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Immediate Trading Area Vj,000
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LUTHERAN FILM
- The Hollywood produced film,
"And Now I See," will be shown
at St. Matthew's Lutheran church
Sunday evening, November 16th
at 7:30 p. Nm. The film was made
as a part 6f the Work of the Committee
on Stewradship.and tells
the story of the manifold work of
tiie United Lutheran churclr in.
America. It is a part of the benevolent
work of the church in rSls
ing the double apportionment for
benevolence for 1948 at a special
. Thanksgiving to God for His gufdk
n ance. The picture features Mr.
Frank Morgan as the interpreter"
ami contains also an address frQih
the president of The Church, Dr.'
Franklln Fry. It st ows action
scenes of the various boards and
presen s in a most interesting
manner the chattenge and needs
of the church. The public is cordially
invited.to sec this picture.
\ EXECUTIVES CLUB
"World Feace ? Not Whether
?. ' But How" will be the topic of an
address by Ismet SanH, Turkey's
Byron Keeter and B-jS.-Neili attended
the annual meeting of the
I Lincoln ton Chamber of Commerce
I - held at Lincolnton Monday night. *
I School Bobbex;
E Thre* local youths admitted after
I questioning Wednesday *jrlocal poIke
offlceft-lO^aklma and enterI
" ntg^rtaid^ a?d &l^t1n
I The trio entered the building aft
I ?r breaking a window pane, accord
le?e taken from th student supply
B . The youths wUl be given hearing
aid in urging P^Sl
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inounce Plans
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Santa Claus will make his annual
pre-Christmas visit to Kings Mountain
on December 5, it was announced
this week by the Kings Mountain
Merchants Association, which is already
busy making arrangements
for the annual Christmas opening
event in the city.
Santa's visit will feature a big
cnristmas parade beginning at 5:30
on the afternoon of the fifth, and
large crowds are expected to attend
the function.
Among the parade features will
hie three divisions for children, inciuding
a pet parade, a wagon event
and a bicycle event. Hilton.
Ruth Is chairman of this branch of
the contest and prizes will be awarded
to'winners. The wagon event will
be open to children 12 years old and
under, while the bicycle contest will
be dpen to children 15 years and under.
Initial plans call for participation
of the Kings Mountain high school/
band and several out-of-towns, Boy'
Scouts, floats, and several other features,
which will be announced later,
Ned McGlll, secretary.of. the Mer
vi.wmo c*ojuliauun, Sdiu lllttl llliudl
plans call for the biggest-aad best
Christmas opening event in the history
of the city.
In Cooperation with the program,.
It has been announced that the city
will install Christmas street lights
In time for the parade and visit of
Old Nick.
The event will murk the opening
of the Christmas shopping season
with"Christmas goods by t^at date.
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McKinney Bank's
Assistant Cashier
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James (X McKinney, of Cliffslde
and Fort Bragg, has assumed the
dutie; of assistant cashier and head
teller of the First National Bank
here, it was announced this week by
F. R. Summers, president.
Mr. Mcl^nney assumed his duties
Wednesday, succeeding L. Gilbert
fiord, who resigned in August to at
cept .the position of cashier with the
Security Bank and Trust Company,
of Fytiest City.
Mr. McKinney was for nine years
mnlovM) at th? Hnnaa hank nt PI Iff
side. He then enXer*?~he army Vnjk
served in the finance department'
until his discharge over a year ago.
Since that time he has been a civilian
employee at Fort Bragg, as cashier
bt the disbursing department, finance
division at Fort Bragg. 1
Mr. McKinney Is a^arflpd and has
one son- Pending hls-obtalning of
housing acceipmodatlons here, his
family Is ren^HKgr Fayettevllie.
The bank Jffob-dpuiou need that
Miss Metba JVattAson, daughter of
Mr. and Mr* WUpWatterson had
been added %6 <{v personnel of the
bank In the bciXkeeplng depart???r**
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Auxiliary Postal
Route It Addbd
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An auxiliary route has been Brides
to ths city delivery mall
route, It was announced yesterday
py Postmaster W. K. Blakely.
