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' POPULATION
In City Corporate Limits 6.574
Immediate Trading Area 15.000
VOL. 58 NO. 44
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FIRCMFN RHESTS I -
City f'temen will be guests of I ^
WSj Junior Chamber of Commerce at a 0
)Jtr dinner meeting to be held Tuesday
at 7 p. m. at the Trout Club. c
All city firemen areinvited to at- r
tend. ? n
JAYCEES BROADCAST a
John Ben Shepperd, national | g
president of the-Junior Chamber of , j
Commerce, will be heard with j(
Frank Fister and Justin Miller, a
president of the National Association
of Broadcasters in nation- r
wide broadcast over Mutual Sat- e
urday afternoon from 1:30 to 1:34. t
SYMPHONY FOND S530 e
Total receipts on the Kings ?
Mountain Symphony society drive e
for funds for the 1947-48 season to- f
taled $530 Wednesday, a gain of
.$100 during the past week, accord- ! ^
ing to an announcement by Mrs. j
Paul Mauney, chairman. Goal of ' n
the campaign is $750. 0
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NEW POLICEMAN H
N. M. Farr, chief of police, announced
yesterday, that Chester p
Una'Ara. former nltv-hiia rfrivpp hnc
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accepted duty with the depart- 0
ment replacing AaVon Allen, re- v
signed two weeks ago. The department
has also gone on an eight b
hour shift now instead of 12, he tl
said. v
SHOWN CHILD BETTER
Betty Brown, critically injured a
when hit by a motorc/cle October 0
21, was reported much improved s
by Gastpn Memorial hospital off I- v
clafs yesterdpy jnornfaA While hpr ?
? z'r'ft
feel she will recover. Earl Ledford, 0
M operator of the motorcycle who
W was also injured, was discharged j,
from the hospital Sunday. tl
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POST INCORPORATED i(
Charter for the Otis D. Green tl
Poat'155, The American Legion, is- Tl
sued by Secretary of State Thad a
Eure, last week, was filed Oct. 24 tj
In the office of E. A. Houser, Jr., j,
clerk of court. The purposes set a
forth under this charter for the or- ?
ganizatlon is to support and de- p,
fend the constitution, promote 100
per cent Americanism and provide
suitable memorials for those who ti
have served their country. Incor- 1
porators are J. B. Keeter, J. E. p
Herndon and Glee A. Bridges. .c
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TO NEAR DRY LEADER tl
Dr . L. E. Barton, of Montgomery, 1
Ala., well-known dry 1?dor, will
speak on the subject "Today's A- ?
larmlng Liquor Problem" at the v
First Baptnst church Thursday,
November 0, at 7:90 p. m. v
LIONS MUTING CHANGE |
The Kings Mountain Lions club .
# will meet lb November and De- 11
cember on first and third Thursdays
rather than on second and ,
* ' ' fourth Thursdays, it was qnnottnc- |
ed this week by W. K. Mauney, jr. .
president. Mr. Mauney said the t
S. action was taken to avoid holding
M meetings on Thanksgiving and fc
K Christmas nights. The club will r
W therefore hold its regular meeting:- <
at the high schdol cafeteria next %
Thursday night at 7 o'clock.
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Merchants Discussed i
Retail Sales Coarse
Director* of the Kings Mountain J
Merchant* association in meeting <
Monday night, discussed plana for ,
holding a lO-day distributive educa- t
tfcm course here, set a |B50 goal |or t
the annual Christmas opening event ,
and discussed parking problems a- 1
gain. ,
Miss Pu<nam, of the statejlepart. J
, some of the dlrsetors pointed out \
that S course conducted immediately
mould Interfere with the pre- j
PhlfeTsaid*the dty was Investlgat- !
tag parking meters and alder Alt- i
cussing the possibility of making a :
. parking lot on Kalhoad avenr^e.
