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Pf POPULATION (n City Corporate Limits 11.574 Immediate Trading Aroa 15,000 VOL. 58 NO. 39 Local News Bulletins MRS. MAUNEY ELECTED* Mri, Aubrey Mauney of Kings. Moutain was elected recording secretary of the North Carolina Cour.cH of Churches at its'elevnth an.onual meeting held in Winston Salem this week. JAYCEE NOTICE Kings Mountain Jaycees are aiding Shelby Jaycees this week in serving as ticket-takers for the Cle\ eland County Fair. Members able to serve today and Saturday are requested to call Secretary Ned WcGill. AT SECOND WESLEYAN The Hpavenly Gate quartet will sing at Second Wesleyan Methodist church Sunday morning at 9:45, it was announced this week by the pastor, Rev. Jessie Henson. The public is invited. FIRST WESLEYAN RALLY The Calllcutt Trio of Gastonia will render special music at church rally day services to be held at First Wesleyan Methodist church on Sunday, according to an announcement by Rev. J. W. Phillips, paster. NEW PERSONNEL Charlie Ballard, Mrs. A. L. All- t ran, Sr., and Mrs. Buck Allran, are r.ew members of the sales personnel of Keeter's Department Store, it was announced this week by the management. DAB TO SHOW FILM A motion picture in full technicolor, "America The Beautiful" will be shown to the students of the city schools Friday morning at 10:30 in the auditorium at Central schoolt The film is being shown under the sponsorship of* xne oaugruers or tne American Revolution who are Inviting the .-public to attend the showing. '**' n?|]jp?y??nM Tfr^nwr ***." Season tickets for the Kings Mountain high school football season went on sale Tuesday, with :a big sales force of high school students, and members of the Kiwants and Lions clubs. Price was $3.50 for adults, $1.50 for students, for the five home games. J. E. Huneycutt, high school principal, said yesterday that there would be a proportionate reduction for the remaining four games for persons who did not obtain season tickets prior to Thursday night's home opener with Bessemer City. Gate admission price will be 75 cents for adults, 40 cents for students. .. FinalRites Held For Mis. Robinson Funeral services for Mrs. George K. Robinson, 71, weAre held Wednesf day morning ft 11 o'clock at Pleasant Plains Baptist church near1 Matthews. Interment was in the church cemetery. / The Rev. Mr. Hobart of Charlotte and Rev. L. C. Plnnix conducted the rites. Mrs. Robinson's death occurred Monday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C. E. Cash, with whom she had made her home for the oast tlcht VMra. She had hMti In falling health for five weeks, hav lng returned recently from a Charlotte hospital where she received treatment, A brief service was held at 8:39 "Wednesday morning at the Cash home before the body was taken to Pleasant.Plalns. . A native of Union county, Mrs. " ftobinson was the former Miss Minnie Iota Aydcock, daughter of the late A and Melissa Aydcock". Her husband preceded her in death nine years ago. She was a member of Pleasant Plains Baptist church. In addition to her daughter, survivors ate a sister, Mrs. W. C. Rrid, gsa of Washington, a granddaughter, Mrs. Kenneth Davis and a great| JUK lfaew.jp 5 - ^|||>uy w viicQ purpoiM, mx. Htrm Kings Local Veterans Invited To Hear Senator Umstead Members of Otis D. Green Post 155, American Legion, and Johnny W. Blackwell Post 2268, Veterans of Foreign Wars are being invited to attend a barbecue in Shelby on Ocbr 7, a which Seator W. B. Umstead will be the feature speaker. The gathering is under sponsorship of the Shelby veterans organizations, and all veterans of the coun ty, whether or not affiliated with veterans organizations, are being ur ged to attend. Veterans planning to attend should notify Buck Coble, Shelby Legion commander, Earl Meacham, Rhplhu VPW /VtmmanHor ?. . ~ J < a >1 vVliilliUIIUVI) VI Vltl" aid Goforth, commander of the National Guard unit at Shelby, or local post commanders not later than Saturday, October 4. Col. Peyton McSwain is aiding in making arrangements for Senator Umstead's visit. The Senator, a citizen of Durham, succeeded the late Senator J. W. Bailey. Mr. Umstead was the appointee of Governor Cherry and his term expires next year. While formal announcements have not been made, it is conceded in political circles that Senator Umstead will seek re-election and that former-Governor J. Melville Broughton will be his opponent. However, the Senator Is not expect ed to make a "political" address. A member of both the American Legion and VFW, Senator Umstead was a member of the famed 81st Ihfantry (Wildcat) division in World War I. Price of the barbecue feed will be $1.00, it was announced. Legion's Lot Brings $2,035 Harold Hunnicutt, with a bid of $2,035, was high bidder on the Moun tain street lot sold at auction by Otis D. Green Post 155, American Legion, on Saturday. auctioneer's -role, and it required only about 15 minutes bidding to i sell the lot. Mr. Allen prefaced his actual sale- I crying with remarks on the worth ' of the property, saying "Kings Moun tain is out of the knee-pants stage, and I want you folks to bid right on this property." Mr. Allen told the group the property was worth $50 per frontfoot, but it brought only a I little more than $40. Other principal bidded on the lot was David L. Saunders, Kings Moun tain business man, though several others were entering the biding at its early stages. After J. E. Herndon bid $1725, however, the bidding was virtually left with these two. One exception was a high bid in the upper strata. 