POPULATION
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Immediate Trading Area 15.000
VOL. 58 NO. 42
| Local News
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LUTHERAN BROTHERHOOD
The Men's Brotherhood of St.
Matthew's Lutheran church will
hold their annual public meeting,
Sunday evening, October 19
at 7:30 p. m. The theme of the
.service this year is "Witnessing
for Christ." The Dresident of the
brotherhood, Dr. W. L. Mauney,
will preside and the following
l i will appear on the program:
p .George H. Mauney, A. S. Kiser,
James Simpson and Laney Dettmar.
Special music will be rendered
by the juhior choir under the
direction of Mrs. T. T. Templeton,
with Mrs. Aubrey Mauney
as organist. All the men of the
church are urged to be present,
and the public is cordially invited.
NAVY RECRUITER
Chief C. it Clary of the Spartanburg
Navy Recruiting Station will
visit Kings. Mountain on Oct. 21,
22, 23, and 24. Chief Clary will be.
located In the Kings Mountain
Post office and will be available to
give interested young men full in'
formation on enlisting and re-enlisting
in the U. S. Navy.
TWO MEN NOMINATED
James G. Ratterree and Thaniel
A. Bell, of Kings Mountain, have
been nominated by President Truman
for recess appointments as
commissioned officers in the regular
army and air force. Mr. Bell
was promoted to first lieutenant
and Mr. Ratterree to captain. The
appointments, a routine matter,
must be confirmed by the Senate
when Congress reconvenes.
BUILDING PERMITS
Three permits for new homes
were issued at City Hall by S. A.
Crouse, city clerk, during the past
week. Totaling $5,400 the new permits
were: Junior Boles,
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' street, $3,000. *
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LIONS MEETING
H. L. (Hub) McOlnnis, Shelby
pianist, will present an entertainment
program at the regular
meeting of the Kings Mountain
Lions club to be held at- the high
school cafeteria next Thursday evening,
October 23, It was announced
yesterday. Dan Huffstetler Is
in charge of the program.
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Aviators Discuss
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Air-Markma Here
Importance of air-marking (or the
safety of aviators and development
of aviation was the chief topic ol
discussion at the Tuesday night
night meeting of the Cleveland
County Aviation club held at the
Woman's Club.
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George WAshburn, oC.Shelbg.'Whc
discussed air-marking as a part ln
the development of a regular skyway
from New York to Lee Angelas,
a project now getting consideration
from aviators snd Chambers of Com
merer over the proposed route, told
of the difficulty private flyers have
s In keeping on course over most ol
V this state and others. He said an airmarked
town frequently means the
difference between a safe-landing
and a crack-up for private flyers.
He, President Harold Hunnicutt
and G. A. Bridges discussed briefly
the proposed Skyway No. 1 from
New York to Los Angeles via Washington,
Greenville and Atlanta,
which: will be a 40-mile atrip, wells
air-marked and which will cross
i Kings Mountain and Shelby, with
Kings' Mountain in the virtual center.
This coast-to-coast route would
then enable private flyers to fly
coast-to-oosst without fear of getting
tyet, it was pointed out. - x <
President .Hunnicutt pointed out
commercial ooaslbtlltiea of the
rout*. Since North Carotins doss not
tax aviation^ gasr-llne,hp sald^Cle
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Everything was pronounced In ||j
readiness yesterday for next Thurs- H
day night's square dance at the high m
school gymnasium, which is anoth- M
er in a aeries being sponsored by the
Kings Mountain Kiwanis club.
It was announced by the commit- 1
tee In charge that Hamrick's Music- 51,
Makers -of Shelby will furnish mu- at
sic for the occasion. It was also an- we
nounced that efforts are being made 11
to obtain Griffin P.,Smith of Shelby Mi
as pallor- Mr. Smith has quite a re- ed
. putatlon in this area for-his profi- <
ciency dt calling the turns at square D.
dances, .* , ' tei
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Thursday's event will get under- an
way at A o'clock.
Advance ticket sale Is being con- an
ducted by members of the club and- mi
considerable success has been re- yy,
ported, indicating another large j
, crowd. 1^1]
The club sponsored two square y,
; aanoes ur spring, out tne rortncom- ^
lac dance 1* the first of the fall sea- j*.
