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353TT' . "% " . *" * V t % _ . ' " - . * . " . POPULATION 4 % to City Corporate Limits 6.574 Immediate Trading Area 15X100 VOL. 59 NO. 4 City Is 1 * * * * k r rt JL4? JL#f ? : ? ? " 1 il Local News Bulletins TO HEAR MISSIONARY Allen Craig, a Missionary from Africa will speak at the Presbyter: ,ian church at the morning worship hour Sunday morning and in the School of Foreign Missions in the j evening. Mr. Craig has served 25 j .years in Africa and has rendered > distinguished service. It is a great privilege to have him in our midst. The public is cordially invited to hear Mr. Craig. . ' I MfQCtriMBDV TMV n*arwav?inn? ve~? * Foreign Missionary Day will be observed at the Sunday school hour [ at St. Matthew's Lutheran church, according to an announcement by Superintendent Jacob Cooper. All { departments will meet together at 9:45 a. m. for this fennual service, 1 prepared by the Board of Foreign Missions of the United Lutheran 1 Church In America. An offering ' will be received to help to rebuild 1 the hospital and medical clinic at 1 Tsington, China. LODGE MEETING . i A special communication for ' work in the second degree will be held at Fairview Lodge 339, A. F. ' & A. M. Tuesday night at 7:30 o-. 1 .clock, CJ, Gault, Jr., master, an- ' nounced this week. The second de- ' gree will be conferred on four ' candidates and all members are urged to attend. ' correction" The Herald wishes to correct an 1 error In last week's issue on the T.-B. seal sale report, in the school j Bangle Day tabulations, it was reported that East school children 1 contributed a total of $4.96. This i figure was incorrectly reported to the Herald and should have been $21.56. The Herald is glad to correct this error and to convey its apdlo-. gles to the pupils of East school. 1 VFW MEETING Post Commander Frank Gladden announced today that the Johnny W. Blackwell Post, 2268, viw, would have a meeting next Thursday, January 29, at 7:30 at the City Hall. Mr. Gladden stated that this meeting would .concern ^he election of officers for the com: < ing year and urged full attend. \ ance'. . . , " V > ' ; ' cmr TAG SALES ] ./ A total of 587 city license tags had been sold Thursday morning, according to announcement of S. ' A. Crduse, city clerk. Mr. Crouse j reminded motorists that a $5 fine 1 will apply after February t on ctty. 1 car owners who have not bought the licenses ' ' - . A STOCKHOLDERS MEETING Annual meeting of stockholders . 1 of the Home 'Building A Loan As- , aociatlon will be held,at the City , Hall next Thursday, .January 29, K Wk v u viwvn. * i IC iiicciiiik ~ III tea' j ture annual reports and election of officers for 1948. It will be the 1 twenty-fifth annual meeting of the financial institution. I TAX LISTING f Tax listing moved ahead at a, fast pace this week, but city tfnd county tax list takers said a ''large number" have as yet not lieted. They reminded all citizens that j penalties gre provided for falling W list or for failure to list prior ' to the closing date Saturday, Ant*ry 81. * f Xtwonls Club ?r lMtttafn Khranl* Club heard an i th of the*Constltuth>n of the United i< States." Other guests at the club meeting m : > of Virginia, and Lewfa Bovto. , \ , S. Peeler, Jr., who attended the i Youth Conference In Cleveland, Ohio | recently, was to talk on Youth actlv- i itfee at the January 22nd meeting of V' Kings ^romisei ii&ii T? A _ tun, jr., /i|i ^ _ * Thomasville Man To Assume Duties On February 1st Mayor H. Tom Fulton announced yesterday appointment of E, C. Brandon, Jr., of Thomasville, as city engineer and supervisor. Mr. Brandon is to assume the duties of the position on February 1. Mayor Fulton said the board appointed Mr. Brandon after an interview last Friday, and that his duties will be to formulate plans for expansion of sewer, water, and other municipal facilities, as well as to supervise engineering operations of the city. "Mr. Brandon will not serve as a city manager," Mayor Fulton added. "The city board will continue to handle city personnel matters and