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keep moving, but others mired
J^ln the snow or ditch and many
sbtk were l^jfi teniporarlij atr&uded.
Schedule!: of thrpugh buses were
MU limited Thursday morning, but
. My buses were operating again afa
h.ilf-dAV half on.Tuesday,'
^Merchants had an easy job hand-ifce
their customers. Copts* galoshes
4mA other rubber footwear was the
-principal item in demand, and it
n't long before standard proceJbur
was a" negative headshake for
mU inquirer. One merchant was re
uMnt selling odd-mated boots and
iiwmhoes. j
Industrial production was slowed
omtiy in the week, as employees
nasidh't reach their looms and tramop
and city schools were, closed ]
HiiMlay, reopening Wednesday
ialt& slightly more than halfattend- '
n, Attendance was slightly im-j
b? ii 11. Thursday and it was hoped
Har achool authorities that further
oBpation of" clbssropm activity
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Coal and oil trucks were kept go
tng at tun pace ana taxi operators
moved constantly. One maju reported
tryipg to get a cab for 90 minutes be
fore he was successful. Some cabs
were charging double fare ? on tht
premise that chains wore out fast
Plenty o? future business for tht
auto service meri developed. A halfdozen
wrecks were reported Monda>
afternoon, with damage to automo
.tlve property varying. . .
Thursday morning's rain was trying
to vanish at 10:37 and a threat
of Sunshine was putting in appearance.
None was reported angered by
the prospects of improved conditions
and temperatures.
Koie About
Boy Scout Banquet
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hy Scoutmaster Jack Hullender and
Scouts Bill Amos and Don Crawford
of Troop 5. Mr. Hullender pointed
out the need for a knowledge of
first aid by ail citizens, stating thai
two air routes, three bus lines and a
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railroad serve Kings Mountain and
. 1 any citizen may have the opportuni
Ity to save lives in event of a major
I accident.
A Scout playlet was given by
) Scouts. Charles BlaniOn, of Troop, 1
and Garjarid Still, of Troop 2, emphasizing
the need of scouting in a
community.
1 . C. CEdens reported on progress
'of Carl Davidson Memorial camp,
[pointing out that the camp needed
a lighting system. He asked workers
1 who wished to help in the Wednes'
day afternoon journeys to the camp
site.
i Aubrey Mauney, prominent Scouter,
recognized . honor guests and
Scouts. Paul McGinnis, Jr., was rec
ognized as winner of a high Luth*
, eran church Scouting award.
Financial report was made , by
i Paul Maurtey and Mr. Plonk extend I
ed thanks to the city for removal of
snow from the walks.'B. N. Barnes
| was commended for the program is*
' sued at the banquet.
Clyde Falls, 1>bop 3 Scout. led the
i group in the Scout benediction.
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City Board Meeting
(Cont'd from, front page)
Chief N. M. Farr from these duties
to enable him to spend more time on
patrol and other outside duties.
The board discussed without action
the qdestion of answering fire
alarms outside the city limits, with
the matter to be considered further
pending additional information.
The financial report read by City,
jClerk S. A. Crouse showed total Jan
! uary receipt* or $"J4,By4.au, January
disbursements of $19,296.90, and an
end-of-themonth bank balance of
$43,814.89.
All commissioners were present.
KING ELECTED
B. J. King, editor of the Kings
| Mountain Herakl fro:*! 1929 to
1934, was elected president of the
South Carolina Press Association
I at its meeting held in Columbia,
i S. C., last weekend. Mr. King .is
now publisher of the Aiken, S. C.,
Standard and Review.
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trip to Hollywood pay. off in mot* lira
the CE House Party program. Hore sh
Art Linkletter (right) while producer
die. First Sergeant and Mrs. Math Is 11
Mathls is an ROTC instructor at the I
Central Teams Aft
Cliifside Tonight
Kings Mountain 'Central high
school basketball teams are scheduled
to invade tjte camp of the Cliffside
Western conference teams tonight
(Friday) in a continuation of
their schedules which were given a
setback by the weather earlier this
week.
'The Tri High gaime, postponed
from Jan. 23 because of snow and
Ice and scheduled for Central gymnasium
Wednesday night, was again
delayed by inclement weather,
the tentative playing date set
for Frt>. 25 in Central gymnasium.
The boys Journey to Belmont Abbey
Monday night was postponed,
with Mar. 2 set as playoff date.
Coach Doq Parker's boys squad ;
got an unexpected bolstering Monday
with the addition to the team
of Jim Hudgins, lanky senior, and
veteran of the past season's football
wars, Hudgins scored the only points
soored by the football team during
the season and his height is expected
to aid the team in the stretch I
drive.
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Bessemer Here
Tuesday Night
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Central basketball teams return
to the homehardwood Tuesday
night at 7 o'clock in a tangle with
the strong cage outfits from nearby
Bessemer City.
Coach Don Parker's boys quint
bounced the Bessemer City lads by
a score of 36 to 32 In their first meeting
this season, on Jan. 20, but the
local lassies dropped a thriller, 37
to 32.
