mm Pp* " '! POPULATION in City Corporate Limits 6.574 immediate Trading Area 15,000 VOL. 58 NO. 51 I r====== Local News Bulletins CHRISTMAS SERVICES Q ?> an I 'I I ll I'll- t -V> i c- c>A?iri/iA0 nSitLi* u|/vvtai vuiiviiiiiao act v icca c* p me First Presbyterian church Sunday. At 11 the service will be one of music and scripture "Great Tidings of Great Joy" by the choir. . The vespers service at 5 o'clock R j will be a candle-lighting devotionY/ al service. "The Light of Life, presented by the Woman's Auxiliary. A warm welcome to all. CHRISTMAS SCENE Central Methodist churbh will again present a Christmas Scene this year. It v/111 be on display beginning Friday evening. The doors will be open to the public from 6:30 to 9 o'clock each evening. The general public is invited to come by the church to see this Christmas scene. Christmas carols will be played on the Tower Chimes each afternon at 5 o'clock. i final Rites Held Fot Bud Lockridgc (Funeral services for Aaron And erson..e held Saturday at 2 p. m, at Sharon Methodic church for lames Ponder, 2&, lifelong resident of Cleveland count) and overseas veterans of World Wai II urtio died Instantly Thursday afternoon, Doc. 11, from accidental dU charge of a gun while rabbit hunt J. M. BaTber and Rev. 1. N Wise conducted the services. Inquest, was deemed unnecessary toy Ollie Harris, Cleveland county coroner, after' investigation of ttii accident. Sheriff Hugh A. Logan and Deputy Sheriff C. O. Lee aided th< investigation. v~ Bonder, his brother, Edward PonA der, and T. P. La 11, of Shelby were f hunting rabbits on the farm ol ' Glean Oliver, south of Kings Mountain. Lall, K was stated, spotted s rabbit across a creek and started tt fire .When hta foot slipped' on thi bank and the gun's charge flew wihL the load taking effect in Jama Bonder's heart Bonder was standing ' Acrogs the creek. . a >& Jasnes Ponder la survived by hli wife, the former Miss Margaret Hbr ton^n^dauglrters, Roes frDay and der,?f"'she5?y and Max ooder, a ' MM^atterson Springs. < r/i i-i ] Kings Phenix Bonuses To Total SUMMO; Yule Party Set I Christmas bonuses amounting to j approximately $10,000 are being paid this year to employees of Phenix Mills, unit of Burlington Mills, it was anounced today by George B. Peeler, superintendent of the local plant, who also announced plans for I the plant's annual Christ.nas party to be held on Sunday, Dec. 21. Payment of the bonuses again this year was made possible by favorable i business conditions and continued ' high production, superintendent f Peeler said. On a company wide basis Burlington Mills will pay out i approximately $600,000 to produc- J nun employees. The annual Christmas party for children of employ* * of the plant will be held at 2:30 p. m. on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 21 in the plant. Gifts will be given to children 10 years of % age and under, and a program of _ group singing, recitations and car- T ols by the children will be given. ' The Rgv. G. W. Fink will offer the j invocation and will speak briefly. :q The program is under the supervis- ? Ion of a committee composed of X Gertie Roper, Carrie Barber, Bessie ? Davis, Effie Wiggins and Grace i Huffstickler. I I Holidays will be observed begin-i ' ning at the end of the second shift1 on Tuesday, Dec. 23, and ending . with operations being resumed at > the beginning of the third shift on i r Sunday night, Dec. 28. t I > Young Loftin Up To Old Tricks t * ? Major William Loftin was up to >0 " his old tricks Sunday?this time in ? ! Shelby ? and the result is that he * has been lodged In the county jail j * since, under $1,200 bond after being ? bound over to Superior Court on i * charges of stealing $66 from the < choir room of Shelby's Lutheran xhMHihi - ?'-I This same yen for removing val- ? uables got the ninth-grade high school student and football player j in trouble around this season in | f, 1945. After a wave of choir room rob i ^ beries here, the city police depart- ; ment'set a trap and young Loftin, II then only 15, walked into it. j li He* was sent to Jackson training school at Concord and was paroled last.summer, with six months of his M term remaining. i Now 17, young Loftin entered N school, and, according to Principal th J. E. Huneycutt, has made passing grades on His school work, played in on the football ?team, and "has giv- \ en his teachers no trouble at all." Loftin was apprehended Sunday c by Joe Craver, member, of the Shel- | ' by Lutheran church, after he had i io taken money from the purses of | ,,, Mrs. J. D. Sheppard and Mrs. Mary | ^ LoulaeCrowder. fit t He was sWl In Jail Thursday; A ' morning. According to Sheriff Hugh j ' Logan, who said bond had not lJa r been made. ln t ' ' *" bi Christmas Eve Service d< . Set By Latlienms - C ' On Christmas Eve, Wedrfesday ev- _ ' enlng, Dec/ 24, a Christmas service Jl i of cAndles and carols wilt be held at I the St. Matthew's Lutheran church. ( A beautiful candle-lighting pro- tb gram. In which every worshipper, w [Will participate hhs been arranged, th > lThe senior choir, under the direc- al f thm of Mrs. i. E. Herndon, wlU ren- in der special ifiusic. and the pastor I Will bring A Christinas message. > The pUbHc Is invited to attend. ; n. g l business district created considers ? t>le excitement. A batch of tar, beinff ui#d t# repair the street alone: I JSf pa^ o? the^^Iuthern^Bell Tele I ?! hcjd up"fof l^vymT^ln*3 wll?1 hel?^ )|?unoh Jthg CtillOi?i?, ? J^^MS^Jbj!SCMuikterS J) MuL OmUMI ^411 /JSP I Moim Kings Mountain, N. C.. 1 ? ? ? " . ? * p * 0* fe"""-l.'? iiKW^RH AGED LAftpMARK SOLD AGJ 70 years, has been sold again, ers, David and Charlie Cash, j Photo by Bundy. lash Brothers Bnj ro Erect New Tli tores Will Observe wo-Day Yule HolidayKings Mountain merchants will, recording to customary policy observe two days for,Christmas hoidays this year, it was announctd yesterday by Ned McGiU. secetary of the Merchants associaion. The big majority of Kings Mounain stores will be closed both December 25 and December 28, as sill the First National Bank and ether financial instUutions. Governor Cherry has already Issued lis annual proclamation declared December 26 a legal holiday. l Kings Mountain Laundry has mnounced that it will be closed full weekend, also taking Sato-day, December 27. as a holiday, ind the Herald will be closed ram Dactmhur 23 until Mnn. lay morning th? 29Ul Merchants will imbbii the Wedleec^tyUl-fcoUdays on *? <*? . . t> ^ L I. Gault. Jr. Aasosiic Master C. J. Gault, Jr., well-known Kings ountain grocer, was elected Worlipful master of Fairview Lodge o. 339, AF & AM, at a meeting at c lodge hall Monday night. Other officers elected for the comic year are: William A. Walker, senior war?n; Paul Owens, Junior warden; J. Keller, treasurer; Paul W. Walk', secretary; Dr. W. L. Mauney, senr deacon; Marriott .Phifer, junior ?acon; Bruce McDaniel, senior eward; Oscar McCarter, junior eward; and J.-A. Walker, tyler. It was announced that the annuMasonlc banquet will be held in inuary at a date to bt announced the near future. Those on the inquet committee are P. D. Hern>n, S. R. Suber, and C. J. Gault, jr. Christmas Pageant L| flnt Baptfit The young people of the First Bapit church supported by the choirs ill present the pageant, "The Blriday of the King" Sunday evening : 7.30. Those who will have apeakig parts are as follows: Interpreter: Peggy Smith. Abraham: Demauth Blanton. Judah: Bobby White. Spirit of Prophecy: Gladys Sexton. Angel of Life: Betty Knox Davis. Angel of Annunciation. Juanlt* unftete Angel of Praise: Joan Stewart Angel of Wisdotn: Martha Cox. Am?1 nt Wnruhlrv Rf>Mv Cn?h Others who will lake part in the igeant are Sidney Bond, loe Hord, ilph Hu)lender, and Archie Costit. The music will bn directed by hi L C Pints, an J i?ie pageant r Miss Luhi Maf 1*ague. The pub* c id cordially Mvt.ad to attend. ' . - T ? "' < hi' >? dsSquareDaiure fgjuft yfr. \ y gSMlS Price of admission will be 60 nts, tax Included. TWp are looking forward to a big owd on Friday night," a spokes an for the club arsapgements ihl. "Sonar- dancing has proved i popular hare now ma it enoe Hh both old and young alike.' ilain H Friday, December 19, 1947 r- VLJ mm ^H; v ^ 'v'-'^PbI H ' .^^.< B WS ^|HMhm^jb||^H1 . Jkjh? B B \IN?The old Mountain View Hotel, a Ki most likely lor the last time. As quickly < >lan to ten it away and use the site for e f Hotel, Plan ? leatre On Site The Mountain View Hotel property p< was sold last Friday by DuCourt j ci Mills, Inc., to David E. and Charles w E. Cash, it was announced by the a, 'Cash Brothers this week. w j The new owners said that the [ frame building ? a Kings Mountain i landmark ? will be torn away as d< quickly as present occupants of the di building move, and that the lot will n< be used for their planned new motion picture theater, which, it had , been previously announced, was to L. have been constructed on Railroad avenue on the lot adjoining the R. . & M. Motors building. j j. The transaction, on which the con- I slderatlon was not announced, was awanged by P. D. Herndon, Kings