'Mr. Saunders, who slowed his bid ding pace "after the figure reached $1900; started to leave, drove by in his car, and offered $2,025. At that moment,. Dr. W. L. Maunev, who had been taking the role of spectator, bid $2/130. Mr. Hifnnlcutt then bid $2/135. It was the last bid and Mr. Allen knocked It down to him. Though Legion officials had hoped the bidding would run the lot to $2,500, the lot sale committee ex. toed Itself as pleased with the amount It brought.? The Legion had announced that the sale of the lot was first step in a campaign to build a War Memorial to veterans of World Wars I and n. The organization expects to find a larger, more suitable lot, and then conduct a campaign for funds for a building program. Details concerning this program have hot yet been announced though Byron Keeter is chairman of the committee to secure a lot, and 1. E. Hemdon is finance committee chair man, while Dr. J. P. Mauney is building committee chairman. School Children Are Fair-Bound , It Is estimate** that at least 99 percent of Kings Mountain's 1300 school children awakened happily Thursday morning ak the sun shitted clearly sttd prospects for good WMWll eMr a> remainder of the MdayU Kings Mountain *choo| I rcMamfrcm hVd been dlmlnfel}Idf. Today gnd tomorrow end the dn* WMllsVfttltw ' t f900'VinA jAtfl tllA Moun Kings Mountain. N. C.. i Shelby Hospital Rates Advanced If* going to coat more to be alck after Sunday, if the patient u*ea the Shelby hoapitaL The hoepital board executive committee announced this week a 11.00 per day hike in all patient rate* effective September 23. The hoepital will also require henceforth a cash deposit or sultaI ble guarantee upon entry equal to | one week's room charges, and will I bill on a weekly basis. The two moves. Board Chairman | Earle Hamrick said, were designed to overcome losses in operation ! of the hospital which shows a $21.. 000 defiott for the first eight mon. ths of 1947. j The new rates: colored wards. : S4.50 per day; white wards. S5.50 I per day; semi-private rooms. $6.50 per day; private rooms without bath. $8.00 per day; private rooms with bath. $9.50 per day. King Winter In Premature Entry i i If the past two Indications are In criterion, Tuesdays are going to be on the harsh order during the coming cold season, for King Winter has been trying?and trying bard? to make his entry the past two weeks. Kings Mountain joined the area in shivering this week, as temperatures dropped to wintertime depths and people who had been trying to keep cool a few days before were making fires in rapid order. The common question in furniture, hardware and appliance stores was, "Have you an oil heater?" The answer was usually "no," though there seemed to be some coal-using models on hand. And coal dealers had made a sudden switch from ice to coal handling. It was hardly fair weather for the Cleveland County Fair, which opened Tuesday, but the county had been needing rain and got it Wednesday in quite sufficient amount for moat folk, many or whom discovered new leaks in roofs. - .Merc'wnXs .generally didn't mind the rough weather. They figured If as sure proof to the public that winter is coming again and expected ? spurt in buying of fall and winter apparel and home furnishings. Temperatures dropped below the 50-mark Wednesday, but Thursday was all sweetness and light again as King Winter passed on. Merchants To Plan a r w.in?iiim? vpvuuig All members of the board of directors of the Kings Mountain Merchants association are being urged to attend the regular September meeting to be held at the association offices Monday evening at 7:15. Ned McGill, association secretary, said that appointment of committees and other arangements for the annual opening of the Christmas shopping season would have top place on the agenda. MOVILECK LICENSES Additional five percent monthly penalty on persons who have failed to purchase city privilege licenses will apply Tuesday and persons and firms which have not purchased the licenses are being urged to' obtain them at the city hall. Congressman Bali Redaction Enactmi Congressman A. L. Bulwinkle, in Kings Mountain briefly Thursday, said he is returning to Washington over the weekend for meetings of the Congressional Air Policy board, of which he is a member, and ex pects to be in the Capitol for a month or longer. Major Bulwinkle, commenting informally on current "situations," said he anticipated that the Republlcan majority in Congreaa would again otter the same Income reduction tax bill which was defeated in the past Congress, plus the Inclusion of a community property provision (which will permit husbands and wives to split incomes for tax purposes), and that he anticipated passage of the bill. He added* however, that he personally favored an Increase In the personal exemptions "sHars saidelecttons, the Congressman said Prs*dsn?Truman would JM? the Democratic standard ^ bearer ^and thr^ the vlos^ itain I Friday. S?pt. 26. 