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Statement Issued yesterday by the -ftj
1 committee In charge read: Ch
"The r iasmlteti has been pleased jn
r by the advano^ticket sale which In- so
dlcates that the square dance la
meeting with a popular reception. ~
, We wish to point out that event la M
, declined for the Whole family, men ,
i women, and children, and wll be an
evening of wholesome' entertain,
ment, for both spectators and par'
tlclpairtt-'^.^v;
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, thdt proceeds of the event wll go to jy
, the support of worthy club projects, l
"We want to urge ell to attend a
the dance, and to look forward to a .
y gala evening's 'entertainment"
Tickets ate60 cents, tax Included, w
Gault's Receives i
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t editor, of tho current year'a
Ml newspaper which is published
ear made its appearance Wednes[old
BigJSqnaxe
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filler Funeral
[eld Saturday
Funeral rites for Martin Z. Miller,
Lincoln county native who died
hi* home in Chester, Va., Oct. 9,
;re held here Saturday morning at
o'clock at the home of a slater,
a. J. A. Neialer. Interment followin
Mountain Rest cemetery.
Conducting the rites were Rev. P.
^Patrick, pastor of First PresbyIan
church and Rev. W. H. Stenr,
pastor of St Matthew's Luther church.
Mr. Miller succumbed following
illness of two years. He was unirried.
He was a vetrean of World
ar I.
Surviving are his parents, Mr. and
s. Clarence P. Miller, of Chester,
u, and the following brothers and
iters; Mrs. J. A. Nelsler, Mrs. Ball
Finger, and Robert D. Miller, all
Kings Mountain, Jacob E. Miller,
lea, Okia., Clarence J. Miller,
iSster, Vs., Mrs. R. G. Morrison, oi
ckory and Mrs. R. F. Plaxico, oi
utRRort
Pallbearers were Dar. Finger, Carl
nger, Clarence Morrison, J.. E.
tuney, Martin McCarter, and Chai
I E. Warlick.
PRESBYTERY MKT
Regular quarterly meeting of
lingers, and elders of the Kings
lountain Presbytery was held at
ong Creek church Tuesday with
number of Kings Mountain cittens
attending. Or. W. L. Ramseur
'as delegate from First Presbyterin
church, Kings Mountain.
ana List Oi Prix
ompetition; Even
A total of 98-prizea awalt'wlnners
top MaNh at thO Woman'* dub
Vt fair, If wap announced
la week by Mr*. J. H. Arthur and
MT&Patt***!. * ' '
rhe large number of prMfee.'-eonbuted
by bualnee*. firm* of tha
y, will be-dUplayed In the winw
of Baker Grocery beginning
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, Friday. October 17. 1947
City Board Is j
Investigating
Parking Meters
The present city board of commissioners,
with its agenda docket materially
cleared in a special meeting
the week before, held its shortest'
regular session at the City Hall Tues j
I Hot/ nloht
Only minor actions were taken,
though t) e l>oard continued discussion
of the proposal advanced by the
Merchants Association for the in- i
stallation of parking meters to a alleviate
the parking problem. Mayor
H. Tom Fulton reported receipt of a
! letter from a parking meter firm
promising estimates on the meters,
and, without taking any action, the
board continued discussion of the
feasibility of installing meters.
Attention was called to several
street extensions being requested, I
and it was pointed out that the city j
was required to hold deeds to property
for streets it services.
Principal action of the evening
concerned a proposal from Phenfx ,
Mill to sell its light system to the
city. After discussion, Commission- <
er Carl F. Mauney moved that the
city offer this company a sum of
$350 for the system. Mr. Nelsler sec- ]
onded. i
In another matter. Hie board voted \
to allow D. C. Mauney two years interest
on the $577.50 purchase price j
of nine lots of the old ball park j
property, with the amount of the in- j
terest to be deducted from paving 1
bills on Ridge and Oriental streets. ]
The motion was made by Commis- (
sioner Tommy Ellison, with Commissioner
Marriott Phifer seconding. ,
All members of the board were
present.
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Wildlife Meeting '
Tonight At 7 P. M.
Election of officers for 1948 heads
the agenda of a call meeting tonight ;
(Friday) of Kings Mountain Sportsmen's
Wildlife club according to j
announcement by Joe Lee Woodward.
president. i
rfa lJas jdnh.. composed u. hunter** <
nSftdErten, fmmn, and tmier persons
interested In wildlife, Will be j
completing it's first year on Oct. 31. * j
First year membership totaled 98. ;
Also on thcLagenda of the meeting
is discussion of a "shoot" similar to
the one held last Nov. 20 at which |
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A special invitation to attend I
tonight*s meeting ban been issued ]
to all persons interested In resto-.
.ration of wildlife in the state, officials
of KNSWC announced yesterday.
Farmers are especially,
urged to attend. City Hall 7 p. m.
sportsmen vied for prizes for best j1
shot in several different targets and I
gun combinations.
Current officers of the club in addition
to President Woodward are:
SamDavis, vice president; C. T. Carpenter,
Jr., secretary - treasurer;
Hunter R. Nelsler, 3-year director;
> Jim Cole, 2-year director; ana T. C.