Mountain realtor. The lot included in the property fronts 100 feet on Railroad avenue and 210 feet on Mountain street. The new theater is to be built on b? j the corner and will occupy a space 13 134 by 134 feet. David Cash said yes- a| terday that use of the remaining por tlon of the property had not been dimmed. Ij ffcst information obtainable by ? the Herald indicates the hotel build- W ing is at least 70 years of age, hav- M ' I 1 n C hddn (VIIlUDrtdH i r*> A. a hrttAl | two store buildings in 1676 or 1877. I It was operated by the Misses Agnes j J and Emma Norris as a hotel for 36 ] * j years and enjoyed a wide reputation ?er for hospitality and good food. , 1 Jos It was sold at auction by the at ! Misses Norris in 1936 to W. K. Mau- i illr i ney, D. C. Mauney and L. Arnold Ki- j P. 1 ' ser for $13,820 and then sold by t me , these owners In January 1945 to ete David -L. Saunders at an announc- : I ed purchase price of $17,000. j f I d3| P. D. Herndon purchased the pro- j du< ! perty from Mr. Saunders in July We 11946 and sold it to DuCourt Mills, A. j Inc., in September 1946. Neither pur- of i jchase price was announced,, but fi- j Mo I gure most promiently mentioned in led j the sale to DuCourt Mills was $24,- nut I000. the For several years the hotel has A been under the management of Mr. rui and Mrs, Hal D. Ward, who are cur- ^ rently building a home on Mountain street. Pre HL2S?"! ... '*X^_lrHVV tire Junior Chamber of Commerce * used toy drive, conducted here last ced week on Thursday and Friday, was pag termed a huge success with a large hor quantity of toys collected, majority of them In good condition, accord- t I ing to W. 5. Fulton, Jr., chairman of l^i the club's Christmas activities com- 2e m it tee who had charge of the col lection. ' , _ "ro . Jaycees are repairing other toys ?n< and dolls and will work with the Kings Mountain Lions club in distrlbution of the gifts for needy and underprivileged children In the-city. Lions are donating clothing and uj food stuffs, fruit, and candy will al- ml sd be included in the Christmas bundles. ~ "We are happy to know that so many more mote fortunate children ^ In Kings Mountain have given to generously to the used toy drive and we wish to thank everyone who con- * ? trlbuted," Mr. Fulton said this week. Committee members also express _ ed appreciation to members of the Kings Mountain band who aided the ^ drive by making house-to-house col- ?J lections during the drive. *, ' v .3 SCHOOL HOLIDAYS m City school children are looking 9j forward to this afternon at 3:45 at ; When the fin?i bell will ring mi marking the temp-wary end of at achool and .the offWal beginning ? of- Chriatma* holidays. All city Kli , aphool^s will, append operation* re? ^ i -yJv" . ' erald ? n /_/** <*_ M X it / i 81 ""^E ings Mountain landmark for as it is vacated the new owni new motion picture theatre. hristmas Herald ? Appear Tuesday As has been the custom (or the ist several years, next week's lirlstmas edition of the Herald ill be advanced from the regular ate to enable the staff to enjoy a ell-deserved Christmas holiday. The paper will be dated Tuesry, December 23. with some local stribution on Monday afterson. The edition will be used by mailt} of merchants for their Iristmas greetings to patrons, id the Herald will make an elrt to contact each business firm, erchants are requested to give me advance thought to their >py for this edition, for which the -S ill ? - tfviuvuii) uouuuuo is datura ay omorrow) at S p. m. News deadas is Sunday at 3 p. m. The December 23rd edition will I the last Herald to appear in 47. The subsequent edition will >pear on January 2. 1948. ????? .i inal BHes Hdt or I. P. Lewis 'uneral services were held at Kee Funeral Chapel in Rutherfordtor iday afternoon at 2 o'clock foi eph Preston Lewis, 83, who diec 3:45 Friday morning after a lonj less at.Che home of his son, Dr. O Lewis, in Kings Mountain. Inter nt was in the Rutherfordton cem cy. tev. IrOy Jackson, pastor of Firs Jtist church of Rutherfordton, cor ited the service at the Chapel anc stern Star Lodge No. 91 A. F. i M., of Rutherfordton, had chargt graveside rites. John C. Vance, o unt Herman Lodge, of Asheville the service, attended by a largi nber of masons and friends o: i family. l native and life-long resident ol therfordton, he had been a mem of Western Star Lodge for 5i irs. He was the son of the law ston and Martha Blanton Lewis 1 was a member of First Baptls irch. He was born Jan. 8, 1864 i would have reached his 84ti thday In January. He