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ET? 1' ? r?" 7\ " ? T' ''"'Vv'-."7.'??! , 1 POPULATION In City Coi pot ate Limits 6.574 Immediate Trading Area 15.000 VOL. 59 NO. 10 Lampaigr \ * iifn ^mLjLtSm WM YOUTHFUL MAJORETTE RI1 young high school bond mojt polgn. Hero obo hold* out a i tng her a 925 chock for tho fui lag tho drlro to mako rgports Photo bf Eundy. local News Bulletins ' Members of the Junior Chamber of Commerce held a supper meeting at the Trout Club Tuesday night. President Jacob Cooper .appointed a nominating committee including Hoyle (Snooks) McDanlel, chairman, Vernon Crosby, C. T. Carpenter, Jr., W. K. Mauney, Jr., and Martin Harmon. Mr. Crosby, membership chairman, welcomed B S. Peeler, Jr., as a new member. Severai guests were present at the meeting, and, following the brief business session, the group enjoyed group singing, led by W. B. Logan, Ned McGill and C. F. Thomasson. INCOME TAX AID A representative from the State Department of Revenue will be at City Halt Friday to aid Kings Mountain area citizens in making opt state income tax returns for 1947, it was announced this week. me representative win oe at tne City Hall from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. Deadline for filing the return is Monday, March 15. NSW POSITION Charles Markham, brother of Mrs. Tolly Shuford of Kings Mountain, has been appointed director >of publicity and research for the Young Democratic Clubs of America, according to an announcement from Washington, D. C. Mr. Markham, for the past several months has been an editorial writer for the Charlptte News. KIWAN1S ANNIVERSARY The Kings Mountain Kiwanis club was celebrating it's eighth anniversary Thursday, with . J. J. Tarlton, past lieutenant governor scheduled to address the Thursday might meeting of the organization <o be held at the Woman's Club 6:30. Merchants Directors Map Plans For Yeai Directors of the Kings Mountain Merchants association hefd theli first meeting of the current yea: Monday night, with a large attend ance. The meeting was featured by th< reports oil the past year's actlvittei and presentation of a financial ^sBfirtement by Secretary Ned A. Mc Oil!, which showed the aasoclatlo? had enjoyed an active year, "&ie directors authorized Preslderv joe i*ee woonwara to appoint man a lug committees for various assocla tion activities for the coming year including several special events. j*-"5 ' , ' ft was announced that the activl ty ami financial reports would tx mailed members with the. next aaso elation bulletin. ^ V' Kings . n; I. I iSlllIlCl Lk '.. " ' l - *,? ? , V *. m ' . . \ . ' ' ' ' ' 11 .1 ' " v. " *. ..i ^A' ' 1 Kpr|#|>t4 KttBlr.fr-' * > WGS TK? BELL?Hallio Ward, daugl mtte, is doing her part in the curren membership card to Mayor Pro Tem C id to aid the band. Meantime, drive of as quickly as possible. Goal of the me Day Succeeds Peeler At Phenix . JVlhri A Sit AnlMt ornnn mnnoikir ?.... >p*w*?r of Gaetonia area plant of the Burlington Mills Corporation, has announced the appointment of Jack B. Day as superintendent of the Phe,-i ni* Plant. George Peeler, fofmer su| pPiIlrTrUOrllImo DCiffl *-(TVHTHcT* " to Mr. Day's former Job in the executive offices of the corporation in Greensboro. Mr. Day is a graduate of Cleinson College, where he was graduated i j with a B. S. Degree in Textile Engi- j j neering in 1934. After seven years with Cannori Mills, Mr. Day entered j the Armed Forces and was dischari god with the rank of major. He ser. ved in the Fifth Armored division I and When discharged had five bet- j tie stars in addition to the Bronze^ j Star with cluster. He is married to the former Eleanor Sander? of Barn well, S. C., and has One daughter, i Barbara Diane, 5. ijince joining Burlington Mills in i Jfnniinrv 1 Qtlfi ha hoc haari an tha I VII HIV staff of A. L. Burnet, Spinning Division Manager, in Greensboro. Mr. Peeler who