I ., The auxiliary route Ihcludes several
additions to the former routes
I ?f Ctty c*"**2LWlI?y'Blaitton and
t parceT post deliverifiaS^Ware
t?*hey^w
I The add,tto*? Include 15 hcRjMfc
on W. Gold street, two houses on Co
forth strtet, fhre cm W. Klngr nlne
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e Annual C
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Kings Mountain. N. C.. Frida
tile Plant
Selling Course ?
Launched Tuesday
With 35 Enrollees 1
Thirty-five Kings Mountain sales
! people were present at the City Hall M
Tuesday night, for the first of a two- ?
| week course on techniques of sell- H
' ing being offered jointly by the Merchants
Association and the distributive
education department of,the 2(
State Department of Education, in hi
[cooperation with city school offi-i ci
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' The enrollees, representing a dozen
local business li.ins, will attend
classes on alternate evenings throuj
gh November 21 at the City Hall at nJ
6 p. m. The classes last one hour. ! ?
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Mrs. Delle Putnam, of the state ; tt
1 department, is in charge of the classes.
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Ned McGill, secretary of the Mer
j chants association, reported considerable
enthusiasm over the class,j
on part of both instructors and enrollees,
and he said late enrollees
will be welcome. Fee of 50 cents per I
student, usually paid by the busi- i
ness firm, covers complete cost of i
the course. I
The course has been offered in j jr
many cities throughout .the state. **
| "We do not expect this course to |
i completely revolutionize merchan- '
I dizing in Kings Mountain." officials I V
conducting the course said, "but we :ai
boliPVP it will VACIllt *r? milhh Knffnr
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| service to patrons of Kings Mounj
tain business firms participating in
I the course." ,
Grayson's Jewelry H
To Open Thursday u
GraysonSloc'at"ed
In the.rultpn bill! ding dh Moun- feJ
taip, street in the quarters formerly Da
occupied by Bridges Auto Parts, '111 |or
formally open next Thursday morn- .
ing, it was announced yesterday by
T. W. Grayson, proprietor of the new
establishment.., , ?r'
The new business firm will offer tor
a complete jewelry line, including j P?1
watches, diamonds, other rings, all- JL'
verware, and in addition a complete yy|
selection of gift items, Mr. Grayson i 1
said, as well as a jewelry repair ser- M,
vice. . col
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The^building had been repainted
and floored with asbestos tile, and qu
new fixtures are , being > installed ho
throughout . \ dii
Dr.
Mr. Grayson announced that spevial
prizes will be given early vial- pr<
tors to the firm on opening day. tlo
B. T. Wilson, watchmaker, will <
be in charge of the repalr depart* we
meat. ' toi
Jtff. Grayson, who came here in, **]
IBM with Durham Life Insurance
company, from Lin coin ton, waa for*
Ph#fly associated with Condry and
rate Jeweiry until ism. Me entered
the army, serving 3 years, Including
fWo yean In Europe with the CI
10th Armored division. Mrs. Grayson t)
M:the former Miss Maxine Boggs, of
Fallston, formerly a teacher In the
Kings Mountain city schools. *1
"We expect to offer a fine aelec- R
tlon of quality Jewelry," Mr. Gray- u(
son said, "and we hope all who pos-1
sihly can will attend our Opening
next Thursday to Inspect our new; "
firm." ?