, "Red" McKee, 1- year director. {,
Plans will also be discussed for
I the annual membership drive which
|S already underway. Goal of the
, drive Is ISO members or more for
; 1MB.
> The local club Is affiliated with
Nor: h Carolina Wildlife Federation,
Inc., a state organization that won a
"divorce" for the division of game
I and Inland fisheries from the depart
ment of conservation and development
at the last'General Asembly,
resulting in creation of the Wildlife
Resources Commission.
< .ARRIS ELECTED
J Ollle Harris Kings Mountain
mortician has been elected junior
vice commander of the district
Veterans of Foreign Wars organization.
Col. Peyton McSwaln
Shelby lawyer, was named dls- i
trict commander.
eg Axe Offered In
it To Be Held Ode
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^ .Chrysanthemums?Mrs. M. A.
Warn in charge.
* Root collection, ' large Chenille
bath rug?Keeters.
Boat collection hardy garden?fl
cash. Kinas Mountain B. A L Aaao.
**Ct collection, pompom* and
button-type?43 cash, O. W. King.
Beat collection, Miscellaneous ?
crystal bowl and plate, Eagle's.
DahUaa?Mrs. N. F. McGtll, In
Beat^coUect^on large type?Basket
'll^ ?rttSc0???Ii?Tn?nt--<et o<
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i felt collection pompom or mill,'
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Local Negro First c
Returned Casualty *
The body of Pvt. Eugene Miller. "]
Kings Mountain colored soldier _
who lost his life early in the war. 1
was the first to arrive on home "
soil in the services plan to return
the remains of casualties when
next-of-kin request it. | ta
Miller is one of the men for | p,
whom Owens-Miller Post 338, col- I .
ored American Legion post here, j t),
is named. . er
His nearest relative is listed by I ?,
the army as Katie W. Miller, his j
mother, of route 1, Kings Moun- tv
tain. sr
Returned casualties in this area j or
will be sent to the Charlotte Quartermaster
Depot, where army offi- p,
cials will contact next-of-ldfi for w
funeral arrangements. Informa- jn
tion on the arrival of Pvt. Miller's rc
body had not been received Thurs- st
day. Pvt. Miller was serving in the m
Pacific area and his body arrived j,
on the Honda Knot which put in ce
at San Francisco last week. c<
The Moantaineei z
Begins New Year ^
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First 1947-48 edition of The d<
Mountaineer, monthly high school ti
newspaper made its appearance
Wednesday. ai
The four-page, tabloid-size news- It
?aper, is filled with school news "i
!rom both the high school and
grammar grade departments, with a
this year's first edition giving h
more space to pictures than form- w
er ones. rr
The staff is continuing the F
"Who's Who" feature, with pictur- r<
ss and one-paragraph sketches about
outstanding high school stu- T
ients, and added a "Who's Who" f
tor grammar grade students. ^
The ever-present gossip column
goes under the title "Super Duper 8
Snoopers," and the column is well- 8
filled with names and situations. F
The masthead lists the following n
siaii: jgmes moss, eaitor, sonny
Moss, associate editor; Fred Mc- .
Daniel, managing editor; Bill Cashion,
associate managing editor; Ed
wins Davis, news editor; Wallace ,
Shockiey, feature editor; Oren- Fultfmd
RobawflseMs Sglits'?I ? -J
tors;' Bern ice Harrison, exchange
editor; Charles Wilson, grammar
grade news; Dan Britt and Betty Howard,
art editors; Joyce Cllne
and Iva Jean Williamson, copy edi- *
tors; Dovis Ervin and Charles Ham ?
pton, assistant copy editors; Jim- I
mlt Hudglns and Bobbie Simmons,
typists; and Bobby Bridges, 'stu-'
dent council representatives. Miss
Alice Ridenhour is faculty super- tl
visor. 01
Winkler, Fink \
Retained Here
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Ministerial appointments announ- l
ced Monday by the Western North
Carolina Methodist conference at t<
its closing session in Charlotte left p
Kings Mountain's Methodist pastor- 0
ates unchanged, with Rev. J. G. \
Winkler returning to Kings Moun- fj
tain for his seventh year, and Rev. ?i
G. W. Fink returning to Grace chur- tl
ch for the second year. tl
Closest change affecting the Kings
Mountain vicinity was assignment tl
of Rev; E. A. Bingham to the Concord a
El Bethel charge, replacing Rev. C. b
W. Avett. Rev. Mr. Marshall has
been serving at Marshvllle. ' 8
For the third consecutive year, <>
Central Methodist church, was able b
to break the so-called four-year plan p
In "holding" Rev. Mr. Winkler. The y
churph had made a special effort
to have Mr. Winkler continue as s
Central pastor. '
Rev. W..A. Stanbury was returned 2
as superintendent of the Gastonia
district, and E. H. Blackard, prominent
Charlotte pastor, became pastor
of Main Street Methodist church,
of Gastonia, succeeding the late [
Rev. Claude Moser.