has been superintendent of the local plant Since January, 1946, has been unusually active in civic affairs while in Kings Mountain. He is a member of the1 Junior Chamber of Commerce, the] American Legion, the Kiwanis Club 1 and the Kings Mountain Country Club. DR. ANTHONY BACK Dr. J. E. Anthony returned Sunday frpm Palm Harbor, Fla., where he and Mrs. Anthony had spent several weeks at their winter home. Semi-Finals 01 Se Cage Touney Set Piedmont high school Red Devils, defending champions of the second Annual Kings Mountain American Legion basketball tournament, won the right to meet Matthews high school, Mecklenburg county, team , in the semi-finals to be played here ' tonight ('Friday) with a thumping 45 to 32 victory over Lattlmore In 1 the first round game Wednesday r night. Fa llston's Flying Five will f meet Number 3* Township high, Cle' veland county, In the opening game beginning at B o'clock. - 'Number 3 bumped Derita in the ' opening game of the tournament in 1 a corking ball game that ended ' with the Clevelanders on top 29 to 1 24. Matthews snd Falston drew first t round byes In the six-team tourney and will be In action tor the first . time tonight. Mecklenburg and Cle vetana cuuniy ivurnninrni win ' be played next week, with the teams entered here among the favorites in their respective loop's play. 3 Coach Carl Throneburg'g Dertta five opened slowly and couldn't find the basket, trailing the No. 3 club y- y PSIff V I 11 Alt 1V10UH Kings Mountain, N. C.. lunches A ! ' H m &*jbfe?s4 * MM Hi Hi fcL^ < iter ef Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Ward, it Band-Aid membership camarl F. Mauney. *vho is tendertteials urged ether persons aidmbershlp campaign is $4,000*-? Boy Scout Fund Now $645 Short Oi Goal Donation* to the King* Mountain district Hoy Scout fund to1 taled $1,354X9 Thursday morning. according to cm announceroont by Paul Maunoy. treasurer. . This total leaves the fund exactly $84541 short of the $2,000 | goal. Some repot tshcnu^sUll not City Fathets To Meet Tuesday [ Several important matters are expected to be discussed at the regular March city board meeting scheduled for Tuesday night at 7:30 at the City Hall. | E. C. Brandon, Jr., city engineer, said he had not discussed the upcoming meeting' with Mayor H. Tom Ft'!:.).-., who was out-of-town 1 this week, but added that he had been gathering Information on the experience 01 orner cities with respect to zoning and extension of | fire limits. The board discussed both these | issues informally at the February J meeting. Mr. Brandon said he had also been obtaining information conj cerning a possible bond issue for various city improvements. COURT or HONOR | Regular monthly meeting of the I Boy Scout Court of Honor for the ! Kings Mountain district' will be held Thursday night, March 11, at I'1:45, according to an announcement from Piedmont Council headquarters. cond Annual' For Tonight 10 to 11 at the end of the first quar- { I ter. Derlta came back strong and by the ehd of the third quarter was ahead 22-21 hut the strong zone defense of the Clevelanders allowed the Mecks but one field goal during the final period. Don Bettis was the scoring star of the No. 3 team with a total of 11 points with his fancy lump shot. Ed Bye and Padgett topped the kJsersjvith 8 each. Piedmont fielded a fast-passing, fast-breaking outfit that kept the potent-looking Lattimore five In hand all during the second Wednesday night gtine. The Red Devils pull ed away In the second and, third quarters and t^e Big Blue of Lattimore couldn't make up the deficitwith a final period rally. Sammy Spangler of the Devils was high scorer with 11 points but game nrnrlntf >ia?iaen waw* *a aawiavcv ?* * ? V IV MaOII^ VJT7HC Lee of the kx?er?, who hit for 12 point*. Jack Warltck had 10 points for Piedmont and Boyd Spangler hit 0. Falston; runner-up In rhe recent (Cont'd on pe?e eight) v-y{M*: .