POPULATION la City Co ^ ? MS ? , teuton nwv Mpartment mi vice company at Camp J. H, Pendelton. Ooeanslde, CaliL ? Me. Manner's gift runs the total of gifts In the srald-presented appeal fos funds for the camp new being constructed to S248J5. hmIm^ HM ?111 ? ^ mwfm.wwm HI. W mint HUI w w kqowlidgtdU ^ tbl money turn' tf n i M. in iTt i +4Jj?' f^irf/1^. Mwatf mcioiiil tbs Mjw mm IiiiSlw^wn' tfggjj I Kings V i Hoid Is Named To Cashier Post At Forest City L. Gilbert Hord, assistant cashle of the First National Bank who wa scheduled to take over managemen of the bank's personal loan depart ment, has resigned to accept the po sition of cashier of the Securit; Bank and Trust Company, of Fores City. Mr. Hord tendered his resignatioi here last weekend, to be effectiv August 15. After concluding hi work here he will immediately as 'sume his new duties in Forest Cit; and expects to move his famil: there shortly after September 1. As cashier of the Forest City banl 1 * ? - TT ? - * * i mr. nora win oe executive head o j the bank's operations. ] Born and reared at Lawndale, Mi iHord became a member , of th bank's per^bnnel in January of th depression year of 1933, and, wltl ' the exception of almost three year I in1 the navy during World War II Ihas been associated with the Firs National Bank since that time. Active in civic and religious af , fairs, Mr. Hord is a charter membc of the Kings Mountain Klwanis clul and is a past secretary-treasurer o that organization. He recently com pleted a term as adjutant of Otis 1 Green Post 155, American Legion and is a member of Johnny W. Blacl well Post 2268, Veterans of Foreigi Wars. He is a director and asslstan treasurer of the Kings Mountali Country Club, Inc. A chief storekeeper in the navy he served for two years and 10 mon ths, Including a long term of dutj in the Panama Canal Zone. For th< 'final"year of his service he was li I charge of both accounting and pro curement divisions of his supplj corps unit He ,1s a member .of the First Bap tist church, having served as a Sun day School teacher, choir director and Sunday school superintendent While a citizen here Mr. Hord ha: made a wiite circle of friends whc Fourth annual Lions club Laboi Day Horse Show, which is sbhedul ed less than one month away, Sep tember 1, will offer over $1,000 ir prizes, plus valuable trophys anc ribbons, in the 23-class event. Announcement concerning th? prizes and classes bear out pre dictions that the forthcoming ?hn? ? o ?? - ? - is the most ambitious in the history of the event, which has established itself as one of the most populai shows in the area. The show will open with an aft ernoon program of 11 classes ai 2:30 p. m., with an even dozen class es at night .featuring nine stake e vents. The program is varied, and desigr ed to please both spectators and ps: ticlpants, according to Jimmie Har ris, general chairman. One of the new features of th< show this year is addition jrf a po ny stake, as well as a pony class both events offering prize money tc the winning riders. Usually, tlu children are awarded only trophyi and ribbons. "Stake prize money has been up ped to $100 In five classes, the raead ster stake, three-galted stake, walk lng stake, fine-harness stake, and five-gaited stake. Prices for spectators will be tht same as last year, at $2.00 for adulti and $1.00 for children on oombina tion tickets for both afternoon and evening performances. Individual performance tickets will be availa ble at the gate fbr $1.00 andvSOc. It was announced previously thai * - i martin <_*>oarion, or nashvme Tfcnri., will Judge the show, wit! Mrs. Ben Hendricks as ringmaster Riles Conducted Fefr Mrs. Franklin Funeral services were held Wed nesday at the home on Cherryvtlh road for Mm. Pearl McDanlel Frank lln, 91, who died Monday afternoon at 4:30 in Shelby hospital after ar illness Of two years. She had been ertouaty 111 for the past month. ll|S?w.|W.