 1
plans for a country club. Among ,
those present were Dr. W. L. Ram- ?
setlr, J. B. Keeter, the late Hayne S.
Blackmer, Joe A. Nelsler, C. E. Netsler,
and Fred W Plonk.
At the moment this Informal group
was considering two possible sites,
one a tract adjoining the Lake Montonla
club property, the other the ?
old R. 8. Plonk hone site on West
King street. Eventually the West ,
King site was favored, and a 10-year
rental lease was signed, with op- ?
titan to purcha^ at the end of thy J
Jfcciion was quick, and the original J
group^and other^Interested clttons Q
beg"^ ^namedlitely^on ?
fidwSStil S??wheI[^S' ottt<
oert "Were elected! and work begun j
again. Completion of the clubhouse d
and formal opening of the cjub for
use of'it* members have reqdtred ,
The cltdb to opening with-a mem a
The clubhouse has been complete- c
^^^^omcera are: ?
MaSa^y^^^terj
- Tor tfie anuai rremoenra Trophy for ;
1946 47 for greatest percentage; of i
membership in :?eaae.
" Recognition of the gain wan made
nt the 43nJ annual convention of 1
the Worth Carolina Merchant* aaaoclatlop
held in Raleigh Monday and
. fi^lnr^nfTinrtttre on retailina.
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Henry's annual assay coatsst last
rank. Text of ths winning sssay
ippsuis In today's lssuo on page 3,
action 2.
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Maaze To Condact!
Revival Meeting j
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Rev. George Mauze, D. D., pastor
>f First Presbyterian church>of Win ton-Salem,
will condact an evangeIstlc
meeting at the First Presbyerian
church here beginning Sunlay,
June 22, and continuing through
Friday, June 27, it was announced
his WMfc, v ' ,
Only one service will be held daiy
af 8 o'clock in the evening. , v
Dr. Matize is a native of Virginia
i graduate of Davidson college and
I Union Theological Seminary of
Uchmond, Va.
He Is recognized as one of the lead
ng ministers in the Presbyterian
He is an able preacher and
i. beloved pastor, loved by old . and <
qbhg.. ft &",k great privilege to ,
iarve Dr. Mauze in Kings Mountain,"
aid Bev. P. D. Patrick, pastor of the
lutrch.
public cordially invited to
fP* 'PMypoti. # <
Funeral services for Bev. John D.
dauney, 68, of Hendersonvllle, were
ield oh Sunrlav iftiwnonn from
Jrape Memorial" Lutheran,..with lnermeot
following in Mountain Re*
eme^h^ra.; >>;S
Dr. 'J. U Morgan, president of the
forth Carolina Lutherarl Synod, cori
Mr. Mauney, member of
CirtJig -Mountain's pioneer faxpliy,
uccumbed Friday at his home < Jv
(endersonville. He had been fpr deHnlngS|lft,
'
Rev. Mr. Mauney was the son of
BVjnr|fr, and Mrs. Jacob S. Maun
f. He was graduated from Roanoke
ollege in Virginia and the ML Airy
geological Seminary In Philadelihla.
During his service In the Luheran
ministry,! be held pastorates
it. Lenoir-Rhyne college, Columbia,
^&r-AdgUSta, Ga., and in HenderfMylDg
'are his wife, the former
Imttbeth Frant/., of Salem* Va.r
hlrffcHfc, Rev. J. Luther Mauney or
raHKL Rev. J. D. Mauney, Jr., of
^aytfflBBle, and Rev. Marshall Mau
i?y iifpram's Brook, Va.; (our dau[htehs,
Mrs. Ben Brown, Mrs. Elizawth
Ttedman, Miss Margaret Hauniy;
and Mipt Mary Vera Mauney, all
>( Hendersopvllle; four brothers, 3L
Mauney, %. L. Mauney, i>. c. Mau ?ey,
and W. K. Mauney, sr., all of
Cings Mountain; a sister, Mrs. E. C.
Sooper, of Chapel Hill.
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Friday. JMM 20. 1947
Recreation Group
Seeks To Continue
Sumner Program
Definite plans are undeiway to
bolster the fast-lading city recreation
program it has been innouneced,
with a meeting scheduled for
last night at the Woman's club build
lug after t.ie Kiwarns meeting, of
all persona interested in providing
hsr-reatkm tor the youth of Kings
Mountain.
City recreation plans for the coming
year took a re-bound last week
with the action of the city council
that it was unable to budget funds
for the needed program.
. 1111*1 J dUWlJit" !> !? iiMumU'
with the idea in mind to gain funds
lor trie carrying out of the full program
as announced by Clyde Canipe
city recreation director, two weeks
ago.
