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.. ' ; '/c _ t f;r. :'W POPULATION In City Corporate Limits 6.574 Immediate Trading Area 154X10 VOL. 59 NO. 12 W.O Local News Bulletins 916 TAGS SOLD City Clerk S. A. Crouse announced Wednesday that the City has ? / sold 916 city automobile tags this year. SERVICES AT DIXON A series of services is now in progress at Dixon Presbyterian church and will continue each night this week through Saturday night, ending on Sunday. The services are being conduct ed by Rev. I. M. Ellis'of Gastonia and the public i? invited to attend, BUILDING PERMITS Building permit was Issued to First Wesleyan church last Friday at City Hall for construction of an education building valued at $7,000. Permit was also issued to R. B. Osborne, on Wednesday, for construction of a new five room dwelling on Wesf Mountain street, * valuation $6,000. AT WATEB PLANT Robert Wright has been employed as assistant operator at the city water plant, it was announcced this week. Mr Wright formerly held this position during the war. It was stated that Increase in water consumption has necessitated increased operation of the plant. NEW POLICEMAN George H. Allen. began duty with the Kings Mountain police department Sunday according to an announcement by N. M. F|arr, chief. Mr. Allen is serving in the. department for the first time ar.d was formerly anv automobile me ahanic here. ALBRIGHT VISIT R. Mayne Albright, candidate for governor, will be In Kings Mountain Friday with his "Albrltht for Governor" trailer, according to a nannouncement from his headquarters. Legion To Sponsor Graver Play Here "Maid To Order", a three-act comedy, will be presented by Grover high school players in Central auditoriunm next Friday night at eight o'clock under the sponsorship of Otis D. Greed Post 1S5, The American Legion. The play is under direction of Miss Dorothy McCraw and features a cast composed of Grover high school students. , ' (Presented in Grover last Saturday night, the play reported iy packed the auditorium there with many persons turned away because of lack of room. Admission will be 35 cents for school children and 50 cents for adults it was announced. Brick-Laying Course For Negro Vets Set B. N. Barnes, superintendent of city schools, announced this week that a vocational education course In brick-laying would begin at Dau vidson Colored schodl Monday afterr rioon. Mr. Barnes said tne course woujo be open for veterans only, and that Claude Morgan, Jr., would serve as instructor, with Principal J. A. Gibson supervising the instruction. Some 15-20 veterans have express ed Interest in the course,.which- Is being taught under the approval of the state department of education In cooperation with, the Veterans Administration. Mr. Barnes said color-, ed veterans who wished to enroll for the course should contact Principal Gibson. Retailers Te Close On Easter Monday Kings Mountain merchants will obssrroKartsr Monday as a bollm*nt<b?*5<u!dV*M of tho Kings Mountain Merchants of thn asssslstira's by-law* which wwT2!w?2r mSr^rSi wtdnoiMar sftimnn. Mar. SI. C Kings [auney,. District Music Set Foi Weekend j ' r _ The Kings Mountain high school band, the girls' glee club, and four soloists will represent the Kings Mountain school in district music' contests at Charlotte Friday and Saturday. The glee club and solo competition will be held on Friday and the band contesfc on Saturday. .! * ' ; v* V- : Winners of local preliminary contests in the solo division who will represent Kings Mountain are Jeneane Hallman, junior high pia nn cnIn Punlino Vf unnoi? l/%r i ?? " ? v " I * MWI1IIV JCIilWI high piano solo,. Evelyn CUne, soprano solo, and Billy Gene Amos, baritone solo. The girls' glee club and soloists are under direction of Miss Mary Anne James. Band Director Joe Hedden said the band will participate this year in the Class C. division, after taking top honors in bdth district and state in 1947 in Ahe Class D division. No district mdchlng contests are being held this year. The band will play, two