1947 Legion Auxil Annual Mem Fifty per cent increase over th year's record membership will I the goal of Otis D. Greene Post 1! Unit of the American Legion Au: iliary in a campaign for enrol ment of 1948 members, to start Oi tober 10th, and continue throug November 11th, Armistice Day, Mr W. B. Logan, unit president, at nounced this week. The campaign will be directed t Mrs. Glee Bridges, membershl chairman. All present Auxiliai members will be asked to rene their membership during this tin and an invitation to come into tl organization will be extended to a eligible women in the city. "Rapid expansion of America Legion Auxiliary activities since ti war calls for a continued increase our membership," said Mrs. Loga "There is so much to be done f the disabled veterans, their famill and for the needy children of ve erans that we must have more me bers to do it. Our influence is an in portant factor in the American iJ gion's legislative activities, its A merieanism work and its efforts U natonal security. The bigger we at the more we can help. N "More than 900,000 women are er rolled in the national organlzatio this year and we confidently expe< this figure to pass 1,000,000 in 1941 Such an organization, teamed wit The American Legion's 3,000,Of members, can accomplish really Ira portant things for the veterans an their families, and for the progreJ and security of the nation. Evei additional member adds to the Aui iliary's power to serve with the Li gion of America." Eligible women include wive mothers, sisters and daughters < American Legion members and t men who dide during the worl wars. Woman who themselves wet enrolled in the armed forces in e ther war are eligible to both the L< glon arid Auxiliary. ?NU5<-?. - 11 ' II L in 1,1, II , , Business Buildinc Tops Permit List Issuance of a $40,000 building pei mit to Dr. D. M. Morrison for th South Battleground avenue busines building already under constructio topped the list of building permit issued by S. A. Crouse, city clerl during the past week. Contracted by C. T. Benn' ft Cor struction company, local Ouildin firm, the building is being construe ted of brick and was started severs weeks ago. The building will house a numbs of business firms on the groun floor and will have office space o the second floor. Permit for the building was issue at City Hall on Sept 18. Other permits issued during th past week included: Sept 19?B. W. Bartholomew, $7C for construction of a small room fc heating plant for Keeter's Depar ment store. Sept. 22?W. C. Dellinger, $900 fc new three room dwelling in King Park. Sept 23?Rufus Davis, $2,800 fc new four-room dwelling near Dt vldson schogl. rinkle Sees Tax ent Next Session Off-To-School List Reaches Total Of 93 Kincrtf MeuntMn'a lilt bow totals N, according to additions to tho list mods this woek, Tho now stadonts ltstod aroi E- & Ellons, Advertising Ail School, lfashvlllo. Tmuu C. L Early, jr., Wofford Collogo, para U ^CcDcmisL Jr. It. C. Stats. Tin stofcl also sort sets an Inipwt M tastwuk.^ him ? strong candidate for The Major stopped brtsoi i Kjnga Mountain en route ^ ierald iary Launches1 1 I. v. W I I I t II, I r > i . i I Joined the CherryvlTl^inf^Ti^^ v Kings Mountain pick-up man. ^ i, Three local cleaners ? Saunders, 1 >f Deese Cleaners, McCurdy Cleaners < ?f & Dyers and Victory Cleaners of d Bessemer City which opeates pick- 1 e up service here ? "advised" the , [. Cherryville company to respect ter>. ritories and leave Kngs Mountain alone. ' The Cherryville -ftrm' countered with continued pick-ups at a price . below the local cleaning figure which is 75 cents on suits and plain ? dresses, including the pick up and , delivery charges. t Next move on the local group's e part was a 30-inch advertisement in s last week's Cherryville Eagle, which 0 n offered pick-up and delivery service r s at 50 cents, and at 25 cents to pants. 