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in City Corporate Limits 6.S74
Immediate Trading Area 15.000
VOL. 59 NO. 11
City In
Local News
Bulletins
BUILDING PERMITS
Two building permits were issued
last week by City Clerk S. A.
Crouse, one to C. L. Peele for addition
of .porch to dwelling <$100)
and one to W. B. Barber for remodeling
residence <$900.)
VARIETY PROGRAM
A variety program called the
Kings Mountain Jamboree, fea;
turing all local talent, will be
heard over Station WLTC Gastonia.each
Saturday morning from
9 to 9:30, it was announced this
week by W. F. Laughter, official
of the new Gastonia radio station.
VISITING MINISTER
Rev. H. A. PriveKe, pastor of
Calvary Baptist church, of Shelby,
will bring the message at the evening
services at Temple Baptist
Church Sunday night, it was an
neunced by the pastor. Rev. W. F.
Monroe. Mr. Monroe wiil preach
in LatUmore Sunday night.
EXECUTIVES CLUB
Malcolm Roshok. 10-year veteran
of work study, travel and comfeat.in
the Far Eadt, wiil speak on
the subject "The Truth About
China and India" in an address to
the Cleveland County Executives
Club at Hotel Charles, Shelby, Friday
night at 7 p. m. Dinner reservations
are reauirei.
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GIRL SCOUT BROADCAST
A special broadcast over the Mutual
network will be heard Saturday
afternoon, at 4:45 in observance
of Girl Scout Birthday week.
. a.;,. Helen Jepson and the Girl -Bcout
_. -a v . kr > i
Chorus ox Greater. New York will
^ be' guests of honor. Girl Scouts of
f Kings Mountain are b<?!ng urged
by their leaders to tune in on the
broadcast.
115th SIRTKOAT
Aunt Nancy Adams, aged colored
lady udio lives at 317 East
Ridge street, and who claims to
be 115 years old, will celebrate her
birthday Monday and invites all
her friends, both white and colored,
to visit her.
NEW JAYCEES
Fred Dixon, Elmer (Zipp) Rhea
and Leroy Harnmett were welcomed
Into membreship of the
Kings Mountain Junior Chamber
of Commerce at its recent meeting,
according to a report from the
secretary. Announcement of these
three new members was Inadverently
omitted In the report last
week.
JATCEE MEETING
Regular supper meeting of the
Kings Mountain Junior Chamber
of Commerce will be held Tuesday
night at the Woman's Club at 7
o'clock. Full attendance Is urged.
EASTER SUNRISE SERVICE
Tho Kincr? Mountain MiiYisterla'
Association anounced this week
that a community-wide Easter
Sunrise service would again be
held this year at Memorial Park
In Mountain Rest cemetery. A
committee including Rev. J. G.
Winkler, Rev. L. C. Pinnix, and
Rev. Harry E. Crump is in charge
^ t of arangements for the service.
SQUARE DANCE
Central PT> has announced
plans for a square dance to be
held in the High School gymnasium
Saturday night, March 13, to
start at 8 o'clock. The public is Invited
to attend and promises are
for an enjoyable evning.
ANNUAL MEETING
' Annual meeting of Lake MontonJa
club was scheduled to be
held at City Hall last night (Thurt
day) at 8 p. m.
Yoder Succeeds Wilsoi
At .Dixie-Home
Robert L. (Bob) Yoder, of Lincoln
ton, has succeeded H. E. Wilson a
manager of Dixie-Home Super Mat
ket here, k was announced thl
week by company officials.
Mr. Yoder assumed his new dti
ties Monday.
He was assistant manager of th
Gastonia store for three month
prior to coming here, and before thi
time was market manager of Ch
Gastonia store. He wss employe
by Dixie-Home at the store here ft
eight months until January 1M9.
Kings
itiates S
I County
Quarantine
Rabies Threaten j
Epidemic Stage
In Foui Townships
All dogs in the City of Kings
Mountain and in Cleveland county
must be penned up and kept under
! inKcopiru t iah f/*r q .< OA /4v>>><s
vmovi > avivn i a j/ci ivu ui -*'/ ua>
beginning March 5, according to N.
M. Farr, Kings Mountain chief of
police.