^)H. Redmori had charge oil Grove, , g, *irii| liraSotDh ksinnall ||f|lMMjlllUV|IIU. " % 7-;-' > Mour Kings Mountain. N. CAllen and Lee Capture Big Load Of Whiskey J. Haywood Allen, former Kings Mountain policeman and citizen and now chief deputy to Cleveland county sheriff Hugh Logan, report ed Wednesday that he and a Shelby r police officer captured a big haul s of liquor Tuesday, t Chief-Deputy Allen said Willie Roy Ford, Joe Smith. Joe Goosby. and another man shoe tournament for the white men, \ a horseshoe tournament for the colored men, a rolling pin throwing ^'epa^TaiJa served by-Ollie Moore and his assistants. Alter the dinner, remarks by local plant officials will be heard, ar wards will be made and the meet-1 ' ing will adjourn. i 1 Fiddler's Convention Attracts Big Crowd r An overflow crowd which filled > the auditorium and some of the I halls of Beth-Ware school attended : the Fiddler's convention sponsored by the Beth-Ware' Progressive club . Saturday night. t The convention featured nine . string bands which competed Cor . prizes, along with several Individual Instrumentalists, i Shorty Millar and his band from r Iron Station captured first prise for bands, and Bebby Hoy Is. at Batwood, took first in the vtella cess? petition. i m . I ] , ti^lfc* f; .ll^lSjr^aWl ' 3aP - *iS*ii^?#*^1'^ .- 1 .A ^ ?^^6i^,|p!llrtui? thMtrJ wjJhJft^P \ itain 1 , Friday. August 8. 1947 Conant, Chamber Official, To Be Here On Monday Directors and members of th Kings Mountain Merchants associa tion, and other business and indus i trial leaders are being invited t attend a meeting in the associatioi office in the Professional Buildini Monday night at 7:30, at which Pc-u W. Conant, national affairs adviso for the United States Chamber o Commerce, will outline necessar; steps in the organization of a King J Mountain Chamber of Commerce. ' Invitation to attend the meetim ] was issued by J. W. Milam, presi I dent of the Merchants Association. j John L. McGill and Aubrey Mau i ney were among a large number o business men from the area attend ing a district national affairs con ference held in Gastonia last Frida: 1 night. The conference, Jointly sponsoret by the Gastonia Chamber of Com merce and the United States Cham ber of /Comrm rce, featured address es by Mr. Conant and L. P. Dickie of Atlanta, manager of the South eastern branch of the natonal or ganiZation. Both Mr. Dickie and Mr. Conan expressed the Importance of peoph "back home" keeping their Con gressmen informed regarding na tional affairs, pointing out that tin elected representatives need, ant are anxious to receive, these opin ions on various policies. | Speaking about the scheduler (Monday night meeting, Mr. Milan I said, "For several years there ha! been discussion here on the organ ization of a Chamber of Com merce. Many citizens are confideni that such an organization woulc mean much inthe growth, progress and welfare of the community. Ir inviting Mr. Conant here, we art anxious to have the benefit of tht advice of the national organizatior in the steps that should be taker to form such an organization. Wt hope thai a large number of citizen! will be present at the meeting Mon rfflV niflrht " Legion Committee C. H. Aderholdt was appointed ad jutant and Dr. Jacob P. Mauney general chairman of the building committee at the regular monthly meeting of Otis D. Green Post 155 The American Legion, Tuesday night at City Hall. Dr. Mauney is to head the tenman committee appointed by Commander John W. Gladden to formulate plans for a Legion building and submit them to the post for aproval at the earliest possible date. Mr. Aderholdt was appointed to the position to which P. G. Ratterred was elected after the post accepted the laser's resignation becau.se ot had hse'th. Dr. W. L. Mauney was appelated assistant adjutant to fill the sfflee formerly held by Mr (Coafd on page six) Mar L-ai" SffiofrK jW^ff^aPoS^E'v^ I la tfaa drawiif *4 M. 1 M<4r*h. C *HA ?wl Cfcorlla C?,~ ^ V'/r > ?^< W* ^ *v'-< 'i, >^/ . . *' Jerald 14 New Teac r To Fill City ! e 9 . Stores To Continue ? Wednesday Closing J) 'j Merchants o( Kings Mountain r who bare been observing a halt- si ,f holiday each Wednesday after ci y | noon will continue that policy, ac- , s| cording to a poll of these mer- jjr chants, it was announced yester- I 8 day by Ned A. McGilt. secretary i'r of the association. ? |" Mr. McGill reported that the poll t of 38 members affected resulted | S( in a vote of 30 to 3 In favor of con* tinuing the present policy of the js) Y association which has been in ef- I e) feet for the past few yeaTS. Five sc J members failed to cast ballots. [ft1 Directors of the association, in a> . ordering the poll, had previously j voted to abide by the results of ' the voting in determining the !? I Lj question. i ^ Merchants have been closing at !m 1 noon each Wednesday throughout the year, with the exception of the month of December. ^ J On the ballot mailed out last cl 1 week, merchants were asked to G indicate whether