general poncy." "Mr. Brandon comes here highly recommended," Mr. Fulton said, "and the board Is confident that he will be an asset to the city.,r A native of Suffplk, Va., Mr. Branion Is a graduate of Virginia Polytechnic Institute in industrial engineering. He first went to Thomasi/ille in 1935, following his graduation, as industrial engineer for Thomasville Chair Company, in the army reserve Corps, he was called to active duty in 1940 and spent five years in service with the anti-aircraft artillery and the corps of engineers. When he received his discharge in January 1946, he held a commission as major. Since his discharge, he has been associated with a Thomasville auto firm and in construction work with a Thomasville realtor. He recently accepted_jhe SMpeffrrtenhncy of public works with the City of Thomasville. Mr. Brandon Is married and has two children. He told the Herald Thursday, that he expects to move his family here as quickly after February 1 as housing can be obtained. Mr. Brandon is 34 years of age. For his services he will receive a salary of $350 per month, plus $50 per month car allowance, Mr. Fulton said. barnett Opens Cleaning Ilim R. E. Barnett, well-known Kings Mountain man, announced this week opening of Victory Cleaners in the building on Piedtnont avenue adjoining Piedmont Drug Store. Mr. Barnett, who has been a sales-; man at Hord "Furniture Company, was formerly with Kings Mountalp Furniture Company and has spent a total of eight years in furniture sales work here. Prior to that' time, he was employed in the dry cleaning business. Mr. Barnett said the firm vWould sperate a pick-up and delivery service and that a telephone would be installed as quickly as one can be obtained?probably about Feb. 1." He-said the firm would specialize In quality work and prompt service. Mr. Barnett is married and has two children. He is a member of the Kings Mountain Lions club and the city's volunteer fire department. Clinton, S. C? Cou Kinos Mountain f. ~a? ?W ' . ' Mr. and Mr#. Archie ClarK, of Clinton, S. C., are expectad to arrive In Kings Mountain Friday1 to assume management of the Kings Mountain Country Club, Inc., according to an announcement yesterday by Fred "itf&rarfc.? manager at the club and golf professional, while Ifrs. Clark will manage the dining ream and Serve as club hostess. . The new blub manager, who la 87 treats, of age, has considerable experience in country club management. For eight years he served as assistant golf professional to Tomtoy Armour at the Congressional Club, Washington, D. C? and aided In the organization of the Henderlonvifle Country Club, which he managed for four years. He has Ifv M in Clinton, 8. C., Sor the past six years, operating an into aupply and (porting goods business, and liaa tiM served M secretary treasurer of the Clinton Country Club. He Is a Presbyterian and has been a member of the Clinton Lions ehib, . ' v -r *? '( . '? ? *...# ? ' V'.;? V. r, V, v 1 . i .-is? . " . \ . . i ' i X *. AV 1 ' Moui Kings Mountain. N. C., ] i Emerc * * * * pointed Cit i I : BANQUET SPEAKER ? Dr. George D. Keuton. poster of the Myers Park Baptist church. Charlotte, will ad| dress the Pioneer Girl Scout council ; at the annual meeting at the Armington Hotel. Gastonla. Friday | night at 7 o'clock. Tickets for the o* vent may be secured from Mrs. Otto Kehn. A large number of Kings i Mountain Girl Scout leaders are exI ported to attend.I Merchants Croup To Elect Officers Ballots for election of officers of *1.