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Final Bites Foi Fel
Casualty, To Be Hi
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Funeral .services for Felmer *L. an
(Pete) Lynn,. Kings -Mountain war 1
casualty whose body has been re- tal
filmed fnt hurint rltM Here u/111 he I
held Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at
at Mae*^'?tuav3aptist church. tlo
The j <d / of Ptc. Lynn arrived In IB
Kings Mountain from tly Charlotte (at
quartermaster depot Thursday and wj
will he at Slak Funeral home until Ht
2 o'clock Sunday. It will ttysh lie In tei
state at the church for an hour prior no
to the funeral. >? . ;.iw
OfOctatln* at the rli** wlllhe Rev. TDu
smnw k.
pastor pt fV* Nazarene church of Ml
Charlotte; Rev. Hal Robinson, pastor nru
of First Methodist church, of ^oores th(
vllle. Rev. O. S. Long, pastor of Da- Ml
Vld'a Chapel Baptist dkfeffl, and Mi
Rev. John Cloningcr. Lj
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y. November 14, 19)7
s Instituti
,ity Makes Tei
o Install Park
(erchants To Suspend i
all-Holidays Soon "J,1'
Wednesday afternoon, November [)a
?, will be the final weekly half- ! sta
oliday for Kings Mountain mer- | cot
Tants until 1948. according to ac- ! bo,
on taken by directors of the da
ings Mountain Merchants' asso- | \
ation this week. j jng
The directors, following custo- boj
iary policy, voted to remain open me
LI day Wednesday during Decern- j tov
?r to better accommodate Christ- j lov
i as shoppers!
Merchants will be closed both 7
Wednesday afternoon. Nov. 26,. pi
ad on Thanksgiving day, Novem- aV(
s/27, giving personnel a one and E
le-balf day respite. The direct- ca!
s also voted to observe regular
ours otherwise during the Christ- I
as season, with the exception of 1 *id
hristmas Eve, when Saturday J *TO
aurs will be observed.
Association by-laws call for hoi- I
lays on both Christmas day and ^
ecember 26. ]the
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lub Director
ominees Given j the
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K large number ol members of the is <
igs Mountain Country Club are J 1
pected to attend the annual stock I /
Iders meeting at the club next fcft
esday night at 7 o'clock. bet
following a Dutch supt?er, whlch ^
t'?
st year and election of 12 dlrec- j
s for, the forthcoming yfar. ' me
3yrt>n Keeter, chairman of a nom- thf
iting committee which includesiros
W. L. Ramseur and C. D. Blan- pia
i, announced the committee's re- mo
rt tljis week, which follows: Fred pei
Plonk, H. R. Neisler, Carl F. tie
luney, Dr. P. G. Padgett, J . W, for
tike) Milam, O. W. Myers, Paul ser
Nelslef, Otto (Toby) Williams, Ja- me
? Cooper, George W. Mauney,
igh Ormand and Paul McGinnis. "
The by-laws of the corporation re- tht
ire election of a minimum of three Prc
Id-over directors and three new sai
ectors, F. W. Plonk, H. R. Neisler, Pa>
P. G. Padgett, J W Milam and tes
rl F Mauney are members' of the ^
'sent board. Directors, after elec- th
n, choose thte officers.
-ards were mailed members last .
ek requesting dinner reservations
ihe meeting, and members who J
pert to attend are being request- ..
to return the cards at once to the th
:retary, Garl F. Mauney. CJ(
JATCBES GIVING MEDAL JJJ
The . Kings Mountain Junior
hafter of Commerce announced ]
lis week that it will present a ci- we
zenship medhl annually to the al
udent adjudged bpst citizen of no'
eth-Ware high school, ft was an- taJ
3uneed this week. The student ho
111 fee chosen by a faculty com- \
ilttee appointed annually'by the ,fl'
:hodl principal.
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mei Lynn, Wat ?
ild Sunday At 3
d to attend the rites.