they favored suspension of the half-holidays j,-] i from September 1 to April 30. or m 1 whether they favored continuance fil of present policy. C) I Bites Conducted E : For C. L Navy E i / 19 i te. . rinai rites tor Clarence Lackey er , Navy, 55, well-known Kings Moun. tain citizen, who died Monday morn ing at 13:45 following a heart at- b? tack, were held Tuesday afternoon M at 3:30 *t First Wesleyan Methodist & n Rev. J. W Phillips, the paatofrcoh % ducted the rites, assisted by Rev. C. A. Hendricks, a former pastor. In- m terment took place tn Mountain Rest cemetery. - Mr. Navy was a member of the ; First Wesleyah church. He had been c't in failing health since February. A be , veteran of World War I, he was pro at > prietor of C. L. Navy Shoe Shop for the past 15 years. He was born Mar- da ch 16, 1892, son of the late George and Sara Brookshlre Navy. . .. Surviving are his wife. Mrs. Ag- CI' 1 'gie Barrett Navy; two daughters, bii ' Mrs. C. M. Gardner of Bessemer City an and Mrs. Alonzo Heavener of Kings 1? , Mountain; ont son, Earl Navy of te< I Kings Mountain; one grandchild; ry. three sisters, Mrs. Artie Mitchem St ? and Mrs. Carrie Gantt of Kings Mountain, and Mrs. Donnle McGee bu of Charlotte; four brothers, R. E., and J. F. of Kings Mountain, R. C. of Charlotte, and J. S. Navy of Wood ruff, S. C. *- ' 1 *>"*. f fLv~_^ -?>/' ' ? ; A ~ 1" ~ ' I ! of | ha j^K8U? lov Blofidll pdc'ttijf^ (O'WBMHVU ^ B^^ ,( ' y^ l. ^ ' ?^ ' Jl " ' ' 7 '. I IMMMMMfca^^ttW' A- * /:,?.i'. *;' .' ^ .: i? - v?. 'i Lr % .;., . ? U Pages Today FIVE CENTS PER COPT hers Elected School Posts B. .V Barnes, superintendent of city ihools, announced this week emloyment of 14 new teachers for the irthcoming school year. Still vacant are four teaching potions, Mr Barnes sairl. but added tat he expected to have the vacanles filled within rhe next few days nd in plenty of time for the openlg of school in September. Date of opening of the forthcomig term, usually mid-week in the rst week in September, will be set t a meeting of the school board :heduled for Monday night, he tid. Among the new teachers will be x elementarv donartmonr louft :s, . 'tr at Central and two at East :hool, hree in the high school, iree tea -hers of special subjects, ad two f t. Davidson Colored' school. The new teachers are: Central elementary: Miss Ruth earn, Shelby, first grade; Miss ols Watson, Albemarle, seventh rade; Mrs. Juanita Warren, Kings ountain, eighth grade, and Miss ine Hill, Murphy, eighth grade. High school: Miss Audrey May, reenville, N. C., home economics; iss Betty Hoyle, Shelby, commeral; and Miss Sarah Alexander, reenville, S. C? English. East school: Miss Mattle Lea . lack, Forest City, second grade and iss Marceline Weathers, Shelby, rth grade. Special: Miss Dorothy Llgon, tarlotte, Bible; Miss Mae Moaella oore, Murphy, public school mus; and Mrs. Mary B. Page, Kings ountain, piano teacher at Blast id West schools. < Mrs. Page's posi>n Is a new one. She Was a mem* :r of the faculty a portion of the 46-47 term as public school music acher, but resigned prior to the id of the school term.) Davidson school: Miss Klttye Mail Withers, Cornelius, primary; id Mrs. Elizabeth H. Baker, Win* tm-Salem, high school. hi Tuesday Night Regular August meeting of the y board of commissioners will held at City Hall Tuesday night 7:30. Mayor H. Tom Fulton said yestery that principal items of bush ss on the agenda will be discus >n concerning replacement of City erk Karl S. Sawyer, who tendered s resignation last month, and exninatlon of the audit report tor 16-47, which was being complei Wednesday by George H. Eme, certified public accountant, of atesville. Mr. Fulton characterized other islness on the agenda as routinetaly Thirteen / (Vied Monday Thirteen cases were tried before dge O. C. O'Farrell in regular tekly session of City Recorder urt at City Hall here Monday aft-., noon. Russell Smith was convicted of ivinft drunk and was sentenced nety days, suspended on payment 5100 and costs. Smith did not ve a driver's license. Fietc.ier Hughes, for assault with deadly v/cupon, was fined $5 and sts. Paul Oevint. of Cherryville, was ed 85 and costs for speeding, a Tty day sentence suspended on yment of the fine Wilber L. lith, of Greenville, S. C., for ;e the Graver road early Wedneeiy morning disrupting service r around; ten hours. It was re- / gte* that the cable was broken to (Old thit two dty transfor* * j art tone hurled onto the pave* '