- ' oenaii or directors and club members, as well as myself, I wish to publicly express our appreciation to Mrs. W. J. Fulkeraon, club manager, and Mr. Fulketoon, who have been In charge of the club's management since It was formally opened last summer. They hgve rendered excellent service to ihe club membership, many times In the face of unusual situations sad hardships. It Was with great regret that we received Mrs. Fulkerson's festgnstlon." ;. if* ? ' y 5s' %. .a ? ?7 i me nui|js inuuniain Mercnanis asjsociation will go out over the weekend. Nominees for president 2re Joe Lee Woodward and Harold Cogglns. Members will be Instructed to vote for one. Under association bythe^homlness polling second high will be declared vice-president. Also listed are eight nominees for I four director posts. They are: E. E. j Marlowe, W. G. Grantham, Sam DaI vis, R. M. Snow, Sam Weir, Hilton I Ruth, L. H. Lowe and John Fisher. J Hold-over directors are Marriott i Phifer, C. F. Thomasson, E. C. McClain, Wilson Crawford and J. W. Mij lam. exofficio. Retiring directors are O. W. Myers, J. B. Keeter, B. S. Neill, John L. McGill and Martin Harmon. Red Cross Official Was Here Tuesday Larry Williams of the Southeastern Area Headquarters In Atlanta visited the local chapter of the Red Cross Tuesday to assist in making plans for the forthcoming fund drive. < Among those meeting with Mr. Williams to formulate the plans were John L, McClfl, chairman of the chapter, and Carl F. Mauney, chairman of the Fund Drive. banquet Committee Appointment of the committee on arrangements for (he Annual Merchants Association employe* - employee banquet, scheduled for the latter part of February, was announced yesterday by President J. W. Milam. The committee Includes: Hilton Ruth, chairman, Harold Cogglns, G. A. Bridges, Charlie fjlalock, and L. H. Lowe. pie To Manage ountry Club. Inc. The have two children, age six: aitd eight. They will reside at the Club, Mrs. Clark is a native of Chtca. go. Til'., and Mr. Clark Is a native of Fayettevllle. "We fc*l highly fortunate in obtaining the services of Mr. -and Mrs. Clark," President Plonk said. Their c. aalderable experience in country club management makes us confident that they will continue the operations of the cluh .on the Mine high plane and satisfactory manner. "At the same time, speaking on lu-1 ?S ' - - * " y. / . . . itain F Friday, January 23. 1948 ;ency Fu y Engineer ?? . . ?-??? < Jaycees Endorse T nanlinv Ham I * vuwu^l 1/V1IIC111U!>| Hear Hendricks Members of the Kings Mountain Junior Chamber of Commerce Tuesday night endorsed the resolution pf the Kings Mountain unit of the state teachers' association which requests that Governor Cherry call a special session of the leglslatureto consider cost-of-living pay increases for teachers. Tlie organization "also heard an address by Dr. Paul E. Hendricks, Kings Mountain physician. Dr. Hendricks spoke on "Heart Dis! eases," devoting most of his remarks ! to "Rheumatic Hearts." The Kings Mountain doctor said that heart dis- j eases are still the chief killer, taking j the lives of 500 times as many per- j ;sons annually as polio and more! i more than five times as many as are killed in accidents each year. Cause of the rheumatic heart aili.ment, which he described as an "extremely subtle disease," is a virus j found in so-called "strep" throats, scarlet fever, and other related diseases. "They all come from the same j bug," he said. Contributing factors to rheumatic heart disease are cold, damp climate i , and poverty. Nature is the best treatment, he said, and physicians try to ! help it along, with removal of the contributing factors and prescription of rest arid relaxation. TT _ ?1 J -? ?? .... ne sum civic ciuds could help e-1 iliminht-e heart disease by tl) pub-' licizing what rheumatic fever is, and I <21 working to eliminate poverty by | improving housing, sanitation, etc.1 ^|I^^man.is to prosper, then his ; dficks' declared. "We must realize the opportunities we have. Every' man who works, deserves a good living. On the other hand, he also owes something to mankind, and should contribute toward community and civic betterment." Motion to support the teachers in .heir efforts for pay increases .was made by Grady Howard and passed unanimously with minimum of discussion. Cage Toumey Begins Tuesday Kings Mountain Lions club semipro basketball tournament is scheduled to get underway in Central gymnasium Tuesday night at 7:30. First round play will be continued Wednesday night, with the semi rtnais set for Friday night and the finals Saturday night. Definite entries Wednesday night Included Tyner Motor company AllStars of Shelby, Blue