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TAG SALES 498
Sale of City auto license tags
neared the half-thousand mark
this week with sales through Wednesday
afternoon totaling 498, according
to announcement by S.
A. Crouse, cUy clerk. Deadline is
February 1.
GOFORTH NAMED
I. B. Goforth of Kings Mountain
has been appointed a member of
. the three-man county board of tax
appraisals, it was announced this
week Other members o fthe board
are Raymond Cllne, chairman, and
J. W. Irvin. Retiring members are
J. B. Ellis and Chlvous Washburn.
TAX PENALTY
Penalty of one percent will apply
on all unpaid city taxes, according
to State law, It was announced'
yesterday by City Clerk
S. A. Crouse. Persons who have not _
paid their Uxes are being remind- "
ed to do so before the penalty applies.
BUILDING PERMITS
Two building permits were Issued
at City Hall last week, one^
to Crescent Hill Development Company
for a new dwelling on Tracy
Street (Davidson Heights, $2,000,
and one to City Auto A Home Supply
for a shed to the building on
Battleground avenue, $75.
PROMOTED . ,
Captain D. F. Hord, army denfc!
la) corps, has recently been pro- moted
to that rank, It was learned
here this week. Captain Hord,
sun of Mrs. D. F. Hord, Sr., is stationed
at .Fort Jackson, S. C.
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RETURNING HOME
Lt. Thaniel A. Bell, of Kings
Mountain, is. en route home from
the Marianas for separation from
the armed forces, according to information
from the Marianas Bonins
Command, received this week.
HEAFNER TO LEAVE
Herman Heafner, of Mncolnton,
seventh grade teacher at Central
school, has resigned effective in
the near future, to enter business,
? it was announced this week by B.
N. Barnes, superintendent of
schools, Mrs. Rosalie Polk Suber,
iformer city school teacher, will replace
Mr. Heafner when he completes
his duties here, Mr. Barnes
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Infixed In Wreak
G^ady Brown, colored man, had
prayer for Judgment continued in
' recorder's court at Shelby Wednesday,
on charges of reckless driving
growing out of an auto accident on
the Cherryvllle road Monday night
In which Brown's car hit the car drl
ven by W. C. Blanton.
Brown agreed to pay the hospital
bill of Ray Kimball, passenger in
the Blanton car, who sustained a
fractured kneecap. Mr. Blanton< suffered
a head cut and fractured chest
but was not hotfpitaMzed. Brown
was not injured. *The accident occurred
about 6 p. m. and Patrolman
Harolott* Dayton Investigated.
Match Of Dollars
Began Oh Thursday
The annual Infantile Paralysis
fund campaign la Kings Moun.
tela, with a goal el *2.000, began
yeeterday, it was announced by
fcjS* Beanos. chairman.
Volunteer committees from the
. < JsWler Chamber of Commerce,
Liens club and Klwanis club will
campaign, undor t)m lam ill ot
nam* of March ol Dimes. will bo
gin an Monday. During On Khool
campaign, children will maka
ttaotx own donations and am on*
poatod to solicit donations from
tholr pamnis and neighbors, but
tboy wiU not solicit donations from
btistnoas firms.
"Wo bops that businoss firms
and industrial firms will make
1 this campaign a March of Del.
lam," Mr. Borneo ??id. fm It will
require largo donations to roach
tho goal of $2*00.
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"actice Here
Medical Corps
Again To Number
Four ..Doctors
1 Dr. Paul E. Hendicks will officially
begin the general practice of
' medicine, here Monday, he announced
this week. ' .; :
For the past week, Dr. Hendricks
has been busy moving his family
here and supervising renovation of
his office quarters on the second
floor of the Witleford building on
Mountain street. His offices are
those formerly used "by Dr D. M. Mor
rison, optometrist, and above those
of Dr. J. E. Anthony, with whom Dr.
Hendricks will be closely affiliated
in the general practice of medicine.
He announced that Miss Faye
Pope, registered nurse of. Magnolia,
N. C., and presently at James Walker
Memorial hospital, Wilmington,
where Dr. Hendricks recently completed
his Interneshlp, will arrive j
here Saturday to assist him in his
medical work.
Dr. Hendricks, who first came to
Kings Mountain in 1935 as- high j
| school teacher and director of the
school band, ii a native of Mocksville.
He was graduated from Wake
Forest College, and established an
enviable reputation as band director !
developing several groups which
win top honors in national competition.