Interment will take place In Moun ' i
n Rest certietery. V tai
tfc. Lynn, who formerly worked me
Fark Tarn Mill, Was killed in ac- gn
n In Germany on November 2, tio
14, only two months after he had <
ided In France in September. He are
la first reported missing !i? action/ we
s body arrived in the United Sta- Mi
i aboard the USAT Joseph Con- i
My two weeks ago, after disinter- got
nt ffotn Henri Chappele cemetery, Uo
ipen, Belgium. fui
Survivors are/hi* wife, Mrs. Both tio
wkins Lyhn, three daughters, bei
Itoheil Ann, Barbara Jo, and Fal- ab
I Ruth, the liat born after her fa
nn, and his parents, Mr. and Mm. M
C.Lynn TV
Following la reprint of ?mjM
dressed to the Herald In August
M, front Pfc Lynn at the tirttf.ftg ?f
(Cont'd on pag? I Wm Sactton) p
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risit Here C
eraldp
ing W ag<
A>
itative Plans J?
;ing Meters 0l
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Sings Mountain will join many are
ler cities, both small and'large, are |
installing parking meters, pro- line
led {he Southern Railway ComN last
ny grants permission for such in- plan
nations on its right-of-way, ac-' ing
ding to action taken by the city Hera
ard of commissioners at the Mon- ' Cr
y night meeting. ,j nour
Vith a representative of the Park- crea;
; Meter Corporation present, the Park
ird tentatively contracted for 152 Mill!
ters to be installed in the down- perci
vn business area, probably as fol- and
ys: persi
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fountain street, both sides, froin 1
idmont avenue to Battleground*
enue. j
lattleground avenue, both on the !
it side and next to the railroad, ot,
m Mountain to Gold streets. j .
iallroad avenue, both) on the west incre
e and adjoining the railroad, I in*or
m Mountain to Gold streets. ! " '
Cherokee street, west side (park-1 .
[ is prohibited on the east side.) I or
According to the agreement with j W
Parking Meter Company, the in- ;woul
llation of the meters will not re- i Mau
Ire a capital outlay from the city. Perc<
f the first six months, 75 percent waS<
the income from the meters will j8**'
to the company to be applied to Mills
1 purchase price. Thereafter, 50 j also
cent of the revenue will go to the ! men'
>any until the cost of the meters !
lef rayed. offici
The meters cost $65.00 each. j day
Action to install tfie meters came l^at
er several weeks' study by the j stltu
ird nn the matter of alleviating!
! parking problem, and installsnitial
plans calls for establish- j <->
nt or a cwo-nour parking limit in battj
parking areas adjoining the rail U|ed
id, with a one-hour limit at other rade
ices. A five-cpnt coin will keep the dent
torist "safe" from the violation g.30
laity for the maximum parking 7.30
allowed. Should he be stopping
only a few minutes, he can in- .. ?
t a pen^y, or pennies, into the J v1
ter. guar
While most cities have decided Rich
it thfere is, no cure-all for parking field
>blems," Mayor H. Tom Fulton back
d, "they have found that use of lin a
rkirtg meters materially allevia- and
thp problem." - roun
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This was the principal action of d
1 bbard, which formally voted to ["v. .
?pt the Jacob S. Mauney Memo- 1
Library and Teacher's Home as
fift from fhe 3. S. Mauney family. .
rhA board also heard reports from p *
Mayor regarding street work and _
ler routine fepOcts, with City IMP
irk S. A. Crouse'a'financlal state- Ua
mt showing in excess of $21,000 re
pts for October, with disburse nts
of $16,698.53. Tw
Vfayor Fulton reported stop signs Mou
re on order for erection at sever- Wed
dangerous Intersections and an- hear
imbed that the police department j bery
s now maxing smrt reports de- groo
ling full activities for each eight- The
ur period. , and
Vater report for October showed ;
it more than 11,000,000 gallons of au^
ter had been treated at the. city
rer plant, with approximateiy 8,- Ar
1,000 gallons billed to customers. wan
- bery
reezer-Locker v'?