Socks of Monroe, Red Rockets of Bessemer City, Number 3 Township team composed of the Five-Bettis-Brothers, aind FireStone team of Castonla. Kings Mouptain Independents are also expected to compete in the tournament. ; The tournament will be a single elimination type of play, and will not be sanctioned by the Independent Basketball Association of America as previously announced, the committee In charge withdrawing from the IBAA tourney-after a meeting last Friday, night. Deadline for entries in. the.'tour; ney have been set for Saturday and tournament officials are expecting an eight-team tournament. In the event eight teams are not entered (Cont'd on page six) " - ' ' I Newton To Roiftro As Rogislor Of Doods First official development in th? j flwtllfl CmAt MUOi attnattoft lar IMS m noted teat FWday whan A. t. (Ajsdy) Kewten. vttitas ooontv i on Is tor of dMCdi, Muaea* that M Waald not ba ? *? - ? J-i- a,, lliallai VRMMNt MH IO . ' tha'SSSitlSIc MMBlMrttoB for th* I ' pmi. With tha oxeoptio. of Shadff It* tlM llwMl* thl* fMT. Mr. M*wte?. who hot hold tho J port of itfUhi of dootfs for tho gart tl awn, wo* fintt iwora Into ttiot offtcs In HMML lerald v.; : . . .... V . ; ' j el Oil SI *. * * * < Supervisor y?' , ....^. - m W Sift \ JOm mam ^9BS^^^L . IST^^wBf SINGS HERE WEDNiESDAY?Margot Power, above, 1947 Arthur Godfrey Talent Scout winner, will sing here next Wednesday night at Central Methodist church in a benefit , program lor disabled veterans. Free | will offering will go to purchase bedside radios for patients in veterans hospitals. Stars To Sing Here Wednesday I''-.*-' -- .* ' I j Richard Maxwell, nationally known 1 radio singer, will appear in person j with Margot Power, "Arthur God- i frey Talent Scout,", and Mildred Young radio-opera-concert singers, at the Centrdl Methodist church,! Wednesday, Jan. 28, at 7:30 in a spe- j cial concert under the auspices of j this church and Veterans Hospital Programs. Well Unown as "John" of the Seth ' Parker program, Mr. Maxwell has i been heard from eotrst to ?h>rst in his own CBS programs, "Songs of Cheer i and Comfort" and "A Friend in | Deed." Mr. Maxwell has nlcn ?nno?p. t ? ? -ri"-"* j ed on the Mutual Network in "Hymns You LOve." ' During the war years, he devoted his talent to Ar- ' my and Navy Camp entertainment! throughout the United States. Mr. Maxwell's appearance here will be in the interest of Veterans Hospital Programs, a non-profit ori ganization which takes inspirational I entertainment to veterans' hospitals ' and presents bedside radios to the j wounded men. Today when many t i entertainers have stopped giving; i shows for service men, Mr. Maxwell j feeis that "now is the time for chur: ch people to rally behind this cause ; and show our veterans that the Chur ch has not forgotten them." Margot. Power has appeared on J thO "Arthur Godfrey Sho\v," and ! with the Buffalo Civic Symphony j Orchestra. The public is cordially invited to f hear and meet these New York radio j stars. These' artists are appearing free of any charge, and the free will , i offering will be used to buy bedside j jradlos for Veterans at Oteen hospi- ' ital according to Rev. J. G. Winkler I 'This work is being sponsored ana 1 carried on by the Protestant Churches in America. The program will consist Of sacred I numbers only. BUILDING PERMITS One building permit was issued by City Clerk S. A. Crouse at City ' Hall this week. Permit was for a i new five room dwelling on Alex| ander street, costing $4,200, as was I issued to Charles L. Alexander, Match Of Dimes I Solicitation Commi Business and Industrial group so llcitation committees for the annual Kings Mountain campaign for the,, Infantile Pitalysla are scheduled to beglii work within the next few days K'was announced yesterday by 8. N. Barnes, chairman. Handling the solicitations of business and industry will be.by members of youth welfare committees of the Lions and Kiwania dubs and the Junior Chamber of Commerce. * The following committees were named: from the Kiwania club (to handle industrial solicitations) ? Harry" Page, chairman, Rev. J. G. Winkler, L. Arnold Klser, Paul Mauney and H. L. Campbell. From the Lions club (to handle iiMflwn hi i dnMl aw^l/in anllMta. Hons) ? Hilton Ruth* chairman, Bil 1)0 Weir, Edwin Moore, Ben Ballard and Charlie Warllck. From the Jaycees (to handle outlying business section solicitation) * i ' , . i . s- * -J .. .? . iV 1 4 Pages 14 Today . PRICE FIVE CENTS I nmm^r-T nounced that larger bottles for the beverages would be used as quickly as they are received. "We plan'to specialize in quality and quantity," Mr.