-?* .'V "/ ? WfiSfe-fe t -v -*."v : '' <% > j * 7 \ ilain \ Friday. March 5. 1948 nnual Red Immediate Aid j Foi Hospital | Program Doubtful I V V ' X Cleveland County's lo\V priority for new nospuai iacinues m compart-1 I son With other counties makes im- i ' probable the receiving of aid from . ,the state and federal governments ' in the hear future. This was the word received by L. i Arnold Klser, chairman of the coun- j ty's hospital board of trustees, HT. Leflrande, Jr., C. E. Neisler, and , [Joe D. Hamrick, who conferred-Tuesday in Raleigh with Dr. John l.A. Ferrell, secretary of the ' state ! i medical care commission. ! Mr. Kiser said, however, that it' |was suggested that the county board file tentative applications for : both the Kings Mountain hospital and for the addition to the Shelby | hospital, along with general infor maiion eoncernintr (ho mnniv'c ! range hospital program. Mr. Riser said the commission | ] rates Cleveland county in the low jseventies on the basis of the other] [county's in the state, and estimates j [ that the county now has 61.5 percent of its total commission - estimated needs. "The priority phase does not nec-1 essarily mean that Cleveland will [have to wait'until funds are appro* j priated to all counties with higher priorities," Mr. Riser said, "but such counties will first be given op-1 portunity to file applications. "While the picture is not bright for immediate aid," Mr. Riser said, "the board of trustees Is continuing: to make full efforts to move the hos pital program forward." ? March Of Dimes Gifts $1,876 ' t-Kinft* Mountain xxrtttrttrated 876.88 to the Infantile Paralysis' campaign this year, according to a j report made yesterday by B. N. J Barnes, chairman of the campaign. | Collections by groups follow: Cen- ! tral school, $365.48, West school,! $138.81, East school $113.31, Davidi son school, $50.20, collections at Im[ perial Theatre, $95.55, city-wide drive, $912.93. Mr. Barnes expressed his appreciation for the fine support given by those who aided in conducting the I solicitations, and to citizens general j ly for what he termed "'a fine response." Another Dog Found Rabid With toss them a month lapsed sine* tho lifting of tho quarantine on dogs, another dog in this area has been pronounced "mad" by the State labosatory ?t Ualeigh. Tho head ef a dog belonging to Clyde Adams, who livee on York . Head, was sent to tho laboratory I on Monday after Adams' wife. Oenoal, their daughter. Dferothy Lee. 17. and their son. Clyde. )r. 12, had been bitten last week. Dr. Philip Padgett received a positive j report from the laboratory Tue?- , day and the trio began taking the Pasteur treatments immediately. I Not suspecting rabies, the three ; members of the Adams family | were all bitten as they tried to be j | kind to the dog wh'rh they thought to be ill. Dr. Padgett, who is | treating the patients, said Tucs- j day, "Dog owners should bo very | careful when their pet seems sick j until they find out what is wrong. When a dog shows signs of not j being well, it should be penned at once. If the dog has rabies, it will always die. It ii better to confine d sick animal than to kill it. tJtmost caution should be taken In handling a sick dog until the cause of his illness is determln- , ed." Lions Heard Musical Program At Meeting Me.iibers of the Kings Mountain Lions club heard a musical program at the regular meeting February 26, wtth Hub McGinnls, Shelby pianist, and Mrs. Lucy Stames, Shelby vocalist, presenting a varied selection of popular and folk songs. 