overtures and a march in the district contest, with some six bands competing in the Class C-division. Mf. Hedden said that contest requirements have been raised this year due to the fact that national contests will not be held. Judges for the band events will bo Earl Slocum, director of the University of North Carolina band, ahe following university band directors, Earl Slocum, UNC, Alien Bone, Duke, and James C. Phofl, Davidson. , Contestant who receive an honor rating of one will be eligible 19 compete in the annual state contests at Woman's College, Greensboro, in April. ?',? " ' I C* IT 11 Ifl n 11 B|Ua To Sunday i On Palm Sunday, March 21, the I rite of confirmation will be administered for a class of young people who have befen attending the catechetical class of St. Matthew's Lutheran cjiurch for two years. The Service of Confirmation is an ancient rite of the Church, in which those who are prepared for church membership publicly confess their faith in Christ the Saviour and promise to serve Him with their lives. The following are the members of the class: Miss Ruth Jeannette Brooks, William Charles Huffstiek't ir? - j tantti - .? rri _ ? * 1 itrr, rrru yriiiiain xviser anu James Ronald Lay ton. SpKlng Weather, Caster Speed Baying Here With spring weather playing hide-and-seek with the rain and with Easter only 10 days away, Rings Mountain merchants have been busy the past week supplying new Easter, wardrobes for the local Easter parade. Most retailers reported a busy weekend and anicipated a busier one the forthcoming weekend. Stocks are well-laden with apparel, shoes, and other wardrobe necessities, and several merchants reported visits by the expressman this week to offer more new Easterwear selections for their customers. In general, the customer gets a better selection for Easter this year than at any time since the early ; days of Werld War IT. I * m mm ?? ? : uons wui noia , Banquet Thursday ,. * 1 1 1 More th i 100 Kings Mountain area farn j will be guests of the Kings Mountain Lions Club next Thursday night tor the club's annual Farmers Night banquet, one of the feature events of the Lions year. / K was announced this week that the banquet, to be held at the high aghool cafeteria, will begin at 6:30 p. m. rather than 7 o'clock, as was previously announced. The change ia to avoid conflict with several East?r week services at looal churches. Address of the evening will be made by C' rt Goerch, editor of The State magazine, published at Raleigh. Mr. Goerch, who also hasa radio program over Station WTTF, is a widely . known speaker and in constant demand by civic clubs and cither organizeHqm tor after-dinner engagements, ftp Is a humorous .-> // -1/-*' ' V. ' ^ ?> A: . w... - - - . * . Moun >' ? " ? - Kings Mountain. N. C.. F ||| Cand IRed Cross F Slowly; Gift id k. t5^ I I gi^SUHi ij YEAR BOOK EDITOR ? Emelvn v Gillespie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. i B. W. Gillespie of Kings Mountain, and student at Salem C<ftleg% Win- i i ston-Salem. was chosen editor-in- : t ' chief of the College yearbook. Sights l and Insights, for next year, at elections held last week. Miss Gillespie. !' Junior, Is now assistant editor of 1 the yearbook. She is also president ' of the Spanish Club, of which she J has been a member for the past ' three years. Her memberships also ' Include the Choral Ensemble for j three years and the staff of the student newspaper for two years. Fulton Nominated' Foi JC Presidency i W. S. Fulton. Jr., was nominated ' to serve as 1948-49 president of the J kings Mountain Junior Chamber of i' Commerce according to the nomina- * tin* cor.imittee report made at the regular meeting of the organization , I at the Woman's club Tuesday night. ( Annual election of officers will be , | held April 16. The nominating com- ] ! mittee report was made by H. D. McDaniel, chairman. . Others named on the committee's 1 report were Ned McGill, for first- * I vice-president; Joe Hedden, for sec- % ond v?lce-president; George H. Mau- I ney, for treasurer; Grady