He underwent medical training ,
via the army's service training pro
gram at Bowman Gray School of
Medicine in Winston-Salem.
He and his family reside at the
residence on the corner of Cansler 1
and W. Gold streets.
Dr. Hendricks' office telephone
number is 521, his residence phone
Is 478-W.
Listing Of Taxes
Tax listing moved ahead at a
swift pace this week, though County }1
Lister B. D. Ratterree and City Lister i
Clarence Carpenter said they* had}
no way of checking percentage list '
raking completed. ' > 1
"We've been too busy?Just list- j
ing," they said.
The cold weather of Wednesday 1.
afternoon caused a slo\ving of the
A lady, with a baby in ber arms,
had completed listing her taxes ;
for 1948 and had almost reached I
the front door of City Hall.
Suddenly she turned and came
back to the lister's desk.
"Oh, I'm sorry." she said. "I
forgot to list my baby."
The listers reported she was
quite perturbed when told that
babies weren't subject to listing.
"After all." she remarked, "it's
the most valuable possession I
have."
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tax-listing traffic for the first time '
since listing began January 1, they I
reported.
However, they urged ail citizens ?
who have not yet completed the an- i
nual Job to accomplish it at once.
'There is always a last-minute
rush," they said, "and needless de- ji
lay can be avoided by listing toe- I:
fore the final few days.
Penalties are provided for those
who fail to list during the scheduled J
one month.
All persons owning personal and!
real property are required to list,!
and men between the ages of 21 jj
and 50 are required to list their
polls.
City's Six-Month F
Shows Operations
Semi-annual financial report of
the City of Kings Mountain given
at the board meeting of Tuesday
night showed receipts of the first
six months of the current fiscal year
totaled $126,615.53, while expend^
lures during the same period total-[
ed $123,841.40.
The report brought the comment]
from Mayor H. Tom Fui'.on that "we
are operating well within the black.''
"While expenditures in the first
six months represent sligh'ly more
50 percent of the 1947-48 bud
get, several of the expenditures were
capital outlay items and supplies j
which-will be usabljf over the next
six months and cut these outlays." |
Biggest income figure was from)
the utllftles operations. $70,812.63 j
having been received from sale of!
water, lights, and power, while th#
second biggest revenue item was
from property taxes, totaling $25,817.49
and Including $22,950.55 on
taxes for the year 1947. (Figures for
the current fiscal year rio not Include
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Quota Is $5,412
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annual Red Cross fund campaign
which will be conducted in Match
will be S5/412. it was announced
this week.
The quota assigned Kings Mountain
is therefore approximately j
$800 less than the quota assigned j I
and met in 1947. | <
Of this amount 691/2. percent I
Will be retained by the vchapter j'
here, with 30?/2 percent to go to the '
national organization. ,
J. G. Darracott has been named j
chairman and Carl F. Mauney cochairman
of the campaign by
John 1? McGiJI, chapter chairman.
Bank Stockholders i
In Annual Meeting i
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[lank, in annual meeting at: the'
pank Tuesday afternoon, re-elected '
ill officers and directors and heard
eports on the bank's operations for
L947.
Reports of the president, executive .
/ice-president and cashier showed
:hat the bank enjoyed a prosperous !
/ear, adding $10,000 to the surplus,
staking a total of $85,000, and add- ;
irig $14,432.97 to the reserve and Un- [
iivided profits fund, for a total of i
S62,092.79. Total resources at the
dose of business at the end of bus- |
iness December 31, 1947, was $4,134,
)36.G2.
The reports also showed a considerable
increase in number of
ioans in force, with 1,252 loans in
'orce on December 31. Biggest inrrease
was noted in the personal
oan department, with 698 in force
December 31, as compared with 440
pn December 31,1946. It was also reported
that more than 3,000 indiviluals
and business firms maintained
bank accounts.
The bank paid a five percent di/idend
during 1947. !
Officers of the bank are F. R. Sum j
ners, president, B. S. Neill, executive
vice-president, R. L. Mauney, <
/ice-president, L. E. Abbott, cashier,
ind James C. McKinhey, assistant
rashier.
K. Bridges" W. R. MauneyT 'ft. '
iiauney, B. S. Neill, P. M. Nelsler,
P. F. Summers, and M. A. Ware. j
City Board Raises
Pay Of Firemen
The city board, in regular Janu-j
iry meeting Tuesday night, heard
[he semi-annual -financial report,
/oted to raise the pay of city fire- I
men from $2.00 per fiire to $3.00, and
/oted a fine of $5 on city motorists
not buying and displaying city
tags by February 1.