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Mauney Gift
To Be Fonnally j
Given to City j
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formal presentation of the Jacob
i. Mauney Memorial Library and
>achers' Home to the City of Kings i
fountain, will take place Wednes- ;
lay afternoon, November 5. at four
clock at the librarv.
Clyde R. Hoey, of Shelby, North
Carolina's senior senator, ex-Govertor
and lifetime friend of the Mauey
family, will make the address '
t the presentation exercises.
The Kings Mountain Central High r
chool band, under the direction of
oe Hedden, will play for the oecas- {
on at a special poncert beginning
t 3:30 and continuing until 4:05. j
The invocation will be given by
lev. J. L. Morgan, D. D., president |
meritus of the North Carolina Lu- |
heran Synod. Following, the adIress
of Senator Hoey, W. K. Maun- j
y, representing the donor family, j
/ill present the library and teach- j
r's home to the city, with Mayor H.
om Fulton accepting for the city, t
Mrs. Vera Maimey Cooper, only
aughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. f
acob S. Mauney, whom the gift me- 1
toralizes, will unveil the portrait
f her parents which adorns the li- ~
rary. The portrait was painted by t
lenry Rood, Jr., of Greensboro. j_
The band will play "America" and 1
lev. W. H. Stender, president of the j
linlsterial association and pastor J
f St. Matthew's Lutheran church, '
/ill give the benediction. ]
Following the program, the li-' i
rary will be open to the public un- j \
11 9 p. m., and the teachers' home j <
/ill be open until 6 p. m. v j <
Kay Dixon, native of Kings Moun i j
ain, lifelong friend of the family,
nd president of the National Bank 1 |
f Commerce, of Gastonia,. will pre- (
ide at the presentation program, <
/hlch will be attended by a large |
umber .pf-out-of-town .citizens, as \
A handsome 16-page brochure has I
eeh prepared for persons attending
he.presentation by the Mauney fam V
ly. It includes pictures of the inter- ]
sr and exterior of the library and
eachers' hpme, pictures of the melorlal
plaque and of the late Mr.
rid Mrs. Mauney, the donors, and B
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nuuicn iu iiic iaic atn. aiiu mis. "
launey from Senator Hoey, Feder- E
il Judge E. Y. Webb, and by Dr. Mor H
an, In addition to a life sketoh of e
Ir. and Mrs. Mauney. d
First announcement of the gift c,
o the city was made in October &
946 by the Mauney family, when it n
purchased the Hord residence at the w
ornei of King street and Piedmont a
venue for that purpose. Since that a
Lme the family has expended a
arge capital outlay and much work 4
n completely renovating the resi- g
ienee for its twin purposes, with a
tew furnishings throughout, and
rlth newly landscaped grounds. a
The teachers' home has been in ?
lee since the opening of the present
chool yea^. Mr- ?nd Mrs. James
llmpeon are in charge of its mangement.
Mrs. Charles Campbell Is ?
ibrariaft.
Deed of the property to the city
provides that operation of the gift
hall be by a threC-man commission
ncludtng a representative of the
toard of city commissioner, board
>f adhool commissioners, and a mem
>er of the, Mauney family. Present
nake-up of the commission is Carl
r. Mauney, w, k.. Mauney, ana b. s.
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Donors are Samuel Augustus Mauley,
'Rufus Lawrence Mauney, Dous
Carl Mauney, William Kemp AaUney,
Mrs. Vera Mauney Cooper, .
ind the late Rev. John David Mau- 1
ley, children of Jacob S. and Mar
raret gUletta Mauney, and their ?
amllles. With the exception of Mrs. I
hooper, who lives at Chapel Hill
vhere her husband is Lutheran pasor,
all surviving children of the pimeer
Kings Mountain citizens are 1
imminent Kings Mountain citizens. >
Jacob S. Mauney (1B*6-1936> was 1
?orn near Cherryville in Gaston \
scanty. At 17 he became a member 1
>t 72nd Regiment Of Worth Carolina 1
rroope In the War Between the Sta- c
as in 1863Cand served with heroism t
ind distinction. He returned home at <
the age ot ?> and Was a farmer un
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MAUNEY MEMORIAL LIBRA
Jacob S. Mauney Memorial L
city in special ceremonies n
of the late Mr. and Mrs. Mai
:ourt Will Hear
letty Yarn Appeal
Appeal for review of the case ol
Van Colder Yarn Company, ol
New York. vs. Haywood E. Lynch
and D. C. Mauney. of Kings Mountain.
trading as Betty Yarn Mill
was granted by the State Supreme
court Wednesday, according to information
received here.