1*he program was arranged by Dan Huffstetlor. E. A. Brandon, Jr., city engineer, was welcomed Into membership a* a transfer tram the Thomasvllle club by President W. K. Mauney, Jr. " , .. . . V - k - [erald * . e , " i ' . / * >. : . . ' . . . '1 Cross Dri Postoffice To Close ] Earlier On Saturdays | ^ Postmaster W. E. Blakely an- j nounced this Week that effective 11 at once the windows at the Kings ] j Mountain postoffice will close on | Saturdays at noon, rather than at 1 p. m., as has been the practice, j ( He said the change was neces- sary due. to postoffice department ( regulations limiting overtime and t requiring compensatory free time for employees who worked more * j than on regular schedule. The postoffice windows will be open as usual from 8 a. m. to 6 p. [i m. Mondays through Fridays, and j 1 from 8 a. m. to noon on Satur, s days. (J Tt>? l?kk.. I- j _H ? ' ' V ?WMMJ uuuy HUUl D vV a. m. to 9 p. m. . 4 , ' c Bui winkle Out Foi Re-Election ' ? . i Congressman A. L. Bulwinkle. of 1 Gastonia, ahnounced Wednesday,1 that he would be a candidate for re- j election as eleventh district repre-.1 sentatlve. j1 Major Bulwinkle, World War I vet- '5 eran, will be seeking his 1-Uh term; as representative in the House of | Representatives from North Caro- f lina. 11 Congressman Bulwinkle in his an- ( nouncement statement, listed four ( major problems as first in importance for action by the next Con- i gress: (1) national security; (2) | preservation of Constitutional gov- c ernment; (3) curtailment of gov- ( ernmental expenditures providing ,, national security is not endanger-jc e<J); and (4) reduction of taxes. L In announcing his candidacy, Mr. , Bulwinkle said: 'Tn announcing as a Candidate t for. Congress, I do so with the full 1 realization of the heavy duties and t the grave responsibilities rhat go 1 XZ,-T,^ ii States is one of the two Nations on j i the earth whose course and actions j s will determine the future destinies j? of the peoples of the world. We |? know that freedom of all the* peo- 11 pies, ana civilization itself depends 15 upon the United States. !I I} "My record as a Member of Con- ! j gress is known. In annour. ing my ? candidacy, my only pledge is that 1 will continue to do my very best i? for the Nation, the State of North 1 j Carolina, and the Eleventh Congres- ig sional District. "An opportunity is afforded me in j * making this statement to express !1 my gratitude to thy friends in thej* District whose unswerving loyalty 's and active support have nominated l.^ and elected me to the Congress in j * the past." J Hal Ward's Mother J Passes Wednesday ' Mrs. Charlie Ward, 58, of Glenn J Alpine, mother of Hal Ward of Kings ; Mountain, died suddenly Wednes- * day night. ' v ! a Accordingly to information recelv J ed here. Mrs. Ward became suddenly ill Wednesday afternon and sue cumbed to a heart ailment early in the evening. Funeral arrangements had not j been made at press time Thursday.. Politics Still Mainl Ware Mty Be Reg Political activity In Cleveland r I County was still quiet this week,! with the May primary approaching i e at a seemingly faster clip, but there e was, nevertheless, an undercurrent'c indicating a speeding up of affairs ] 1< political in the near future. U The rumor mill was working at c somewhat faster speed, and prime f rumor of the week was that George h W ii ra rwMtulnr Vinot Vniintaln V World War II overseas veteran, > would enter the race for register of I deeds to intake it, at least, a three- o way sweepstakes. _ , ? 4 Already announced candidates K for the post held by retiring A. F. fc Newton are Griffin P. Smith, Shel- f by businessman, and Dan K. Moore, r for many years identified with county AAA affairs. c (Friends of Mr. Ware were quietly 2 booming him for the post and en- o couraging his candidacy. Currently 1 a salesman for an industrial sanitation, supply firm, Mr. Ware form- i aeltr. KaatsC * nAaklAn itrUli fVima fnlii <7i irciu c% |nMNiivi| ttiui v^/v*?-vw?a Bottling Company, of Gaatonia, and c prior to that time worked at Mar- I grace Store. He la the aon of Mr. and t I S r'rk*Vilj:3fti'nSj? mmmmmmwmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm 1 C Pages ID Today ? I PRICK FIVE CENTS ve In City ' -' A". . .