At It's June 10 meeting, the city
fathers found no surplus from sources
of revenue other than taxes to
provide funrfs for the city recreation
commission. State ruling is that no
funds received from taxes can he
used for recreation.
On Jun$<3 the city recreation com
mission met with the city council
to discuss problems relative to bud
geting funds for''recreation.
Cash balance of ,j. the recreation
commission at that time was $4.80.
and recreation officials were anxiously
awaiting a report of whether
the city would have a 1946-47 surplus
oh its. water and light operations
or worn somfe other non-tax
source ot,revenue. $du> s i
Plahs Announced by Mr." Canipe
on Juifyl called1 Jor * *ell-rocnded
prograrii. mcfuding'*"'rrt'hn's Softball
league,' baptam babe ball league, openlng
of Central playground and
gymnasiufn, gills soft ball and volley
ball, and a swimming program.
Proposed FM Sets
Tinted Tuesday
A^tim Inroad teat of the new pro munlcatlons
system, rxrwest thing
in radio, has not yet been authorized
bv the oountv hoard of oommla.
sioners and was being tested here
by Sheriff Hugh A. Logan and staff
in an attempt to sell the Idea to the
county fathers as a money-saying,
bettft POlice-protection law enforcement
arrangement.
"The system was Installed in the
county by the- selling agent and according
to county officials, is nearperfect
communication.
Deputies Haywood Allen and Bob
Kendrlck, along with Officer Spake
ot the Shelby police department and
the test operator, picked up Commissioner
Glee Bridges and the Herald
correspondent in Kings Mountain
Tuesday afternoon and, while
traveling south on U. S. 29, reported
location to Sheriff Logan and carried
on a lengthy conversation,
i Sheriff Logan stated that the system
had been tested in the mountainous
northern part of the oounty
and worked perfectly, "like sitting
on my! desk and carrying on a conversation"
ha said.
. Commissioner Bridges asknowledged
approval of the system but added
the commissioners will have to
provide f&nds to install the system
and at present don't know whether
the funds can be arranged or not.
Mr. Bridges and Sheriff Logan dis
cussed plans to include the cities ol
Kings Mountain and Shelby on the
county frequency and the commissioner
Indicated the matterywould
be discussed at the next board meet,,r,
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itest Scnedued
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Forn ier Citizei
When Shot By
Merchants To Close mi
As Usual On Inly 2 !
Marchaat* of Kio^a Moumtain jf
?* ill
ooiuaetflMBtfNlMdarbT Hod Mc- ' ?
GUL Murtw | of tbo March cm t>
Tho a?BrtnWuM hod conducfd Co
a mall poll addag (bo merchants \f,
''^KIBiSbBWl'^ ootba^ij^ vr.
Mkler wM^Jj^e^enr ehmsy ?y
Mr. MnCMH sold majority ?f coi
das Mmmd tarand dodag a* 1
usual oa tbo preoectinq Wsitnos - vVl
day afternoon. on
Bowling Center rJ
P. A-? l"-J? h
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Arcadia Bowling Center v*il 1 open itr
for business-on Friday, it was an- in
nounced yesterday, by Hayvyood E Lit
Lynch, owner. ne
The new recreation center, located mi
on Battleground avenue next to
Plonk Motor company, is equipped to
with five new alleys of maple and vei
oak construction and is equipped gri
for both duck-pins and ten pin bowl- pa
log. Iro
The building, owned by Curtis H. loc
(Cat) Houses, who will manage the j
establishment, has been renovated he>
completely, and the firm will also by
operate a snack bar where cold he;
drinks and hot sandwiches will be He
available. th?
An air cooling system has already for
.been Installed to provide for con- of
venlence of bowlers and spectators. f
"We" believe that this establish- tol
ment will serve the need of the com- bei
munity for Increased recreational set
facilities for the entire family, and ra^
we invite the public to visit and n- Mi
spect these facilities," Mr. Lynch tra
Twenty seven cases were tried In Be
City Recorder's Court here Monday
In one of the lightest sessions before *J*
Judge O. C. O'Far re II In recent- in
J months. i ' sh<
A-,V. Lanier, of SJfelby, for driving i
drunk, was- sentenced six montks, Jol
suspended on payment of $60 and Jui
costs and loss of his drivers license. Jui
J. L. Hayes, for driving dru^k and da
no drivers license, was given a fcix J
months sentence, suspended oh payment
of $60 and oourt"costs. Jo1
Millard Prince,'far feeding, was tot
fined coat* and Aiphi^'Lock hart, on toi
a similar covint, f&Id* a SB and costs ore
fine. Harold Gibsan,tnf Belmom, for hoi
speeding, forfeited bond. Ml
Will Brown, for possession of nontax
paid liquor, was fined $10 and 3costs.