The board also took stens to re.
juire plumbers to obtain a permit
before cutting into a paved street or J
sidewalk in making sewer taps, and
discussed the possibility of em- *
ploying a city supervisor.
,C. B. (Pat) M Brayer, Shelby at-j,
torhey, appeared before the board i'
In behalf of C. E. Roberts, Shelby J
negro, who sought a taxi franchise. (
The board refused to consider granting
the franchise on the grounds 1
that the present limit is 21 franchise '
ed cabs and there are 21 cabs being !
operated in the city.
City Attorney E. A. Harrill was '
instructed to draw the necessary legal
papers requiring plumbers to
secure permits before cutting into
paved streets and sidewalks, and
the motion called for making failure j
to obtain permit a misdemeanor.
Motion to increase the pay of fire-1
men (paid on answering a fire a-j
larm) was made by Carl F. Mauney, \
seconded by John H. Moss, and pass
ed unanimously after it was pointed
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Inaitcial Report
In The Black"
pre payment of taxes in June which
amounted to $33,574.41.)
. Among other Income items Were
the following: privilege license taxes,
$5,300.66, auto license tags, $197.09,
dog tags, $256.00, Intangible tax
(received as .the city's part' from
the state) $4,020.59, beer tax (also
a pro-rated tax from the state) $3,302.36,
and $1,348.30 from the sale
of cemetery lots.
City recorder's court .brought In a,
total of $3,775.20 from court costs
and $3,971.00 from fines, for a total
of $7,74650.
- Expense Items by departments
follow:
Administrative, $5,906.22; street.
$1 J,693.40; Cemetery, $2,366 43; Sen- 1
Itery, $4,828.85; Police, f9.-f82.60;
PIre department, $2,040.16; General,
$7,131.35; Water and Sw?r, $13,654.34;
Light and Power, $33,224.62.
' Sap#' disbursement report showed
that the city had retired $6,000 Jn
bonds against the city, and had paid |
$9,627.30 in Interest on cKy bonds, i
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Shaw, Query
Named to Top
Presbytery Posts
Kings Mountain Presbytery, in
104th session at First Presbyterian
Phurch here Tuesday, elected Rev.
\.,W. Shaw, of Stanley, as moderator,
and chose Hugh Query, of Gas:onia,
to head the group's Program
jf Progress.
Through its Program of Progress
he Presbyterian church is seeking
to raise a S7,750,000 fund over the
course of five years, with some 54,)00,000
of the goal to be used for
foreign missions. The church is completing
its first year on this program.
The presbytery pausea for special
prayer of thanksgiving after Rev. P.
3. Patrick, pastor of the local chur- |
;h, reported that a goal of $135,000 j
for Presbyterian Junior college at I
ifaxton had been reached by the <
fanuary 1 closing date. Successful i
nlof mn r\4 J
.v>*<f?v?iuu W4 una t-cijii|ja lg II Illt'ciril (
hat another $15,000 in a contingent
jift would go to the school. *
Presbytery voted to ask the General
Assembly to withdraw from the
7ederal Council of Churches by vote
>f 33-24, and asked the General Aslemhly
to cease action for 10 years <
>n the proposition to amalgamate
he Northern and Southern Branches
at the church. On the vote concerning
withdrawal from the federal
council, the local church cast
ts votes with the minority.
Rev. W. M. Currie of Belmont preached
the serman at request of Elder
I. E. Howe, retiring moderator. His
iubject was. "Foreign Missions."
Grady E. Dixon of Gashen church,
'forth Belmont, was received as a
candiate for thq ministry.
Norman S. Pease, an elder of the i
dyers Park' Presbyterian church in
Charlotte, and chairman of the protfa*
Synod *lr
forth Caronna, addressed Presbyery.
Rev. I. M. Ellis of Gaston ia,
chairman of Foreign Mission comnittee,
announced that the church:
es of Presbytery would on Sunday
lanuary 18, have a general exchange
>f preachers.
Rev. Allen C. McSween of Lincolnnn
annnunpoH thai tho t\rAi%arfv fr\+
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the permanent camp for the young
jeople of Kings Mountain Presbyery
was now an assured fact and
that substantial contributions of
:ash were coming in.
Election Held
Rev. J Hector Smith and Rev. A.
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Achievement Report
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Regular meeting of the Kings
Mountain Kiwanis club was held
at the Woman's Club last Thursday
evening, with a large attendance.