8 c, Another line in the advertisement v read: "Driver's Wanted ? Good r Commission." \8 ' 0 K The war wg? vetting hot I ). The Cherryville company did some 4 il checking, found that these prices n did not apply in Kings Mountain, ti and executed a devastating strate- o * gical movement aimed at the Kings tl d Mountain backs by ordering extra u n copies of the Eagle, all of which t were distributed in Kings Moun- e d tain. This caused some considerable s complaint among local dry cleaning e patrons who charged discrimination I by the cleaners, and some added ,0 hair-tearing on the part of the local ' )r cleaners themselves. But the disputants got?together a- d gain on Monday morning and a- n ,r greed to leave each other alone. d :? c One local cleaner, glad of the mu>r tual throwing of the white flags, g t- remarked, "Wars don't help anybody. I'm glad it's over. Cleaners ? can't stay in business, what with the d increase in operating costs, at the J 'war' prices." t J Dog Owners Urged - To Get Licenses Dog owners of Kings Mountain t who do not purchase dog license by t October 1, which is only five days 1 away, are in danger of losing their ( ' pets. I l This is the deadline which has 1 I been set by the city on purchase of J > dog licenses, and an advertisement -1 ? . puoiianea in tnis issue quotes the city ordinance which requires pur- j chase of such a license. r It is also stated that city police 0 will dispose of dogs unlicensed after-that date and that owners of un licensed dogs are subject to indict- I ment. c A total of 45 licenses has been is* r sued at the city hall through Thurs- c day, which hardly covers the city | dog population and leaves plenty In b danger at extermination. f m Certificate.showing vsocteatlsn a- t P gainxtrahiee must be presented be^ is u4to? dee t?!l? w. c a Griffin is the lesal dog vaccinator. s : U Pages J Today FIVE CENTS PER COPT Funeral Rites Held Wednesday For War Hero Funeral services for Capt. Civde luffstickler, U. S. Army < retired), vere held Wednesday afternoon it Joyce Memorial ARP church, wl h nterment following at Mountain Rest cemetery. Capt. Huffstickler, 52 years of age lied Sunday at Fort Myers, Fi t., vhere he had resided for the past 'ew months. Cause of death was a hroat ailment which he contracted vhile a war prisoner in the Philiplines. Until moving to Fort Myers, Capt. luffstickler resided here with his amiiy from April 1945. when he arived homp aft*?r ? - .. vcicutauuil The Kings Mountain army veterin died only a week after the death tf his father Albert Huffstickler Capt. Huffstickler served for '3t fears on active duty in the army, fe took part in the Mexican cam>aign in 1916-17, and participated n the St. Mihiel and Argonne ofensive during World War I. Ha vas stationed in the Philippines it he outbreak of World War II, an 1 vas taken prisoner on the fall of Jataan, April 7, 1942. Surviving are his mother, his vlfe, Mrs. Pearl Huffstickler, an i hree children, Mrs. Harold Earp, Ft Hyers, Fla., Jack Huffstickler of the irmy, apd Albert Huffstickler, a stu lent at the University of North Carilina. Also surviving are four sisters and i brother, Mrs. Bertie Murphy, Mrs. fell Smith, and Mrs. Minnie Bridges ill of Kings Mountain, and Mrs f. f. Barrett, of Gastonia, and R B. luffstickler of Gastonia. Pallbearers, members of the Otis ). Green Post 155, American Legion vere Hal D. Ward, John Henry Mosa ??? Villiam D. Byers, C. E. Warllck, W. C. Smith, and Commander John W. iladden. Fieezer-Lockei mock rustled - q Clftzens of Kings Mountain are teing urged this week to purchase tock in Kings Mountain Frozen'ood Locker, Inc., as the October 1 eadline for minimum stock sale otal of $30,000 nears. Meantime, Paul Mauney, secretary f the company, said he had no died reports on total amount sold Ince *he drive was launched last /eek, but said several salesmen had eported "subscriptions and promtes of subscriptions." He said he ouldn't estimate amounts sold. Goal of the group was to sell $20,00 in stock In the freezer-locker sonth. It was agreed at the Sepember 16 stock-holders meeting orporatlon prior to the first of the hat money for stock previously sold rhich totaled $9,600, would be reurned if the minimum amount ? stimated as the total needed to tart actual construction of a plant -were not reached. If the sales effort is successful, he coroporatlon proposes to build a 00-box plant to serve Kings Mounain and the surrounding area with eep-freeze cold storage for fruits, neats, vegetables and other prolucts, together with complete pressing plant. Par value of the stock is $100 per hare. In a statement last week, Presllent A S. Kiser, prominent Kings .fountain farmer, urged purchase of he stock to enable fruition of a proect "which will benefit both thu armers in the area and the citizens tenerally." Members of the stock sales com nircee were being urged this week o complete their work and report heir results. , Symphony Drive Being Pushed Kings Mountain citizens were bent urged this week to purchase anlual memberships in the North CarUna Symphony society. Mrs. Paul Mauney, chairman, said he could not give a complete retort on total amount of memberhips sold to data, since reports from ommlttee workers had not been acetved, but she added that the loot society la a long way from it* 7S0 goal. A number of citizen# and business Inns have responded to statements iy mailing la chscfcs for memberIdfU aba said, and others am beat naked to mall In membership hocks If possible. ; Members of the solicitation com gtttop am Mrs. Byron Setter, Mrs. Mhmy Mauney. Mrs. Joe Reddon,
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