-Grigg stated. Stockholders in the corporation are Mr. Grigg, Clarence Hicks, route sales manager, C. F. Allen, who is not active in the firm. INVENTOR HERE Otto Hehn, local inventor, announced yesterday that he will be in Kings Mountain for a month's vacation while experimenting with a new method of coloring movie films with 15 colors and shades. He said he will be wot king at Dixie theatre but will go to Chicago two days where his lamps to be used In the process, called "ColorVision," are being manufactured Hehn is the inventor of the new, revolutionary - type movie screen, Nu-Screen, a curved glass screen that bends light rays., Campaign Begins; ttees Named V-7--V ?S , " . V .' -Ralph (Frosty) Spearman, chair^^Hrrward^O. J>. JLong, ? -pM| miiu rniier. . Ml. Barnes announced that the March of Dimes solicitation had also h?gun. t? a letter to parent! of > school children, he explained that the achool pupils were being asked tp solicit polio fund gifts from their parehtd and neighbor* who had no children in school, adding that they were not expected to eeek funds In the business section. Kings Mountain quota la $2,000. "Liberal gifta will be required to assure our meeting this quota," Mr. Barnes said. "The money Is used to further research to determine means ef preventing infantile paralysis, for better methods of treatment, and to provide emergency relief during ep. 1 demies. "We are remember the summer o# 1944," he continued, "and I am sate Kings Mountain will do Its part." lUJUlllVl'i Mayor Secures ICC Allocation Of Tank Cars "Vis ' Kings Mountain has the promise of a shipment of a half-dozen tank cars of kerosene and fuel oil to to- > iteve. the critical shortage. The "promise'' followed a day of long-distance, telephoning .on the part of Mayor H, Tom Fulton on Tues day, and though shipping warrants had not been received here Wednesday afternoon, local dealers Fred W. Plonk and I." G. Patterson were confident that the shipments would be madp and that the relief shipments would be received early next week. After the available fuel oil and kerosene was located in Dallas, Texas, Mayor Fulton called Homer C. King, Interstate Commerce Commission official in Washington. The lack of tank cars was given as the reason for inability to get shipments here. The Mayor then called Southern Railway Traffic Manager McClain and obtained promise of car allocation for the emergency shipment. Mr. Patterson said Wednesday afternoon that the tank cars had been made available irt Dallas. The situation had reached the "critical" stage Tuesday, with only two days' supply remaining with local dealers, and with no more ship ments scheduled until February 1. Meantime, the cold weather had made further Inroads into the supplies of users. - The shipment will be split between the two local distributors. Mr. Patterson said the emergency supply would be distributed between dealers, stores, service stations, and to home users who buy direct froth the distributor. He said the price would be higher than market, but that both he Mr. PionJt wpuid aellThe emergency shipment at cost. *;/,'/ Local Bottling Firm Changes It's Name R. B. (Bob) "Grigg, plant manager, announced this week change of the name of Bobls Cola Bottling Company, Ihc., to Kings Mountain Beverage Company, Inc. The firm is no longer bottling Bob's Cola, but is bottling the DLite line of soft drinks and Whistle Orange, Mr. Grigg said. The D-Lite line includes . D-Lite Cola, D-Lite Punch (a combination of fruit drinks), D-Lite Grape, and D-Lite Lemon. Mr. Grigg also an