.. f.- , Mt
Willie Alexander, of Grover, for
carrying IT concealed weapon, was fa
fined ISO and. costs and the weapon
1 ordered destroyed by Judge Offer- M
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Robert Pur key, tot gambling, was j^(
fined |B and costs. Purkey was also m(
sentenced, along with G. C. Bridges ^
and lames Moore, on another gam- N
bllng count, each receiving ? 55 and 0f
costs fine. } tu,
Hattie Mae Stewart, for assault,
was sentenced two months, suspended
on payment of costs and not to
interfere with home life and domes- P"
tic relations of Charles Stewart and nf
wife P1'
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Fred Roberts, for assault on a fe- sic
male, was fined $10 and costs,
J, G. Bell, for public drunkei)r^s?| Ja
wm inwa no mm ana mo io?lowing
received fines oi. costs for ^
similar charges: B. J. Myers, Flet- ^
cher Hughes, Lester Bell, Win Mc* M
Craw (Shelby), J. A. Carroll, Otto
Jadkson, Luther McClaln, Bobbie
Patriae (Bessemer City), Earl Beatty f>
(Vgle), Bus Beatty, Otis Smith, Ira
E. Harrilson, and Hunter HuXfstlck- ^
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FIVE CEWT3 PER COPT
n Is Killed
Son, Age 13
lis. Bock Weaver
atally Wooded
y Angry Tooth
Funeral arrangements for Mrs.
ra May Weaver, 47. of Spenoir
>untain, former citizen of Kings
>ft ntnln nllotfMltv Witfi ?hnt
agnr.V ft'tfr'T-M^iyuiu sun. jmm?*~
David Weaver, at her home early
dnesday afternoon, were still in nplete
Thursday morning.
Mrs. Weaver, whose husband See.
llllam Carl (Buck) Weaver, wa*
e time overseer of the Patricia
mt of Neialer Mills, Inc., died 1!S
nutes following the shooting by
r son who said. "I flew mad and I
ot iter."
rhree brothers and a slater of Mr.
reaver reside hero They are Ralph
saver, who lives on Watterson
eet. .Forrest Weaver, who lives
the Margrace community, and
oyd Weaver and tyhs. "Dpisy Costr,
who live in the Pauline cominity.
rhe Weavers lived here from 1929
1939( during which time Mr. Wear
was a loom-fixer at both Martee
and Pauline mills. He is now
stor of Pearl Baptist church at
n Station, and is a part-time
>m fixer at Spencer Mountain mllL
According to news reports, the boy
came angry following a Scolding
his mother and allegedly shot
r twice with a .22-callber rifle,
la being held without bond in
i Gaston county jail and without
mal charge, pending completion
the investigation.
[Is gwrndmnlfcarvMrn. Emma May; d
officers that the boy apparently
came angry when his mother
tided him forh aving opened some
ill addressed to one of his slaters.
. May was an eyewitness to the
ia^ter Jfcdd another shot into
i mother's body, according to ofsrs."
tty jean said that her mother
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/iucu aviuiny, you ve snoi me,"
d that her mother was dead with*
fifteen, ralntites alter the second
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Sheriff Eflrd said Wednesday that
^nny would be given a hearing In
reuiie court before Juvenile Court
Ige Paul E. Monrie but that no
be had been aet for a hearing,
lira. Weaver la survived by her
band, her mother, six children*
inny, Mrs. Tom Elders of Darling*
1, Wash., lira. C. P. Wilson Of Gas1
county, and Betty Jean Carol, Na
il arid William Everett, all at
me. Also surviving are a sister,
ss Louella May of Dallas, and
e brothers, W. D. May, of Dallas,
W., F. P., and J. C. May of Spencef
>untaln and J. T. May of Gastonla.
rycee Organization
let At JUiport
Regular meeting of the Kings
>untaln Junior Chamber of Com*
sroe waa held at Bridges Airport
esday night, with a ham-and-egg
pper served by the Gleaners Glags
First Baptist church as the fed*
re of the menu. a ! ; .
rhe group heard a report on the
ttional convention at Long Beach,
llf., from Bob Abernethy, who relented
the local club. Mr. Afafcr* .
thy described his sight-seeing kit ine
trip to Long Beach, and gavS a
ief account of the various sea
' is iictiu in cunvenuun.
Vernon Crosby, membership chair
mL welcomed Pete Barkley.as a
w member o? the organization*
d Jacob Cooper, presiding, we!ned
W- S. Fulton, Jr., back Into
t organization after a year's abice
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