Howard for secretary; Ralph Spearman, for I sergeant-at-arms and J. B. Falls and [Paul Walter, for directors 1 c The report highlighted the busi- < ! ness after which "Meet North Caro- ? ! lina", technicolor sound movie, was ( presented by Jesse Kiser, Esso Stan- s dard Oil Company representative. < President Jacob Cooper presided. Vernon Crosby, membership chairman, welcomed Bill Jonas as a new t member. * ! Bobbltl To Spoolc Over Station WLTC } Rev. C. B. Bobbitt, pastor of Mace- ^ donia Baptist church, begins on Fri- J day of this week a twice weekly broadcast over WLTC in Gastonla. j Each Wednesday and Friday from 5:15 until 5:30 Rev. Bobbitt will con- J duct a religious program over "the * new radio station which is at 1370 j on the radio dial. I 8 In making the announcement, Rev ! r Bobbitt said, "I wish to thank all v my friends who are making this re- I ligious program possible and invite r everyone to listen to these programs which have, been planned to bring I a gospel message." 1 Annual Fanners ^ f Night At 6:30 jj . i speaker with a wide back-ground of |a anecdotes and human interest e- I vents. .1 Unll n ?.1 .k.l -? ?- - I itwiiaiiu i/jAun, tiiaitiiiail UL Ultf * club's arangements committee, this f week reminded all Lions to contact r the farmers they intend to invite to the dinner. Me asked particularly ] that they notify him or the club sec* retary in event their prospective guests could not attend. In order thgt proper reservations might be made. > . A number of special guests are also being invited to the dinner, in* eluding the Gaston and Cleveland county agents, agriculture teachers of Kings Mountain area schools, and other agricultural official* ' Other members of the arrangements committee are Gene Patter* I son. Otto (TMtjfr William#, George W. Mauney, and Edwin Moore. v; >! . up v *, V f-* tain I j;. ' V ' v: * riday, March 19. 1948 lidate F< iind Grows ' - * .. *. ' ; ?' \ ' s Urged . Contributions rotated 52,381 rhursday Morning in spite of a' Thursday piorning eport of SI,025 in industrial gift's rom Chairman Howard Jackson, the Hings Mountain Red Cross fund ampaign was still a long way from lome on reaching its $5,412 quota. Total gifts were $2,381.28 ? some 3.8 percent of the goal. J. G. Darracott, chairman of the trive, expressed confidence that the ampaign would be successfully rumpleted, but he again urged all livision chairmen and campaign vorkers to complete their-work and nake reports as quickly as possible. "We need to know," he said, "Just what We have to do, for we intend o meet the quota In full." Reports thus far Include complete eturns on the residential canvass, hfe major portion of industrial jlfts, gifts from industrial employees, and contributions from retail lirms. Also included in the report s a portion of the gifts from the x>lored division. No reports have jeen received from Grover, and :here is still a considerable amount >f olean-up work to be done in the )ther divisions, Mr. Darracott said. "Since the Kings Mountain chapter's quota is less than last year, we face a greater need to meet it," the :hairman added. "More than 69 per :ent of the quota will remain here n Kings Mountain to operate the local cbapfer for home service work. The Red Cross needs us. ana ' the immunity needs the Red Cross." ~He asked that persons whd have lot been solicited, and who desire :o- make a contribution either forward It,to him or to B. S. Neil I at the First National Bank. Dave Rubinoff In Shelby Friday Dave Rubinoff, internationally fanous concert violinist, will play :oncert at Shelby high school aulitorium twice on Friday, a stulents' matinee at 3 p. m. and an ' ening concert at 8 p. m., under .ponsorship of the Shelby Junior ???amber of Commerce. Ed Post, chairman of the commitee on arrangements for the event, laid a large crowd is anticipated for >oth concerts. Tickets for the events are on sale n Shelby at Roberts' Men's Shop, x>y's Men's Shop, Suttle's Drug tore, Lee's Home and Office Sup >Iy, the Cleveland Times and the Shelby Dally Star. Special A HP Easter Services Start Tuesday A' series of speciil Easter week ervices will begin at Boyce Menarial ARP church Tuesday evening vith Rev. J. G. Winkler, Central Methodist pastor delivering the nessage. On Wednesday night. Rev. P. D. atrick will preach, with Rev. L. C? 