Feature of the program was presentation
of the annual report of the !
Achievement Commtttee by Rev. W?j
L. Pressly, committee chairman, and
P. D. Herndon, who gave a humorous
account of club activities during the
year 1947.
C. B. McBrayer, Shelby, attorney,
was to-speak to the club at the regular
meeting Thursday night on the
subject Tne Birth of the Constitution
of tJie United States," according
to announcement by Jesse Kiser,
chairman of the program committee.
Mrs. Fulkerson Resians
Country Club Post
Mrs.> W. J. Fulkerson, hostess' at
the Kings Mountain Country Club,:
has tendered her resignation,' it was ;
announced this week by Fred Plonk
president,Mr.
Plonk said arrangements are
being made to employ a club manager
and that he hopes to make an
announcement next week. He said
Mrs. Fulkersor. expe-*ed to continue
to mange the club until a new manager
could be obtained.
The Fulkersons have purchased a
home In Crescent Hill and are moving
their residence there.
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rrawy rrvsiaeni
Of Minister's Group
mwwNii
Rev. W. L. Pressly, pastor of Boyo?
Memorial ATtP church, was elected
president of the Kings Mountain
Ministerial association, at a meeting
of the group Tuesday.
He succeeds Rev. W. H. Stender.
pjrstor of St. Matthew's Lutheran
church.
Other officers elected were Rev. C.
B. Bobbltt, pastor of Macediona Bapttst
church, vlce-preaident, and Rev.
J. W. Phillips, pastor of Fir* Wetleyan*
Methodist church, secretary treasurer.
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City Freezes As ]
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Kings Mountain started feeling a
cold wave late Tuesday afternoon i l
which continued to a record low X
for the current winter Thursday
morning, when local thermometers
moved down to 10 degrees. S)
Warmer temperatures were re- n
corded later in the day, hut the
wind was still biting and making '
citizens who had to be'out wish |D
they were inside.
Garages were busy thawing odt , r
stubborn motors and several cars,
which were minus qnti-freeze pre*
sented radiator problems. ' it
Non-permanent type anti-freeze y.
sales were heavy, and there were w
no rf?norf? nnrmnnon * twvUo
?- r-"?"v"' (,f
ing available.
Meantime, users of fuel oil for j t)'
heating purposes looked with fear a (
at dwindling oil supplies and coal ) ^
users were keeping dealers busy. ' 7
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Giil Scout Group
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Tickets for the annual dinner of'cli
the Pioneer Girl Scout Area Council,; bj
which includes Kings Mountain1 ig
Girl Scout units, went on sale this es
week, according to an announce- ni
ment by Mrs. Otto Hehn, local chair- n<
man.
The annual dinner will be held at j"
the Armington hotel In Gastonia
January 23, at 7 p. m. with Dr. George
D. Heaton, prominent Charlotte
minister, scheduled to deliver the j
address of the evening. . !q
Dr. Heaton, pastor of the Myers ta
Park Baptist church, has held pas- a<
torates in Loiusville, Lexington and st
Paducah, Ky., and at Lynchburg
Va., since entering ministerial work) _
Charlotte community affairs, and ?
boasts an 800-member church ln ;l
Charlotte, with seven staff mem- :
bers. ii
Local Girl Scout leaders are urg- '
ing a full attendance at the Gas- j N
tonla dinner. Tickets cost $1.10. hi
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Dr. Phil Elliott, president of Gard- g<
ner-Webb college at Boiling Springs !
and active in Boy Scout work in the tl
county, will deliver the principal ad- i w
dress at the annual banquet of!
Kings Mountain district Scouts and la
Scouters to be held at the Woman's
Club Tuesday evening, February 10, ki
It was announced this week by W. L. s<
Plonk, district chairman. ti
The annual event Is customarily
attended by a Capacity crowd and
this year's is expected to be no exception.
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C. I). Ware and tickets will go on <
sale in the neiar future for $1.00, if i
was stated. 1
Feature of the meeting' will be a
presentation of annual reports by <
district officials and election of officers
for the coming year.
Members of the nominating committOA
nanoorl Hvr Mr Plnnlr Inrliulfic
B. S. Nelll, chairman, C. C. Edens, j ]<
Harold Hunnicutt, J. H. Patterson, j S
and Paul Mauney.