*-./ '. ; ." .* . . s Residential Organization Is Announced Kings Mountain's 191H Rod Cross rampaign got underway officially fiiesday night with: die annual hantuet at the Woman's Club attended >y .campaign workers and interest d citizens., with actual soliciting far . unds beginning Wednesday rnornng. " ./ ' 'Dtiv f??:j i lie?. '>f I iv-> idrireks by HHfclt-Lobde.il, Charloue ted Cross official, who spoke on the abject "Service, Safety and Self" n whiph he pointed out necessities if supporting the Red. Cross. .1. G; Ddrraeott; chairman of the ampaign, said Thursday morning hat initial indications were th.it ho. drive ? which seeks to raise >5,412 for the forthcoming year ? vas off to a good start, though only me team had made a report, and it i partial one. The team of George t la lock and T. W. Grayson had urned in $159, after a Wednesday norning tour of their area. Meantime, Chairman Darracott trged campaign workers to conduct heir solicitations as quickly as posdble. "It is easy tti urge liberal giving o the Red Cross," Mr. Darracott laid. "The vast majority of the citizens are well-aware of the excellent nvestment they are making in the immunity's welfare when they give o this fund." ' Mrs. Aubrey Mauney and Mrs. M. V. Ware, co-chairmen of the rcsidcnlal solicitation committee for the :urrent Red Cross Drive, announced he list of house-to-house solicitors vho will vk*lt the homes of the town furing the next two weeks, giving veryone an opportunity to contrl>irte. The solicitors for the various secions are: 12AST KfNG STREET? ilrs. B. H. Barnes, Mrs. 0. F. ThprnesM>n, sr., Mrs. J. D. Smith, Mrs. J. A. User. Mrs, W. H. Howard. WEST STREET WEST from McCarter's ttore and WATTERSON STREET ,? drs. Dean MeDaniel. YORK ROAD ind S. DEAL STREET ? Mrs. Sam )avis, Mrs. Humes Houston. RIDGE i 5THEET and streets connecting tidge and E. King from Oriental Ivenue to Gaston street ? Mrs. H. 2 Lynch, Mrs. J. B. Kceter. PARKER iTREET ? Mis. E. A.Shenk, Mrs. V. F. Houser. GASTON STREET ? Lfrs W. R Thnntsnn Mr< Rill Rulroe Fountain street from Gaston Ireet to Piedmont ?* Mrs. R. N. laird. s. PIEDMONT from Railroad 0 Bonnie Mill?Miss Elizabeth Anhony, Mrs. W. L. Pressly. N. PIEDdONT from Railroad to Robert's itore ? Mrs. Harold Hunnicutt, Mrs. V. M. Gantt. N. PIEDMONT from tobert's store to Chcrryville Road ? drs. F. R. Summers, Mrs. M. C. Anos. BATTLEGROUND AVENUE? dr*. W. D. Wlrltesides, Mrs. Willie 1 rice. GOLD STREET ? Mrs. John dcGill, Mrs David Hamrlck. MOUN rAIN STREET ? Mrs. W. E. Blakely dre. J. K. Willis, Mrs. Claude Ham right, Mrs. R. H. Webb, Mrs. George I. Mauney, Mrs. O. P. Lewis. 1TREETS connecting GOLD Street ind MOUNTAIN street?Mrs. W. K. rfauney, Jr., Mrs. L. L. Benson. LODGE MEETING * Fairview Lodge, A. F. & A. M. ' No. 339 will hold a regular communication at the Masonic Hall Monday night, March 8, at 7:30. y Rumors; lister Candidate ,J. F. Ware. Another new rumor proved intersiting in the speculation on county ommissioner candidates. While onsiderable talk has been prevaent that W. K. Mauney, Jr., Kings .fountain hosiery manufacturer ivic leader would be a candidate or the county board, a new rumor lad it that one candidate from kings Mountain would be Carl F. dauney, present city commissioner. t was considered obvious that both if these men would not be candiiates ? not only because of the1 dnshlp involved (they're cousins), >ut because they are also both oficers of Mauney Hosiery Compaty, Inc. Another possible candidate for ommissioner was said to be John L McBrayer, former county service fficer, a World Wax II pilot who ost a leg In action. There was atill a lot of announcng to do. Except for-the register of deeds andidates, only State Senator Lee t. Weathers had announced for the orthcomlng primary. : " ' -V 2 ' . r rr-iiV 'v '' - .-A
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