'jnnix spanking on Thyrrday night nd Rev- W. H. Slender on Friday tight. Hours of service on Tuesday and Vednesday nights will be 7:30 but Thursday and Friday night servces will not begin until 8 o'olock. 'urpose of the variance is to avoid onflicts with other events, it was innounced. - - . . J ... t Oh Easter Sunday, Rev. J. H. 'ressly, father of Rev. W. L. i'ressly, iRP pastor, wtlI preach at Easter horning services. district Scout Fund Wow Totals $1,622.19 Contributions to the King* Mountain district Boy Scout fund totaled SI 422.19 Thursday nsorulng, according to a report fsom ?aul Mannoy, treasures. Mr. Manned said several reports iron solicitors ass still to bo rocoivod end he hoped, he said, that thsss rspsrts would pat tho fund clooo to tho S4N go PL A total sl WtrtM is required to onplets the drive. ' * * 91 f-'* *.' - " * ".. \' . , lerald ?r Count ? *? I A ; J| i i B JQ CANDIDATE ? W. K. (Billy) Mqu- i ney. Jr., prominent Kings Noun- \ i tain industrial and civic leader, i announced yesterday that he j I would be a candidate for the | i county board of commissioners, i j subject to the May Democratic pri- < mary. Easter Sunrise Service Planned ; , i Rev. L. C. Pinnix, pastor of First 11 Baptist church, will deliver the Eas- j " ter message at the annual Easter Sunrise service at Memorial Park in Mountain Rest cemetery, it was I announced this week by the Minis- ( terial Association's committee on f arangements. The service will begin at 6:30 a.' ! m., following a 15-minute concert by the Kings Mountan high school ' band. Promptly at 6:30 Rev. W. L. Press ly, ARP pastor, will give the lnvoca- |. ' ticn. A responsive reading will be |i led by Rev. H. E, Crump, pastor of \ First Church of the Nazarene, Rev. W. H. Stender, pastor of the Luther, 'an church wll; read the Scripture, .land Rev. P. D. Patrick, pastor of | First Presbyterian church, will de) liver the Easter prayer. Rev. G. W. i Fink, ftrace Methodist pastor, will j pronounce the beendiction. . I Special music will be rendered by 1 (the girls' glee club of the high 1 |school. .. |l Aiding with the event will be Hal- ;i bert Webb, chairman of the Kiwan- ! is club support-of-churches commit- j I tee, who is chairman of a group to < 'arrange a preeervice breakfast for i band members at the high school | 1 I cafeteria. J. H., Jenkins will be in \ [charge of amplifying the service, i and Jack Hullender will direct Boy I Scouis of the city, who will handle traffic and parking of cars. 1 Sam Suber, cemetary superintend- J lent, will be in charge of special flo- , j ral and decorative arrangements. ' ( In otror. r nf rain ?? " | V ? V^H VTA I Hill VJII uaoici IllVi II " " j ing, the service wil be held at Centi ral Methodist church, acording to , an anouncement by Rev, J. G. Wink- s I ler, chairman of the Easter service ( ! committee. , jg ? Check-Flashing Is In Vogue Again Here ) 1 i ^ A periodic epidemic of check-flash | ing is on again. | t Latest, derails of this costly prac- j tice (to certain merchants) is as a follows: the check, drawn on the j First National Bank here, is made i payable to Kitty M. Jones, with en- 1 dorsement on the back and signed t j by J. B. King. Of course, neither are jr I known by the bank and the checks a ;are sent back for payment. to the j } accommodating merchants who J a cashed them. if: Symphony To Pla At School Auditorii ???. I The Little Symphony of the North Carolina Symphony orchestra p will make its third annual appear- t ance in Kings Mountain next Wed- " nesday, with a formal evening con- r cert at the high school auditorium v at 8:30. t The formal concert will follow a free concert-clinc for children In the 1 i afternoon. 