The quarantine was ordered into
effect last Friday by Eh. Z. P. Mitchell,
county health officer, who is reported
as saying that rabies is
threatening an epidemic stage in at
least four townships. - I
Any animals found running loose
in Kings Mountain will be shot on
sight by the police department, Mr. I
Farr said. Local police have already
been killing suspected animals on
request of citizens, and will begin
killing dogs without notice on Mon- j'
day, he said, giving every owner;
plenty of time to comply with the
quarantine.
Confusion among local dog owners
as to whether the county "quarantine
applied here and no effective
notice of the ban was credited by
police as delaying full participation
in Che quarantine here to date.
Some 100-odd dogs were killed
here during a city dog quarantine
which ended February 8. During the
local ban no action was taken to
curb the spread of rabies in Number
4 Township or in any other part
' of the county although rabid dogs j
were reported near the outskirts of
Kings Mountain. ' [
3 ?- The county ban was the first im.
posed since March 15, 1943, when |
all dogs in the county were quarantined
for a period of 90 days.
The latest county ban came after
several persons in the family Clvde i
Adams, local colored man who lives j i
on York road, had been bitten by a g
dog found rabid by laboratory tests
made In Raleigh. A mule was re- !..
ported mad In Bethware community 1
and a cow in Boiling Springs, both 1
being destroyed. Rabid dogs- had
been reported in four townships, two, |
four, eight, and nine.
Local rabies inspectors issued a ,
warning to all owners suspected of {
having dogs that appear to be go- 1
ing "mad", to keep the animal pen- i
ned and not to kilf 1t by a blow on ^
the head as concussion will inter- I
fere with lab tests for rabies.
Chief Farr yesterday reported ship <
ment for tests of the head of a dog <
belonging to .a Mr. Yelton, of Par- i
ton Apartments, who died Wednes- 1
day. The dog ? a pup?'had been i
playing with children and a rabies j
test was ordered as a precautionary j I
measure. i
Another dog was killed late Wed- I
nesday afternoon near Dixon school t
and Jt's head shipped to Raleigh 1j
Thursday morning. The dog was j i
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Status Of School I
In Doubt After Hi
Though the United States Supreme ]
Court has ruled-that teaching of the i
Bible in public schools is unconstl- i
tutional, no plans are being made to 1
suspend that teaching in the Kings I
Mountain Public Schools, according t
to Superintendent B. N. Barnes.
Asked what effect the ruling I
would have in Kings Mountain and <
North Carolina, Mr. Barnes said, *
"Frankly, I don't know." He Added, 1
1 however, the course would be con- i
tinued certainly for this year and <
"perhaps for many years," provld- <
- ed no particular public objection is t
' recorded against it. t
The ruling handed down by the 1
Supreme Court was on a suit brought 1
| by Mrs. Vashtl McCollum, Champaign,
111., mother of three children '
and wife of a professor at the University
of Illinois. Mrs. McCollum I
i- charged that teaehing of the Bible t
a was illegal under constitutional pro- i
r- visions separating the church and
i? state. The court upheld Mrs. McCol- I
lum's contention, reverting a decis- I
I- ion of the Illinois Supreme Court ]
Mrs. MdCeilum had contended that <
e her 13-year-old ton, who did not en- <
ia roll for the Bible course in Ms t
it school, "felt embarrassed" because <
e the majority of the pupils did take
d the course. i
>r -The Associated Frees quoted Nor- 1
th Carolina Attorney General Harry i
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Schools To Observe
Holidays For Easter
As in past years the city schools
system will observe Easter with cf
long holiday weekend, according,
to announcement yesterday by
Superintendent B. N. Barnes.
The schools will observe holidays
on Friday, March 26, and on
Monday. March 29.
Continuance of the policy will
mean that school will terminate
one day- later, due to loss of one
day during a February snow, it
wcl: stated.
Mrs. Mary Harmon
Succumbs At 88
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary
Clizabeth Harmon. 88, who died at
ter home at 115 South City street
rhursday morning around 6:30, af- ]
er an illness of one month, will be
leld Friday at 3 p. m, at Central
vlethodlst church with the pastor, j
lev. J. G. Winkler, In charge. Hie
>ody will lie in state from 2 until
he service starts and interment
vill be in Mountain Rest cemetery
lere.
A resident of Kings Mountain for
ver 80 years, she was born in York J
ounty. South Carolina, Feb. 8, i
.860. Her husband, A. "Lee Harmon, i
lied several years ago. v
She was a member of Central Me-1
hodist church and was an active
;hurch worker all her life. She had
>een in declining health for the past
several years. '
The body, will je/ualn at Harris j
funeral Home until taken to the I
hurch.