was a re >d mail carrier. lis wife, Mary Taylor Lewis, pre ed him in death toy four weeks islng away on Nov. 15 at th< ne in Rutherfordton. le is survived, in addition to Dr vis, by one daughter, Mrs. Geor W. Ferguson, of Gastonla, on< ther, W. E. Lewis, of Forest City i two grandchildren. ash On As Last Ian to Start Eai toe Christmas rush is definitely ierway here. toe post off ice department is at dy reaching the madhouse stage piles of mail?tooth incoming ant going ? quickly replace thoa< ee Just handled, and clerka a narrs Saturday law* sssOwSst. ? ?? Tfcto ill M l?Bt BSSscattSmE lAi ftt Chrlitjp dinndv. ^ i?M>i>i"w^d^4ii^i*y?'i>T)!i''Miii > ji Iiid'n??i II r "HI" irs Mountain retail stores arc jH OA Pages ' /U Today PRICE FIVE CENTS With Oil Short Many Aie Seeking Yule Log To Burn Last vcar j* ?. - eoai: this year it's T'lctay a year r*o the coal strike had nisi boon sett.ed. and coal user; were still worried over possible arrivals, Nobody coid. hut they canto clo-e. I iii' result was that several coal users switched to oi> and persons making new installation! accented oil burners. Now the squeeze is on for oil. One dealer said yesterday that he had a little on hand and was doing some personal rationing until his supply is exhausted. This will OCCUTO in niliu? suffioionr limo hr* said. to provide an unduly long, enforced Christmas vacation, for he won't receive any more shipments until January. Big hold-up is transportation, created by the shortage of tank cars. Railroad rolling stock is still short , in all types of cars, but tank cars seem to be most short. New rail cars are being buiit, but until last month, the car-building program was not keeping pace with the junking 1 of old ones. While the situation is less serious for coal users, it is still not possible -1 to order up several tons for Immediate delivery. Coal dealer Claude Hambright said he was taking no advance orders, refusing all orders until coal is actually in the yard. This method, also a form of personal rationing, is working out very well, he said, and no coal user has been without coal. The transportaI tion situation, tn this instance shortj age of coal cars, is also a big factor. Mr. Hambright is urging coal users i to make their supplies last as long as possible, since three mdfe big I coal-using months remain. Fuel oil users don't need to be urgea. iney Know chat profligacy might mean some cold homes on cold days. ?? "> -> Fred W. Plonk, prominent Kings . Mountain business man, was elec j ted president of the Kings Mountain t i Country Club at a Joint meeting of r | the incoming and outgoing boards i ! of directors Tuesday night. ' j P M. Neisler, Sr., was elected vice ' I president, and Carl F. Mauney was l re elected secretary treasurer, I while George W. Mauney was nam| ed assistant secretary-treasurer. Mr. Plonk, who has been serving [las vice-president, will succeed Joe , A. Neisler, while George W. Mauney ' will succeed L. Gilbert Hord, tvho . is now living in Forest City. Election of officers was the prinl cipal business conducted, with rej mainder of the agenda concerning routine business, the secretary reported. PARKING CHECK-DP * Chief N. M. Farr said Thursday ? that beginning today city policemen are being instructed to tag cars for parking violations "where local cars are left in restricted a> reas for an undue length of time." t In the half-hour areas, a person may park a few minutes overtime without fear of having to pay the penalty for over-parking, but the warning is being issued for the half-day parkers, Chief Farr said. ' These will be tagged for the penalty, according to the chief. AT ECONOMY GROCERY Walter Q. Huffstlckler is now employed at Economy Grocery at 431 North Piedmont avenue it was I announced this week. -minute Shoppers J diet?Next Tear Jj r i And, of courae, the big rush Is expected to begin In full this morning. For the benefit of last-minute > shoppers, several firms hkve obtainI ed last-minute shipments of special s Christmas merchandise, and there t are some special buys available in apparel, toys, and other gift Hams. There seems to be no shortage of radios this year, but dealers report ,r thkir stocks are moving fipL Christmas candles are already on the ecarte list, and mpst .buyers are 5 placing advance orders or buying on Hie spot. White shirts for men are not too plentiful, but gkoMafty oner- {: i||J |l chants are offering more varied se? . lections and greater quantltiee of ap g . parel, furniture, toysvand appliancH ceo than they have been able to