In tho suit In Clnvnlcmd Super'
Lor Court la July. Um Von Geldei
company wan awarded |udgmu><
against the Xing* Mountain fins
In tip amount ol I26.18t.71. Plain
till charged shipment oi yearn lr
Job's Cola Stock
Stock of Robert Abernethy i
ob's Cola Bottling Co., Inc., h?
een purchased by C. F. Allen, <
aytona Beach, Fla., and by W. <
licks, of Gastonia, it was annoum
d this week by R. B. Grigg, pres
ent.
Mr. Abernethy Is no longer as?
lated with the local firm, and M
Jlen has assumed the office of s*
stary . treasurer of the conceri
rith Mr. Micks as vtce-presiden
nd Mr. Grigg continues as pres
ent.
The firm is now bottling fit
rinks, Bob's Cola, Whistle orang
wanee grape, Swanee strawberr
nd Golden ginger ale.
Mr*. Everett Clonlnger Is servlr
s part-time bookkeeper, with M
lonlnger and John-Albany in cha
e of plant operations, Mr. Grig
aid.
He also announced that, In recei
radlng by the county health off
er, the firm was given a sa nit a tic
core of 100.
ABMIST1CE SEHMOfc
Rev. Vt H. Stender, pastor of St
Matthew's Lutheran church, wll
preach the sermon at a communi
ty - wide service at First Baptis
church November 9, In local ob
servance of Armistic Day, It wai
announced this week by John W
Gladden, Legion commander. Thi
special service is under sponsor
ship of the Legion and VFW.
Mde Graham R
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r iinerai xuies u
Funeral services for Pride Gr
1am Ratterree, 53, prominent Kin,
fountain citizen who died at ti
lome here Sunday morning at 4:;
vere held Monday morning-at tl
lome at 11 o'clock. Rev. W. L. Prw
y, paster of Boyee Memorial Al
:hurch, conducted the rites and i
erment followed In Mountain R<
emetery.
Mr. Ratterree, a native of Cles
and CuUQty and at the time of 1
iaath a salesman for Lincoln (
ind Ralnt company, succumbed fi
owing a five-week illness. He Ion
Sastonia and for C. D. Kenny cw
?any.
Be was the son of Sumpter Colui
Ma Ratterree and the late Mrs. Ct
itain ?.
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RY AND TEACHER'S HOME?Shown ob
.lbraxy and Teacher'* Home which will I
ut Wednesday alter noon. The donors ai
uney. pioneer KingsMountain citizens.
Body Of Pic. Felmc
i Arrived At New Yo
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1 I Among the bodies of 6,200 fallen
j servicemen returned to the United 1
' States this week aboard the USAT
' j Joseph V. Connolly, was Pfc. Felmer J
L. (Pete) Lynn, U. S. Army, who was
killed in action in Germany on No- j
v/pmKnr O 1 QAA
J Pfc. Lynn who was employed at
Park Yarn Mill before entering ser1
vice March 15, 1944, was first reported
missing In action. He landed
1 In France In September 1944 and sec
yrfd, iaJtelMfrm JthdLuxembourg.
tew, fits pttf6nt4i Mr. &nd Mrs. v.
C. Lynn, three sisters, Mrs. Jo(in Mitchem,
Mrs. Austin Barrett, and Miss
Marene Lynn, and a brother, J. C <
Lynn.