Survivors include one son. Elbert
fouser, of Charlotte: two daughters, I
Urs. John Markas, of Morganton,-)
tnd Miss Vergle Harmon, of the
tome; ten grandchildren: and four
rreatgrandchildren.
Income Tax Payments
Must Be Paid Monday
Blue Monday is just around the
rorner.
IT need not necessarily be blue,
>rovided you're one of those early j
jirds. who has already paid up, but
nost people aren't early birds,
vhich means that Monday will not
>e too pleasant.
It's income tax paying day. The
Collector of Internal Revenue at
Greensboro requires that income tax
eturns for 1947 be made and paid
n full on that day, and persons
vhose blanks go in with a postmark
tfter midnight of that date are lia>le
to penalties. "The State Department
of Revenue at Raleigh fillows
he same plan. However, if you v unt
o pay your state tax installments,
rou can. But the total tax must be
nore than $50 and the balance will
:oat four percent interest.
tible Coarse
igh Decision
VfcMullan as saying, "It (the ruling)
nay and probably, will have a far eaching
effect on Bible teaching in
North Carolina." Mr. McMullan said
)e had not had time to properly
itudv the ruline.
Kings Mountain was one of the
first North Carolina communities to
)ffer Bible in the city schools. The
eaching of this course is provided
iy church groups and civic olubS
who pay the salary of the Bible tea;her.
Mr. Barnes said the course Is
bffered in the sixth and seventh
trades in all white elementary
ichcols of the city system and at
Park Grace school in the county sysem,
on a two-class per week basis.
He reported the enrollment as
'practically 100 percent."
In the high school, he said, the
Bible course is offered as an elective
lubject with full credit. Two classes
ire available for enrollment.
"The manner in which this course
Is taught is the same as one might
teach a history course, or course In
literature. There la no doctrinal tea:h!ng
whatsoever, and, In fact, all
?ur Bible teachers have been Instruc
bed particularly to avoid anything
loctrinal," Mr. Barnes stated.
Miss Dorothy Ligon Is the teacher
>f Bible In the city schools this year.
First teacher of Bible was Miss MilIred
Urwrance, of Mooresvtlle.
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Friday. March 12. 1943
II City
Bed Cross Fund ^
Workers Urged
To Make Reports 1
J. G. Darrapott, chairman of the
current Red Cross financial campaign
in the city, directed an appeal
yesterday to campaign workers to
make reports and to complete their
soliciations as quickly as possible.
Reports have been too scattered
to give any indications at the present
time as to the progress of the
; drive, he said, and has asked solicitors
to make rejrorts to B. S. Neil I
at the First National Bank by Friday,
if possible. ;
He expressed confidence, however,
that the campaign is going satisfactorily
toward its goal of S5.412.
"There is a special need for speed
, in completing phe campaign," Mr.
Darracott said. "In past years North
! Carolina has established a record of
being the first state to report reach- !
ing 01 us quota to national Ked
i Cross Headquarters, and, of course,
we are anxious for Kings Moun|
tain to do its part in maintaining
1 that record."
In a renewed appeal, Mr. Darra- j
cott urged liberal giving to the fund.;
"The Red Cross is a home agency |
devoted to home problems, and ev- ^
ery gift is an investment in home _
security," he stated. "It is easy to m
urge liberal giving to this worthy
campaign."
Ellison Rites 1
Held Thursday J
Bryan Ellison, 29, former Kings p
Mountain citizen and brother of
City Commissioner T. J. (Tommy) !
Ellison, died suddenly of a heart
attack on Greenville, S. C., Tuesday
afternoon, at 6 o'clock, li
Funeral rites were held here ,
Thursday afternoon at Grace Methodist
church,' with Rev. G. W.
Fink, the pastor, and Rev. Fred A. v
Mauney officiating. in
Interment took place in Moun- 1
tain Rest cemetery. Prior to the final
rites at 3 o'clock the body lay in
state at the church for an hour.
Mr. Ellison was in charge of the u
yarn department at Monaghan Mill a
in Greenville. He had formerly lived tl
at Stanley, where he was a member a
of the Brewington Memorial Baptist1 b
church and was active in the Stan- a
ley Lions club. Is
Surviving are his wife, the former' .