Policemen Shoot 4(
To Combat Spread
Some 46 dogs have been reported t<
killed by police since the 30-day dog
quarantine ordinance was passed n
by the city board of commissioners w
in a special called meeting held at F
City Hall last Friday afternoon at
1:30 p.m. P
The quarantine, lasting until noon a
Feb. 8, was voted because of a report V
from state officials that a dog's head E
sent to Raleigh for rabies tests was S
found to be "mad." The confinement
period of 30 days Is to give owners n
sufficient time to determine wheth- c:
f?r their animal is rabid and to keep M
them away from other dogs that r!
might possibly be mad. &
I The ordinance amended previous
ordinances to make It legal for city o
police to kill dogs found in violation n
of ? quarantine, regardless of whether
the dog Is on the owner's prop- a
etty or whether It Is licensed by the *
city.' ?
The "mad" dog, a big brown, t
Chow belonging to G. B. Cook, of e
Walker street, Was killed by Bobble U
Barrett on Gantt street the morning tl
of Jan. 7 and the head was shipped
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Edifice Replaced
ly New Building
Inaugural services will be held
unday morning at 11 o'clock in the
p\v $50,000, brick building of Grace
lethodist church according to an
renouncement by Rev, G. VV. Fink,
rtslor.
Rev. W. A. Stanbury, Gastonia dislet
superintendent, will deliver the
idress.
Included on the program of aetivies
for the day is Sunday school at
45, service at .2:30 o'clock during
htch Rev. W, L, Pressly, president
the Kings Mountain Ministerial
isociation, will bring greeting to
le church from his organization
id other members of the associaon
will make short talks, and at
p. m. Rev. E, P. Green, former
ember of the church and pastor in
e Marion district, wilt deliver the
'en ing service. ' ' ' '
Special music will be rendered at
1 services, it was added.
The former church building, a
ooden structure, in use by the chur
i for over 20 years, was destroyed
f fire on Sunday morning, Feb. 17,
46, ground breaking ceremonli
were held on June 1, 1947, beginng
construction of the church's
?w home on the original site.
Mr. Fink said the church would
;gin using the new structure owig
only $3,000 on the new plant.
The church had been using East
hool building for it's services since
a nl/4 nhitrnk mo o
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"The pastor and congregation of
race church extend a hearty inviition
to the public to attend the injgural
services Sunday," Mr. Fink
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Innual Masonic
ianquet Tuesday
t'
\nnual banquet of Fairview Lodge
o. 339, AF & AM, will be held at the
igh school cafeteria Tuesday night
7 o'clock, it was announced this
eek.
Dr. C. H. Pugh, prominent Gasinia
doctor and 33rd degree Mason,
ill make the principal address at
le banquet, at which wives of Mams
will be special guests. Also inited
to attend as guests of the lod5
are widows of Masons.
Also invited are all Masons and
leir wives who reside here but
ho are members of other lodges.
The dinner will be served by the
idies of Grace Methodist church.
C. J. Gault, Jr., is in charge of ticet
sales and is requesting that Mains
expecting to attend. obtain
leir tickets by Friday of this week.
SEAL SALE
Grand total of receipts from the
L947 drive conducted by the Cleveland
County Tuberculosis association
is $7,525-08, it Was announced
by Mrs. W. G. Stalli?\gs,
executive secretary. Goal is $8,000
nd reminder cards are being mailpd
those who failed to respond to
the mail sale. She reported that in
Bangle Day sales conducted last
week, Kings Mountain schools
contributed $65.01, divided as foliws:
Bast schol- S4.96. We?jt school '
21.56, Central primary, SlO.OTv.aod
Central high, $23.44. .
i Dogs In Effort
Of Babies Here
> Raleigh that afternoon.
Report from Raleigh stated "unvarked
dogs head was mad", and
fas received shortly before noon
'riday.
Mayor Pro-Tern Carl F. Mauney
resided at the special meeting and
11 members of the board, excepting
iayor H T, Fakon, were present.
!. A. Harriii, Chief N. M. Farr, and
. A. Crouse were also present.
Commissioner Ellison made the
lotion to quarantine all dogs in the
Ity for e period of 30 days, effecIve
Jan. 9, and the motion was carled
unanimously after seconded by
Ir. Phlfer.
Citizens were notified of the new
rdlnance by poster and other anouncemertts.
Two children, Allen Stewart, 4,
nd Delores Stewart, 6, children of
Irs. Verline Stewart, of Poplar
tret, near Kings Mountain Manufacturing
company, yesfterday aftrnoon
began rabies shots, according
? police, after ft was discovered
hey were believed to have b?x-n bitten
by a dog.