Floral Fair
iber 24th
?Percolator, Roses.
Roses?Mrs. J. E. Herndon In char- i
ga.
Best collection mixed?-Hobby Box ]
candy, Kings Mountain Drug Co. 1
Best collection pink ? pyrex baking
dish, Center 8ervice.
Best collection yellow- covered ,
pyrex dfsh. Center Service.
.Best single specimen?Can of F. F.
F. Cookies, J..E. Afeffcqlgt A Son. . k
Holiday Table Decoration ? Mrs.
i. 9. norman in cnarfe.
Mom beautiful?est of ruga, J. E.
Hern don Co. '
Second bet Pyux plate, Phlfer
Hardware Co.
Wm llowara?Mra. Carl Mayee .
In charge.
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FIVE CENTS PER COPT
ionth Piedmont
teachers Meet
iet For Friday
School children in Kings Moun
in city schools will get a holiday
rida>, as school is suspended for
ie annual meeting in Charlotte of
e South Piedmont district teach
s, division of the North Carolina
ducat ion association.
The full-day session will feature
/o general sessions, in addition to
>ecial meetings for various teachg
roups.
Whether or not the meeting would
oduce fireworks as did last year's
as speculative. At last year's meet
CT f Wo .
bi vviiiciiiivu ucicK?it:a uveride
the recommendations of their
ate leaders on pay increase deands
and adopted a pay-schedule
>mand for an approximate 40 pernt
increase. The South Piedmont
invention action formed the bulark
of the withln-the-ranks revolt
hich (1) helped to obtain a higher
ay increase for teachers than the
reviously sought 20 percent, and
J) materially affected the annuai
CEA elections in which R. L. Fritz,
[ Hudson, was elected state presi
ent in a precedent-shattering aeon.
This year the possible fireworks
gain concern Mr. Fritz, who was
>ader of last year's South Piedmont
revolt."
Some school authorities anticipate
n effort to put the convention be
ind Mr. Fritz in his difficulties
dth the North Carolina School comlission,
which has suspended Mr.
ritz's teaching certificate after ir
?gularities in his Hudson school ac)unts
were reported by auditors,
he state board is still weighing the
tatter of criminal prosecution of
Ir. Fritz.
Mr. Fritz is scheduled to bring
reetlngs to the South Piedmont
roup in its first general session
riday morning at the Charlotte Artorv.
J. E. Huneycutt, Kings Mountain
igh school principal, who is chair*
tan of the convention's resolutions'
ommlttee, and Don L. Parker, preslent
of the Kings Mountain NCEA
Alt will head the delegation to the
ftnvfcntlon. Majority of local teachrs
are expected to attend.
Montonia Report
Is Expected Soon
Naming Lake Montonia as one of
ie most beautiful lakes in this part
f the country, Randolph Shields,
f the North Carolina fisheries deartment,
announced that a comlete
report on the lake will be
lade soon. , - n_
Mr. Shields made a survey on the
ike on Oct. 8 and 9 at the request
f a special committee from the
;ake Montonia club.
Purpose of the survey is to desrmine
what should be done to imrove
stocks of fishes In the lake In
rder to make fishing there better,
iany local fishermen have been
siting the lake for hottra during
he past tew years without luck and
he committee was named to study
he situation In order to remedy it
The survey showed, according to
he Inspector, a good hatch of brim
nd bass but no appreciable num
ers of crapples, carp, or catfish.
Ideal conditions for increasing
tocks of fish in the lake exist, acordlng
to the preliminary report,
ut committeemen warned that the
rocess will take from one to two
ears to show expected results.
telephone Company
leeks Rate Hike
Southern Sell Telephone & Telegraph
Company has ashed the
North Carolina UtUtlee Commissi
on for an increase In residential
rates. It was announced from
Hal sigh this week.
According to the Xeleigh announcement.
which listed rate Increases
requested for larger dUee
of tho state, the rate Increase requests
for other dtles. thought to
Include Kings Mountain, would be
IS seats per mouth additional for
residential telephone subscribers.
W. C. Adams, of Oastonla, supervisor
st the area Inrludtng
Kings Mountain, sold bis company
hoi net pirifid his efftee with
information about the Increase.
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Members of the Kings Mountain
Junior Chamber of Commerce will
hold tkefr regular aeml-monthly
upper at the Woman's Club Tuesday
night at 7 o'olook.
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