Miss Thelma Gladden, two children, I
Barbara and John Ellison, his father i
T. M. Ellison, of Kings Mountain]*
and the following brothers and sis-1
ters: Mrs. Edna Smith, Cramerton, j
Mrs. Wesley Riddle, Mrs. Obrean s
White, Mrs. Margaret Lingerfelt, a
and T. J., Warren and Ervin Ellison, *
all of Kings Mountain. Also surviving
are two half-sisters, Mrs. Lizzie
|Ewing, of Charlotte, and Mrs. Sally
I Yelton, of Mooresboro. IJ
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Lions Club Schedules !
i Talent Show For Band 1
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The Kings Mountain Lions Club F
j has completed plans for a Talent t
j show which is to be held at Central s
I High School on Friday night, April < !
2,* with proceeds going to the Band
fund.
Talent for the si^pw will be drawn
from the city schools and the Band
wilj be on aand to add further to
the entertainment. Admission pric- j
es have been set as fifty cents for
adults and twenty-five cents for ?
school students.
"
Lion Dan Huffstctler will be in (
charge of the show and committees d
appointed for the production of the
show include Judging, headed by
Grady Howard; Publicity, Ollie Har s
ris, chairman; an'd Ticket, composed *
of Charles Blalock and J. E". Huney- *
cutL .
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, Curtain time is 8 p. m. and the jh
Lions have promised a full evening
of entertainment. r
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PorrUh Exonerated
Of Drunken Driving ?
, , a
William Wallace Parrish, of Kings v
Mountain, was found not guilty in a
Cleveland County Recorder's Court tl
Tuesday on charges of drunken dri- f
ving. c
Mr. Parrish had requested jury a
trial on the charges which had been a
preferred against htm. on February it
22 by Patrolman Dayton and Hend- f
ley. After bearing testimony from, t
the patrolmen, severbl witnesses and t
the defendant, the jury returned a *
verdict at "not guilty." o
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T DIXON CHURCH ? Rev. C. M. ?
UU. of Gastonia. will conduct a
week's Mnricos at Dixon Presbytcrl- ;
n church beginning Monday night. "
SUis Will Speak J
It Dixon Services J'
Rev. I. M. Ellis, pastor of First, 1
resbyterian church of Gastonia,;
rill conduct a week's series of, ser- s
ices for the Dixon Presbyterian "t
hurch. beginning Monday.
Services will bnjhedkl aacfct^veotj .
ifclat TrSO; ddntfnuTng through Sun r
jay. March 21. 1 j
"Mr. Ell lis is not only a gifted
reaoher but also an outstanding j
lusician. and the community is &
tost fortunate in securing his ser
ices, said nev. f. v. ratricK. pas- !
!]
The church now holds its services , "
i the Dixon schoolhouse, but plans-1
re underway to erect an edifice in J
r?e near future, it was announced.
l suitable lot for that purpose has
een donated to the church by Mr.
nd Mrs. Ed Stewart, Mr. Patrick fl
tated. 1 ^
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IRP Church To Have ?
Special Easier Series
A series of special Easter Week e
ervices will be held each eveninglc
t Boyce Memorial ARP church, be- i
[inning March 23, it was announced '
his week by the pastor, Rev. W. L. '
'ressly.
A lodal minister will deliver the 1
nessage each evening, as follows: ; '
"uesday, March 23. Rev. J. G. Wink- | f
sr, Wednesday, Rev. P. D. Patrick, f
'hursday, Rev. L. C. Pinnix, Friday, 1
lev. J. H. Stender.
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On Sunday, March 28, Rev. H. H.
'ressly, D. D., father of the ARP pas i
or. will preach at Easter morning
ervices. 1
Kiwanis Club Hen
Eighth Anniversary
The Kings Mountain Kiwanisclub ' c
/ith wives of members as guests, s
elebrated its eighth anniversary at t
i dinner mating at the Woman's t
iub last Thursday night, with ad- t
resses by J. J. Tarieton. of Ruther- c
ordton, past district governor, and
.add W. Ha-mrick, now' of Boiling t
prings, ahd first president of the 1
tings Mountain club, highlighting'd
he program for the evening.
Mr. Tarleton regaled the group t
fith k humorous address which com t
Ined wit antl logic.