The body of Pfc. Lynn, along with
n the majority of the others returned
ls aboard the Connolly, was Interred at
3f Henri Chapelle cemetery, Eupen,
n Belgium. The body is to arrive sit the
Charlotte Quartermaster depot for
j. disposition according to the wishes
of the family. ,
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* Successful Floral
f Fair Held Friday
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e, In spite of heavy rain last Friday
y, ?some of which found its way into
the Woman's Club kitchen ? the
ig annual club Floral Fair was reportr.
ed to be quite successful from all
r- points of view by club official.
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Large crowds, including a number
of out-of-town guests, attended i
j. the Fair, dining room service did
>n booming business, and bazaar coun
ters hung up the "soldout" signs
early,
Mrs. i, K. Willis and Mrs. E. W.
j Griffin, co-chairmen of the event,
' this week thanked all persons who
had a part in presenting the annual
1 Fair.
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news material, floral fair prize wins
'ners were, of necessity, omitted from
this week's edition. They will be
published next week.)
atterree Succumbs;
inducted Monday
a- r!e Amanda Herndon Ratterree.
gs A veteran of World War I, in
lis which he served with the 81st Infan30
try division, he was prominent 'In
lie affairs of tlte local American Lets
glon post, having served many years
OP as adjutant. He was a member of
n- the AMP church, and a member of
ist the board of deacons.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Buth
,* Wicker ftatterree, a son,,'Pride, Jr.,
of Staunton, Va.. his father, and a
J brother, Bright D. Ratterree, also of
>l* Kings Mountain.
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in Active pallbearers were members
m- of the ARP church board of deacons,
C. L. Black, Wendell pMlfer, Oetarj
m- McCarter, Llndaay McMackin, T. H.
u-1 Crawford and f. D. Fultonu
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of Library
ore is a recent picture of the
t># formally presented to the
re children and grandchildren
r (Pete) Lynn
ik On Connolly
Freeze-Locker
Board To Meet
... Directors . of . Kings . Mountain.
.Freezer-Locker, Inc., will meet at.
.the Margrace Mill office Monday,
.night at 7:30, it wgs .announced.
. yesterday.
Meantime all members of the
stock-canvassing committee are
being urged to provide the so ere
HT>ral weeks 090 to renew efforts
to sell e minimum of $30,000 in
i stock, regarded as necessary to
launch the proposed Kings Mountain
locker plant, with the provision
that, should the goal not be
reached, previous stock subscriptions
would be returned to purchasers.
Mis. Hehn Heads
Girl Scont Gioup
Mrs. Otto Hehn was named chairman
of the King? Mountain Girl
Scout committee at a meeting at
the Lutheran church Monday night
and the group announced plans foi
a $750 fund drive, as the Kings Moun
tain share in a county-wide campaign
which has as its goal $6,000
W. W. Tolleson, who was named
flhance chairman of the local com
mittee, will be In charge of the fund
raising campaign. Mrs. A. W. Kin
caid was named co-chairman of th<
Kings Mountain committee.
At the Monday night meeting, at
tended by representatives of clvi<
clubs, troop leaders and Interestec
parents, Miss Fannie Funderburk
executive director of the Pioneer A
rea council, presented to the grouj
the over-all work of the council anc
the need for a town committee ir
Kings Mountain.
Mrs. Neisler Head
Of Seal Sale Group
Mrs. W. C. Stallings, secretary o
the Cleveland County Tubercula
Association, announced this weel
that Mrs. Hunter R. Neisler has beei
appointed chairman of the Persona
Solicitation Committee of the 194
Christmas Seal Sale in Kings Moun
tain.
Mrs. Neisler and her committe
will contact all business firms am
industries In the town to ask then
to buy Christmas Seal Bonds. Thl
campaign will get underway Mon
day, November 3 and will contlnui
for two weeks.
The money raised will be added t
that given to the regular fund, th
ale which begins November 24 am
will -be uaed to combat tuberculosl
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in v.ieveiana uiuniy.