The local quint is scheduled to
face the strong Belmont Abbey team
In the next home game on next
'Friday night at 7:30 p. m. ?,
Both teams were billed to be in
Cliffside tonight, . with Monday
night's postponed game in Belmont
scheduled for Mar. 2 on the Abbey
court, and Wednesday's twice-postponed
game with Caroleen fTrl
High) tentatively set for Feb. 25 In
Central gymnasium, v
CENTRAL SCHEDULE
Feb. . J?Cliffslde?Away.
Feb. 17?Bessemer?Heme
Feb. 2b?Belmont Abbey Home.
Feb. 25?Caroleen?Home.
Met. 2?Belmont Abbey?Away.
Etteis Bites
Held Wednesday
Funeral services for Russell Harris
Etters, 49, well-known -esldent of
the Fairvlew community and a Margrade
Mill overseer, were held Wednesday
morning at 11 o'clock at
Bethlehem Baptist church. Rev.T. W.
Fogleman. cond i Tted the rites, assisted
by Rev. John W. Suttle and
Rev. W. G. Camp. Burial was made
In the church cemetery.
Mr. Etters, who was a member of
the Bethlehem church, died at his
home at 5:30 Monday morning, with
death being attributed to a heart at*<**!?
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three days.
The funeral had been scheduled
for Tuesday afternoon but was de-(
layed due to the bad weather.
His wife, the former Miss Lizzie
Lee Randall, died in 1927. Survivors
Include a son, Cameron Etters of
Kings Mountain, and a daughter,
Mrs. Earl Cloninger, also of Kings
Mountain a brother, Wilham Etters
of Mofganton; and a sister, Mrs.
Frank Ware of Norfolk, Va.
1947 Tax Levy" Is
88 Percent Paid
City tax payments tcrough January
31, 1M8 on 194? city tkxes totaled
$72,735.94, according to a report
by 8. 'A. Crouse, city clerk.
Mr. Crouse said this total represented
88 1-3 percent of the total
levy for 1947 taxes.
(penalty 01 one percent on unpaid
taxes applied on February X. I
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n fun when she won a new radio on
le quips with n/aster ol informalities
John Guedel peeks through the mldve
in Santa Barbara, CaL, where Sgt.
University of California.
Mrs. Blanton's
!Utes Conducted
Final rites for Mrs. D. G. Blanton,
73, Who lived on the Grover Road
near Kings Mountain, were held
Wednesday afternoon at the home,
with interment following in the Sharon-Methodist
church cemetery.
The rites were conducted by Rev.
J. G. Winkler, assisted by Rev. P. D.
Patrick, and Rev. C. B. Bobbltt.
Mrs. Blanton succumbed Monday
morning at 6:15, following an illness
of several months. Born and
reared in the Sharon community of
Cleveland county, Mrs. Blanton had
lived in Kings Mountain for 36
years. She was the former Miss Effie
Pearson, daughter of the late
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jcase aim mri/xta rvaiauu.
Survivors Include her husband,
One son, Lawrence Blanton of Kings
Mountain, six daughters, Misses
Grace and Bert Blanton of the home,
Mrs. A. 'L.> Falls, Mrs. Arthur Hamrick,
Mrs. Carl Herndon and Mrs.
Goldman Spears, all of Kings MounJ
tain, one brother, J. F. Pearson of
Shelby and one sister, Mrs. W. O. R.
Putnam, of Shelley.
Helms First To Draw g
Fine For No 1948 Tog v
Fourteen cases were tried in CityRecorder's
court before Judge O. C.
O'Farrell on Feb. 2 at City Hall, all
but three cases involving public
drunkenness.
Elbert T. Owens, for abandonment
and noil support of his wife and
three children, was sentenved 24
months, suspended provided he get
a job and support his family and
Jay costs.
Robert C. Montgomery, bf Washington,
D, C., forfeited a $50 bond on
a speeding charge and Charles Paul
Helms, of Gastonla, paid costs for
violation of motor vehicle laws in
that he was operating a vehicle
without 1948 state license tags.
Jack W. - Jenkins forfeited a $25
bond on a public drunkenness charge
and Paul Roberts and Henry
Moore paid $5 and costs on similar
charges. The following paid costs
for public drunkenness: ike Thar
rlngrton, Frankie Fowler, Earl McKay,
Frank Lee Saxon, Free Taylor,
Helen- Roberts (Shelby), William
McSwain and Roosevelt Copeland.
Dixie
TIISATRE
FRIDAY
Double Feature Program
"Dark D?lUsi<mn
Lucille Bremer . James Craig
a'so
"Tbs Miters"
Burt Lancaster Ava Gardner
Late Show 19:80
SATURDAY
, Double Feature Program
"Public Cowboy Mo. I"
Gene Autrr
also
"Bulldog Drummond
Strikes Back" [ ; .
Bon Ran'tell - Pat O'Moore
, Cartoon ? Comedy
MONDAY AMD TUESDAY |
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WALTER MITTY"
I Danny Kay* - Virginia Mftyo I
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Lot* Show Monday 10:30 .
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I WEDNESDAY A THURSDAY I
"LOST HONEYMOON" I
I Franc hot Ton* - Ann Richard* I
I Latest Mm I
Late Ohow W*dn?*day 10:30 I