Mr. Hamrick recanted the progress /
nade by the club and its accomplish j I
nents and, remarking that his re- I
narks on accepting the club charter \
ight years ago were apropos now,
ead excerpts from that address: (
We accept from you this charter
rhlch united our own Klwanis Club
hd ail the other clubs throughout .
tie United States and Canada. We
Mi we are indeed fortunate to beome
affiliated with an internet Ion - .
il organization that haa ecu U Hsu led
ind le contributing so much through
is public spirttedneea In countless, '
lelds ... As Kiwanians, we are 1
iembers of an organization that. ^
hrough sheer strength of numbers
rtelds a tremendous influence, but 1
ur greatest strength and influence (
it V l>i ,* d . . ? J/ -'v. } ' ' 'Jf/i
1 c Pages
|U Today
PRICE FIVE CENTS
I Board
>ard Would
>e Citizens
Commissioners ,
Vote S11.S00
Street Repairs
The1 cfty board of commissioners
ook jsieps Tuesday night to appoint
i five-man citizens' planning board
o work with the mayor and city en;ineer
in outlining plans for city
mprovemetus.
The action was taken on recom
nendation of City Engineer E'. C.'
trandon, jr., as a means to aid the
ity in adoption of a zoning ordilance
and preparation of bond isues
for city improvements.
In support of his recommendation,
dr. Brandon stared, "1 feel zoning
ind bond issues go together and set
ing up of a planning board for fuure
development is necessary to
ive the best service for the tax.-'
>ayer's money."
Mr. Brandon pointed out that the
forth Carolina League of Munich
lalities would send a zoning officer
iere at a minimum charge, and the
oard agreed to his strong recom
nendation of the need for a zoning
Lan.
According to the plan, the five- *
nan citizens' board would serve tn :
n advisory capacity. It is a plan
zhich has been adopted by many of
he principal cities of the state in
napping future development from
he municipal standpoint.
In other actions the board:
(1) Voted to re-surface some 62,080
quare yards of streets at an estim i
ed cost of 511,500.
(2) Authorized Fire Chief .Grady
eeothmemfatkma regardtng the
ity's fighting fires outside the city
lmits. ; ' .
voted to extend a welcome to
ring and Mr. Brandon to prepare
(Cont'd on page eight*
Dettmai Home Is
Damaged By Fire
The home of Laney C. Dettmar at
07 West King street was badty
lamaged by fire,- smoke and water
it 12;30 p. m. Wednesday when an
iil stove exploded igniting the
touse.
Mr. Dettmar was working with
he stove when it exploded, but he
scaped without injury and wioh
inly signed hair and eyebrows.
'Fire Chief Grday King estimated
he loss at $3,000 to home furnish
ngs, approximately 50 percent of
he value. He said the fire was quick
y brought under control and actual
ire-damage was limited to the back
>art of the house. He added, how
>ver, that smoKe and water damage
0 all the housesis considerable, and
laid a redecoration job would be retired
to repair the building.
The loss was partially covered by
nsuTance.
It was the only fire of the week,
dr. King said.
? Observed
1 Last Week
: \
irises from what Kiwanls is and
itands for. Behind every club is a
rrOUD of eitizpns strlvincr tA ImnnAVi.
heir own Immediate section, and,
>y uniting with the other clubs, the
rountry at large...." Mr.
Hamrick had received the char
er from District Governor Charlie
Armstrong, of Salisbury, now presilent
of Kiwanis International.
Rev. W. H. Stender, a former lieuenant
governor, presented perfect
tttendance awards as foliows:
Eight years?Glee A. Bridges, L.
trnold Riser, W. S. Fuitoli, B. S.
felll, E. W. Griffin, J. H. Thomson,
larold Hunnicutt, and Joe Lee
Voodward.
Six years ? I. Ben Goforth, B. M.
)rmand.
'Five year* ? E. C. (Red) McClatn.
Four years ? Dr. L. P. Baker, H, I
r. Ballard. Wray A. Williams.
Three yeara ? W. W. Tolleson.
Two yeara ? L. L. Benson, Fred
Happy) McDanieL
One year ? Harold Cogglns, J. A.
User, P. B. llimd?, Jehn L. MoGill,
. O. Patteraon, J, H Patterson, R. K.
IFebb.
Invocation was said by Raw. W.
* Pressly, and President Wtn L> Me
3111 presided.
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