. Thts year's goal has Bdeti Set s
$8,000 and of that amount. $2,500 1
expected to be given by the bd sines
firms and.industrial plants of th
county. The quota for MM-Neisler1
committee to obtain from King
Mountain's businessmen is $700.
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FIVE CENTS PER COPY
ton Case
, Dayton Case Is
Thiown Out By
Grand Jury
The State took a nc! pros with
leave Thursday morning in Cleveland
Superior Court in its charge of
embezzlement against Thomas To:)pleton
of Kings Mountain.
A no! pros with leave means that
the district solicitor can re-open the
I case at a future date on the presentation
of further evidence.
The court entrv read: "In the
case of the State vs. Tempieton, no!
pros with leave. Next case "
Mr. Tempieton. former Kings
Mountain school teacher, had been
free under S2.000 bond after a Cleveland
county grand jtlry had rei
turned a true bill on charge of embezzlement
of 81,685 in the opera
uons of s. & T. Furniture company,
j here, in which the defendant and
> Frank Sisk. local mortician, were
i partners. Mr. Sisk was the prosecuj
tinp witness in the grand jury heari
ing last July.
Thrown out. even before it reachj
ed the court, was the charge of murder
against Haroldotis Dayton, state
[.highway pafolman stationed here,
who had been bound over by a rei
eorder's court jury in connection
with the death of Carl Short, Cher]
ryvilie police chief.
The grand jury, of which George
W. Mauney of Kings Mountain was
foreman, failed to return a true bill
j on the charges, which had been
pressed by Short's family, following
i acquittal of Dayton by a coroner's
! jury here.
Dayton had been free under bond
i of $2,300, since being bound over.
The grand jury, in effect, repeated
I the verdict of tha coroner's Jury
I which ruled the shooting of Short
Justifiable.
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I i ne snooting occurred on the
i York Road the night of August 19,
[ when Dayton tried to arrest Short
I on a charge of drunken driving. In
the fracas which followed, Dayton
received a severe knife wound in the
| arm.
The family's attorney said Wedsubsequent
grand juries, but It was
generally doubted if the charges
would be sustained.
in other actions by the court, Carl
Carpenter, of Kings Mountain, was
sentenced to serve three years in
the State penitentiary for bigamus
cohabitation with a woman whom
he had attempted to marry while
married to another woman. Carpen!
ter plead nolo contendere.
' The charge of assault with a deadly
weapon with intent to kill against
Ruth Rhodes was continued. The defendant
had waived hearing in recorder's
court here, on charges of
wounding Russell Crockett with a
| shotgun blast.
, Wayne Morefield and John Daniel
Crocker, youthful co-defendants on
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i uiree cnarges 01 DreaKing ana en'
terlng and larceny here and in Gro.
ver, each were given eight-month
sentences and two additional twoyear
suspended sentences.
! Library Is Ghrtn
! S3 Volumes Oi Books
^ The Jacob 3. Mauney Memorial
j Library this week acknowledged
gifts of 63 volumes of books.
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Among the books given were:
1 ! From Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Herndon
, | and family, 11 volumes of "Source
i Records of the Great War"; six voli
umes by Curwood: six volumes by
iTarkington; 10 volumes. "The Wit
land Humor of America": one vollume,
"Songs from the Slums,"
I From Mrs. William Farley, nine
'(volumes on 'The Twins," by DoroT
thy Whltehill.
l From Aubrey Mauney, 20-volume
1 set "Outline of Knowledge" and a
7 miscellaneous assortment.
Mall Messenger
i Bids Are In+lted
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Sealed proposals will be received
e by W. E. Blakely, postmaster, through
November 7 at 4 p. m. for the po9
sltlon of mall mesenger at thie local
|! postofflce, aocording to bulletin
board notices at the postofflce and
at the City Hgll. .
it '*1. t; drrtils, i&o has held this pos
sltlon for several years, has resigned,
tt was announced: All Irrfornifctloi*,
e as to equipment required la contftln'
ed In the netlee, and application
a blanks may be secured from the
postmaster. '
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