lock Refunded rl
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Stockholders of the Kings Mounn
Freezer Locker, Inc., re-affir- LlO
td a previous action Monday night
d voted to return stock subscripns
in the company. / < . ^
Checks for stock already pAM In
? being mailed to purchasers this *<>
ekend, It was announced by Paul >
tuney, secretary-treasurer." *
rhe directors of the company had ee*<
Igtit a minimum stock lubscrip- by i
n of $30,000 to furnish sufficient Ike
ids to launch the project. Resump- Tl
n of the stock sale drive in Octo- Tor
? reulted ;ln total Tlock sale of tufa
out $19,000. fll
waemransisMatr n
Marion C. WishOrt, of Cheater. dea
a, has Joined the staff of Del- lft?
nger's Jewel Shop as watch re- *
ilrman, it was announced this OUI
eek by the management, Mr. , cm
fishert has served In this capact- ehal
r whh Codyls of Chester for the. ttxoi
ast four years. . , ,fc . Fatal
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Today
FIVE CENTS PER COPY
e Hikes
veral Made
uses Effective
i November 10
ngs Mountain industrial plants
instituting wage increases, or
Jlanning to, for the most part in
with wage scales adopted in the
two weeks by major textile
is mruuKfioui incsoum, accordto
a survey conducted by the
Id Thursday morning,
aftspun Yarns, Inc., has aniced
a nine percent-wage inse,
effective November 10, as has
Yarn Mills, while DuCourt
>, Inc., has announced a nine
?nt raise for plant employees
overseers, but excluded office
annel.
rlington Mills has announced
s inoreases for its wide interests <
jghcut the South, also effective
mber 10 and which includes its '
lix plant here. The Burlington
;e of increases did not give exigures
merely stating that the
lases "were in line" and that the
matlon had been furnished ov>rs
as to new hourly and piece
: rales.
K. Mauney said that increases
d be instituted at Bonnie and
ney Hills "approximating nine
?nt," though he added that
i scales had not been definitely
while D. 0 Mauney, of Sadie
> company, said that this plant
is "planning upward adjustts."
e Herald was unable to contact
lals of Neisler Mills, Inc., Thursmofning,
but it was understood
wage increases will also be inted
at the Neisler plants.
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ntral high school's hofnecoming
e with Shelby's Lions is sched-.
foP City Stadium tonight, a paof
bands beginning the stu- .
sponsored, gala festivities at
p. m. and the kickoff slated for
te switches in the -Mountaineer
ip list the following changes:
ie Wright, starting at right
d in place of Garland Still;
ard White^ starting in the backat
quarterback, Jn place of fullBob
Huffstetler: a id Bud Medt
tailback, Jack Kutn at fullbaak
Major Loftln at "wingback,
ding out the starting backfield.
ident officials announced Weday
the sponsor for starting cenferman
(Bud) Jackson ? Miss
Davis (Miss Ridenhour's homei),
omitted from the story on
one, second section.
o Men Held For
arlng By Police
ro ipen were brought to Kings
ntaln by local police officers
nesday from Mt. Holly jail for
ing in connection with the rob
on May 24 of Barkley Brothers
ery here.
j men, William Loyd (bill) Case
3. D. Shedd, were picked up by
Holly police, who notified local
orities.
lother man, J. B. Shedd, also
ted In connection with the rob- I
, is now serving time in Danville
i
A. Moffltt, wanted In Shelby for
ping a non-support conviction,
also picked up by local officers
astonia Wednesday and is to be
ed over to Shelby police.
ins Give $855
povidfon Camp ^ ,
It* kingi Mountain Lion* doh
atod nSS to Darldoon Momortkout
Camp to apply to buildof
a dwltu at tb* camp, oc
ling tp announcement mode
President W". K. Mcniney, Jr., at
Noromhojr ft tooting,
bo camp Is bfctng built on the
k road foo noo of tinge Mouni
Scouts and others In ruornory
Sort Davidson, for smbj fears
go Msuatslu Seout loader,
trootofo of the club voted the
lotion at their November mootMr.
Mount* said. a
iifk m^hut Thutoifjiu Kijoi.i
* W? ID??IIDg s luisOuy niqnT,
10 ikrtljn officially ^ wel'
h. Mr. ink was transferred
a membership In tho Shelby