1 The orchestra, with Dr. Benjamin t Swalin conducting, will play a S three-part program The orchestra, in observance of the Easter season, c will open with it's program wKh the r hymn, "Holy, Holy, Holy," which is ; to be sung by the audience, and s follow with Haydn's fotlr-part "Sym t phony No. 94." This symphony,* In four parts, opens with a slow move- t ment, followed by a flowing move- t men*, then a lively tempo minuet, a closing with a fast crescendo. t ' 'a-I _ . . * ' at ' ' t v .i - - V '- \*r? '' :'*? ?; \ y I . 1 C Pages 10,Today PRICE FIVE CENTS y Board " .*..?> r..." Glee Bridges Not To Seek Re-Election \V. K. Maunoy, Jr.. prominent Kings Mountain industrialist and, :ivte leader, announced Thursday hat he would be a candidate (or ounty commissioner, subject to the day Democratic primary. Mr. Mauney thus became the first uindidate to offer for commissioner n the spring's" current political ampaign, Glee A. Bridges, Kings Mountain rierchant, and a member of the >oard told the Herald Thursday ;hat he woujd not be a candidate for eelection. While the political runor mill had contemplated the vithdrawal of Mr. Bridges^ a veter?n of eight years service on the,, joard," the commissioner had not ireviotlsly made a public state nent that he would not be a candiiate. Mr. Mauney has many business interests and connections and has aeen very active in community civic iffairs. Currently president of the Kings Mountain Lions club, he is also a director of the Kings Moun:ain Junior Cnamber of Commerce He is a member of the Woodmen of the World and the Kings Mountain B. T. Falls. Jr., Shelby attorney, announced Thursday he would be . a candidate for Cleveland county representative in the North Carolina House of Representative*, subject to the May Democratic primary. Mr. Falls served in the House as Cleveland's representative In the 1943-44 term. O. M MulL present representative, has made no statement regarding his candidacy. Wildlife Club. A Lutheran, he is a former member of the council of St. Matthew's Lutheran church. A graduate of-lenoir-Rhyne college, he was president of Gamma Beta Chi fraternity and was business manager of the college annual. In the cotton textile business for a year following his graduation, Mr. Mauney helped to found Mauney Hosiery Company, Inc., in 1939, and has been actively associated in that business, of which he is president, since its organization. He is also secretary-treasurer of Kings Mountain Machine Works, president of 3herryville Sales Company, and a Jirector of Mauney Mills, Inc., and tfu-Way Spinning Mills of Cherry/ille. . "I shall do my best to serve my (Cont'd on page eight > Band-Benefit Dance Friday The Woodmen of the World will sponsor a squafe dance for the benefit of the Kings Mountain high school band Friday night at the tigh school gymnasium. With Hamrick's String Band furnshing the tunes, the dancing will ;et underway at 8 o'clock. Ray imith will do the calling. Admission is 60 cents per person, ax Included. "We are anticipating a large crowd it the event," a WOW official said resterday, "not only is square dancng becoming more and more popuar, but, with the proceeds going to he high school band, I am sure nore and more people will want to ittend. "It's a good opportunity to have i good evening's entertainment and felp the band too," he added. y Two Concerts ** m m im Wednesday After intermission, the second /art of the program will include St/elius "Valse Trieste," Mozart's Country Ddrtce No. 1" and "Gernan Dance No. 3'', the Slavonic vedding fantasy "Kamarinskaya," y Glink, and Schilt>ert'8 'The Bee." Part three, In lighter vein, will nclude "Andante Cantablle," by "schalkowsky. "Begin the Begulne*', ?y. Cole Porter, and will close with Itrauas's waltz "The Blue Danube." Admission will be by membership ard in the North Carolina Symphoty society or membership admission /aid at the door. All members of the ymphony society are being urged o attend. Mrs. Paul Mauney, chairman of he Kings Mountain chapter, said hat hlsm berth lp renewals for-natfr eason will be aoce|>ted foUewtag^ he ooocert. i : - * > ......-.v.,' '